The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-27

an exterior Of staff like the structures at
the Worlds fair. The facade of the
main building Will be a series of five
pavilions representing the five republics
engaged in the exposition enterprise.
In front Of tf1e main building will be
grand plaza containing a triumphal
arch surmounted by a statue of Fran
cisco BIorazan, a Honduras general who
became president of the republic of Cen
trail America in 1880, was driven into
exile ten years later and was put to
death in 1S42. He has been called the
Washington of Central America =
Across the plaza, from the main
building, will stand the Administration
palace, and to the right and left viii be
located the Horticultural and Flori-
cultural buildings A broad boule-
ward lined with stately trees will COM
pletely encircle. the grounds, and be-
yond it will be located the hotels
theaters, restaurants and places Of
amusement. The lighting at night viii
be done by electricity, and a gravity
railroad viii carry sightseers to the top
Of a lofty plateau, from which may be
obtained a magnificent view of what
Humboldt called 1.-The garden spot of
the world. -
The exhibits at the exposition Will be
classed III II groups, as follows: Food
and its accessories; forestry and forest
products, horticulture, viticulture,
pomology, horses and mules, cattle and
sheep other animals used for food, flesh
and their products, mines, minerals and
metallurgy; machinery, transportation,
electricity, manufactured articles. liberal
arts, fine arts and unified governmental
exhibits
At che head of the exposition project
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prising young president Of Honduras,
and he has very sensibly surrounded
himself by a corps of assistants who
are well qualified by previous experience
to materially aid in making the fair a
success The president of the exposition
commission IS Senior Don E. Constantine
Fiall0s. who was secretary of the Pan
American congress and secretary Of the
legation Of Honduras a few years ago.
He IS a civil engineer, a graduate Of
Columbia college and writer and lee
turer of ability.
DR.. ". 7. Thackery of Chicago, who
was division superintendent of the man.
ufactures department Of the Worlds
fair, has been appointed director gen
eral of the proposed exposition. He took
a special interest in the tobacco and
sarsaparilla exhibit Of Honduras at the
Worlds fair and was Honduras com
missioner at the California Nidwinter
fair. He has been IN Tegucigalpa for
five months consulting with President
Boniila and other prominent promoters
Of the exposition.
Honduras is only two days from
New Orleans and four from New York
BY steamer. The climate is delightful,
the uplands being no warmer than q
September day in the northern part Of
the United States, and the scenery is
Of surprising grandeur. Not many miles
from the exposition are old Spanish for
tifcatiOns and relics of the Aztecs, the
wonderful Indians conquered by Cortez.
In Guatemala, near at hand, is the
old city Of Copan. which existed SO
long before the Aztecs that they possess
ed only the vaguest traditions concern
ing the extinct people who reared the
imposing temples and quantity carved
monoliths that still puzzle the antigua
rian.
It IS believed that the merchants and
manufacturers Of the United States will
find new or increased markets for their
wares in Central America if they coop.
crate in making the exposition a success.
F. Y. McKRsIRx.