. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . ally acceptedas completed. The time occupied in the construction of this immensepavilion was eight months and six days. The dimensions of the build-ing are: From ground to top of flag-pole, 160 feet; from floor to peakof main trusses in dome, 108 feet; height of dome, 40 feet; height oftowers, SS feet; from ground to apex of roof, 89 feet; from ground toeaves of building, 50 feet. The area of the building is as follows: Mainhall, 45,600 square feet; horticultural hall, 12,00
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . ally acceptedas completed. The time occupied in the construction of this immensepavilion was eight months and six days. The dimensions of the build-ing are: From ground to top of flag-pole, 160 feet; from floor to peakof main trusses in dome, 108 feet; height of dome, 40 feet; height oftowers, SS feet; from ground to apex of roof, 89 feet; from ground toeaves of building, 50 feet. The area of the building is as follows: Mainhall, 45,600 square feet; horticultural hall, 12,000 square feel: machineryball, 12,000 square feet; industrial hall, 12,000 square feet; art gallery,12,000 square feet; conservatories, 12,800 square feet; promenade gal-leries, 17.(i00 square feet—making a total floor space of 124,000 squarefeet. The next important step was in accordance with two Acts of the Leg-islature that were approved March 18, 1905. The first of these Actsappropriated the sum of $25,000 to the Society for the purpose of payingand discharging the indebtedness, claims, and demands against the. 2—AS Is REPORT OF THE STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Society, but it was provided in the subsequent Act that no money shallbe paid until the Board of Directors of the Society should deed to theState all interest of the Society in and to all real estate that it pursuance of the terms ofthese Acts the Society sold the Agricul-tural Park within the limits of Sacramento city and purchased a tract,»f land comprising about 100 acres a short distance southeast fromSacramento city, and deeded it to the State. Work was immediatelycommenced and actively prosecuted to have the new grounds ready forthe fair of 1905. RESOURCES State of California. (BY COUNTIES.) CLIMATE OF CALIFORNIA. By HON. N. P. CHIPMAN,President of the State Board of Trade. California must be counted among the most valuable possessions ofthe United States for many reasons; chiefly, however, because
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