The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08

snecfal Correspondence Of the Globe.
BUFFALO, N. z, Oct. 6.-It may not
come amiss to say right here at the be-
ginning that this is true one. 1s
about the latest decision Of the advisory
board Of architects to make Venice look
like $50 cents" during the summer
months of the year 1901, for unanimous
vote was taken a day since on the prop
osition whether or not canal shoulo
be built about the grounds Of the Pam
American exposition.
Canal vs. no canal was the issue, ana
the canal adherents won easily, for all
decided that of all the grand features
suggested 1t would be the most
beautiful; the most attractive from all
view points, and though 1t. will cost a
fortune to construct this great water
way the result will be 80 magnificent
that 1t will be a fortune wisely spent
In the construction of this canal 1t
will be necessary to remove over 18o,ooo
cubic yards Of earth, for the canal Will
be nearly two miles in length and 1t
will be not less than forty feet in width
and from three feet six inches to four
feet in depth.
This magnificent waterway will skirt
the entire exposition grounds, and on
either side Of 1t there will be beautiful
walkways thirty-hve feet in width. One
Of the ideas that the architects have In
mind when they decided upon the con-
struction Of this canal was the beauties
of the ensemble at night when the mag
nificently illuminated building would cast
vari-colored reflection upon the limpid
waterway forming vision that has
never been duplicated and which the
fond members Of the advisory board
on so grand a scale
It is the intention Of the management
to construct at short distances along the
canal stopping places at points Of inter-
est and to run on the canal a large num-
Der of beautiful crafts so that the visi.
tors may visit the buildings Of the ex-
position either by land or water, for all
of the buildings will have an entrance
on either side. It will be possible to
enter them from the land side or, If the
spectator be weary, what would be more
pleasant than to step into a beautiful
Italian gondola and have q picturesque
SuDJeCL VI h1HS IuiiiUe4t oo LAG VI dis
portation work?
Besides the gondolas which will ply
up and down the canal, the management
will install series Of beautiful electric
launches which will make regular trips
about the entire canal and give the oc
| cupants a chance to see the entire outlet
without making any stops. and ther
there will be others making the journey
but stopping to drop the passengers a.
the various buildings and at the variou:
courts where the special features will b.
located.
When the canal project was frs
preached there were few members OF
the committee who were startled at the
prospective financial outlay. 1t will bt
large without doubt The grand cour
of honor Of the Columbian exposition wa:
vastly expensive, but 1t was the mos
beautiful sight that was ever seen, anC
the result was well worth the expendi
ture. 1t was pointed out In the presen
instance that the grand canal about thu
grounds of the Pan-American would bt
far more beautiful than was the cour
of honor at Chicago and that though j
would be so UNNECESSARILY finer that i
would pay for itself within brief time
and with handsome margin If simply
charged up against the advertising &C
count.
And the canal adherents won, and thu
work on the canal will be started within
the next six days.
In fact, the real hard work of erecting
the great buildings and Of beautifyine
the grounds will all be under the great
est progress before the month of Octo
| Der has become a memory for the man
agement has succeeded In securing thu
lseryices Of the greatest architects ant