Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-02-19
NORTHWEST VIEW FROM THE ONO BUILDING.

comprehensive exhibits Of thu Pan.
American Exposition we see a record
n graphic form Of what mankind has
accomplished upon this hemisphere
during the 100 years now completed.
With vision sharpened We look for.
ward with prophetic eye into the mys-
ferries Of the future and get. IN lmagi-
nation at least. a glimpse Of what the
next century Is 10 bring forth.
Can II be possible that the Twentieth
century viii see an advance In material
md intellectual things as great rela.
lively 10 that Of other centuries as the
Nineteenth century has wltncssed7 IL
scarcely seems within the bounds OF
possibility. and yet who can say wheth-
or even more wonderful discoveries
and even more valuable applications ~
CUR present knowledge than the past
century has given Us do not await us In
he one now Just begun? The Nine
teenth century saw the revolution IN
caused by the invention u the steam
engine; II saw the invention Of the tele-
graph and telephone and electric light;
Il witnessed the application Of electric
power 10 urban transportation methods
and 10 the operation ~ the wheels OF
Industry generally; Il produced great
improvements IN the fields Of medicine
and surgery and Of education; II gave
Ms inventions In the way Of machinery
which have completely revolutlonized
Industry and shortened the hours OF
labor for the manual workers Of the
civilized world and particularly Of this
hemisphere. To go on and enumerate
IN detail the features Of Nineteenth
century progress would require more
space than Is nt my command. But II
viii not do 20 forget that great as this
progress has been and proud rs we
have right 10 boz ~ II there are tire
mendous problems Of social and po-
iltlcal character yet 20 be- solved. Their
settlement during the next century Will
10 much 20 alleviate the misery yet e1'
lstne In the world md render happier
the millions who win be born. live and
die during the next hundred years. II
should not be- forgotten that many
branches of science nre yet IN their In
fancy. We have only begun 10 under
Stand the mysterious force ~ elcctficl
". rnd we have not yet succeeded II
navigating the air. There are yet MAN.
worlds 10 be- conquered by the daring
the Inventive ana the pioneers Of hu
nan progress IN the forthcoming cen
FURY.
That the pulse Of mankind win b.
aulckened by the great Exposition o
MI the Americas so soon TO be bell
there Is no room for doubt
No more appropriate time could b
chosen for such an Exposition upon III
American continent No more appr'
pr,ate place than Buffalo aud the n
arara frontier could be selected. "a
uisnt this spot where the cataract
Nlaenrn has been harnessed ana SO
ence and industry have combined
concentrate all the energies aud acuy
ues characteristic Of the time. that u
moss nttng assemhlagc can be mad
Of the things which portray most G
fectlyely this progress.
Never before IN the history Of exp
altlons In either the New World or u
old has such remarkable work OF
constructive character been don
Never before did six months show 81,
a wonderful change IN the appearan
OF tract OF land as has been worke
without the aid OF magic, In the 3
acres which comprise the site OF q
Pan.American Exposition.
Now that the principal buildings a
practically constructed and the wh'
great enterprise has been thus far =
on schedule time u can be seen Il