The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-30
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Buffalo mas declared lnal Gay
civic holiday and the entire city
will turn 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 inCerestof Pan
America.
A new booklet, Just issued for
Exposition, tells very charming
story of it's history and creation
and describes the beautiful city
in which the festival has been
developed and brought to COM
completion. The booklet is en-
belllshed with many illustrations,
including twelve colored plates OF
Exposition buildings and views.
These will be sent free to APP
plieants by the Bureau of Pub
ncitv 50 long as the edition lasts.
All the principal buildings OF the
Exposition have been completed
for some time. The installation
of exhibits began many weeks
ago, and there is every reason to
expect that the Exposition will
have d sand-paper finish on the
first OF Maya remarkable
achievement, indeed, considering
the unfayorabIe weather and the
history of other eXpositions in
this regard. Some OF the alter
thoughts, 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 during the last few
months has been astonished be-
yond expression upon beholding
the magnitude and the except
tlonal beauty and novelty of the
enterprise. 1t is very much
larger than people generally have
supposed, and it is apparent that
the SO, 900, 600, which is the ap-
proximate cost of the Exposition
as a whole, has been expended
most wisely and with the hap
piest results. The particular
n0veity that IS to be noted in this
Exposition is discovered in the
fact that in it's interior aspect
il is d radical departures from
former cxpositions. The build
1ngs are arranged upon a har-
monious and we'll developed plan,
producing court settings and
yistas Of very charming charac-
ter. The use of nodded staff
work and decorative sculpture
upon the buildings and all
salient points within the courts,
the liberal employment of by
draulic and fountain features,
the floral and garden effects, the
exquisite Colorings Of buildings
and architectural ornaments,
and the illumination Of the whole
with more than 100000 electric
lamps, com bine to make aPlcture
of unsurpassed loneliness. The
musical features are also of great
importance and interest. The
exhibit divisions are very COM
plete and EN- brace the gamut of
industrial, scientific and artistic
activities of the people of the
Western Hemisphere. The Mid
way, claimed to be the greatest
in the world, has more than a
mile of frontage. The restau-
rant features are perfect and the
Exposition, so far as human in
genuity and the wise eXpendi-
ture of money can accomplish
such d work, is complete to the
last detail.
Buffalo, too, Is an ideal city for
an exposition, having a sumner
climate that is tempered by the
breezes from Lake Erie, and;
therefore, the most comfortable
in which one may enjoy his sum
mer outing. The people of the
city have prepared themselves in
a most ample way to entertain
millions of guests during the
Exposition. The private dwell
ings throughout the city have
been thrown open to the public
and, in view Of the ample ac-
commodations, very moderate
rates will prevail 50 that every
visitor may have such accomo-
dations as he is willing to pay
for. He may have the palatial
quarters of the fine hotels, or
the quiet restfulness of a pleas
ant home. The average rate for
accommodations near the Expo
sition grounds is about Shopper
night for lodging, with 25c to soc
added for breakfast, it being eX-
pected that guests will take
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