The record-union., 1899-09-27
PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
How Some People Will Make Their
Fortunes.
Especial Correspondence

BUFFALO, Sept 24-To the man
who sees in the button hole of another S
coat a simple celluloid button or tiny
ribbon badge the figures which are
being quoted in connection with the
manufacture of such articles for sale
the Pan-American Exposition is simply
astounding.
Some of the figures were made known
yesterday when Director Taylor of the
Concession Department recommended
to the Executive Committee that the
Pan-Anerican Badge and Souvenir
Company be given the exclusive privil-
ege of selling such badges, buttons and
emblems prior to, and during the ex-
position. The figures submitted by
President Buchheit were startling.
In the first place the figure submit
ted were in regard to the manufacture
of bronze emblem; a reproduction of
the Pan-American emblem to be upon
one side of the little pocket piece and
a picture of Niagara Falls upon the
other.
When one considers the weight of a
bronze emblem the size of a half dol
lar it may be appreciated on what gen.
erous lines the company will work as
the first order placed for bronze will
be for three tons or 5000 pounds and
the celluloid buttons will be ordered in
barrel lots instead of simply by the
thousand.
To manufacture these badges and en-
blems the finest of machinery will be
needed, and Mr.. Buchheit will have a
display at the exposition grounds that
m will he 20 fo,. t(a
and machinery with which the emblems
will be manufactured will be silver
plated and will be marvels of beauty.
Another concession that will be fully
as interesting will be the making of
plaster of Paris reproductions of the
Pan-American emblem on large scale.
This concession will go to August
Langanbahn, a venerable sculptor of
considerable fame
Mr.. Langanbahn who met with sue
cess in Paris and Rome where he
worked and studied for many years,
was the first in the field in the plaster
of Paris work. and reproduction of the
emblem adopted by the committee was
so beautiful that he was asked to make
number of copies for inspection by
eminent art critics.
The reproductions which Mr.. Lam
ganbahn will have the exclusive privil-
ege Of manufacturing and selling will
be about twice as large as a break
fast plate, and basing his estimate up
on the sale of q similar emblem at an
exposition at Paris the aged sculptor
has estimated that within the next two
years he will find it necessary to have
not less than two ships cargoes of a
specially prepared plaster of Paris of
great fineness and purity, for he will
Immediately have cast in steel so many
copies of the emblem that with his
force Of men he can turn out not less
than 800 of the rough casts in an hour.
Then the work of finishing will begin.
but 1t VIII be possible for the force to
turn out many thousands of the hand
some ornaments and relics and the OPP
timists who have seen the work VEN
ture the guess that Mr. Langanballn
will not be at loss to dispose of all
he can manufacture.
Another concession that has just been
let is that of manufacturing and SELF
ing Pan-American spoon, and in that
the figures run to astounding lengths
for the lucky man who has secured
the privilege has figured that within
the next two years it will be necessary
for him to make enough spoons TO