El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20

est structure on the grounds, apart
from the group of main exhibit palaces.
Entering through the main gates at
Scott street, one is Immediately within
the South Gardens, 900 feet in length,
500 feet in width and three lagOOns and
Spaces of pansies in bloom. There are
100000 pansy plants blooming now. In
two months they will give way to
100000 daffOdils and two months later
to jOnquils, and so on, until the end Of
the exposition.
The Great Festival Hall.
To the east, and commanding that
end of the gardens is Festival hall,
where the greatest pipe organ in the
world is installed. Here will center the
intellectual, musical and dramatic life
OF the fair. Its inspiring dome, 1872
feet in diameter and 1S5 feet in height,
the Palace of Horticulture commands
the west side of the gardens. The dome
is patterned after the mosque of the
sultan Ahmed /, at Constantinople.
To the immediate right of the en-
trance gates is the Press building,
where the correspondents will have
headquarters and the san Francisco
Press club will maintain open house.
To the immediate right is the Young
Women's Christian association build
ing,
Facing the exposition gates as one
enters is the Fountain of Energy in
the middle lagoon, symbolizing the power
and the force that made possible the
building of the Panama canal
Across the South Gardens are the
Tower Of Jewels" and the facades of
four Of the main exhibit palaces, linked,
with four that face north and San
Francisco bay, into unit by cOlOnnades
To the exereme right is the Palace of
Varied Industries" and next to 1t the
palace of Manufacture" the court or
flowers separating the two. Then
comes the Lofty Tower Of Jewels, with
an acre Of ground at its base, rising in
successfully diminishing platforms
richly embellished with sculpture. To
the left Of the tower is the Palace of
Liberal Arts" and then the palace of
Education and Social Welfare" the
court of palms separating these two.
The approaches to the courts of palms
and flowers are marked by Italian tow
ers 200 feet in height.
BY the tower gate under the Tower
Of Jewels is the southern approach
to the Court Of the Universe" in a
general way recalling the plaza Of st.
Peters. The north approach TO TINS
court is commanded by the Column of
Progress" 100 feet in height, symbol
izing the march of civilization.
Two other large courts are in this
main group of eight exhibit palaces, the
Court Of Abundance" lavish with orr
entail suggestion, and the Court of the
Four Seasons.
The total length of this superb group
of exhibit palaces east and west is 2l56
East of the main group and across
the avenue of Progress is the pal
ace of Machinery" 96S feet in length,
36S feet in width.
West Of the main group, across the
Avenue of Administration" and the
Zine Arts" lagoon, is the Palace OF
Fine Arts" its 100 feet of GraecO-
Roman colOnnades curving around the
fOliaged shore of the lagoon. An I'M
expected result of the European war has
baauH n hiring her Uripeless gteT-
pieces from old world galleries for safe
keeping from the possibilities Of in
vading armies.
These latter two. with the eight Of
the walled City" group and the ''HOr-
tfcultural Palace" comprise the group
Of II main buildings.
When Amusements Predominant.
The third. or western, group Of build
ings constitutes the amusement zone,
100 structures thanking both sides OF a
5000 foot avenue. OF 1000 applications
for space, only 100 were selected, and
each -concessiOnaire was compelled to
pass a test in order that the newest
and swiftest features of amusement and
instruction that the premier shOwmen
Of the world could present would be
offered.
First in concession space is Frederick /
Thompson, OF Luna park and the Hip
podrome, with II acres of TOyland for
grownups Next comes YumetO kushi
biki, with Japan Beautiful" trans
nlan+ed bff OF NinUon Kushibiki has
been for q years managing japanese
concessions and exhibits at world fairs.
There is a 40 camp in charge Of the
only sam" Davis, with Mark TWain's
original cabin from the TuOlumne and
a Jimtown daily, with Sam as editor.
The Panama canal-abOut which the
entire celebration centers-is Shown
covering an acre Of ground and COM
plete to the last pump and valve.