The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-03-21
AN EDITORIALTR TRIP
Newspaper Men From Three
States visit the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition at
Baffalo.
It Promises to be a Great Show.

Nearly two hundred newspaper men
from the states of New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania were men,
bers of an excursion party that went
to Buffalo last Friday to view the
progress of the Pan American Exposi-
tion. They were the guests of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western r.
r. Co, and were provided with trans
portatlon, meals, lodging and all the
necessities and luxuries that united to
make the trip thoroughly enjoyable.
1t was probably the best planned and
most elaborate affair of the kind ever
attempted in this country. The guests
were in charge of T. w. Lee, General
Passenger Agent, and he was ably as
sisted by Division Passenger Agents
NJ. L. Smith of Scranton, F. P. Fox
of Buffalo, f. ]. Quackenbush of
Syracuse, General Superintendent T.
+. Clark of Scranton, and a number
of other officials, all of whom did all
in their power for the pleasure and
comfort of the party
Those from this section who partici-
pated were f. c. Angle of the Dan
vile M0rniRg Me1oS, Richard w.
Eggert, Danvlle Gem, w. O. Greene,
Danvllle Democrat, c. f. Randall,
CatawlSsa Mf7oS Item, J. e Brown,
Bloomsburg Repa6AieaR, w. Krick
baum, Sentinel ]. c, Rutter J., rep.
resenting the DAILY, and Geo. Z.
Elwell, THE COLUMBIAN.
On reaching Scranton Friday noon
luncheon was served in the station
dining room.
The train left New York Friday
morning and consisted of six Pullman
cars. The trip from New York to
Buffalo was made in faster time than
the fast regular train of the Lacka-
wanna railroad. Leaving Hoboken,
the train ran to Scranton in three
hours and twenty-one minutes. Leav-
ing Scranton at I.Io p. M, the train
arrived at Buffalo at exactly 6.54.
This made the time for the trip, in
cludng all stops, nine hours and five
minutes. Taking out the time for the
stops at Dover, Washington, Strouds-
burg, Blnghamton, Owego, Elmira,
Bath and Mount Morris, a total OF
eighteen minutes, the exact running
time for the 4Io miles was eight hours
and forty-seven minutes. The last
fifty miles from Linwood to Buffalo
were made in forty-four minutes, the
train for short distances of the fifty
miles reac hing the speed of sixty-nine
and e.eighth miles per hour.
Great improvements have been
made in the Lackawanna road during
the last year, and it rs in splendid con,
dition. Visitors to the Exposition this
summer will do we'll to arrange to &C
over this road, as 1t is one of the mos
direct, one of the best equipped, ant
passes through beautiful section Of
the country.
Upon our arrival at Buffalo we
were met by officials of the Pan.
American Exposition, and the Buffalo
Press Club, and escorted to Hote
Broezel, where an elaborate dinner
was served From 9 to 1890 we
were entertained charmingly by the
Buffalo Press Club in the rooms of the
Ellicott Club, after which the visitors
returned to their berths in the Pull
man seepers.
Saturday morning breakfast wa:
served at Hotel Broezel, and at 1906
o'clock the patty boarded special car
and were taken out to the exposition
grounds, where they beheld the mar
vels that have been wrought thus ia
in constructing the beautiful city wher'
. the Pan American exposition will b'
given. The buildings are only partiall
constructed, but very good idea wa
obtained of the beauty and symmetr
of the picture they will present whel
completed.
The most striking feature of tn
construction part of the exposition i
the electric tower, central building
over 400 feet in height, hanked OF
either side by graceful semi -circula
wings. AT night it will be blaze c
light, and from the front of it wi
Ipour miniature Niagara of water
. under which will be many colore
: electric lights, which will give tn
water wonderful prlsmatlc effects.
After spending several hours il
| making tour of inspection, in charg
OF competent guides, the visitors wer