Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
PREPARED FOR THE OPENING.
Nearly Everything in Readiness for tt
Pan-American Exposition,

Nearly Everything in Readiness for the
Pan-American Exposition.
The Pan-American Exposition will be
thrown open to the public on Wednesday
May 1. The Common Council of the City
of Buffalo has declared that day a civic
holiday and the entire city will turn out in
recognition of this signal event which cele-
brates the Centennial of the founding of the
city and which is the first great exposition
to be devoted exclusively to the interests
of Pan-America.
A new booklet, Just issued for the Ex-
position, tells q very charming story of its
history and creation and describes the
beautiful city in which the festival has
been developed and brought to completion.
The booklet is embellished with many
illustrations, including twelve colored
plates of Exposition buildings and views.
These will be sent free to applicants by the
Bureau of Publicity so long as the edition
lasts. All the principal buildings of the
Exposition have been completed for some
time The installation of exhibits began
many weeks ago, and there is every reason
to expect that the Exposition will have a
sand paper finish on the first of Maya
remarkable achievement, indeed, consider
ing the unfavorable weather and the history
of other expositions in this regard. Some
of the afterthoughts, such as State build
ings, will not be done till about May 20,
which is 70 be Dedication Day.
Everyol who has visited the grounds of
the Pan-A 'erican Exposition during the
last few mon Us has been astonished beyond
expression upon beholding the magnitude
and the exceptional beauty and novelty of
tI,ao iC Iar ftar,
people generally have supposed, and it is
approximate cost of the Exposition as a
whole, has been expended most wisely and
with the happiest results. The particular
novelty that is to be noted in this EXPOSE
ton is discovered in the fact that in its
exterior aspect it is a radical departure
from former expeditions. The buildings
are arranged upon harmonious and we'll
developed plan, producing court settings
and vistas of very charming character. The
use of nodded staff work and decorative
sculpture upon the buildings and at all
salient points within the courts, the liberal
employment of hydraulic and fountain
features, the floral and garden effects, the
exquisite colorings of buildings and archi-
tectural ornaments, and the illumination
of the whole with more than 10000 cleo
trio lamps, combine to make picture of
unsurpassed loneliness. The musical
features are also of great Importance and
interest. The exhibit divisions are very
complete and embrace the gamut of indus
trial, scientific and artistic activities of the
people of the Western Hemisphere. The
Midway, claimed to be the greatest in the
world, has more than a mile of frontage.
The restaurant features are perfect and the
Exposition, so far as human ingenuity and
the wise expenditure of money can ac-
complish such work, is complete to the
last detail.
Buffalo, too, is an ideal city for an EXPOSE
ton, having summer climate that is
tempered by the breezes from Lake Erie
and, therefore, the most comfortable in
which one may enjoy his summer outing
The people Of the city have prepared them
selves in most ample way to entertain
millions of guests during the Exposition
The private dwellings throughout the city
have been thrown open to the public and !,
in view of the ample accommodations, very
moderate rates will prevail so that every
visitor may have such accommodations as
he is willing to pay for. He may have the
palatial quarters of the fine hotels, or the
quiet restfulness Of a pleasant home The
average rate for accommodations near the
Exposition grounds is about $1.00 per
night for lodging, with 25 cents to so cents
added for breakfast, it being expected that
guests will take their other meals upon the
Exposition grounds. A number of re-
sponsible companies have organized to find
accommodations for visitors at any price
they may desire to pay. The officers of
these companies are centrally located and
this system of management promises to
bring very satisfactory results to all con-
cerned