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ing from the camping region would undoubtedly make that part of the 

 grounds more desirable to those concerned. The building might be well 

 utilized as a rest building or as an exhibition place for schools and col- 

 leges and for junior arts and crafts work, etc. 



It seems to be now the plan of the association to make the Admin- 

 istration building, lately erected just south of the present amphitheater 

 facing in the four cardinal directions, the center of view as well as the 

 executive headquarters of the fair. The plan is to retain vistas from 

 its spacious verandas to every large building. This explains the treat- 

 ment suggested on the map for the privilege grounds lying just south of 

 the building. The drives projected are axes from the Administration 

 building, and from Grand avenue respectively to the northern entrances 

 to the horse barns. 



To the west of the administration building is a space also to be used 

 for privileges or preferably, for large and unwieldy machinery such as 

 silos, fences, gates, cement products, etc. A little farther to the south- 

 west the projected Machinery Hall will be seen with its axis lying on 

 Capitol avenue. This retains a splendid view up the avenue to the Ex- 

 position building, the Iowa State College building, and the camping 

 ground at the summit of the hill to the east. Such a mammoth struc- 

 ture could not but jar on artistic tastes if the axis were placed on 

 either side of this line. The three wings on both the north and south 

 have wide graveled drives, and wide entrances allowing the backing, turn- 

 ing, and unloading of large vans, and even of traction machinery itself. 

 A drive has been installed completely around the building in order that 

 machines may be put in or taken out at any wing with" equal facility. 



The arrangement of drives is only tentative, but some plan that em- 

 bodies a loop of the entire exhibltional activity, it seems should be 

 adopted. We have devised this drive, in the first place, in order to get 

 a sort of belt line around the thronged part of the fair, and in the second 

 place, that automobile and coaching parties may get a quick and satis- 

 factory general view of the exposition. This roadway anticipates some 

 little cutting and filling in the eastern part of its course. The drive 

 angling from Grand Avenue to Capitol Avenue just before the Exposition 

 building would need to be swung around down the hill and a fill of some 

 five feet made just before it crosses Capitol Avenue, but the fill could 

 easily be made with earth from cutting down near the present Christian 

 Church cafe. 



The Capitol Avenue entrance would be dispensed with and only the 

 Grand Avenue and Rock Island Avenue entrances used with the exception 

 of the street car entrance. An entrance to the north of Grand Ave- 

 nue gate has also been devised to accomodate interurban passengers. 



The street car tracks and waiting room are to be changed as indicated 

 in the map. The entrances to accommodate the street car service are to 

 consist of three batteries of turn stiles of five each, with exits at each 

 place. This will allow the quicker loading and unloading of crowds, for 

 the distance intervening will allow the loading of three cars, and then- 

 trailers if necessary, simultaneously. 



