The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1904, Page 20

THE SAN FRANCISEO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 1, 190a. Sacramento vaI- ley Has Fine Exhibit. - Showing Attracts Homeseekers’ Afttention. £T. LOUIS, Aj 30.—Thé Sacra- m elopment -Association, that powerful organization which has been ch*Sacramento Valley interests and the general, is mak- nd showing at the fair. The S ssocia- Butte; Placer, Glenn, “Sutter, Yuba ndividually ang collec- a display that will tiomr of thousands to Everything 1is 1 4nd prodigal- s ¢..The man who is seek- ke 4 .new home and of ".life must be i influenced by lice” béfore his of the St this - in of soi R. M. these hat the by the and Dr. H W 4. throu fit to. come e I:rge family. PIVIDING LANDS. owned by & 1z her lands to wousands who to the dried, and H , puts 1l of the-finest sort 1ig 2’ soil that gives mani- the e in . 200 of . being bobasts s and olive oil. She als makes a showing of dairy o famed for her richne: e ‘of crops, goes th4n" her neighbors. cereals, Egyptian corn; miillet, yellow one varieties of reral water and resides Ge m al . s -3 1 developm nd the -great Joint display i [ tes herself strongly - rid etition-with a mag- g he yellow fruit. i £ and her riyers yiel g d fhis fact to.the She éxhibits fruits pro- the" cereals, ha, ofl. ‘She decorativa olive isome Dorado, . valuable 1 existing with- exhibit. Y. has & ¢redijable. '* THE MOTHER COU s he mother county of s © n. makes a magnificent and ‘an eftensive display. Her out- pouring is of a profusion that aston- shes. “She shows 700 jars of pro- etables, all kinds honey, wine and 1 wvarietiet, wheat preserved sheaves, fruit jams. hemp. broom corn and woods, and mats-made ‘of oat moss. Special and highty active features of her dis- play are a bear made of prunes, the great ses alifornia constructed of beans, 3 house made of dried hops accompa with bottled beer, a2 model ot tol building im nuts, .two large grape fruit trées. a large exhibit cheese and a muititude of canned goods She aiso sends an aquarium conta g aH varieties of fresh water food fishés Sacramento’s d of ay is one that will ng attention to the State. hness and profusion it cannot be excelied at the-fair, and that such products grow about the capitai of the State and on the river- also b ® the capital mame will add to the fame of California. Placer County exhibits oranges, pro- cessed plums, . peaches and other fruits, She also shows sixty-six cases of olive oil and -her display of cereais end hay is fine. Yuba shows blankets from hef woslen mills and the usual profusion of cereals and fruits. Almonds, pecans, walnuts, hops and oranges are also exhibited. In her digplay is the trunk of a large orange tree, planted in 18560. There is an” imposing center design in the development association's ex- hibit. This s a structure thirty feet high, on top of which is a large globe, decorated with nuts and fruits and bearing the legend, “We can feed the world.” A banner with the mname “Sacramento Valley” floats from the fruits and" kinds of grass, hay globe. This is one of the most strik- ing features in the building. Representatives Green and Wills have worked hard in completing their display and showing everything to the best ad nte Each county has been given equal and just representa- tior and all are weil satisfied with the result. The Commissioners represent- ing the association will work hard during the fair to bring the Sacra- niento Valley into prominence and the whole State seems interested in their efforts. The State Commissioners are takir a lively interest in this big joint display and giving every aid pos- sible to make it an entire success. 'SOLANO CHERRIES ARE ON THE WAY ‘Wiil Be the First Fresh Fruit Shown in the California Section. Perhaps the first fresh fruit to be shown in the California section and most likely the first in the fair will be displayed by Solano County. This will be cherries from the famed orchards of Vacaville. F. M. Buck, who is in charge of Solano’s display, expects a shipment of the fruit next week. lano, in which are the great Mare Island navy yard and the Benicia bar- racks and the prosperous cities of Val- lejo, Fairfield,*Dixon, Benicla, Suisun, Vacaville and Rio Vista, is displaying her riches partly in a fancy structure, something on the Swiss line of archi- tecture and 7x16 feet in floor dimen- nd 12 feet in height. The roof is ¥ steep, and upon brackets pliced on jts slope are displayed hundreds of s of magnificent fruit of all varie- ties grown in this prosperous county. One of the big pillars of the Agricul- tural building rests.in a corner of So- lano's space and part of this is -utilized as a column on ‘which to display canned fruit. Between the post spaces. of the facade, shel-»s and glass cases are.ar- ranged, bearing dried fruit and.cereals, Only threshed grain is shown now, but sheaves will be added from thjs year's . erop. lano has mineral resources of im- and the manufacture of leather is carried on extensively at Be- -nicia. She meakes exhibits covering both of these. Besides finely prepared leather, she shows quicksilver, onyx. cement and mineral water. A fine dis- ay of scenic photographs is- also portance, It was at first understood that Solano would exhibit with the Sacramento Valley Development Association, but her Supervisors decided -recently to have a separate display. This caused gome complications as to space, but the matter has been amicably adjusted. San Bernardino County. A 25-foot obelisk rises from the cen- ter of San Bernardino's space. It is covered- with the products of that fruit. ful county in' great variety. Orange marmalade. shows in. great quantities and makes a pretty coloring. - Jellies and jams and lemonate are also shown in profusion. Mammoth specimens ot fruits in jars are displayed so as ‘to attract the eye in the greatest degree. These jars are placed on four octagons, one at each corner of the.space, and their contents help as much as any- thing in the entire California space to show the horticultural splendor of the State. The ‘entire show is cleverly ar- ranged. In the Horticultural building San Bernardino makes a fine display of citrus fruits. Ventura County. Ventura County has one of the pret- tiest exhibits of the California display, Beans are its special. On a pedestal stands a large elk made of this crop. The elk is modeled after the one in the lodgeroom of San Franciseo Elks. Olive oil, olives, fruits and cereals are also shown by Ventura BIRDSEYE VIEW OF GREAT EXPOSITION JUST OPENED AT ST. LOUIS. | . (_)pem'ng Day Finds Uast Exhibition in Full and Satisfying Readiness for Disitor G + Continued From Page 19, Column 6. minded business men of St. Louis. The various committees of the directory have been formed with speclal regard to the peculiar fitness of the men who serve upon them; The head of this organization is Governor David R. Francis, who, as president of the Lou- isiana Purchase Exposition, is chair- man .of the executive committee. e PALACES INSPIRE MUCH ADMIRATION Majestic Structures, Symmetric- aily Arranged, Show Richness of Architectural Detail. The main group of exposition bulld- ings in the fnortheaslqm part of the grounds consists of twelve great structures in symmetrical arrange- ment, somewhat in the form of a‘lady's fan, the avenues corresponding to the ribs. Eight of these palaces are upon a level sixty feet below the others, and as the visitor enters the broad central avenue . which bisects the group he looks uvon a vilew inspiring in its grandeur. Every huilding is truly ma- jestic. The richness of architectural detall has never been equaled in ex- position structures. The landscape has the finish of a vast garden, with every feature pleasing to the eye. In the distance, more than half a mile away, riges the beautiful Hall of Festivals, 200 feet high, the central jewel of the beautiful architectural coronet which adorns the broad natural amphitheater that closes the picture. The sides of the coronet, stretching in graceful curves 750 feet each wdy from the Fes- tival Hall, are fifty-two feet high. They resemble a colonnade except that square pylons alternate with pairs of columns, forming fourteen sections or bays, in front of which, upon the ter- race, are fourteen great sculptured fig- ures representing in allegory the four- teen States and Territories carved from the Louisiana Purchase. Three great cascades, the largest artificial creations of the kind ever made, pour down the siope from the center and the two sides. The slope is a formal garden richly adorned with flowers and shrubs, architectural and sculptured devices. Two beautiful refreshment pavilions of circular form 130 feet in diameter, are placed at the ends of the colonnades. The Festival Hall covers two acres. From this hall and from the terraces and pavilions a commanding view of the principal buildings may be obtain- ed. On the same plateau beyond the Festival Hall are the three great pal- aces of art. The central one of this majestic trio i= a permanent building, while all are of fireproof construction. ‘There are 136 galleries in the three buildings. In the central buflding is an international hall of sculpture 94 by 157 feet, and an additional building for sculpture stands in a court formed by the three pavilions. The art group, in- cluding the court, covers nine acres. The United States Government building is apart from the main group upon another plateau east from the art buildings. It is a very large and splen- did building, the largest ever erected by the Government at an exposition, being twice the length of the great Treasury building at Washington. The Gevernment Fisheries pavilion stands near by. The palaces are the varied produc- tions of the leading architects of the United States, designed in a chaste, harmonious scheme by these architects assembled as a commission. The style adopted by the commission is described as “a free treatment of the Renais- sance.” The artistic sense finds further pleas- ing variety in the Tudor Gothic of the @ozen permanent red granite buildings which form part of the World's Fair scttlement. These buildings were crowhing achievements of Philadelphia architects. To give an aspect of life to the land- scape decorations water featyres are used liberally. From the north side of the great Halil of Festivals at the brow of the hill which closes the picture on the southwest, a flood of water gushes forth, spreading into a stream fifty feet wide, The first fall is twenty-five feet, then a series of cascades for a distance of 290 feet. with a total fall of ninety-five feet. At the grand basin the stream, divided into three parts, is 152 feet wide. At the sides are two great fountains, with cascades twenty feet wide at the top. and fifty feet wide at the point where the stream falls into the grand basin. All three of the streams flow into the cascade basin which forms a part of the lagoon system. The lagoons extend around and between the Education and Electricity buildings. They afford an important means of transit. giving a ride of a mile or more. In the courts of the buildings are fountains and pools. In these fountains the streams are from one and a half to three inches in diam- eter. They appear in the form of pillar jets, fans, bouquets, etc. The fountains require an average of 500 gallons each per minute. ; 3 The Universal Exposition of 1904 fs especially an exposition of interest—of attraction—in its exhibit features. The remarkable advancement made In every line of invention and of scientific and industrial -achievement and en- deavor since the Chicago Exposition provides a field of marvels for exhibi- tion at St. Louls which makes this ex- position undoubtedly the most remark- able and Interesting array of social ac- tivity and achievement ever presented to the world. Education has been given first place among the departments of the exposi- tion in accordance with the theory upon -which its entire organization Is based, viz., that education is the source + of all progress. From the outset the object in selecting the educational ex- hibit has been to secure from the United States a thoroughly comprehen- £lve and systematic presentation of the educational methods in this country, and to assemble for comparison and scientific study contributions from all foreign nations noted for educational progress. To this end the entire field of educa- tion has been surveyed and subdivided into definite groups. The exhibits in the first group deal with ®lementary education, bath public, private and parochial, followed by secondary edu- cation, as shown in high schools and academies. In “higher education” are included colleges, universities, scien- tific, technical and engineering schools and inetitutions, professional schools, libraries and museums. Fine arte in education include art schools and Institutes and departments of music and conservatories. The five largest art schools in the country occupy space. INDUSTRIAL ARTS MOST EXTENSIVE Two Great Buildings, Covering Twenty-Eight Acres, Devoted to World's Manufactures. “Manufactures” is a word that in- cludes a regiment of the industrial arts and crafts. Of necessity the output that relates to this special classifica- tion of the world's industry forms one of the most extensive exhibits of the exposition. Two great buildings are devoted to this department, covering a total area of twenty-eight acres. These are the Palaces of Manufactures and Varied Industries, each having a width of 525 feet and a length of 1200 feet. These magnificent palaces are in the very heart of the great exposition group. fronting upon the main avenue and forming an Important part of the wonderful architectural picture. Col- cnnades and logglas are distinguishing features of their architecture, the whole being richly embellished with statuary. The Department of Manufactures is especially notable for its representative foreign exhibits. In this respect it far surpasses the great exhibit in the Pal- ace of Varied Industries at the Paris Exposition in 1800. The latter exhibit was superior to anything that had pre- viously been done at international ex- positions. The Paris Palace of Varied Industries qvas 1200 feet long by 160 feet wide, less than half the size of one of these bulldings. Its contents were so well installed and displayed. and of such at- tractive Interest that this section proved the most popular of the entire exposition. The nations whose exhibits stood out prominently in this buildin FRUITFUL COUNTIES OF THE GOLDEN STATE GIDE FORCEFUL EUIDENCES OF NATURE’S UNSTINTED FAUDORS TO C were France, United States, Germany, Italy, Austria and Japan. Each. of these nations has prepared an elab- . orate exhibit of these special products of manufactures for the Universal Ex- position of St: Louis. The Palaces of = Agriculture and Hortfculture crown a beautiful emj- nence, which has been rightly named “Agricultural Hill.” They provide for the housing of the produtts of the “fields, orchards, vineyards and gardens, and are surrounded by profuse and in- forma] landscape gardening. FPlants and flowers from the frozem north to the equatbr—everything that Mother Nature supplies in the way of grasses, shrubs, roses and flowers—have been brought together to adorn this hill. The Palace of Agriculture, the largest structure on the grounds, cavers twen- ty acres, and ‘the Palace of Horticul- ture six_acres. In all, inside and out- side space, more than seventy acres are devoted to the progress and develop- ment of husbandry. The Pomological exhibits in the Hor- ticulture Palace comprise fruits of all kinds. Typifying the agricultural resources of each State, a large map, covering six acres, with cinder walks marking the boundary lines, shows visitors at the World's Fair the growing crops of the pation as they are adapted to the va- rious sections. CITY CAN PROUIDE LODGING FOR ALL St. Louis Has Plenty Hotel Room Will Accommodate 200,000 Strangers. and Ample hotel and lodging facilities are provided in St. Louls for the many thousands of visitors who, daily attend the World's Fair, and moreover rates charged are net exorbitant. St Louis now contains 173 hotels, large and small, in operation in the city. The new hotel enterprises recently in- augurated justify the belief that the number will reach 250. These hotels sare situated in the down-town district, in the vicinity of Union Station, in proximity to the World's Fair grounds, and one is within the World's Fair grounds. Besides hotels with accommodations for more than (130000 guests, “the World's Fair Free Informaticn Bureau has lists of boarding houses and room- ing houses along the streetcar lines leading to the World's Fair, with lodg- ing for 15,000 guests and a list of pri- vate houses that will let rooms for 27,000 persons. All over the city apart- ment houses and rooming houses are available for those who prefer rooms away from the crowds. Meals may be obtained at the restaurants. 4 There are ¢85 restaurants in St Louis, and they have a- natignal repu- tation for good fare, good service, cleanliness and reasonable charge. Forming a complete chain around the two square miles of .lhe World's Fair grounds, enterprising capitalists have projected twelve big hotels, accommo- dating from 300 to 5000 guests each. This Hst of hotels excludes the :500- room “Inside Inn.,” which is inside the exposition Inclosure under a conces- sion from the exposition. A “Free Information Seryvice” Iis maintained by the fair padagement. The city has been canvassed and all hotels, boarding houses and thousands of dwelllngs where visitors will be en- tertained have been listed. The rates and kind of accommedations available at each place are on record. The can- vass shows that St. Louls can accom- modate a larger attendance than vis- ited the Columbian Exposition at Chi- cago. All information gathered by the “Free Information Service” is at all times available, without charge, for the use of visitors, and the list of hotels, boarding houzes and rooming houses is published in pamphlet form from time to time to be supplied free to those applying for same. ¥+ '~ only by comparing the Louisiana the- ALIFORNIA Southland Sends Its Richest and Best. All Sections Are Represented at Fair. ST. LOUIS, April 30—Glorioug golden Los Angeles stands, a thing of splendor in the midst of the general scene of beauty and bounty presented by California. No grander display was ever made by the chief county of the southland. Extra effort . has been made tg carry out the design in the fullest Rarmony and secure the best possible effect. Shining jars of fruit. golden oranges, ormamented pendent globes of honey, portieres cunningly executed with strung peanuts, and many other ideas .comhine to lend richness and beauty to this display. Charles L. Wilson of the Los Ange- les Chamber of Commerce, who I8 chief of installation and superintend- ent of the World's Fair California ex- hibit, has kept a special eye on the Los Angeles display and those of ‘the other southern counties while attend- ing to his general duties. He has had his hands full, for he is also superin- tendent of the State exhibit in the Horticultural building. HAS CENTRAL POSITION. The Los Angeles County feature oc- cupies a central position in the South- ern California allotment of space, be- tween the two center aisles of the State of California space. It consists of a tower 10x10x40, with pest and beam pagodas 10x20, extending lengthways of the space from tw sides of the tower. The base, posts covered with green tower proper with decorated with every product the unty -produces—dried fruit, beans, grain, cereals and nuts. in designs new and attractive, showing panels of Mount Lowe rallway, “our and beams are velvet and the green burlap, grandfather’s cloc United States flag, windmill. ete., all- artistigally worked in grain #nd fruits, These are set in four sides of the tower-at a twenty-foot elevation, so as to be seen from all directions. °Just under these panels appears “Los Angeles County,” worked. in white and black beans. At the-top of the tewer floats a banner with the name “Los Arige- les County.” .As ‘an embellishment, and incidentally an exhibit, 0 ‘glass jars of preserved fruits and vegetables are used around both the:tower and the beams, making a most striking and novel effect. The tower is sup- ported on four arches, the pillars of which are open, .forming receptacles for large jars of fruit, over which are suspended electric lights, with reflec- tors. Between each two of the posts of the pagoda are suspended, from the beams, a peanut portiere drawn back, showing handsome mission show cases contdinihy frnits, wines, nuts, oils. Twelve of these artistic portieres are used in this decorition. Covering the floor of the pagoda, between show- cases, is- a handsome ‘green velvet carpet, upon which rest numerous pedestals, surmounted with mammoth jars of grapes in ‘liquid- and grain. Suspended from the ends of each cross beam, by brass chains, incased in ar- tistic metal holders, is a. combination jar of extracted honey. Over t entrance, at each end of pagoda, hangs a basket of fruits and nuts, and during the season fresh’ flowers from the Angel City will grace the show- cases. On ped outlining this whole exhibit, nav8l oranges will b uséd, held in place by wire cups, pecially made for this purpc STRIKING COLOR SCHEME. The color scheme this produces will be most striking—yellow against the velvet green. Under the centers of the cross beains electric lights will glow, both day and night... One of the artistic outlines of the "exhibit, never before attempted, is that of the half shell of English wilnuts tacked to the green burlap in decorative bor- der design. Peanuts are also used in designs unthought of before.- On the floor space, outside the tower, stand numerous . showcases, booths and pedestals, displaying manufactured and natural produc represe many firms and industries identi with the business interests of the city and county. Photographs. showing scenery and industrial pursuits are displayed on easles and racks and sus- pended frém pillars angd posts. Tha small allotment of space for each county made it necessary to build high in the air as the roof would per- mit, and in order to show the most in the space, careful calculations have been made.and .more goods are dis- - played on the Los Angeles County feature thdn could have been shown on four times the amount of floor space. Whilé the permanent display shows fruit in profusion, vegetables and grains will be shown.in their sea- son in quantities sufiiciént to attract’ the notice of both visitor and jury. A neat and attractive pamphlet, entitled “Thé City and_ County of. Los Aligeles," will be given from the Booth to.those intérested. g oy . — —fp Purchase Exposition with other great international expositions. that one may gain an adequate idea of the immensity of the World's Fair of 1904, The Columbian Expesition at Chicagd ten years ago more nearly approaches the World's Fair at St. Louls than any of the others of ‘the past. Until the present undertaking assumed shape the - Chicago fair dwarfed all comparisons. Now, In turn, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition outstrijis what has hereto- fore been the world's greatest effort. The Pan-American Exposition at Buf- falo, the Trans-Mississippl at Omaha, and the Paris Exposition are also eomi- pletely outclassed when the dimensions and .features of the enterbrise at St. Louis are compared. The World's Fair at St. Louis occu- ples twice as large an area as the most extensive of all former World's Fairs, and covers almost as much ground as the combined areas of the Expositions at Chicago. Omaha, Buffalo and Paris 1s