Evening star., 1899-01-30
MR.. BUFFERS MISSION
In Behalf of Pan American Exposition in
Buffalo.
n Guarantee Fund of Over n MiIliOr
Dollars Already Has Been
Raised.

Mr.: Ambrose Butler of the staff of the
Buffalo, N. Y. News arrived in the city
TINS morning and is stopping at the Shore
nam He is here in advance of a commit
tee, appointed by Mayor Diehl, and COM
pesea OF Buffalo 5 most prominent citizens
" no viii appear before the WAYS and means
committee of the House of Representatives
Wednesday in the interest of the PAN
american exposition. which will be held in
that city in 1901 the first year of the twen-
ueth century. The committee will arrive
in the city tomorrow morning when the
members will call upon the President to pay
the-r respects and incidentally to enlist his
interest i'll the proposed big show The
committee is composed of the following:
John N ScatcheCd. chairman; Wilson S.
Bissell, former Postmaster General: d. n
lockwood, John B. Weber. Warren b.
locker; william n Ryan. John G. Mil
ourh, tharIes w. Goody ear. Capt John NJ
Brinker. w. Caryl Ely. Herbert p Bissell.
Frank B. Baird. Henry j. Pierce. Carlton
SSprague H: H.. Littell, Frank L. Bapst,
Henry j. Kreinheder, George Urban ir
George Bleistein. William c. Warren. w. J.
Conners, Norman E. Mack. George E. Mat
thews, j. Ambrose 4,utler. Edwin Flemings
A Guarantee Fund.
we began to raise a guarantee fund for
the exposition last week. said Mr. Butler,
When seen by reporter for The Star, and
in six days secured the sum of 81 ia 400
Inc committee having this work in charge
Is still receiving subscriptions, and it is
thought the fund will have reached the
s2ooo.eoo mark by the end of the present
week. The exposition Will be given as its
name implies, with the idea of displaying
me resources and development of the Cen
tral American and isthmian colonies and
countries This will be done by means Of
EXHIBITS. The majority of our own people
even, know very little of these countries
and their products. and the display thus
made @ VIII accomplish untold good.
The exposition site is a eng the Niagara
river frontier. And right here L want to
say that the sum l have just spoken of as
haVing been raised has never been euuaied
IN SO short a time in any city for the pur-
pose. The people of Buffalo are wild with
enthusiasm and We will endeavor to give
the most satisfactory exposition ever held
IN this country. The very latest scientific
and electrical inventions viii be featured
and presented as never before.
The marvellous power of Niagara gives us
an opportunity in an electrical way such
as possessed by no other city in this world.
Our organization under the laws of New
York is perfected and are going right on
working and won't let up a day until the
gates of cur exposition are thrown open
May l. 1901
Want a Government Exhibit.
The committee comes here for the pur-
pose of urging before the ways and means
committee favorable report upon the bill,
which has been introduced, providing for a
government exhibit. l. together with the
other members of the committee, will re-
main in Washington until Wednesday even-
ing, when 1t is expected our hearing Will
be at an end Should occasion demand,
however, we will remain over until Thurs
day