Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-08-08
THE PAN-AMERICAN.
Rev. Price Visits the Exposition
and Gives His Views Thereon.


position at Buffalo is well worth
ones time and money If he has
them to spare. ! shall speak only
OF the newer features, or features
OF excellence in this exposition.
The arrangement of the build
ings and of the grounds is excel
lent. The main buildings are ar
ranged in circular form in the
shape of the letter G, with the
Court Of the Fountains in the CEN
ter, or rather occupying the main
space in the center of this circle.
Excepting the Art Gallery, which
is removed 10 distance for fear
of fire, few steps from any of the
main buildings will take you to
the next adjoining one.
In architectural design, in the
elaborateness Of the ornamental
ton, and in the beauty and variety
of coloring, the Pan American
buildings are quite superior TO
those of the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago. OF course there is not that
massiveness of structure, but the
variety Of the coloring and the
beauty of the finish affords spec.
tacle which is constantly pleasing
to the eye.
While the exhibits are not 80
numerous or massive as in Chica-
90, yet they are choice. The best
of everything is to be seen, and
there are not 30 many repetitions
rs in Chicago; that is, you do not
soc the same thing over aud over
in different buildings.
Again. the actual working de-
partment Of the exposition is of
superior merit. Many things are
manufactured before your eyes
For instance there is shoe man
ufactory showing every phase
through which the shoe passes,
from the crude leather TO the fin
ished product.
! The working department of Ora
phic Arts is very fine. In this de
partment the advanced forms of
printing. engraving, Autograph
ing, envelope making, etc, is exhi-
bited TO all. 1t is interesting TO
see them prepare the plates and
print the Weather Bureau maps
Every morning about II o'clock
you can get fresh from the press
a map indicating the weather for
the next ~ hours.
But the feature of the Pan-Am-
erican Exposition which surpasses
! all others thus far, is the electrical
display. The Electrical Building
is teeming with the mysteries of
this subtle force. The latest cleo
trical machines and appliances are
here exhibited In this building
are the receivers in which the vast
volume of electricity from the &c.
nerators of Niagara Falls is recei-
we'd, transmitted into light and
force, and transmitted to every
part of the exposition grounds.
The Electric Tower rises 400 feet
high and is most beautiful in con-
struction. For % cents you can
ascend in an elevator $50 feet high
Here are galleries around the tow
or from which you have delight
full view OF the exposition grounds
of the city, and of the surround
ing country for miles. On a clear
day, with good field glasses, you
can get fine view of the country
for % miles, in almost every direc-
ton. But the illumination at night
is the climax of beauty. Every
building is lined with electric
bulbs wrought into fantastic forms
and figures. There are thousands
of poles with clusters of electric
bulbs on top. When the illumi-
nation begins these bulbs glow
with reddish tint, and so dim
they can scarce be seen, but with
each successive second they glow
with stronger light until, at last