The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
PREPARED FOR THE OPENING.
Nearly Everything in Readiness for the
Pan-American Exposition.

Nearly Everything In Readiness Tor the
Pan-American Exposition.
The Pan-American Exposition was
thrown open to the public yesterday.
The Common Council of the city of
Buffalo declared that day civic hol-
iday and the entire city turned out in
recognition of this signal event which
celebrates the Centennial of the
founding of the city and which is the
first great exposition to be devoted
exclusively to the interests of Pan
America.
A new booklet, just issued for the
Exposition, tells a very charming
story of its history and creation and
describes the beautiful city in which
the festival has been developed and
brought to completion. The booklet
is embellished with many illustra
tions, including twelve colored plates
of Exposition buildings and views.
These will be sent free to applicants
by the Bureau of Publicity so long as
the edition lasts. All the principal
buildings of the Exposition have been
completed for some time. The install
lation of exhibits began many weeks
ago, and the Exposition had sand
paper finish on the first of Maya re-
markable achievement, indeed, con-
sidering the unfaYorable weather and
the history of other eXpositions in
this regard. Some of the after
thoughts, such as State buildings,
will not be done till about May Goth,
which is to be Dedication Day.
Every one who has visited the
grounds of the Pan-American Expo
sition during the last few months has
been astonished beyond expression
upon beholding the magnitude and
the exceptional beauty and novelty
of the enterprise. 1t is very much
larger than people have generally
supposed, and it is apparent that the
$10,000,000, 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 Ex-
position is discovered in the fact that
in its exterior aspect it is a radical de-
parture from former expositions. The
buildings are arranged upon har-
monious and well-developed plan,
producing court settings and yistas
of very charming character. The use
of nodded staff work and decorative
sculpture upon the buildings and at
all salient points within the courts,
the liberal employment of hydraulic
and fountain features, the floral and
garden effects, the exquisite colorings
OF buildings and architectural orna-
ments, and the illumination of the
whole with more than 100000 electric
lamps. combine to make a picture of
unsurpassed loneliness. The must
cal features are also of great import
ance and interest. The exhibit diyis-
ions are very complete and embrace
the gamut of industrial, scientific and
artistic activities of the people of the
West ern Hemisphere. The Midway,
claimed to be the greatest in the
world has more than a mile of front
age The restaurant features are per-
feet and the Exposition, so far as hui
man ingenuity and the wise eXpendi-
ture of money can accomplish such a
work, is complete to the last detail.
Buffalo, 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 peo-
pie of the city have prepared them
selves in most ample way to enter
tain millions of guests during the Ex-
position. The private dwellings
throughout the city have been thrown
open to the public and, in view of the
ample accommodations, very moder-
ate rates will prevail so that every
visitor may have such accommoda-
tions as he is willing to pay for. He
may have the palatial quarters of the
fine hotels, or the quiet restfulness of
a pleasant home The average rate
for accommodations near the EXPOSE
ton grounds is about $1.00 per night
for lodging, with % to so cents added
for breakfast, it being expected that
guests will take their other meals
upon the Exposition grounds. A
number of responsible companies
have organized to find accommoda-
tions 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 very satisfactory results
to all concerned.