Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-17
HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDAY, MAY H. 1901.
rAN-AMER1cAN EXPOSITION.
Opened May 1st-something of Its lattrac
tions-$1O,OOO.00O Expended.

Opened May 1st-SOmething of Its Attrac-
tions-$1O,O 600, 900 Expended.
The Pan-American Exposition was
thrown open to the public on Wednes-
day, May 1.
A new booklet, just issued for the
Exposition, tells very charming story
Of its history and creation and des-
cribes the beautiful city in which the
festival has been developed and bro't
to completion. The booklet is en-
bellished with many illustrations, in
cluding twelve colored plates of Expo
sition buildings and views. These
will be sent free to applicants by the
Bureau of Publicity so long as the
edition lasts. All the principal build
ings of the exposition have been COM
pleted for some time. Some of the
afterthoughts, such as State buildings,
will not be done till about May 20,
which is to be Dedication day.
Everyone who has visited the grounds
of the Pan American Exposition dur
ing the last few months has been aston
ished beyond expression upon behold
ing the magnitude and the exceptional
beauty and novelty of the enterprise.
1t is very much larger than people
generally have supposed. and it is ap-
parent that the sl0o0o00o, which is
the approximate cost of the exposition
as a whole, has been expended most
wisely and with the happiest results.
The particular novelty that is to be
noted in this exposition is discovered
in the fact that in it's exterior aspect
it is a radical departure from former
eXpositions. The buildings are ar.
ranged upon harmonious and WE'LL
developed plan, producing court set
tings and vistas of very charming
character. The use of moulded staff
work and decorative sculpture upon
the buildings and at all salient points
within the courts, the liberal employ
ment of hydraulic and fountain fea-
lures, the floral and garden effects, the
exquisite colorings of buildings and
architectural ornaments, and the
illumination of thes whole with more
than 100000 electric lamps, combine to
make picturesof unsurpassed lowell
ness. The musical features are also of
great Importance and interest. The
exhibit divisions are very complete and
embrace the gamut cfindustrial, scien.
titic and artistic activities of the people
Of the western hemisphere. The Mid
way. claimed to be the greatest in the
world. has more than mile of 'front.'
age. The restaurant features are per-
feet and the exposition, SO far as
human ingenuity and the wise eXpend-
iture of money can accomplish such
work, is complete to the last detail.
Bnffalo, too. is an ideal city for an
exposition. having summer climate
that is tempered by the breezes from
Lake Erie and, therefore, the most
comfortable in which one may enjoy
his summer outing. The people of
the city have prepared themselves in a
most ample way to entertain millions
of guests during the exposition The
private dwellings throughout the city
have been thrown open to the public
and, in view of the ample accommo-
dations, very moderate rates will pre-
vail SO that every visitor will have such
Recommendations as he is willing to pay
for. He may have the palatial quar-.
ters of the fine hotels, or the quiet
restfulness of pleasant home. The
average rate for accommodations near
the exposition grounds is about s1.Ol
per night for lodging, with % cents tc
so cents added for breakfast, it being
expected that guests will take theil
other meals upon the expositio,
grounds. A number of responsible
companies have organized to find &C
commodations for visitors at any price
they may desire to pay. The offices of
these companies are centrally located
and this system of management prom
ises to bring satisfactory results to al
concerned