The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
THE OPENING OF THE PAN.
AMERICAN EXPOSITION.

The Pan American Exposition was
thrown open to the public on Wednes-
day, May L. The Common Council of the
City of Buffalo declared that day civic
holiday and the entire city turned out in
recognition of this signal event which
celebrates the Centennial of the found
ing 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
Exposition, tells very charming story
of its history and creation and describes
the eautiful city in which the festival
has been developed and brought to COM
pletion The booklet is embelished with
many illustrations including twelve color
ed plates of Exposition buildings and
views. These will be sent free to ap
plicants by the Bureau of Publicity so
long as the edition lasts. All the princi
| pal buildings of the Exposition have been
| completed for some time. The installa-
ton 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, considering the I'M
favorable weather and the history of
| other expositions in this regard.
| Some of the afterthoughts, such as
State buildings. will not be done till about
May 20, which is to be Dedication Day.
Everyone who has visited the grounds
| of the Pan American Exposition during
the last few months has been astonished
| beyond expression upon beholding the
magnitude and the exceptional beauty
and novelty of the enterprise. 1t is very
much larger than people generally have
supposed, and it is apparent that the
$10,0O0,00O, which is the approximate
cost of the Exposition as whole, has
been expended most wisely and with the
happiest results. The particular novelty
that is to be noted in this Exposition is
discovered in the fact that in its exterior
aspect it is radical departure from former
expositions. The buildings are arranged
upon a harmonious and well developed
plan, producing court settings and vlstas
of very charming character. The use of
nodded staff work and decorative sculp-
ture upon the buildings and at all salient
| points within the courts, the liberal en-
| ployment Of hydraulic and fountain feat
ures, the floral and garden effects, the
exquisite colorings of buildings and
|
nation of the whole with more than
100000 electric lamps, combine to make d
a picture of unsurpassed loneliness. The
musical features are also of great impor-
lance and interest. The exhibit divisions
are very complete and embrace the gamut
| of industrial, scientific and artistic activi-
ties of the people of the Western Henri
sphere. 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 eXpendi-
turc of money can accomplish such work
is complete to the last detail.
Buffalo, too, is an ideal city for an ex-
position, having a 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
themselves in most ample way to enter
tain millions of guests during the Expo
| sition. The private dwellings through
out the city have been thrown open to
the public and, in view of the ample ac-
commodations, 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 quar-
tiers of the fine hotels, or the quiet rest
fulness of a pleasant home. The average
rate for accommodations near the EXPOSE
ton grounds is about 81 90 per night for
lodging, with CSC to SOC added for break
fast, it being expected that guests will
take their other meals upon the EXPOSE
ton grounds. A number of responsible
companies have organized to find accomo-
dations for visitors at any price they may
desire to pay. The offices Of these COM
panies are centrally located and this
system of management promises to bring
very satisfactory results to all concerned