WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. 



815 



!ft square feet. The east anil we-t central 



pavilion- an- ( i|>i>sed of towers 108 feet high. 



noa each upper pilaster is a pedestal bearing a 

 lofty inasi for tin- ili-play of Imnners by day und 

 electric liu'lits by night. In the center of the at- 

 tic niche i> a colossal statue of Franklin. There 

 will Iw 40,000 panes of glass in the Electricity 

 Hiiildinsr. and the exhibit, by reason of the brif- 

 liuncy iif iis electrical effects, and the extensive 

 glass surface, will be especially conspicuous at 

 night. 



Midway between the buildings set apart for 

 Mini s and Mining and Electricity, and those de- 

 \i)t, | to Machinery, in the great court contain- 

 ing three fountains the McMonnees Fountain 

 and one on either side stands one of the most 

 important buildings connected with the execu- 

 tive work of the Fair. 



Administration Building. The size of this 

 building is 262x262 ft. Its area is 4.5 acres, 

 and the approximate cost is given as $436,500. 

 It is located at the west side of the great court. 

 The ground floor contains in one pavilion the 

 Fire and Police Departments, with cells for the 

 detention of prisoners ; in the second pavilion 

 are the offices of the Ambulance service, the Physi- 

 cian and Pharmacy, the Foreign Departments, 

 and the Information Bureau ; in the third pa- 

 vilion the Post-office and a bank, and in the fourth 

 the offices of Public Comfort and a restaurant. 

 Provision has been made in the second, third, and 

 fourth stories for the Board rooms, the Commit- 

 tee rooms, the rooms of the Director-General, the 

 Department of Publicity and Promotions, and 

 for the United States Columbian Commission. 



To the southwest of the Administration Build- 

 ing may lie seen the ample railway facilities for 

 in rival and departure of visitors. Six parallel 

 tracks enter the grounds in a circle at the ex- 

 treme southwest portion, icntering and leaving at 

 nearly the same point. Within the bend made 

 by these railway tracks is the machinery annex, 

 containing overflow exhibits from Machinery 

 Hall, with which it is connected by subways. 

 The main power-house, from which power is fur- 

 nished for several buildings, is located close by. 



To the south of the line of buildings, arranged 

 along the south side .of the grand avenue, is an 

 open expanse devoted to the live stock exhibit, 

 covering 25 acres, and costing $210.000. 



Machinery Hall. The size of the Machin- 

 ery Hall is 404x342 ft. The size of the annex 

 is 490x551 ft. The approximate cost of both 

 buildings is said to be $1,050,750. The size of 

 the adjoining machine shop and boiler house is 

 86x1,103.6. having an area of 2.2 acres, the 

 approximate cost being $75,000. The exhibit 

 which is promised will far excel any previous ex- 

 position of methods of labor-saving devices and 

 motive power, and will be participated in by the 

 best representatives of the noted manufacturing 

 countries and cities of the world. 



In the vicinity of the main Machinery Build- 

 ing, to the south are the logger's camp, oil ex- 

 hibit, saw mill, 60x100 ft., and the Stock 

 Pavilion, 265x960 ft., covering an area of :>.s 

 acres, and costing $85,000. 



Agricultural Building:. The size of the Agri- 

 cultural Building is 500x800 ft., having an area 

 of 15 acres. The size of annex is 81 1 2x5">t>.5 ft , 

 having an area of 4 acres. The approximate 



cost of both buildings is reported as $691.500. 

 The style of architecture of this building is classic 

 Renaissance. It lnsoRoaoded by tin- lagoon-, that 

 lead into the | .ark from the lake. It is a Hinglu- 

 slory building. On either side of the main 

 entrance arc Corinthian pillars 50 feet hitrh and 

 5 feet in diameter. The center pavilion is 144 

 feet square. The rotunda is 100 feet in di- 

 ameter. The structure is conveniently near one 

 of the stations of the elevated railway. On the 

 first floor is a Hunan of Information, suitable 

 committee rooms for Live Stock Association*, 

 waiting rooms for ladies, and lounging rooms for 

 gentlemen. The assembly room, upstairs, has a 

 seal ing capacity of 1,500. Lectures will be de- 

 livered upon every topic relative to agriculture, 

 live stock, etc. Adjacent to the Agricultural 

 Building and its annex are buildings for the 

 forestry and dairy exhibits, whose dimensions are 

 200x500 ft. and 95x200 ft. respectively. 



The "Diana "of Augustus St. Gaudens sur- 

 mounts the main copper dome. The statuary, 

 including groups, is by Philip Martiny. The 

 main pediment is by L. G. Mead. It describes 

 the triumph of Ceres. The subjects in this de- 

 partment embrace natural and prepared products, 

 mineral waters, natural and artificial ; machin- 

 ery, tools, processes, and appliances ; farms and 

 farm buildings ; literature, and statistics of agri- 

 culture, and miscellaneous animal products. 



The exhibit of cereals, grasses, and forage 

 plants will be exhibited in the spaces allotted to 

 States and Territories. The exhibit of honey, 

 honey bees, hives, and appliances will be made in 

 the second story. There will be a special dis- 

 play of sugar beets during the two weeks begin- 

 ning Oct. 29, 1893 ; a display of potatoes 

 and other tubers for two weeks' beginning Sept. 

 11, 1893 ; and of dairy products between the 

 1st and 10th of the months of June, July. 

 September, and October, 1893. The exhibits of 

 wool will be divided into four classes : pure-bred 

 fine wool, pure-bred middle wool, pure-bred long 

 wool, and all cross-bred wool. In connection 

 with the Department of Agriculture, in a build- 

 ing specially designed for the purpose, a model 

 dairy will be in operation ; the milk to be ob- 

 tained from cows furnished by the associations 

 representing the different breeds of cattle in the 

 United States. The purpose of the dairy is to 

 afford a practical test of the relative merits of 

 the various breeds of dairy cattle, and incident- 

 ally to illustrate the best methods of handling 

 milk and making butter. 



The following is a partial list of allotments of 

 space to foreign countries in the Agricultural 

 Building : Brazil, 7.200 ; Argentine Republic. 

 2,976 ; Chili, 731 ; Honduras; H'.i'.i ; Nicaragua, 

 1.180; Colombia, 1,810; Peru, 1.842; Salvador. 

 1,842 ; Bolivia. 1.342; San Domingo, 912 ; Porto 

 Kico, 912 ; Cuba. 1,444 ; Ecuador. 1.710 ; Guate- 

 mala, 978; Hayti, 978; Ceylon, 1.684; Mexico, 

 6.020 ; Germany, 1 1.S75 ; Great Britain, 18 340 ; 

 France, 6,835 ; Denmark, 1,584 ; Sweden, 1,760 ; 

 Japan, 8,038. 



To the south of the agricultural annex, and 

 west of what is known as South Pond, is the 

 Agricultural Implement exhibit, including wind- 

 mills. There is also a colonial exhibit south of 

 the pond, and within this section of the grounds 

 will be Krupp's Gun Works exhibit, the Leather 



