The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-03-15

A splendid location was selected for
| the Exposition, in which there is in.
| cluded large part of the city's great
| and famously beautiful park, and from
| the time that was done up to the pres
ent moment the interest and energy
manifested and the strong intent to
succeed in every way shown by the
| people of the city in their great under
| taking have been focused upon and cen.
| tered in the work now nearing compile
| ton. The extent to which this interest
| has been shown can be gagged from
| the fact that on several recent Sun
days 10000 people have passed through
the wagon gates to the grounds in or
der that they might see how the work
of constructing the Exposition build
| ings was progressing.
Architectural wonders.
In its architectural qualities and out
lines the Exposition pays the republics
of South and Central America the
highest compliment possible, since in
the character and design of it's build.
lngs there will be placed before the Wis.
itor the most perfect, the most beauti.
full and the most enchanting picture of
! Spanish architectural memories that
| has ever been presented in any country
or place, while In it's natural attrac.
| tons and in the loveliness of it's lake
| and forest and flower setting the Expo
sition as picture will be source of
| gladness and delight and pride as
| well to every one who visits it. Those
| who have its direction and manage
ment are doing everything within their
| power to bring together about these
central, salient points those finishing
connecting links of fountains, of bril-
| liant lighting effects. of music, of gar
| dens, of entertainments and of nov.
city which go so far toward making up
the real life of great Exposition.
| As this is being written-six months
previous to the opening of the Exposi-
tion-it is distinctly gratifying to the
| people of Buffalo and of the State of
New York to be able to realize. as they
| do, that their efforts in the work of
building up and arranging the ground
work of the Exposition have been
warmly seconded on every hand. and
l
met with and the difficulties they have
had to overcome have but more close
ly accentuated and made apparent the
merit of their undertaking and brought
| to them the unsought praise and hearty
| applause of their fellow citizens of the
United States, while the prominent and
praiseworthy activity being shown in
Mexico. Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa
RIGA. Honduras. Ecuador, Peru, Chill
Bolivia, the Argentine Republic and in
Cuba. in all that relates to the partici
patton of those countries in the Exposi
ton, is most encouraging and presages
brilliant outcome. To this there is to
be added the widespread interest now
manifested in the Exposition in Cana
da. in Jamaica, in Guadeloupe, in Porto
Rico, in Hawaii and in the Philippines
With these factors TO work from, there
would seem to be a bright outlook
ahead for a successful outcome and a
realization to some degree of the senti-
ments underlying the Exposition. With
but few exceptions the States are cor
daily and enthusiastically interested
in the Exposition and will participate
and they are joining heartily in the
efforts to make it in its success consist
ent with the ideas held by those who
formulated its plans and such as will
amply and fully justify the pride, faith
and confidence of the people who first
took up and encouraged by every
means within their power the holding
of a Pan American Exposition-at a
seemingly most appropriate place
within earshot, as it is, of the worlds
greatest cataract. and amid the truly
marveously wonderful applications of
the unlimited power now being trans
mitted from that great leap of waters
Bringing Together the Resources OF
the Americas.
have given several reasons why il
seemed that an opportune moment had
been reached to hold a Pan-American
Exposition and also why the people OF
the Western Hemisphere should be in
terested in and learn much of great ad
vantage to them from such bringing
together of the resources OF the Ameri
cas- as it is contemplated and desired to
do, Many other reasons could be given
why broader. more rational, better
understood and more common sense
Pan-American sentiment should exist
between the people of the three Ameri
cas- than Is now apparent and as to
why the suspicion concerning the atti
tude of the United States toward them
that has lain not wholly or always dor
mant in the Latin American republics
should be wiped out for all time
Among these would be the building of
an isthmian canal. the possibility of a
continental railway some day connect
ing the two ends of the hemisphere, the
benefits and advantages in our rela
lions with Latin America that are GER
tain to follow the assimilation among
us of the Spanish language since the
Spanish war, which Is now going on in
every direction, and the striking
changes our relations and business
dealings and contact with Porto Rico.
Cuba and the Philippines will bring
about. These are all factors and things
of interest and value TO all the people
Of the Western Hemisphere, and each
and all will be aided and benefited TO
some degree in every way by the hold
ing Of the Pan-American Exposition.
If this international enterprise shall
therefore do aught in any of the direc.