The record-union., 1899-08-28
PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
BAxTER'S SCHEME FOR MAX
ING A BIG FORTUNE.
The Postoffice Department Helps
Out With an Advertising
Feature.
Especial Correspondence

| thousands and thousands believe IN
that Biblical saying that Cleanliness
is next to Godliness,' but mere frac-
tional part of the thousands who 50
believe have ever thought it might pc
a source of revenue to put the saying
into practical form and profit thereby
One of the fractional parts of the
thousands of Delivers in the great tru-
ism is Cyrus Baxter, a native of But
| falo, who has reached the mellow age
of TO, and who came into the office OF
Chairman Bleistein of the Publicity
Department of the Pan-American Ex-
position a couple Of days ago and asked
| for information
Il want to make some money" said
Mr.. Baxter, "and have got an idea that
ought to make me rich and l want to
/ find out from you just who to see to get
the privilege of starting the Tourists
Cleaning and Rejuvenating Company.
want it started to catch the Pan-Amer-
lean visitors in the year 1901. The idea
is this. l want to build the cleaning
and rejuvenating department near the
| Union depot and there scrub and dust
and generally clean up the visitors.
Some days trains will bring in many
! thousands. Well, I want to be ready
| for them. I want a great long build
| ing erected and when the trains come
| in | want the runners to take all the
travellers and send them into that shed.
| The entrance into the front room Will
| cost 10 cents, and all who go in Will
have their hats and coats nicely
brushed by a force of boys, and after
that they will step into chair and get
a shine. Then they can go out il they
want, but it will cost only ten cents to
go into the next room and there they will
be shaved and get a hair cut and have
chance to wash. And for an extra
dime we will supply them with a Pan
American collar. 1t will cost TO cents
to get into the next room, and there
there will be a nice meal and ticket
for the exposition thrown in with
neat little guide book.
THE scheme is a good one for the
tired, dusty, hungry. dirty unshaven
unkempt tourist, who goes in one door
and in an hour comes out Of another
with hair cut and shampoed, with
clean shave, a wash, shoes shined,
Clothes brushed, hunger appeased, and
with a ticket for the fair in his pocket
and all for dollar, and he feels like
a new man.
| Mr. Baxter was wildly enthusiastic
regarding his new plan to cleanse the
soiled and renovate the dust-covered
visitors and to supply clean, stiff,
starched collars in lieu Of the soiled
and wilted ones and the elimination of
his idea, that dinner with exposition
ticket tossed in, and all for the small
sum of 65 cents, appeared to him to be
the apex of charity and financial acu-
men. He was given no encouragement.
and asked to put his ideas into writing
for an easier assimilation by the Con-
cessions Department.
! y
That department is barricading its
doors against his soon expected visit.
When Governor Roosevelt, the ia
nous Colonel of the Rough Riders and
the equally famous chief executive of
the Empire State, appeared in the city
a few days ago and gave the Pan
American Exposition project the most
marked promises for his powerful aid
the management was more delighted
than it is possible to tell for the sup
port of the fighting Governor was earn
|
of an aggrevating condition of affairs
in connection with the State appropria-
ton of 100000. There was a clause
in the bill which made it impossible for
the State board to make any preiimi-
nary arrangements for the construction
of the State building; or in fact to ex-
pend penny until the exposition had
collected and had to its credit in the
banks the sum of SS00,000. 1t will be
many months before that sum is on
hand in cash, for though many times
that amount has been pledged the
treasurer will not call for it except as it
is needed, the quarter of a million now
on hand being ample to carry the pro-
iect forward for the best portion of
the coming year.
There was no real good reason for the
clause being inserted in the bill. but it
has developed that it was liable to
cause a great delay and to sadly ham
per the State board and possibly de-
lay the completion Of the building,
which is expected to be one of the finest
on the grounds. The matter was ex
planned to the Governor during his vlslr
| by Chairman Scatcherd and MessrS
Birge and Sprague of the Executive
Committee and by Chairman Lock
wood of the State board. 1t was looked
upon as a great question.
| But the Governor rode it down as
easily as he did the Spaniards who
sought TO oppose him at Kettle Hill
LET your officials call the architects
together and arrange your offices and
get the plans. Go ahead with all haste
| paceSSarv' said the Governor ,11icLtv
| Don't take any chances of delaying
the State Exhibit on that account. Ad.
| vance the money yourselves and I will
send out special call for a meeting
of the State Board and We'll net drop
the matter until it is settled
And then the Governor indorsed the
project in the most enthusiastic terms
promised his warmest support said
that it would be pleasure and q priv
ilege to come to Buffalo and participate
in the ceremonies attending Spade
Day." and then stepped aboard spe-
cial car which was waiting and was
whirled away to Niagara Falls.
| 1t is considered a sign OF the most
lfar-reaching interest in the forthcom-
ing Fair that the rush of would-be con-
cessioniares to the office of Director
Taylor is increasing every day, though
the Fair is still many, many months
away. Each day his Office is crowded
| with men who have ideas which they
wish to submit and some of them are
| tremendous Though something like
25S propositions have been submitted,
! there has been but one concession let,
| and that was the exclusive privilege to