New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-07
THE BUFFALO EXPOSITION.
FIVE NOTED ARCHITECTS SECURED TO
DRAW THE PLANS.


Pan-American Exposition have decided upon pan
for the great buildings Of the exposition whch
they think will insure highly artistic appearance
as we'll adaptability for purpose OF the ex
position. The experience gained In the construc-
ton OF exposition buildings at the Worlds Fair In
Chicago at Omaha and at Atlanta will be utilized.
Possibly some hints OF value also will be obtained
from the buildings now under construction IN Faris
for the great exposition Of 1900
Under the advice OF d. H. Burnham, OF Chicago.
director Of works OF the Columbian Worlds Fair
at Chicago in 1893 the managers of the Parliament
can Exposition have invited five outside archi-
tects" and three living in Buffalo to draw up the
plans Of the buildings The five outside architects
are John NJ. Carrere, OF Carrere Hastings OF
New-York Walter Cook. Of Babb, Cook & Willard
of New-York: John G. Howard. Of Caldwell &
Howard Of New York: r. S. Peabody. of Peabody
G. Stearns OF Boston. and George F. Shepley, Of
shepley Rutan & Coolidge. of Boston The three
Buffalo architects selected George Cary. Ed
ward b. Green Of Green Wicks and August c.
Esenwein OF Esenwein & Johnson.
ARCHITECTS BEGIN WORK.
These architects met here few days ago for
organization. and kept al work for three days
going over the exposition grounds and forming the
pans Mr. Carrere was persuaded to act chair
man of the Board OF Architects. Edwin Fleming
secretary Of the Board Of Managers of the expos-
ton said to-day. speaking about the architects:
''Mr. Carrere holds very distinguished position
among NeW-NOrk arCnlteCIS. ana Ane tpodiu VI
Managers feels high satisfaction in the very fact
that he will design one of our buildings Mr.. Burn
ham. OF Chicago said. on hearing that Mr.. Car
rere had been elected chairman of the Board OF
Architects. that should have reason TO congrat-
ulate ourselves greatly If Mr. Carrere took an
active interest In the designing of the exposition
buildings that the success of the exposition build
ings from an artistic point of view would be as
sured The eight architects will meet to-day once
more at the Academy of Design in New-York. and
with them will meet the United States Supervising
Architect Mr.. Taylor, and our State Architect, Mr.
Helms II is expected that at to-day's meeting the
architects will be able 10 decide the block PLAN
lay the plan of the grounds and select the
various locations Of the buildings
''How many main buildings shall you have?"
ELECTRICITY IN THE MAIN BUILDING.
about ten" answered Mr.. Fleming. land IT may
interest you TO know that the main building VIII he
devoted 10 electrical apparatus We hope to make
the greatest display of electrical apparatus ever
made 1t will be especially appropriate for us to
do So owing 10 the remarkable development OF
electrical power at Niagara Falls. We shall use
the Falls electrical power 10 propel all the ma
chinery used in the exposition buildings. and VIII
light all the buildings with electricity from the
same source II is practically decided that each
one OF the architects | have named will design
building The assignment of departments to the
buildings will also be decided in New-York at to-
days meeting. There will be one supervising archi-
tect appointed. VINO VIII dtlehu 10 TIC
OF the buildings"
what is known of the plans OF the general
Government"
1.-The general Government has appropriated $780,
600 of which $4,000 is TO be used for buildings
The National Board was here last week. and went
over the exposition grounds and examined our
plans The members Of the Government Board
for the exposition are W. H. Michael State Depart
ment; Wallace H Wills. Treasury Department;
Major John B. Guthrie, War Department; Frank
Strong Department Of Justice; John Brownlow'
Iostoflce Department; B. F. Peters. Navy Depart
1nent; W. F. Clarke Interior Department. J. H.
Brigham Agricultural Department; F. w. True,
Smithsonian Institution; W. De c. Ravenel Fish
cries Bureau; o. W. Weaver Labor Bureau. and
w c. Fox Bureau Of American Republics. The
members of this Board tell that there will be
better Government exhibit than ever before. as the
result Of the experience gained at the Worlds Fair
at Omaha and at Atlanta
- REPRESENTATION OF THE INDIANS.
7.ls,At Omaha one Of the most interesting features
of the exposition representation Of the
various tribes of Indians inhabiting the United
States. The Indians were present especially from
the Western tribes. We purpose 10 have Indians
from all over the North American and South
American continents from Alaska to the Straits OF
Magellan. We design to have representative OF
every Indian tribe in his particular costume.
think this part Of the exposition grounds will be
among the most frequented"
what progress has the State made with us
share of exposition work.
every little. deeply regret TO say. This is not
the fault Of the State Board, but 1t is the conse-
ouence Of an unfortunate restriction upon the ex
.penditure Of money by 1t in the States interest
The members Of the State Board are Daniel ~
Lockwood Of Buffalo. president Of the Board
Jacob Amos of Syracuse; Gaines c. Bohn, OF
Poughkeepsie: Nicholas V. V. Franchot, OF Olean;
Andrew s. Hamersley of New-York: Frederick
Greiner OF Buffalo; John T. Mott Of Oswego
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of Theresa. The State Appropriation act unfortu-
nately provided that no portion OF the states ap-
propriation of 10000 should be put at the COM
mand of the State Board until $4,000 had been
paid in to pay the expenses OF the exposition. 1t
was an unwise restriction, because there was no
need OF our having such large sum of money at
this time. State Architect Helms, have no doubt
IS at work upon the design for the State building,
which is TO cost $4,000"
THE STATES EXHIBIT.
Mr. Fleming then made an interesting suggestion
In regard TO the States exhibit. ut seems 10 me-.
he said that il would be mistake to pile into the
State building a large number of ordinary manu-
featured products Of this State exhibits from its
farms Such exhibits can properly go in the main
exhibition buildings There is where visitors would
expect to see them. What manufacturer would care
70 have beautiful piece Of machinery outside OF
have i compared with other machinery Of IKE
fo make an exhbon showing the growth Of the
State since it was first organized by the Dutch?
There are historical objects Of great interest in
the possession Of private individuals and Of his
torica societies There portraits Of great value
of Peter Stuyvesant and other Dutch rulers of the
English Governors, OF the Governors Of this State
or OF men conspicuous in the commercial growth of
the State In the Secretary of States Office
Albany there stored valuable historical docu-
ments Washington's headquarters at Newburg
has some antiquities. | should suspect that there
are others in the old Senate House at Kingston.
'TWhy not have a model Of the first steamboat in
the world on which Fulton assembled the Hudson,
constructed? The machinery with which the early
xVlob Of vs.
There are early locomotives in existence. There is
the canal boat Once 1t was the main mode OF
travel The canal packet boat famous. II
would seem 10 ought 10 have a model packet
boat on exhibition. The small canal boat. the en-
iarged canal boat and the steam canal boat could
all be exhibited"
SOUTH AMERICA EXPECTED TO SEND.