Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-08
PAN.AMERlcAN EXPOSITION.
It viii Promote Closer Commercial
Relations Between United States
and South American Countries.

Relations Between United States
and South American Countries.
The Pan-Amercan exposition which
is to be held at Buffalo, N. Y,
from May to November of this year
promises to be interesting and sue
cessfu as an exhibition, whether or
not the commercial results which it
is hoped the exposition will promote
follow in full measure. Congress
made an appropriation of $4,000, 600 in
aid of the exposition on March 3,
1899 and adopted resolutions declar-
ing that the fair will undoubtedly
be of vast benefit to the commercial
interests of the countries of North,
South and Central America" and,
being confined to the Western Hem
isphere," will promote commerce be-
tween all parts of the entire hemis-
phere
The exposition is designed to bring
into closer relation with the United
States the 65,000,000 people who
dwell in South and Central America.
Brazil, for instance, imported in 1897
goods worth 100000 600, of which
this country supplied only ~ per
cent. Argentine bought nearly S100,.
100000 worth from the world, but
the United Stats sold only a paltry
per cent of the total The north
ern coast of South America fronting
on the caribbean sea purchased $780,
100000 worth of supplies of which
we sold % per cent, while the South
American countries of the Pacific
coast bought goods valued at $51 900
600, of which the United States sold
1,,,t r,r . L., hi.
is hoped that the exposition will
bring about better acquaintance and
understanding between the peoples
of Northern and Southern America,
and thus prove a means of faCilita.
ting trade.
The exposition will attempt to il
lustrate the marvellous develop
ment' of the western hemisphere
during the past century, and will in
clude exhibits by the government
and the states exhibits from our
new possessions, and from Canada
Mexico, the West Indies, Hayti. San
| Domingo, Brazil, and every South
| and Central American state. The
extent of the grounds. the energy
and care with which they have been
laid out and adorned. and the magni
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| ings are commensurate with the
wide scope of the exposition. The
| principal buildings are the United
States government building and the
| buildings devoted to art, ethnology
music, forestry and the mines, hor
| tiCulture, agriculture. manufacturers
and liberal arts, machinery and
transportation, electricity, the graph
! ic arts.
The great electric tower, 375 feet
! high will be one of the striking fea
lures of the exposition, which, the
managers promise will surpass al
! previous efforts of the kind in these
six features: Eleatrlca effects, by
draulic and fountain displays, horti
cultural, floral and garden exhibits
sculptural ornamentation, color dec
Grafton and court settings
The Midway has been planned t.
| give amusement to the multitude
The stadium has been so arranged
that there will be seating capacity
for 10000 spectators, and athletic
contests will be conducted there OF
a large scale. The Pan-AmericaI
| exposition is near Niagara falls
within a days journey of which re
side 100000 people" and the man
ayers confidently expect the attend
ance to be so large that the expo
sition will be a financial success.