The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-29
EXHIBITS FOR BUFFALO
Contributions From the Depart
ments at Washington.
The Various Branches of the United
States Government to Be Repre-
scented AT the Pan-Amertcan Ex-
position to He Held From May
Till November of Next Year.

degree Of activity is already shown In
the Government Departments at Washing-
ten in the matter of the preparation Oh
exhibits for the Pan-American Exposition
TO be held at Buffalo May 1 to November
i, 1901.
This exposition received the endorse
ment of Congress in July, 1898, when a
resolution was adopted declaring that "a
an-American Exposition will undoubt
eddy be of vast benefit to the commercial
interest of the countries OF North, South,
and Central America" and that 1t merits
the approval of Congress and of the PEG
pie of the United States
On March 3, 1899. Congress appropriated
$500. 900. and declared that lit is desirable
to encourage the holding of Pan Ameri-
can Exposition on the Niagara frontier. IN
the city of Buffalo in the year 1901, lit
tipgly to illustrate the marvellous develop
ment of the Western Hemisphere during
the nineteenth century, by display OF
the arts, industries, manufactures, ana
the products of the soil, mine. and sea"
and also declared that 1.-The proposed Pan
American Exposition being confined to the
Western Hemisphere. and being held in
the near vicinity of the great Niagara
cataract, within a days journey OF which
reside 10000, 600 people, would unquestion-
ably be of vast benefit to the commercial
interests not only of this country but OF
the entire hemisphere, and should there
fore have the sanction of the Congress OF
the United States"
The board of management of the United
States Government exhibit, provided by
the act of Congress, was appointed and
organized as follows: ]. H. Brigham. As
sistant Secretary of Agriculture, Chair
man; W. H. Michael, Department Of State;
W. H. Hills. Treasury Department; Capt.
Peter c. Harris, War Department; Frank
Strong, Department Of Justice; John b.
Brownlow, Postoffce Department.; B. F.
Peters, Navy Department: F. W. Clarke.
Department of the Interior; +. W. True.
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum; W. dec. Ravenel, Commission of
Fish and Fisheries; C. H. Verrill, Depart
ment of Labor; W. c. Fox. Bureau OF
American Republics; W. Y. Cox, Secretary;
w. NJ. Geddes. Disbursing officer; John NJ.
Biddle, Assistant Secretary; r. L. Stone.
Clerk.
A special committee was appointed by
this board to arrange for exhibits from
the Philippines, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Cuba,
Alaska, the Islands Of Guam, Tutuila, and
Nanua.
On behalf of the National Government,
the Department Of State, In June, 1883.
invited the Governments of the Western.
Hemisphere to participate In the EXPOSE
ton. Official acceptances have been re-
ceived from Canada. Mexico Honduras,
Nicaragua, Salvador, Guatemala. Guada-
loupe. Dutch Guiana. Bolivia. Argentine
Republic. Chile, Costa Rica, Brazil, Peru,
Venezuela, and Haiti. Unofficial assur-
ances, it is said, have been received from
nearly all other Governments and depen-
denotes in this hemisphere that suitable
exhibits will be prepared by them.
The United States Bufldfngs.
eastern end Of the Esplanade. will shell.
ter the displays Of the United States Gov
eminent. The main structure is AIS feet
by 100 feet The two others are 10 feet
square. Curved arcades connect the build
ings and form semi-circular court Open
ing to the west. A dome $50 feet above
the main floor crowns the centre Of the
main building. Upon the dome is Il iig-
ure Of Victory, twenty feet in height,
which will form one of the most conspic-
uous features of the Exposition. The ex-
hibition space afforded by these build
ings is but little less than used by the
Government at the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago. James Knox Taylor, Supervising
Architect OF the Treasury, is directing
the work of construction. The style of
architecture is modification of the
Spanish renaissance following the gen.
erai plan of the Exposition.
The Department of Agriculture will
make very large display. Under this !.
Department there is a museum for spec
fal displays OF cereals, tobacco, animal
and vegetable fibres. illustrative OF dis
tribution, the effects OF transportation,
Of changes in soil, climate. and altitude.
and showing departmental methods of
study and treatment; Bureau Of Animal
Industry, Weather Bureau. Division CT
Entomology, Division of 0rnithology .nd
Mammalogy, Botanical and Horticultural
Divisions, Division of Forestry, Division
of Chemistry. Division of Statistics, d.
vision of Microscopy. Division of Nese-
table Pathology, Division OF Pomoiogy,
Office of Experiment Stations. Division
OF Records and Editing, and Division II !
Illustrations. From all these bureaus ard !,
divisions will be gathered and arranged |
exhibits of the utmost value and inter !
est TO those concerned in agricultural, !,
and live stock indus! ries.
The Department of State will illustrate !,
by means of blanks, sample letters, Cir l
culars. ETC., the workings Of the Diplo-
matte Bureau, Consular Bureau Bureau |
Of Statistics, Bureau Of Accounts, Bu-
rcau of Indexes and Archives Bureau of !
the Rolls and Library, Bureau of Com
missions and Pardons, Passport Bureau.
and Mail Division. 1t will also make ex-
hibits of historical archives, letters ETC., |
of great interest and value. There Will |
no il,ifc under the ansnices ~ ha ns-
par nent of State from the Executive |
Mansion.
The Treasury Display.
The Treasury Department is preparing |
q collection OF exhibits that will surpass
in interest any that 1t has ever before
shown. Among them will be lighthouse
fully equipped and in operation, with
models of lighthouses showing styles of
a coin press in operation,
showing the coming of money al the rate
Of 10000 coins per hour. each coin being
struck with force equal to the weight Of
100 tons: very complete collection OF
coins OF all nations, and complete set
,f medals struck by the mint at Phila-
lelphia.
There will also be a complete series OF
currency issued by the Government, from
| 10 cent piece to $4,000 gold note; a
complete model Of a quarantine station,
the care of the Government
n preventing the introduction and spread
If epidemic diseases; models OF marine
hospital operating rooms with X-ray ap-
,aratus, showing the wonderful advances
n that line Of science; complete model
II q vessel especially constructed for
leep-sea sounding, showing the sounding
ines and apparatus used in measuring the
iepth Of the water: upon the shore of the
axe Will be a life-saving station, show