Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-29
CONNECTICUT BUILDING.
Plans Submitted For One at Pan
 American Exposition.

American Exposition.
 Plans for the Connecticut building. or more properly speaking, the New England building in which Connecti- cut will have one room, at the Pan American exposition, are practically complete. Nearly all of the six New England states have made preliminary appropriations for the building, and all that remains now to assure the sue cess of the plans is to make the final appropriations.
 At first it was thought wise for each state to have q building of it's own, but after a number of conferences by commissioners in Providence. Boston and Springfield, it was decided that one large building would be sufficient for New England. Acting under this decision the commissioners, including the Hon Benjamin H. Lee, commis- siOner for Connecticut, asked Miss Josephine Wright Chapman, of Boston. to submit plans. These drawings have been received by MT Lee. and it is his impression that the structure will be built accordingly. providing the appro- priatiOns are forthcoming.
 At first glance. the building reminds one of fine old colonial mansion. I,s broad piazzaS and terraces are typical of a New England home of the reVolu- tionary period. It is plain. yet rich in design. and should il be erected. would be-;l credit to the oldest states in the Union. The building iS to cost, com Ilete. &1JOOO. II iS lO4 feet long by :l2 wide and is to be made of staff and wood painted to represent red brick with white marble trimmings. The shields of the six New England states are to be placed ill colorS on the front and there is to be d staff for each state flag. On the ground floor. as one enters tie building, is a large reception hall. nearly forty-sevcn feet square, supported by four columns. and at the rear are colonial stair cases leading in two directions from the first landing.
 On the right of the reception hall will be the bureau of information. the coat room and custodian ; quarters. On the left will be lOunging and writ ing rooms. from which a beautiful view of the entire exhibition will be possible In both these rooms large co- lOnial tireplaces will be arranged and the furnishings will all be in accord ance with the colonial idea. The toilet room will be in the rear. The arrange mCnt on this floor iS simple, thorough ly convenient and Withal decidedly in keeping with what the building will be used for.
 Upstairs there have been arranged six large rooms. Each New England state will he allotted one and it will be used for q rendezvous for people from that particular state. No exhibits. except possibly some historical relics. will be allowed in inc building. for it will he purely for the benefit of New England people that they may rest and have an opportunity to meet each Othc".
 This house has been assigned place in the exhibition grounds on the for cign and state building reservation. 1t will be located on q street. or path. connecting directly into the grand court and will be in almost as central q position as the New York building. It will be on the lake and in the midst of over 10000 transplanted shrubs and trees. which has transformed the rcser- vation into a vertaDlc park.
 Commissioner Lee is l busy man at present His mail is enormous and his work piles up as the days go on. Three weeks ago he returned from Buffalo, where he had been in consultation with the officials of the exposition. and he stated, yesterday, that he be lievcd the exposition in 1901 would lay way Oycr' the Chicago fair. Tn" fair at Chicago in 1893 covered an area W but about 300.
 "Ncvert helcSS," said Mr Lee. the advance in the science of electricity alone will be shown to have been so wonderful as to almost Startle every one who sees il. Other sciences have increased. but not i'll proportion.'
 Mr Lee is doing his best to get rates from the railroad companies from all points in Connecticut Io Buffalo. Al though as yet no definite arrangements have been made. it is probable that the rate from this city to Buffalo will be about &1O. AS soon as this is completed MT Lee is going to publish a pamphlet giving the names of all the principal hotels and boarding houses ill Buffalo. their rates, and where they are To- ca+nd.
 In speaking yesterday of the cX- position, AIr Lee said that for the last two weeks he had been deluged with letters from people all over the state asking for positions during the fair. In regard to these he said that all had been placed on file. and should an op- portunity present itself the applicants will l'e communicated with.
 The erection of the building will have'to be begun by February l. to be completed when tic exposition opens.