Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-05-23


Mines and Metallurgy 574x451; Va
ried Industries. 414x3l6, and annexes;
Manufactures, 552x47O; Transports
ton 6146X5746; Liberal Arts, 5S5x
40; Agriculture, large wing. 6S06x
Sac, smaller wing. 1913 .9X579.G; Edu-
cation, 3943x526; Automobile Hall.
272xl52; Festival Hall, 3S0x200 (great-
est 2SO); Horticulture. 63Ox295; Fine
Arts (Outside llne), LOO feet.
Magnificent Nominations.
Throughout the entire exposition
the Illumination will be such as to
bring out the colors of the courts
in their proper tones, to sharpen and
intensity the color effects. The IL
Elimination OF the colonnades will be
accomplished through purple lights;
the windows Of the exposition palaces
will diffuse golden ray. Giant bat
berries of colored searchlights will be
anchored in the harbor before the
site and will play against huge jets Of
steam and smoke that will be liberat-
ed high in the heavens. Searchlights
500 or 600 yards out in the water and
before the main axis of the exposition
viii direct batteries OF light over the
exposition palaces. going through
more than three hundred evolutions
IN colors.
OF the three main groups the one
on the east will be comprised in the
concessions or amusement center
which will occupy sixty-fve acres, and
will be the first Of all parts of the
exposition to be reached by those
who come from the downtown por-
ton OF San Francisco It's entrance
will be by way of a great plaza at
which the concessions district will
open out upon Van Ness avenue.
Through the concessions area will run
a broad avenue which viii mark an
irregular course east and west, but
will describe many right angles AT
each turn as you pass along the street
of concessions you will find some i'm
posing concessions structure. Every
corner will be marked by great
building. The street of concessions
will be more than a mile In length
The domes Of the buildings will be
Illuminated at night and startling cleo
trical effects will contribute to the
night life OF the exposition at the
amusement center.
The western group viii include the
area occupied by the pavilions Of the
foreign nations. by the building to be
erected by the United States govern
ment and by the states buildings.
The payilions of the foreign nations
furthest from the bay, will rise tier
upon tier in terraces as they advance
up the gradual slope of the Preside
military reservation Nearer at hand
and closer ~ the water will be the
buildings of the various states. Each
structure in this part of the eXposi
ton grounds win be surrounded By
ample lawns adorned with shrubs and
flowers. In its entirety the western
wing will present upon magnified
scale the effect Of a superb residence
district.
Great Drill Grounds.
Still further to the west of the
| states and foreign district will be a
/ great drill grounds capable OF accom-
/ modating at one time ten Thousand
troops in drill Foreign nations vii
/ send their crack cavalry and infantry
to participate in the maneuvers anC
/ trials of skill
! Encircling the drill grounds will BIZ
I race track where internationa
speed and harness races will be held
One racing association alone has guar
anteed purse OF $4,000 for two
yearold trotting race
Marking the extreme western limi
OF the exposition structures will b,
the stock pavilions and the building
/ devoted to live stock, poultry domes
tic pets and other displays The gov
eminent life saving service display
! will also be located here.
Applications for exhibit space hav'
been received from all parts Of thu
world. More than eight hundred
leading exhibitors have applied for sx
tensive space IN the great exhibi
halls and many OF the exhibits rang
Ia value from 100000 10 100000
The number OF applications for con
cessions is unprecedented at 50 ad
yanced a pre- exposition period. ID
rector OF Concessions Burt has reeeiy
ed more than two thousand apDlica
lions for concessions, many OF whicl
viii be exceedingly original and strik
ing Appropriately enough, among tn
concessions will be S25O000 replicl
OF the Panama canal Il will TAX
twenty minutes 10 make the trip. An
other will depict the roaring days O
forty nine: the visitor IN 1915 will b
met at the ferry building by a stag
coach typical OF the gold days. tn
santa Re win expend s2b0.O00 on |
panorama OF thu Grand Canyon.