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Gate is without precedent and parallel. It
seems almost impossible to contemplate that the
labors of years could have been crowded into so
How the Idea Originated—Officers of the few months, and its complexity of detail has
been brought out of chaos in such a short time
Exposition International in Its Scope
that it causes us to pause with amazement and
—Wonderful Work—A Descrip=
admiration at the directing forces of this won-
tion of the Grounds and
derful fair. The fact seems more marvelous
when it is considered that this has been accom-
Buildings.
Great Variety in Architecture—Benefit to plished in times of financial distress, when all
financial and industrial interests were either
California—flusical Attractions—
suffering from contraction or partial destruction.
Festival Days—Closes
Then, too, this young State has gone boldly
forth and completed the grand project of her
June 30th.
sons without asking any financial aid from the
government. This is, perhaps, the first dis-
was at a banquet held in Chicago last tinctively international exposition to be project-
June that the project of considering the ed and completed without asking financial
California Mid-Winter Exposition was first assistance from a public source.
heard of. Mr. M. H. De Young, who was first
In another portion of this paper we present an
vice-piesident of the Columbian Exposition, and excellent view of the grounds and buildings
member from California, saw at once the great where the Fair is being held, and it may be well
importance and value that such a fair would be in this connection to give some description of
to California. Mr. De Young, who, by the way, the buildings.
is one of the best known newspaper man in the
MANUFACTURES AND LIBERAL ARTS.
United States, invited the foreign commissioners
to the Pacific Coast metropolis. A second meet-
Entering the Grand Court the first building
ing was held in Chicago in June, where over to attract the eye is the Manufactures and
one hundred Californians were present. Forty- Liberal Arts. Its towering blue dome and
five thousand dollars were subscribed, and it golden lantern are stt against the sky like
was at this time that great interest was mani- some immense jewel glistening in the sunlight.
fested in Sin Francisco over the fair.
The grayish green tiles of the roof have a sub-
tle suggestion of age. The structure itself is
THE COMMITTEE.
On July 8th the Executive Committee organ- colored in ivory. Throwing it into relief are
iztd, choosing the following officers : President strong reds, yellows and light blues. The tone
and Director-General, M. H. D^ Young; Vice- grows warmer as it nears the ground and
President, Irwin C. Stump ; Treasurer, P. N. comes in direct contrast with the foliage. The
Lilienthal, and Secretary, Alexander Badlam. loggias have a delicate, yellowish, pea green
Mayor Ellert appointed a financial committee, color, which heightens to a marked degree the
and subsequently Louis Sloss, Jr., and Frank suggestion of the Oriental. It is the largest
Johnson were made financial man lgers. Over structure at the exposition. It is at the east-
$400,000 was subscribed. August 24th 100,000 ern end of the Grand Court, facing the Admin-
people thronged thiough Golden Gate Park and istration Building. It is of Moorish architec-
saw the ground broken and 160 acres were dedi- ture, with all the picturesque elements which
cated to the fair. The work of construction was go to make up that type. The interior is cov-
pushed under fair skits with marvelous rapidity, ered with plaster and staff, which form so
though the plans were several times revised be- general an element in the adornment of all the
cause more large buildings were necessary. exposition buildings. There is a long array of
To day California offers to the world ihe third columns and arches forming the arcade at the
largest exposition ever held in the world—not front of the building. The ornamentation is
so magnificently grand as Chicago or Paris, but elaborate, and is of such a character as to
far more delicately beautiful. Its location in give scope for the best use of local color.
Above the arcade is a series of windows
unequaled Golden Gate Park assures this.
which take the form of those to be found in
INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE.
many of the old California missions. The ex-
The Mid-Winter Fair is not an exhibition con- terior of the arcade is decorated with figures
fined to the products of the region in which it is symbolical with the arts and sciences. On each
held, but is international in scope and much corner of the building is a great tower artisti-
larger and much more beautiful and more com- cally embellished and with projecting flower
plete than many of the international expositions balconies covered by a low domed, tiled roof.
which have been held in the past, even in recent Palms have been used to the greatest advantage
years.
in the bowers, and also at the centre of the
History does not afford another example of a building, near the great blue dome.
project conceived and executed on such a grand
THE MAIN BUILDING.
scale and in so short a time, even in this age of
The main building is 462 x 225 feet. The
surprises and manipulation of gigantic affairs.
The triumph achieved in the park at Golden annex is 370 x 60 feet, giving an aggregate
California's Big Fair.
ground area of 130,000 square feet. A gallery
thirty-five feet in width runs round the main
building, giving an additional space of 47,000
square feet. The cost of the building, includ-
ing the annex, was $120,000. The treatment
in the interior of the great structure has been
such as to bring out its advantages in the best
possible way. It is after the broad manner of
a Roman basilica, with broad nave and aisles.
The roof is consequently in three divisions.
The middle division rises much higher than the
others. Its walls are pierced to form a clear
arcaded story.
At the southern side of the Grand Court a
great East Indian structure is erected. Its
towers and minarets glisten like gold in the
sunlight, and the star and crescent gleam high
above the central spires. The great building
is colored in a light ivory tone. The tiled
roofs are toned here and there with delicate
greenish gray. The great central feature of
the main entrance, towers and spires, are col-
ored in turquoise blue and dull yellows. The
pinnacles are all tipped with gold, and every
"prayer tower" has the same brilliant cover-
ing, columns are of vermillion, and here and
there are tones of deeper red, increasing in
depth as the contrast of the foliage is approached.
There is a suggestion of age about this struct-
ure, which was finished only a few weeks ago.
The painters have done as much for it as the
architects and artisans.
It is the building of the Mechanic arts, the
second in size of the exposition structures. The
building is 330 feet long and 160 feet wide. The
amount of exhibitors' space is 25,439 square
feet on the main floor, and 11,602 square feet in
the gallery, giving a total of 37,041 square feet.
It has also an annex 249 feet long and 45 feet
wide.
IN THE ANNEX.
The annex has an immense boiler exhibit,
which is utilized in various ways as one of the
most important adjuncts in operating the ex-
position. The gallery of the building is 30 feet
in width and is 18 feet above the main floor.
It is approached by six stairways eight feet in
width. On the inner line of the gallery the
clear story rises to a height of 55 feet above the
main floor, thus giving a lofty and spacious as-
pect to the interior. In the central part of the
main floor are two big tanks 30 feet long, 25
feet wide and 4 feet deep. Around them is
placed the exhibit of steam and electric pumps.
At the noitheru end of the Grand Court is a
long, low building, with a wide, glass covered
dome, reminding one forcibly of the old mis-
sions. Its low arcade, with its playing lights
and shadows, seems like a vision of the quiet,
ancient homes of the padres. It is the building
of Horticulture and Agriculture, and vies in
beauty with the best at the exposition. In
coloring it is less brilliant and daring than
the others, but for that reason none the less
effective. It is more severe in design and orna-
mentation. There are deep reds and yellows,