stern section of the World's Fair grounds, were
assigned to the Philippine exhibit. The work of construction consisted
of building a miniature city, with streets and parks and complete
sewerage, water, and electric light, and fire-alarm systems. The ground
plan included a central park or plaza, the sides of the quadrangle being
occupied, respectively, by the cathedral or educational building, the
typical Manila house, the commerce building, and the government or
administration building, each of these beautiful structures being filled
with appropriate exhibits. In addition there were separate exhibit
buildings devoted to forestry, mines, and metallurgy, to agriculture and
horticulture, to fish and game, and to ethnology, all artistically
placed. A reproduction of the ancient walls of Manila commanded the main
approach to the Philippine grounds. After crossing a miniature
reproduction of the Bridge of Spain, which spans the Pasig River at
Manila, the visitors entered the Philippine reservation through the Real
gate. Villages typical of the Philippine life, from the lowest grade to
the better class, surrounded the main buildings, while on the south side
were the quarters, camps, and parade grounds of the Philippine
Constabulary and the Philippine Scouts. The Manila Observatory, with a
large outdoor relief map on the east and a hospital and office building
in a convenient space on the west part of the grounds, completed the
scheme.

Each and every building constructed under Philippine auspices was
typical of the islands. Vast quantities of bamboo and nipa, brought from
the archipelago, were used in the construction of the native villages as
well as in the Forestry, Mines, Agriculture, and Fish and Game
buildings.

While the expenditure for the exhibit far exceeded the amount originally
contemplated by the Philippine Commission, due to many causes and
conditions, it gave to the people of the United States a more intimate
knowledge of the resources and possibilities of the Philippine Islands
than they could acquire except by an actual and extended visit.

The exhibit was an honest one. There were the least civilized people in
the Negritos and the Igorrotes; the semicivilized in the Bagobos and the
Moros, and the civilized and cultured in the Visavans, as well as in the
constabulary and scout organizations. In all other respects the exhibit
was a faithful portrayal.

The official staff of the board was as follows:

Dr. W