Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-22

an exterior OF staff like the structures at
the Worlds fair. The facade Of the
main building will be q series Of five
pavilions representing the five republics
engaged in the exposition enterprise.
In front Of the main building will be n
grand plaza containing n triumphal
arch surmOunted by statue Of Fran
cisco MoraZan, Honduras general who
became president Of the republic Of Cen
tral America in 1880. was driven into
exile ten years later and was put to
death in 1879. He has been called the
Washington of Central America
Across the plaza, from tho main
building, VIII stand the Administration
palace. and to the tight and left will be
located the Horticultural Flori-
cultural buildings. A broad Sule-
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 ut night will
be done by electricity, and n gravity
railroad will carry sightseers TO the top
Of n lofty plateau, from which may be
obtained n magnificent view Of what
Humboldt called ''the garden spot Of
the world"
The exhibits Mt the exposition will be
classed in IL groups. rs follows: Food
and its accessories; forestry and forest
products. horticulture. vificulfure,
pOmology. horses and mules. cattle and
sheep other animals used for food, flesh
and their products. mines. minerals and
metallurgy: machinery, transportation.
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arts. fine arts and unified governmental
exhibits
At the head Of the exposition project
is DR.. Policarpo Bonilla. the enter
prising young president of Honduras.
and he has very sensibly surrounded
himself by n corps of assistants who
are well qualified by previous experience
to materially aid in making the fair
success The president of the exposition
commission Is Senior Don E Constantine
Fiallos, who was secretary Of the Pan
American congress and secretary of the
legation of Honduras n few years ago
He is n civil engineer. n graduate Of
Columbia college and n writer and lee
turer Of ability.
DR. W. T. Thackery of Chicago. who
was division superintendent Of the man
ufactures department Of the Worlds
fair. has been appointed director gen
cral Of the proposed exposition He took
n special interest in the tobacco and
sarsaparilla exhibit Of Honduras Mt the
Worlds fair and was Honduras COM
missioner ut the California Midwinter
fair He has been in Tegucigalpa for
five months consulting with President
BOnilla and other prominent promoters
Of the exposition
Honduras is only t,So days from
New Orleans and four from New York
by steamer. The climate is delightful.
the uplands being no warmer than a
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
tifications and relics of the Aztecs. tbs
wonderful Indians conquered by COrfez
In Guatemala, near ut 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-
IL is believed that the merchants and
manufacturers Of the United States viii
find new or increased markets for their
wares in Central America if they coop
crate In making the exposition q success.
r. V. MCKINsTRY