The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

his Wild West show and we have one man
who wants place to exhibit series of
OF life and death on the rail: This will be
composed of railroad wrecks, train rob-
berries, collisions and all the comedies and
tragedies of the rail-"
How about the Ferris wheel?" 1 asked
1--WE have been offered the Ferris wheel,
but | do not think we want it,, replied Mr..
Hill. THE Ferris wheel is an old thing
now, and the watchword of this exposition
will be the word new. We want nothing
that is not decidedly novel. We may have
the Sherman umbrella. This has been in
cars Of people attached to the ribs of a
great umbrella, up in the air distance Of
250 feet above the ground. When they
have risen to that point the umbrella be-
gins to whirl and they are carried about with
velocity which is frightful, to say the
least. These things are but incidents Of the
exposition. VIA: We expect to do is to show
the progress of this hemisphere along all
the great lines, and will have a wonder
full exhibition of industry and art. 1t is not,
you know. a worlds fair. and it is interna-
tional only in that 1t is to be confined 70 this
hemisphere. We think it will not only bene-
fit us as to trade matters. but that it will
also bring about better feeling between
the different Countries
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
at will be kind Of an education along
the line of the Monroe doctrine, will it
not?"
Eyes, 1t WILL" replied the secretary of the
exposition. 1T will show what there is in
America for Americans, and why Ameri-
cans should hang together. | see that the
an-American congress has been announced
to meet In Washington in 1900. This, ] be
lieve. will be changed and the meeting will
be here in 1899. at the time Of cur exPost-
ton. This was the idea that the Pan-Ameri-
can delegates had when we conferred here
about the exposition last year. | believe
President Mckinley has this idea When he
was here at the Grand Army reunion he and
Gen. Alger and the other members of the
party went cut to the island and drove the
stake which marked the beginning OF the
that he hoped that the next Pan-American
congress would be held at this time
hope that the date Of 1900 will be changed
to 1897
A GREAT POLAR DISPLAY.
The conversation here turned to other fea-
lures of the exposition. Mr.. Hill said that
he believed they would be able to bring ex-
plorers nearer the North pole than had ever
been done before. The exposition authorities
are In correspondence with Peary and others.
They expect to have Nansen's ship here and
be asked to bring the relics of his expedi-
ton. The different expeditions to the South
pole will be properly represented, and life
In the Arctic seas at both ends OF the world
will be shown. Mr. Hill tells me that he has
already had an application from a wealthy
syndicate to put up such an exhibit. This
syndicate is interested In furs, and they
offered to make the show at no expense to
the exposition except the right to sell furs
in connection with 1t. Along this same line
the Hudson Bay company will have large
of the lone fur land OF Northern Canada.
and will also show the different features Of
life In these comparatively unknown regions
Of this continent.
BUFFALO AND THE CROWDS.
I asked Mr.. Hill If he thought Buffalo
could take care OF the crowd that might
come to the exposition. He said:
There is no doubt of that We had 100000
people here at the time Of the G. A. r. re-
union and we took care OF them easily. Every
year about SOC, 900 people visit Niagara Falls
They are accommodated without trouble. We
can easily handle 100 900 people a day at the
exposition. and 1 don't hink we will have
much trouble in bringing that number here.
The railroad companies have already pledged
themselves to give US lower rates than they
have ever given before. The fares will not
exceed one cent a mile, and over some roads
they will be much less than this. You see.
we are in the center of a bigger population
here than that which surrounded Chicago.
Within a radius Of 500 miles Of Buffalo are
the chief cities OF the United States: chicago
Cincinnati Indianapolis, St Louis Cleve-
land, Detroit. Pittsburg and Philadelphia.
Greater New York and Boston are all within
that radius. We have more than $4,000, 900
people inside that circle and we have the
great lakes as well as the railroads to bring
people to US. We are going to make such a
big exposition that the people cannot afford
to stay away. Besides. we have such
position. There is Niagara Falls just below
the island and we are within easy reach Of
Chautauqua and only short distance away
from Toronto Can. think there is no doubt
that we will have an enormous crowd here at
that time.
CAYUGA ISLAND.
"But will that little island be large
enough for the different features which you
have arranged for?" asked.
81 think So" said Mr.. Hill. 1.-TWO hundred