New-York tribune., 1915-02-21

the architecture of Greece and Rome,
and the colors of the East mingled in
the ensemble.
Each palace is capped by dome 100
feet high and 10 feet in diameter
Dominating the group in the centre
looms the majestic Tower of Jewels,
which is 43S feet high and covered with
scintillating jewels of cut glass, which
gimmer brilliantly in the sun by day
and in the rays of gorgeous illumina-
tions by night. The tower is fanked
by two lesser towers of Italian design.
Five spacious courts, typifying the
Four Seasons, Abundance, the Uni
verse, Palms and Flowers, each sur
rounded by tall colonnadcs and adorned
with rare plants and flowers, link the
palaces and divide their walls. The
best work of modern sculptors and
mural painters is to be seen in these
courts.
To the north Of "The Walled City" is
the Palace of Horticulture. with the
largest glass dome in the world. Il is
1S5 feet high and 152 feet in diameter
To the west of the group is the Palace
of Fine Arts, a freproof and burglar
Lroof steel and concrete arc, which
houses some of the worlds greatest
masterpieces, brought over from Eu-
rope for the exposition.
To the east Of the group is the Pan
ace of Machinery, conceded to be the
largest wooden structure in the world.
The South Gardens. with the fora of
all the lands on earth, cover forty-tive
acres. "The Zone" in which showmen
tave invested s10,000,000, is sixty-tive
acres in extent.
New York's displays are housed in
structure of great dignity and
beauty. Constructed inside as a great
auditorium and lighted entirely from
the ceiling, the walls are used as an
uninterrupted display section. Gal
leries lining the aisles of the building
supplement these exhibits. Featured in
the centre of the main room is re-
volving model of the City OF New
York.
The New York State building repre-
sents an expenditure of 100000. II is
in the Graco-Roman style and covers
on area of $4,000 square feet. 1t is
finished in travertine to harmonic
with the architectural exterior Of the
exposition's main group of buildings,
and includes q gorgeous ballroom, sew
eral banquet halls and numerous pri-
Nult SulItS lOl lhC
distinguished New Workers who will
visit the exposition.
Congress ordained the international
celebration of the opening of the
Panama Canal on March 8, 1910, and
President Taft designated San Fran
cisco as the exposition city. Citizens
Of San Francisco met in a mass meet
ing on April Is of that year and within
two hours raised sA,000,000. Later, by
pledges, this was increased to $7,bOO,-
000 Within q month California raised
S20,000,o00 to perform its mission.
President Taft turned the first spade
full Of earth on October IA, 1911. He
officially proclaimed the celebration on
February 2, 1912, and invited the ma
tiohs to participate.
I'VE will open on time three years
from to-day, and we will be entirely
ready" was the announcement Presi-
dent Charles c. Moore issued on Feb
ruary 20, 1912.
The last of the eleven great exhibit
palaces was completed on August 4
last. On that same day the first ex-
hibit was installed in the Palace OF
Machinery. And yesterday, true to
President Moore's prediction, the fair
was opened, the first in history 10 be
ready on time and 100 per cent COM
plete.