OCR Text |
Show . ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION WILL BE GREATEST EVER HELD ON EARTH Estimated Cost, Exclusive of tho Value of tho Exhibits, Is from Forty to Fifty Million Dollars Miles of Wonderful Displays in More Than Twenty Buildings. It Is now a llttlo moro than two months beforo tho Rates will opon upon tho World'a Fair at St lils and the public wilt be Invited to see the greatest exposition that bus ever been created. Th vast exhibit palaces aro completo and many of them havo been finished for several months. Within the noxt two months nil of them arc to bo brightened with now coats of paint so that, on the opening day, tho magnificent array of palaces will appear ap-pear as fresh as a newly blossomed rose. No one, no matter how vivid his Imagination, Im-agination, can picture to himself tho sceno that will bo presented when the Exposition Is complete. Tho more one seos this great collection of exhibit pnlaces nnd countless other buildings, tho moro deeply Impressed he bo-comes bo-comes with tho grandeur of tho undertaking. under-taking. As tho days grow longer ard tho air becomes balmy with tho breezes of spring, tho Exposition will tako on far greater activity than It has scon during tho boisterous days of winter In splto of the severo weather, work has not censed upon tho construction of tho World's Fnlr for moro than a day or two nt a time and thero Is every expectation and promise prom-ise that It will be complete on tho opening day. Tho buildings and grounds, mngnlfl- been loth to beltovo such a statement Hut such Is tho lad The exhibit pal aces of tho lmlslana Purchase, Exposition Ex-position average much larger than thoso of Chicago and aro greater In number. About 130 acres of floor space are provided In Uie various palaces pal-aces of the present World's Fair and more than twenty buildings will bo used for exhibit purposes. Tho largest larg-est of thoso Is tho Palace of Agriculture, Agricul-ture, which covers twenty acres. Tho next In size Is the I'alaco of Transportation, Transpor-tation, covering fifteen acres and containing con-taining four miles of railway tracks for tho exhibit of locomotives nnd cars. At tho Chicago Exposition thero were practically no outdoor exhibits. ex-hibits. At this World's Fair about 100 acres aro given up to outdoor displays, supplementing In a most pleasing manner tho hundreds of thousands of Indoor exhibits. At tho Chicago Exposition Ex-position ono building was used for no less than thrco Important departments. depart-ments. At the World's Fair In St. 1-ouls four buildings, covering forty-five forty-five ncres, are given up to tho same four departments Tho total cost of the World's Fnlr Is estimated at from forty to fifty million dolhrs, exclusive of tho vatuo of tho exhibits. The I'alaco of Machinery Ma-chinery nlono will contain exhibits to tbo value of eight million dollars. AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. ST. LOUIS. Exposition season, thousands of birds representing many species and climes. Tho largest hotel over built, contain-Ins; contain-Ins; 2,300 rooms. Is within the World's Fair grounds. The largest statue ever cast will stand In the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy as the' exhibit of the Iron Industries of Illrmlnxbam, Ala. Twelve acres aro devoted to a mining gulch containing nil manner of mining machinery nnd exhibits. A floral clock, 112 feet In diameter, tbo hands of which weigh moro than a ton each, will tell tho tlmo of day upon the slope north of tho Palace of Agriculture. A map of tho United States, six acres In extent, planted with cereals and other plants common to tho various states, Is an Interesting display by the United States Ilurcau of Plant Industry. rorty ncros aro develcd to tho Phil-Ipplno Phil-Ipplno exhibit and thirty acres are devoted de-voted to tho Indian display. Six acres aro dovoted to tho garden of roses. Twenty acres aro set apart for tho accommodation ac-commodation of airships, which will participate In tho contests for prizes amounting to 1200,000. Tho Quadrennial Quadren-nial Olympic games will bo hold during dur-ing tho World's Fair upon tho athlctlo field of tho Exposition Grounds, An Intra-murdl railway, having fourteen miles of track will convey the visitors to any part of tho Exposition. Somo forty restaurants will feed tbo multl- 1 "" ssssssssssssBI yi i - fi"' L I I I isiiHRsJ i 1 1 1 JsissPVisssssw lsssrLstftsL'sssssssss BSSSSSSSSSSSsW M "I!. 21 Ttfii -. TT 1 'J m a ssEaWasv ,1 VJll vdi sK-B II aTiMsM assssssssssssl 1sssssHssssssssssssssssssssssssl ssisWsssssssssssssssssssssssssssrsTM W I p - ipiahp. l. "3v H 1 3nrTI T v M vvil t Wvififi.r399lw pm-'fywTjfk.mwmttttttttttttttMtKWm V t -J MP iIi!M'" fctttnaS'' ""sswWsBsssassWK, , TBHHassasjPssH Ktptiip'iB9sBXiWstPTH i fJBFi i") 4 C jmaXaifalr ' "Wt7ssPJ8sisssssssssp?sssssssiB!sssssissssssssl View looking east from the Plaza St. Anthony. Palace of Varied Industries on the left. Palace of Electricity on ' the right. Palace of Manufactures in the distance. cent though they bo, aro but tho setting set-ting for n far moro Interesting display. In all the buildings tho best products that tbo world can offor will be arranged arrang-ed In tho most nttrnctlvo order and wilt convey to the mind a better Idea of what tho wldo world la doing than would years of study and Inquiry. Fifty-ono nations of tho world nnd all of the states of tho American Union will bo represented In this extensive portrayal of tho world's presont-day offort. Thoso who aro familiar with tho Columbian Exposition at Chicago have often asked If tho I)tilslana Purchase Pur-chase Exposition would equal In extent ex-tent or grandeur tho celebrated Exposition Ex-position of 1893: When told that It would bo twice as largo In extent of grounds and 50 per cent larger in exhibit spaco In buildings thoy havo To mention tho big things or the World's Fair of 1904 would bo to glvo a cataloguo of tho greatest achievements achieve-ments of man In many lines of endeavor. en-deavor. For example; Wo shall see tho largest locomotive) over built, weighing nlnety-flvo tons and having twclvo driving wheels. Wo shall hear the largest organ in tho world In tho most beautiful festival hall ever built. Wo shall soo somo of tbo greatest sea-coast sea-coast defenso guns manufactured for tho United States government. In tho Government Iluildlng, which Is the largest exhibit building over ercctod by federal authority at an Exposition, thero will bo a model of n half of a battleship for tho Navy display. Tho United States Government has also erected a bird cago so largo that tall I trees grow within tho Inclosure, In which will bo held captive during tho tudo, and an amusement street a mile long, containing tho most novol and wonderful entertainments, will furnish diversion to tho guests of tho Exposition. Exposi-tion. I All St. Louis Is preparing for the World's Fair, which will open on April 30 noxt and continue for seven months. Hundreds of buildings have been remodeled Into hotels, and thousands thou-sands of homes havo been listed, upon Invitation of tho World's Fair management, manage-ment, to help caro for tho visitors. Every preparation has boon made for a period of unusual festivity, nnd St Louis expects to glvo her visitors a delightful season of sight seolng and entertainment. |