The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
VOLUME 2.
The Pan-American

%, VIC WCi . u l. ebO - uheolp iuSp u
week to see the Pan American,
aud it is just, simply, 0 MY -
For the benefit of those who
may think of going, as well as for
those who may not go, we will
tell you little about it.
The Exposition is Of the order
of the Centennial at Philadelphia,
the Worlds Fair at Chicago, and
others. If you have the idea of
a County Fair you have that of
one of these great national or in
ternational expositions.
If farmer has fine horses,
fine cattle, fine poultry, or any
other product of his farm that he
wishes to bring to the notice of
the public, he takes them to the
County Fair and places them on
exhibition. There the coach
maker takes his finest buggies;
the harness maker; his harness;
the sewing machine dealer, his
machines all with a view to ad-
vertising and getting for these
goods more extensive sale.
Anything along that line from
a County Fair to Worlds Fair
is purely a business enterprise.
There must be grounds; these
grounds musu be enclosed, so
that people cannot get inside
the enclosure without paying;
buildings must be erected to re-
ceive and properly display ex-
hibits; and dozens Of other things
must be provided to make it suf-
ticiently attractive, that large
numbers of people will attend.
This is only mentioned with a
view to helping you get a proper
idea of the object of an Exposl-
ton. A county fair gives you no
more idea, however, of the grand
eur and magnificent splendor OF
the Pan American than an exhi-
bition in an old log country
school house would give you OF a
first class theater.
The Pan-American, as it's name
indicates. is all-American, that is
it does not include exhibits from
other than the western continent
In March 1899, the citizens of
Buffalo raised by popular sub
scription 81, 175, 900 and Congress
came to their assistance with a
donation of $500,00 more. Thus
with over two million dollars, an
organization was effected and
and from that day thousands OF
workmen have been busy getting
ready for the summer of 1901.
The grounds embrace $50 acres
and including a portion Of Dele
ware Park whose irregular lake
and rare trees and shrubs, it is a
most picturesque spot indeed.
Buffalo is a beautiful city OF
100000 people, situate at the east
ern end of Lake Erie, the country
lying adjacent is level as a floor
and in fine state of cultivation.
1t is, of course, out of the ques
y ton in this article to tell you o1
all the attractions of the city
Ellicott Square, named for Jo
seph Ellicott, the real founder ol
the city, is the largest office build
ing in the world. 1t is ten sto
ries high, contains about twelve
hundred rooms, and cost 33oC
thousand dollars. Their Pos
office cost 1900 thousand ant
their City and County Hall a like
sum.
The distance from MERGERS
burg to Buffalo is 385 miles, anC
may be covered by leaving Mer
cersburg on the 8'oclock train il
the morning, and reaching But
falo at 7.40 in the evening of tn
same day; or, you may leave Mer
cersburg at $50 p. M, and be Il
Buffalo next morning at 7.4C
BY the latter, you leave Harris
burg at lilo p. M, and you hav
your choice of riding in a da.
coach or paying two dollars for
berth in sleeper. Two person
may occupy the same berth an
thus the expense is reduced to
dollar each, which is not create
than the same accommodation 4
a oooI brtol