New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
BUFFALO DAY AT THE FAIR
GREAT CROWDS VISIT THE PAN
AMERICAN.
GUATEMALA's EXHIBIT, NEWLY INSTALLED,
ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


Buffalo Oct. l9.-AH Buffalo at the exposition
to-day. Some went early in the morning and re-
maned until midnight before their desire for sight
seeing satisfied and all participated in making
Buffalo Day al the exposition the biggest special
day many ways that the fair has had or will
have. 1t is doubtful II other single affair short
OF a national crisis, could have caused such COM
plete suspension Of business here and such an alb
soute giving way TO A single desire as occurred
here in honor OF the exposition which was built by
BuffaIonians II was a tremendous Outpouring Of
citizens celebrating their achievement, and 1t
a success. was the exposition Itself. In the
purposes for which II created. In the evening
the attendance estimated at one hundred and
thirty thousand.
The crowds began to arrive early, but it was
noticeable that the proportion of Buffalonians IN
the grounds not large as the advertising
and work of preparation seemed to warrant inns
caused some worry but was explained by the
statement that the Buffalo people feared the bad
weather and would come some other day Inc
clouds gathered before neon and threatened ram
and this caused many to remain away. But IN
the afternoon all changed. The weather when
has interfered so seriously and many times win
the fair seemed 10 become ashamed OF itself ana
its perpetual injustice TO Buffalo The sun hrohe
through the clouds. the wind moderated and the
crowds began to journey the fair. Inside of an
hour after noon every at the command OF
the railway companies was forced into commission
and scarcely able TO carry all the people
TICKETS GIVEN TO MANY
MANY factories and stores did not close until
noon and these crowds helped 10 swell me mum
hers In most cases the employees were pTo'loed
with souvenir tickets that their employers oous"t
for them and with the prospect OF only the pri0e
of carfare to get inside the grounds few Of 'heSe
people neglected their opportunity. Inc pro-
gramme not as elaborate as many lhat nav
been prepared for other special days, but IL was
carried ont 10 the rninutest detail. School chll-
dren under the guidance of their teachers. ana
fathers and ncthe-s with their little families were
numerous among the thousands, and nothlhg oC-
Cured TO mar the ceremonies in any way II y
,,,aerstood no great snecal features were decided
on Cor the reason that local people would be inter
ested more in the exhibits than in anything eis4'
and such proved 20 BE- the case.
Al no special day until this one have the exhibits
11aen scr,,+inized so closely and. usual the
greatest attention was paid those displays from
South America. 1t may astorish persons u'i-
familiar with the methods OF conducting an enter
rrise like hig exposition II learn mat Only id9'
month an important exhibit vas installed. II was
entirely due a series OF unaVoioabie cHcuii-
stances that Guatemala. whose exhibit mas peeh
advertised in every bit Of literature sent oU' ma
pertains TO the South American countries. ""S
unable TO get her exhibit installed until within SIN
weeks of the close Of the fair. All through the
summer months visitors interested in these par
ticular displays inquired and were TOLD that uua'e-
rnala's exhibit in the Agricultural BuAolhs-
When they searched for il all they could mo was
booth in which coffee from Guatemala was given
away.
SMALL But CREDITABLE.
Meanwhile. other exhibitors had made arrange
rofnts for having their displays removed. and were
nreparing to depart with them. II was dark ana
rainy night when the proper officials were informed
that Guatemala's complete exhibit was reaoy TOT
instalment 1t had been awaited so long tnat per-
sons might have thought it could remain hiaoen
little longer but George Linden. OF the Philadelphia
Museums who supervised the work Of instalns
some of the larger of the South American EXHIBITS
thought otherwise and he got his men together ana
worked from midnight 10 dawn. The next DAY
after the exhibit arrived 1t in place. and the
people who marvelled most were the exhibitors IN
the Agricultural Building.
The exhibit is small, but exceedingly creditable
OF course the coffee commands the most attention.
II is in Guatemala that much of the coffee sold in
the United is produced Visitors at the ex-
position who have the big displays OF coffee
made by other South American countries wonder
at this It's a fact. however" said Mr. Linden, in
commenting on this point There various
reasons why this is For thing, the trans
portation facilities are better, and for another
thing the coffee is cheaper. 1t is from Guatemala
that we get of Mocha and Java Sal
vador produces of the finest coffee in the
world. but nearly all Of il goes to the European
markets. 1t is the way with the Ecuador
coffee. Higher prices paid in Europe for that
coffee than IL could command here
THE people here 10 prefer the cheaper
coffee and they get practically all that from
Guatemala. Once trade is established with one
Of these South American countries. you know it is
hard break ii. The trade induces the formation
OF the transportation lines. and when those two
factors settled 1t is difficult matter change
them. Now. l do not mean to say that all the cof-
fee consumed in the United States from
Guatemala, or that we do not get the better cof-
fees here. We get coffee from Brazil, Costa Rica
and Honduras, well other places, and those
countries have Of the finest coffee in the
world. but the Guatemala coffee always finds a
ready market in the United States"
SOME CURIOUS COMMODITIES.
Guatemala makes the usual display of cereals
and textiles that is shown by the South American
republics but il shows several commodities that
different from those of other countries. For
example, the straw from which Panama hats
made is shown in lavish quantities Then there
the famous hOrsehair ropes These ropes
not intended for in binding, but sold in
bulk, and when they reach their destination they
unraveIed and form the interior of mattresses
and the furniture. The famous brown
Peruvian cotton, which is used much in the
side by side with Pita fibre. from which material
for sacking and bags is obtained. There is also
are all preserved in preparation OF formadehyde,
in which the colors Of the fruits retained.
bread fruit contained in hermetcally sealed
Jars. In the back part of the where it would
be the last TO be reached, Is jar OF anacardium
a deadly poison, which is used for medicinal pur-
Der and medicinal plants. An exhibit that attracts
barks These are plentiful In Guatemala and
Guatemala has plenty Of cattle and all the facn-
ties for tanning hides there are no modern tan
excellent opening for business of this kind
with most OF the other South American countries.
Hides cheap. and the tanning barks be OBJ
market in South America and in spite OF this fact
Mr.. Linden says many of the hides tanned in the
country are still tanned according to primitive
methods by the natives. At present Germany and