The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-08-01
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good nights rest we proceeded the
next morning to visit the exposi-
ton. every one of us having been
generously provided with free
season pass by the management.
This pass admitted as also to
nearly all the Midway attractions.
The Midway, by the way, is fine,
both as to the character and num-
Der of it's entertainments. ! saw
again my old friends of the Moor
ish Palace, which | had seen in
! Atlanta, Nashville and Omaha,
this time, however, with new and
attractive features. Then there
were the trained animals and other
shows too numerous to mention.
If you go to the exposition be
sure, among these others, to visit
Darkness and Dawn" 1t is Sc
rious and comic at the same time,
and its spectacular illusory effects
are marvellous. Heaven and hell
is its theme. ! must confess that
the Midway with it's glare and
hubbub claimed as much or more
of my time than any other thing
at the fair.
As to the exposition itself. It
! is magnificent, being far superior,
both as to extent, diversity of ex-
hiblts, and beauty of grounds and
buildings to Atlanta, Nashville or
Omaha. l shall always regret
that / failed to attend the Column
bian exposition at Chicago; con-
sequently ] am not in position
to compare these two fairs. | did,
however, attend one of the exposi-
tions at Paris, France; and it is
my opinion that the Buffalo fair,
except as to the fine arts depart
ment and the international feature
of the Paris enterprise, is just as
good. / heard many persons who
attended the Chicago fair, say that
the buildings Of the Buffalo fair
are superior to what those of the
other were. Words utterly fail to
do justice to the grandeur of the
electrical display at night. The
city of Buffalo is pretty much
run by Niagara falls which cup
plies the electricity for the motive
power of its factories, for propel-
ling It's street cars and for light
ing its streets and houses. Per-
haps no other city in the world
possesses the facilities of Buffalo
for making such an electrical dis
play, and it is probable such an
one could not be reproduced else
where.
About dusk thousands of visi-
tors to the exposition gather on
the Plaza i'll front of the great
electrical tower. AS the darkness
grows more intense a splendid band
stationed in a near by pavilion be-
gins to play America :" and on
observing the tower, tiny points of
light can be seen shooting out
from that immense structure as
we'll as from all the buildings on
the ground. Stronger and stronger
these lights become, until pres
emily the tower and the various
buildings are completely enveloped
i'll their dazzling radiance, while
the water which shoots up from
tremendous fountains in the lake
at its foot sparkle and scintillate
from the reflected light. The
whole scene is suggestive of the
Biblical description of the New
Jerusalem.
The buildings of the opposition
are diverse in their design, thus
avoiding the disagreeable feature
of sameness, but there is a unity ar
chitectural effect running through
the whole which is very pleasing
to the eye and conforms to the de-
mands of good taste. The grounds
are laid off with a view to land
scapes; and grass plots, conserva-
tories, asphalted walks and huge
columns, representing some civic
virtue, and statuary are impor-
! tant features therein.
J | am glad to say the Pan-Ameri-
can has no woman's building.
where the new woman" can
demonstrate to an admiring world
what she does not know, but it has
a structure dev tied to ethnologv,
which is intensely interesting, be-
cause of the historic light which it
throws upon the entire human
race. Especially interesting are
the skeletons Of the prehistoric
aborgines Of America and the
mummles of Peru.
Georgia day was fttingly OBJ
served In the Temple of Music by
appropriate exercises, consisting
OF music, recitations and addresses
delivered by the exposition Of
| ficialE and MON, harC Of +bo Nooro.;o