The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-27
ELECTRICAL MARVELS
FOR BUFFALO FAIR


w ondefIul as IL VIII be IN ali Its de-
psrtments, it is as an exhibit Of the
wonders of electrical power that the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo.
which viii open next spring. win Guido
all that has preceded it.
Buffalo is but a few miles from
Niagara Falls, where one of the great
est feats Of modern times has within a
few years been accomplished in the
narnesslng of that great cataract for
the generation Of electricity. From the
cataract of Buffalo can be transmitted
uneSJlmated and unknown quantities
Of electrical power. The old problem
OF first burning coal and then creating
steam by means Of It was done away
with at Niagara when they set the
great turbine water wheels in motion
and began to use the mighty force Of
the greatest waterfall in all the world.
OF course, to begin with, there will
be a display of all the commercial uses
TO which electricity has been put. The
scope of this may be guessed when II is
stated that 71.000 square feet of floor
space have been allotted for this pur-
pose.
The real wonders of the Pan-American
plans viii deal with illuminations and
what might be termed spectacular
electricity The great centerpiece Of
the exposition viii be the electric
/ tower This viii rise to q height
OF $40 feet. Indeed il already
does, for it is now well along
toward completion. Each night
electricity amounting TO 5000 horse
power VIII be devoted to its use. It's
/ base viii be semi-ciTcular in shape and
viii be surrounded by the great basin
OF the electric fountains. Pouring from
height OF ninety feet from the front
| Of the tower will rush an immense
cascade. Several thousand gallons of
water Will flow down this cascade each
minute, passing over many lodges be
fore reaching the level of the basin.
/ This win be beautiful enough by day,
but when night comes il viii become
such dazzling spectacle as has never
! before been seen From a translucent
/ falling mass of clear water il VIII be
changed into a cataract of color. Lights
combining all the cOlOrs of the rain
bow viii be constantly thrown upon it
/ from behind while others cast by
powerful searchlights from the front
viii add to the gOrgeousness Of the
display The effect viii be that of d
cataract of flame.
q g q
But this will be only one of the fea-
| lures of the great electric tower. In
/ its very construction there was planned
what win be really startling lighting
l effect. The shaft of the tower. spring
! ing from the base at a height of
! seVenty-five feet, is treated with great
| decorative panels, which are fantasti-
/ tower is lighted on the inside. at night,
! these designs will show in bright shafts
J of light. Even more fantastic effects
viii be produced on the face Of the
tower by all manner of wondrOus.
moving electric pictures. Strange
dragons Will dart about in playful
antics OF mortal combat on the field
of the towers front, while other gro
! tesque creatures dance or crawl or
madly dash up and down. back and
forth upon the facade of this wonder
/ ful structure.
| Aside from the great spectacular fea-
| lures the mere lighting of the grounds
/ will be notable in the annals of electric
/ illumination. The main drives will be
/ Illuminated by means of ornamental
| posts. each holding q score or more Of
! incandescent lights and stationed not
more than 200 feet apart. The Midway
/ for of course there could be no eX-
position without its midway-will be a
/ blaze of light so brilliant that its like
/ has never been seen before One
/ scheme of the Midway which is entire
] " new and wholly worthy OF Yankee
/ cleveTness Of imagination, is to be
/ called "A Trip to the Moon and If
/ the management carry out their scheme
as they say they intend TO, the illusion
1 Will be almost perfect
] The grounds and the buildings of the
/ exposition are now beginning to take
| coherent form. 1t is proudly shouted
J
/ exposition ever to open on time If it
/ does so there is no doubt that it will
/ break a. long record of delays and IN
] preparedness. The grounds are beauJi-
J fully laid out. An artificial canal is
! already constructed which connects all
! departments of the park and viii give
/ the u--al opportunity for gOndOlas and
! launches. The landscape gardening IS
/ excellent so far as one can judge at
( this early stage of the work new
. Hu~r -
/ ChicagO's fair was called the Great
White City" Not so the Pan-AmeTlcan-
4 Out of compliment to our southern
: neighbOrs as much as because Of the
! desire to do something which would be
4 different from the plans of other great
/ shows. the management decided to fol-
! low. i'm a general way, the Spanish
/ Renaissance style of architecture-ln
/ other words. to use the Spanish style.
/ as it has been adapted to the needs of
/ the Latin-AmeriCan countries OF
! Mexico. Central america and South
! America. The result. as is easily seen
+ even now viii be very beautiful The
/ coIorfng viii not be garish. but viii be
/ decided, and there VIII be no building
without 1t.
/ Buffalo has profted by Chicago's eX-
I position experience in one respect II
/ will be remembered that a vast prob
/ lem in the shape of thousands OF I'M
1 employed men ana women SJdItu til-
/ cago in the face after the W GRID
( fair closed. Moreover. the values OF
real estate. improved and vacant both,
, sharply slumped after the great fair
/ ended In Buffalo no man can get work
Iupou the buildings of the Pan-Amert-
can unless ne is actually voting citi-
zen of Buffalo. and the construction or
/ hotels and buildings which are likely
( to be useless after the summers rush
1 is over Is being rigidly discouraged
/ The management say that they want
( to see every house in Buffalo hotel
! while the fair lasts-that they hope as
many people as can viii take boarders
4 and that they are doing all they can 10
I bring this about So there viii probably
4 be very little OveT-building-
! Affectation-