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admit that they are beaten, — but I have been told bj' Chicago 

 men that we have beaten the World's Fair. The Manufactur- 

 ing and Liberal Arts building covers about five acres, and 

 Machinery Hall covers about five acres. The Temple of 

 Music which, architecturallly, is one of the finest structures 

 ever built for that particular purpose in the world, covers 

 about an acre. There are many other buildings, and things 

 that I might say to you about it, but time does not permit. 

 Horticulture has received the place of honor. It is situated 

 just west of the United States building, and in front of each 

 wing is what are known as the 'Fountain Gardens,' 500 feet 

 long, in which there is to be a wonderful display of lilies. 

 Another feature will be very striking to you. You will remem- 

 ber at the World's Fair every building was white, and the 

 architects objected to any color being on the ground any 

 dififerent, and with the exception of a few beds in front of 

 the Horticultural Building the grounds were destitute of any 

 color, except, of course, as given by the different landscape 

 features of the Worlds Fair. Here it is entirely different. 

 The coloring of the buildings is one of the most beautiful 

 features of the whole scheme. The Horticultural building is 

 one of the grandest that was ever built to receive the exhibits 

 of that noble industry, and particularly pomology. From the 

 two northwest and southwest corners of the main Horticultural 

 Hall are two wings, each covering a little more than an acre, 

 and having 24,000 feet of floor space. These wings are to be 

 used as conservatories, and they will be held specially for flower 

 shows. In their different seasons there will be special shows 

 of carnations, dahlias, etc., as they come along in their season. 

 There are also about twenty-five acres laid out near the 

 Horticultural Hall which will be entirely devoted to horti- 

 cultural exhibits. It may not be worth your while to go to 

 see the special displays of fruit, or the special displays of the 

 curious things of horticulture, but it will be worth two 

 thousand miles of travel to see the Pan-American in its 

 whole beauty." 



Mr. Scott read from a list giving the amount of floor space 

 that different states of the Union, and different countries had 

 made application for in the horticultural section, and Professor 



