The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-14
More Wonderful Object Seen
Only Once in a Lifetime.
WHERE is THE BEST RICE2
Carolina Growers Of Rice Ought to
Demand a Fair Chance.
CONTROVERSY OVER COLOR OF THE PAINT
Will the Government Building at the Buffo o
Pan.Ame lean Exposition be Gray and
Gold OF Yellow?
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Gold Of Yellow?
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Buffalo, N. ", April 13.-For two weeks
there has been an exciting controversy
between Director Turner the designer Of
the unique "color scheme" for the Pan
American buildings and the Supervising
Architect of the Treasury over the color
of the Government Building. Mr.. Tur-
ner planned to have the building painted
yellow The supervising architect signed
contract to have it painted the color
surmounted by gilded group and the
two smaller domes to be entirely gilded.
The general effect, according to the SUI
pervising architects plan was to be that
of a building of stone with touches Of
gold as before mentioned The contractor
bought the grey paint and forty men are
now busy putting it on. Director Turner
naturally included the Government Build
ing in the general color scheme which
| is to give every building different tint
and insists on having his original plan
carried out The members of the Gov
ernment board have established headquar-
ters in the new Federal building. Messrs
Michaels. Brownlow, Rayenel, and Capt
tain Harris are here. Secretary Cox is
expected this morning.
1 Another controversy is on foot which
is far more important in it's results than
the color of a building. A committee Of
five members of the Rice Association of
America was appointed at meeting of
the association held at Lake Charles, La,
14th of last February, to superintend the
building of "Rice Kitchen" in the Pan
American grounds. All sorts of dishes
prepared from rice will be prepared in
this kitchen by negro cooks and will be
sold at a cost so small as to cover only
the actual expense of preparing and serv-
ing The lumber men of the South will
furnish the wood for building this Rice
Kichen" which is to be as artistic as the
uses to which it will be put will admit.
The sole object of the kitchen is to show
our Northern brethren the capabilities or
r rice IS an article of food hear the
produce of the Louisiana and Texas rice
planters largely preponderates in this eX-
hibt and that the fine grain which comes
from the rice plantations around Will
, mington n. G. and Charleston. 5. c..
stands as yet no chance whatever of be-
| ing exploited. In fact, a prominent mem
) ber of the board argues that Louisiana
and Texas rice is far superior to the
] | product of the Carolinas! 1t would be
5 good idea for the planters in the Carolinas
TO look to their laurels in this particu-
lar! Maryland will have a similar exhib-
!. it on the grounds to exploit the food pro-
ducts of the Eastern Shore.
! Director General Buchanan has been
. successful in inducing Richard Watson
Glider to write the inscriptions on the
Propylaea, Stadium, bridges, palaces, and
I temples of the Magic City now nearing
completion on the great waters or the
D North" Nothing could be more appro-
q pirate than the legends he has Just sent
in to be put on as finishing touch TO
! the artistic masterpiece.
n No one should visit the Pan American
Exposition without taking the trolley ride
4 to Niagara Falls. 1t is pity that it did
r not occur to the indomitable exposition
Board of Management to preserve the
f spectacle as it appears in winter-on ice
v or in some kind of cold storage-for g
: more wonderful object is seen only once
7. in life time Niagara Is perhaps more
a beautiful and it is certainly more com
6 Portable in the spring and summer, but nc
II pen picture, nor artists brush can &c
g Justice to 1t in it's mantle OF ice and snow
II Recently left the sturdy workmen ous1
' as bees rearing the Exposition CITY, 9
q ride over fields of snow on a smootr
y track bordered for miles with acres o
II annie. near and peach orchards through
y whose bare trees on the left glinted th'
! dark blue waters of the rapid river. Oh
y the right as far as the eye could reacl
: were serr!ed rows of fruit trees. 1t re
ouired no great stretch of the imagination
- TO picture these orchards in May, whel
! mink and white blossoms, green leaves am
" grass. will take the place Of the snON
fields and naked brown branches TIL
NJ scenery becomes more romantic as tn
,r Falls are approached the river dotte
" with miniature cascades comes neare
4, and wider. the cedar and baIsam trees
heavily laden with snow and ice, mingl
their deeper hues with the bare trunks {
: the giant oaks Of primeyal forest.
Il light fall of snow had covered the groun
"A the night before and the bridges, th
.o rocks. the mighty icicles that hung pend
= ant from the great overhanging boulder
n and above all the famous Ice Bridge {
Niagara, looked as If they had bee
made of alabaster, or carved from
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