New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

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A perfectly proper question !.
which answer must be made prompt.,.
There will be all these thiny, -,
more. There is roller coaster sc,,.
anteed to bring you closer to A.,
without landing you there than =,
other in existence. There vii! i.
monkey farm, on which monkeys. an,
balloons and chimpanzees, clad II 49,,
alls and bandanas. will help Win q.
war by hoeing and planting thsis s,,.
den. The official accelerator a -.
position news asserts that these All.
mails were INSPIRED by the eoy.rn.
ment's plea for moro farm labor I.
help round out the country's crops.s
There will be a reproduction Of u.
Holy City of Jerusalem, in its sncie,.
anc glorious estate, showing Solomon.
Temple, the wailing place Of the Jew.
Mount Calvary and other sacred plae.s
No Mans Land will be there-an ex,et
reproduction of a system of trenche,
IN France, manned by invalided col.
dlers Of the Allied governments. Ever
essential section of defensive eay4h.
works will be shown.
Atlantic Ocean
Reproduced
But the greatest feature of all viii
be the Atlantic Ocean. Yes, the oc.an
has been brought up into the hesrt Of
The Bronx. 1t will reside in 4 hass
pool (of course, the largest in exist.
ence), more than three hundred fe,t
IN each dimension. It will be sally
and will have huge breakers SURFING
over the broad sand beach. Over
waterfall sixty-fve feet high will
plunge the water which constantly n.
news the pool and keeps it clean. Be-.
meath this fall the venturesome batbef
may prowl on a japanese pathwsy.
protected from the spray only by tn
knowledge that he can't get any wet
ter than he is.
Weary of such sport, he may swim
across to the restaurant, and, sitting
In his bathing suit at one of the hun.
dreds of small tables, may refresh him
self with soft drinks and toothsoms
sandwiches. After that, he may swim
once more to the bathhouse, provided
with a thousand rooms. After he is
dressed there is q popular-priced din
ner Greatly popular priced, the manage.
ment wishes to repeat) awaiting him
at the large restaurant, and dance
with his best girl afterward, II be has
been foresighted enough to bring her
along.
Many will be gratified to know thst
the architectural scheme Of this expo.
sition will not be that impossible
French Louis-the-Quince melange that
used to disfigure our expositions. In.
stead, the buildings are constructed in
really beautiful Spanish mission
style, purely American in origin and
lending itself admirably to largo and
striking vistas. This is much mofs
elaborate than the "California mission
which has become familiar in many
suburban home, yet it preserves IN e.
sential simplicity. The prevailing tass
is rich yellow, but contrasting reds
and blues, somewhat Pompeian 10 hsss
lend vigor to the scheme.
The lighting system will be indireeS
causing an unlocalized glow rath9s,
than an illumination. And there w
be searchlights, too, from invisbs
sources. But the lighting schema. =
| itself secret. All that is vouchsssee
is that Darcy Ryan, the prize rnsH
the General Electric Company in go
matters, is the consulting illuminaius
engineer of the exposition, and Y
Frank Stillman is directly in ckargs
The industrial exhibits will, q
course, not represent the whole vera,
Or even the whole neutral world. be'
South America and the Orient viii y
particularly in evidence. In futuns
years it is planned to give the post q
honor to some particular foreign eoun'
! try each season. One or two govern
ments have already offered enough e,
hibits to fill the whole grounds; p
these are cut to the bone, for althouss
twenty acres furnish vista OF nv. s.
eighths of mile, they do not proslos
any too much space in which to rep,ns
sent the vast work that is done IN ~
| world. -
The larger number Of the buildinR
now being constructed are to be eetn.
nent. But some of the amusement ~
ures may in the future give way 81
time to more buildings for indusLsii
exhibits. Besides, there are sesa ~.
acres still kept for overflow in fuss'
/, seasons. "a
1t will be- no surprise to those fs1 ~
lar with expositions to learn tnes "a
buildings will not be wholly compiss;.s
on May 80. This time the difnsnE q.
of labor in war time provide tag -
rectors with a perfect abb. 4
formal dedication will take pises y
Memorial Day, and within s
three weeks thereafter the public ~ ~
be invited--yes, urged--to come
matter, say the directors. II tnem W.
bit of delay this season. Inc ~
will last until November J.. Ann -
last two months Of that time: ~
most other summer amusemens
have been closed, will b. the pIesa
est Of all. For The bronx g q!