1811 Terminal T01rer, C1Gv~ol[~nd, Ohio By Harbert G. Fickos ...

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Tho range of exhibits vrhich will tell tho story of tho manufacturos nnd
industrios, not noroly of tho Great Lakes Aro~, but also of 110 entire Unitod
statos, oxtends from such highly specialized and bulky products ~s
blast furnaces
down to jewelry, laces and objctr,
d'art. Exhibitors who dosire assistance in
plnnning their displays aro given the fullest co-operation of tho Exposition's
QrchitocturQl dop~rtmGnt, which has a staff of trained and talented dosigners and
nrchitocts hended by l'J1tl1.ony Thor:-1i11,
chief c\.rchitoet.
EXPOSITIO~N LIGIITIIJG
Visitors to the Exposition vrill find tho bost lighted exposition the world
has over soen.
That is tho goal set by eloctricnl onginoors who are planning its
illunination, und who fool that they nrc facing Q
challengo to make tho Exposition
just that.
Tho challenge arises fror1 tho fCLct that Cleveland is the centor of tho
lighting ind'ustry, both research o.nd practice, of the entire country, and r1ight
oven claim, very modestly, that samo titlo in tho world.
It is due prinarily to
the fnct that tho Nola Park, rosearch laboratorios of tho National Electric Light
association, is located in Cleveland, and lighting enginoers, who nro planning tho
night illumination of tho Exposition groundS, nrc dotGn~incd
that the rosults of
their wo~k will fully como up to tho standards vhich tho country could roasonably
expoct from Clovol~nd.
Currant which will be usod at tho Exposition, it hns beon ostinutod, will bo
sufficient for nO~.Ql uso of Q city of about 50,000 peoplo, tho volumo being bctvToon
8,000 o.nd 10,000 l{ilovro..tts. Jill vriring on tho grounds vvill be laid undorr;round,
with no overhond polos~
Lighting of stroots nnd buildings of tho Exposition will be cnrefully balancod
so that bright colors of roofs and WQlls of buildings will bo ShovVll
end so that podostrians will have nnple liGht but at tho saBO ti~o
to bost advantage
their eyes will
bo protocted from diroct glare.
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