Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-13


of approach, all of them attractive, all
of them SO inviting as to leave one
still in doubt which to choose.
If we begin at the upper left hand
corner-the northwest-as an artist
might do in making picture, we shall
straightway find ourselves in the laby-
r.nths of the Midway, surrounded by
the gayest of scenes, IN a maze of
novelties, threading serpentine walks,
meeting the grotesQue and the incon-
gruous and laughing with the merriest
of merry crowds. If we begin at the
northeast corner, we shall sit in the top
row of seats in the Stadium, looking at
a crowd of $4,000 people in that great
amphitheatre, larger in its dimensions
than the Coliseum built by Vespasian
and Titus to please the sportive Ro
mans at the beginning OF this era.
Rather let us come up from the city
by trolley, as most of the visitors will
do, and approach the exposition from
from the business center of Buffalo to
the southern gates of the exposition,
but no city ever had better street
railway system than this, and 1t Is a
short ride. Several hundred new cars
have been ordered for the Pan-Amer-
lean year, and cent fare will take
passengers from any point in the city,
no matter how remote, to the gates OF
the exposition.
The ride is through as beautiful a
residence section as any city can boast.
There are miles upon miles of smooth
asphalt pavements, bordered with
green lawns, EMPOWERED with naples
and elms. Nearly every dwelling has a
broad veranda, shaded with vines or
banked with brilliant blossoms. Ev
cry lawn has it's floral feature. The
absence of fences gives the whole city
park-like aspect in the open residence
portions. The streets are clean as
ships deck. The air is sweet. A cool
breeze comes from Lake Erie. which
lies to the southwest. 1t is this tenn
pering wind that fans the city through
out the torrid season and gives to
Buffalo the most delightful summer
climate known to any city of the north.
Hot nights are rarity. An abundance
of pure water from Lake Erie, a per-
feet drainage system, the cleanest of
streets and proper sanitary regulations
we'll enforced combine to give Buffalo
city Her mortality record is one of
the best. <Wheelmen will be interested
to know that there are 223 miles of
the smooth, clean asphalt streets in
TIE city, to say nothing of the fine
macadam roads and cycle paths
throughout the extensive park system,
of which there are about % miles.
The plans for the exposition are so
nearly matured and so much work has
been done that we know now what the
visitors shall see in the matter of i'm
portant buildings and picturesque
grounds.
1t is May, 1901 We alight at Forest
avenue and enter at the grand south
ern gateway of the exposition. 1t is
on Lincoln Parkway, a broad, beauti-
full boulevard shaded deeply with rows
of tall NAPLES. The entrance is one
of the notable architectural works Of
the exposition, of rich and elaborate
design. A 50-cent ticket gives us the
freedom of the exposition for a day.
We are in the city for at least a
week, so will take our pleasure leisure
ly. We are conscious that myriad of
wonderful things lie beyond the great
portal, but the more haste the less
pleasure The terminal station of the
intramural railway at the left receives
the bulk of the incoming crowd, but
there are many who prefer to walk
now and ride when wearied with sight
seeing
A Park of Surprising Beauty.
The Pan-American Exposition
grounds are about one mile from north
to south and half mile from east to
west They embrace an area of $50
acres, of which 1873 acres are improved
park lands, part of Delaware Park.
We are told by experts whose word is
law among landscape architects that
the park scenes which we are now
drinking in with our fresh vision and
alert sensibilities are among the most
beautiful in the world. 1t is easy to
indorse such an agreeable expression OF
opinion, for he must be obtuse indeed
who will not readily imagine himself
set down in one of natures own fairy
lands
In planning the great exposition it
has been the aim of the architects to
avoid disturbing any of the features of
this charming pleasure ground. The
walk leads the visitor among stately
trees and along stretches of rare shrub
berry that give off delicious odors from
millions of flowers. The first notable
building is the Albright Art Gallery,
we'll within the park on an elevated