. Electric railway review . nd is 100 feet wide, and with Broad arc the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, the Institution forthe Blind and the Institution for Feeble Minded Youths. The State Fair Grounds, where the exhibits will be shownand the business transactions of the convention held, com-prise some 115 acres located due north of the state capitol,and within 15 minutes by street cars from the center of thecity. The grounds are spacious and well equipped and are un-doubtedly among the largest and finest ia the country. Withtheir buildings they represent an investment on the part of thesta
. Electric railway review . nd is 100 feet wide, and with Broad arc the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, the Institution forthe Blind and the Institution for Feeble Minded Youths. The State Fair Grounds, where the exhibits will be shownand the business transactions of the convention held, com-prise some 115 acres located due north of the state capitol,and within 15 minutes by street cars from the center of thecity. The grounds are spacious and well equipped and are un-doubtedly among the largest and finest ia the country. Withtheir buildings they represent an investment on the part of thestate of about $2,000,000, and heretofore have been used exclus-ively for the state agricultural fairs, which are held during thefirst part of September. Through the efTorts of the ColumbusBlard of Trade, permission was secured from the State Boardof ; to extend the use of the grounds without chargeto the American Street & Interurban Railway Associations. The buildings which will be used for exhibit and conven-. Columbus the Convention City—BIrdseye View from the State Capitol Building. street, which is 120 feet wide for a distance of more than twomiles, divides the city into the form of a Maltese cross. At theintersection of the two streets the Ohio State Capitol buildingis located. This occupies the center of a city block of tenacres known as Capitol Square. The building is of fine graylimestone resembling marble, and in the Doric style of archi-tecture. It is 304 feet long and 184 feet wide, and the dome tion purposes are the Manufacturers building. East Centralbuilding. Agriculture building. Horticulture building and Con-vention Hall, which is also known as the West Central build-ing. The buildings which are available for convention pur-poses have a floor area of about 110,000 square feet. Columbus is quite properly the convention city for thestreet and interurban asociations, as it is one of the principal 676 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW October 15, 1906. centers of
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