The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-02-15

fact, in the world. The Exposition
will thus have the setting Of trees,
lawns and water features, which have
cost the city of Buffalo millions of dol
lars. The main Exposition buildings
are some 20 or more in number and are
arranged about system of beautiful
courts some 33 acres in extent. The
arrangement is such as to permit the
most exquisite decorative effects that
may be able to produce.
Space will permit only an enumera-
ton of the principal buildings. These
are: The Electric Tower, 375 feet
high, which is to be the centerpiece of
the most brilliant and novel electric H.
Elimination ever conceived; the Propy-
lac, or architectural screen, at the
northern end of the grounds; the Sta
dium, for sporting and athletic events;
the Agriculture building, Manufactures
and Liberal Arts building, Ethnology
building, the Government group of
three great buildings, the Midway res
taurant building, Electricity building,
the machinery and Transportation build
ings and Railroad Station, the Temple
of Music, Graphic Arts, Horticulture,
Mines, Forestry. Dairy, Ordnance,
Service and other buildings, the AL
bright Gallery of Art, costing 100000;
the New York State building, costing
$175,000. besides the state and foreign
buildings and numerous other struc
lures of beautiful and interesting de-
sign for variety of purposes.
The Midway at the Pan-American
Exposition alone will cost more than
some large eXpositions. 1t is estimat-
ed the cost of the Midway will be about
100000, as it will have more than a
mile of frontage closely built with the
most picturesque structures conceiva-
BILE and will contain between 30 and 40
entertainment features of most novel
and interesting character.
The purposes Of the Exposition are
not merely to give the people a most
magnificent and attractive entertain
ment but it will furnish the opportu-
nifty for every one to inform himself
upon the progress of the nineteenth
century. The Exposition is held for
the purpose of celebrating the achieve
ments of the western world during a
century of unparalleled progress. 1t is
distinctly a western world affair, all
the governments of the western hemi-
sphere having been invited to partici
pate in all departments. Official re-
cn0ncoc houo Noon r,odo Inv avarv i'm
portant government, state and depend.
ency of the western world, and they
are preparing to be represented by
most creditabIe exhibits
The exhibits are classified 10 the fol-
lowing divisions: Electricity and cleo
trical appliances; fine arts. painting.
sculpture and decorations: graphic arts
Typography, photography, steel and cop
per plate printing. photo mechanical
processes. drawing, engraving and
bookbindlng; liberal arts, education,
engineering, public works, eonstruc-
tive architecture. music and drama,
sanitation and hygiene; ethnology,
archaeology progress of labor and
invention. isolated and collective ex.
hibits; agriculture. agricultural nipple.
ments: machinery and appliances.
foods and their accessories. horticul-
ture, viticuture, agriculture. forestry
and forest products fish, fisheries,
fish products and apparatus for fish
ing; mines and metallurgy. machinery,
manufactures, transportation, rail-
ways vessels, vehicles. ordnance. ex-
hibits from the Hawaiian Islands,
Porto Rico. Guam. Tutuila and the
Philippine Islands.
| The Exposition has the Endorsement
not only of the state of New York,
which appropriated $500 900, but Of the
national government. which appropriate
ed 100000 for the purpose of being
suitably represented upon this great
occasion. The Exposition will con-
tinue six months and will furnish an
opportunity such as rarely comes for
the public to take note, at glance,
of the wonderful progress Of the west
ern world. 1t will be like great uni
yersity. at which the young and old
will become for the time being stu
dents of western civilization.
| About 10000 people have subscribed
to the stock of the Exposition, and it is
public enterprise in the broadcast
sense of the term, the aim being to pro
duce magnificent spectacle to delight
the artistic sense Of all who attend