Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . United States Government Building. THE United States Government has appropriated fundsfor a greater displaj- at the \\orids Fair than has everbeen made by Uncle Sam at anj^ exposition. Two buildingswill accommodate the indoor exhibits of the structures, one for the main exhibit and the otherexclusively- for the fisheries display, cost approximately halfa million dollars. The government appropriated for its exhibitJ>i,308,000, besides the $5,000,000 for the Expositions generalfund. Of the sum first named, $800,000 is for the
Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . United States Government Building. THE United States Government has appropriated fundsfor a greater displaj- at the \\orids Fair than has everbeen made by Uncle Sam at anj^ exposition. Two buildingswill accommodate the indoor exhibits of the structures, one for the main exhibit and the otherexclusively- for the fisheries display, cost approximately halfa million dollars. The government appropriated for its exhibitJ>i,308,000, besides the $5,000,000 for the Expositions generalfund. Of the sum first named, $800,000 is for the collection,i.::tallation, manitenance and return of the exhibit to Wash-ington, and the remainder for buildingpurposes. The government is fortunate in the site secured for itsbuildings. The main structure, 764 feet long and 250 feetwide, stands on an elevated site just east of the main pictureof the Exposition. The Palaces of IMines and ^Metallurgy andof Liberal Arts, with the picturesque sunken garden betweenthem, are directly west of the Gov
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