The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-16
THE BUFFALO EXPOSITION.
Dedication of the Wisconsin Build
ing on July %.
Special Excursions Arranged on Ac-
cOunt of the Event-Good Results
Expected From the Meetings OF
NheeImeu at the Fan-American.

BUFFALO. y. Y, July 1.-THE splen-
did Wisconsin Building at the Pan Ameri-
can Exposition viii be dedicated on July
=, which is Wisconsin Day at the expcsI-
ton The Wisconsin Board Of Managers
| Of the Pan-AmericaD Exposition has Sc
Iected WiIIet NJ S9sJ-lr OF Milwaukee,
son of United Sta1ts Senator John NJ
Spooner, TO preseEE tae Wisconsin Build
ing at the exposition to the people Of
Wisconsin on behalf Of the board Of man
ayers Governor R. VI La Toilette rep
resentiuE the people OF the State. viii re-
ceive the building and transfer it to the
officials Of the exposition. Director Cen
eraI William l. Buchanan viii receive the
building in behalf Of the exposition man
asement-
Governor la Toilette and the State Off
Gals win travel 70 Buffalo on q special
train. leaving Madison on July IS The
train Will also accommodate all Wiscon-
sin people desiring to avail themselves Of
the opportunity to visit the exposition on
Wisconsin Day. and efforts viii be made
to have a large number from that State
present at that time. The special train
will remain in Buffalo until the party re-
turns. probably for two or three days Ar
engagements viii be made for special ex-
cursions to Niagara Falls and rides
through the gorge on electric cars. as
well as visits to other points of interest
in the vicinity OF Bufao
Commissioners w. 4. Brunt Of Horizon.
Charles Reynolds. Of Sturgeon Bay, and
s. E Edwards. of La Crosse, came to
Buffalo few o IS ago on an official visit
Th4y EXPRESS themselves as delighted
with the arrangement at the Wisconsin
Building.
The exposition officials tell US that the
place on the exposition grounds" said
Mr. Brunt. over LH0 people visited
the building on one day Il IS not so
large OF pretentious as some OF the other
State buildings, but it Is the best Of them
all Visitors can sit on the front pore
and have an Tnobstructed view Of the
whole electric display every evening. The
exposition is virtually complete in an
particulars. and the attendance is in
creasing daily.
When the electric tower is iIlumi-
mated it can be seen at Niagara Falls.
twenty-five miles away. and it IS one OF
the grandest sights ever witnessed
The exhibits from Wisconsin stand
well up in comparison with those from
other States. In the first competition in
the dairy department It took highest
honors for export butter, and many Of the
competition The seed display Is the
largest on the grounds, there being over
go varieties exhibited. There Is some
tobacco seed exhibited there which Is
worth IS or s. per pound. The specimens
of lumber from this State are the finest
On the grounds
The influence of the Pan-American Ex-
position upon cycling interests is mani
fest throughout the entire length and
breadth Of the country. The attractions
offered by the exposition and the unri-
vailed reputation of Buffalo as wheel
ing city" together with the Falls Of Nj
agara, ere attracting more wheelTnen to-
ward the Rainbow City than have ever
before congregated in any one city on
this continent, and the enthusiasm mani
tested in the formation Of touring par
ties sounds like an echo from the good
old times. There is nothing strange about
this for the banks Of the Hudson, the
plains OF central New York dotted with
beautiful lakes connected by cycle paths
afford opportunities for 4 tour awheel
that are unsurpassed IN this country and
make Buffalo the Mecca toward which
all good cyclists turn their minds and
wheels. Each succeeding month sees
greater crowds of tourists till the beauti-
full. tree-em powered, asphalted streets OF
the Queen City OF the Lakes are fairly
dotted with riders OF the silent steed as
they glide gracefully about the city
viewing the many and varied beauties Of
the great exposition and enjoying the
cool breezes and magnificent scenery to
the utmost
Such a gathering Of wheelmen with so
many interests IN common cannot help
/ but awaken that fraternal feeling so
! strong among cyclists twenty years ago,
/ but which. Of late years. for many Tes-
I sons has not been much in evidence It
| Will give 4 new impulse to the sidepath
| movement which viii be felt from the At
( Iantic 10 the Pacific and which VIII in
/ crease the eyer-srovyinS interest IN good
/ roads while the meet Of the League Of
! American WheeImen and the weeks Of cy-
/ Gle racing to be held in tI.e large arena
J Of the stadium on the exposition grounds
events eagerly anticipated by thousands.
! viii help TO crystalline this brOtherly feel
! ing and give convincing evidence of the
/ hold the bicycle has obtained in the
! hearts Of the whecIreu Of America
/ The educational exhibit at the Pan
American has been appropriately ikened
/ to a handy encyclopedia of schools filed
with condensed information and striking
I Illustrations There Is q wide range Of
/ selection in the displays Of the leading
/ educational Institutions Of the country
/ beauty. novelty and exact information.
! each receiving its local emphasis-as il is
! very fairly exhibited by the exhibit of the
/ Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
| The institute has made q distinct conJri-
| button To the beauty of the fair IN its dis
! play Of Colored architectural drawings.
(which are even better than those sent 70
Paris. although from TIE Partisan coliec-
ton TWO designs were retained by the
! Government for preservation in the ar"hI-
tcturaI museum In the line of exact in
teen illustrated portfolios giving in de
tail the description Of its various tech
/ meal departments. cOloTed charts which
! show piCtoTiaNy the institution : rapid
I growth. and folding leaves presenting
some phases of the work which have ap-
/ pearcd 10 be OF particular interest
The most novel feature Of the exhibit i.
| however the models. photographs and
| designs from the department. OF naval
I archite cture. the first comprehensive dis
| play of this character ever made Toy
I American institution. As here shown the
! advanced students Of the institute have
| designed 4 nTSt-CIaES passenger steam
| ship and a modern yacht. having worked
| I'D complete plans and solved for them
| selves all the practical and theoretical
/ problems that such an undertaking in
| wolves. In each instance there is a beau
| tifuI model about seven feet long, hung
| above frames showing the profile. lines.
| nidShi3 section and general arrange
| rneut Of the vessel with such CIearneSs
that critical estimate Of the value 81
the design can Ice readily made COincl-
dent with the recent revival of American
| schools OF naval architecture have been
closed II American students. making II
nect SSary for the United States to rely
upon its own technical schools for its