Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-20
THE PAN-AMERIcAN EXPOSITION.


other Ottumwa papers combined.
THE PAN-AMERIcAN EXPOSITION.
The editor of the Courier spent last
week at Buffalo in attendance upon
the annual meeting of the National
Editorial association. In the proceed
ings of this convention the general
public is not particularly Interested,
beyond the fact that the meeting was
one of the largest and most successful
in the history of that organization. To
large extent the editors talked
shop" to a still larger extent they de-
voted their time to seeing the exposi-
ton, and they gave one day to view
ing the incompatible natural grand
eurs of Niagara Falls.
assume that what the readers of
the Courier are most interested in is
the exposition itself.
Is it worth while?
Is it worth the time, expense and
trouble required to make round trip
of some 900 miles in order to see it?
Will those who saw the worlds fair
at Chicago find anything new or novel
to interest them at Buffalo?
To all of these questions and others
of similar import the writer answers
unhesitatingly, yes"
| went to Buffalo without any feeling
of special enthusiasm for the exposi-
ton, thinking that it would undoubted-
ly be found to be very pretty and in
inclination to travel that way, and
stop off as it were between trains"
for stay of day or two.
| came away profoundly impressed
with the representative character, ex-
tent, and so far as the United States
is concerned, thorough completeness
of the exposition. More than this
was simply overwhelmed with the ar
tistic spirit that peryades the entire
production. 1t is in my judgment be-
yond the possibility of adequate de-
scription or expression in words.
1t is an education just to walk
through the grounds and gaze upon the
buildings, themselves architectural
works of art, the winding pathways
the broad plazas, the waterfall and
the fountains, the collonades, arches
and columns, the canals and lakes, tho
graceful bridges, and the many marv
elously beautiful pieces and groups O
colossal statuary.
When Illuminated at night with my
riads, one almost might say, millions
of electric lights, Illuminating ever.
nook and corner of buildings AM
grounds, the scene becomes fairy-lan'
indeed. AS an artificial production,
have never seen anything to equal
in beauty l believe it is today tn
most beautiful aggregation of tn
work of the hands of man to be see
In the world 1t is probable that a
nowhere else could similar scene
produced at this time. This is b.
cause of the lavish use of electricit
drawn from the great power plant
Niagara Falls, and which as yet ha
no duplicate on earth.
The exhibits are numerous, repr
sentative, and in many respects ver
complete. There are enough of sp
cial and unusual interest to keep on
busy sight seeing for a week, and the
many of them must be passed over
an entirely superficial way.
The management is devoting
great deal of attention to music an
every day and evening there are d
lightful open air concerts and ais
each day, including Sunday, there
free organ recital on the great PHI
organ in the beautiful temple of m
sic. Many of these recitals are give
by organists of world wide reputatit
in musical circles. During last wet
the recitals were given by j. F'ral
Donohue, of Boston, and the gre
auditorium of the temple of music W
crowded at each performance.
October 10 to 10, Clarence Eddy
well known to Ottumwa musical pt
pie, will give series of recitals.
The midway attractions are mum
Gus and many of them are OF unusl
interest AS whole they exceed
attractions of the famous worlds f
midway and furnish an endless amor