The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-09-11
Canada at the Pam
American Exposition
Especial Buffalo Correspondence

spects the finest and best furnished
of the foreign buildings at that great
assemblage ofthe achievements of Pan
America. The dedication of this build
ing on July 1, Dominion day, was
notable event and viii do much to.
draw closer the relations between
Canada ard the United States and
| other portions of the three Amer
icas.
The Canadian building is q hand
some structure, 60x10S feet in dlmen'
sions and two stories high. The style
of architecture is Eliza bethan, and
staff work representing stone in the
first and timber in the second story
The shingled roof is stained with
creosote. There are two wings eN.
! tending from the front at the sides
of the main entrance to the building
and between these veranda and
balcony. Over the north wing is an
octagonal tower. In this corner are,
the ladies' reception room and
meeting-room for the Canadian eNhib-
itors. In the south wing are the Of
| fees of the commissioners of the do
minion government and the province
of Ontario and their staffs. In the
rear of these quarters is an eNhIb
room, 40N60 feet. Here are shown
the natural resources of Canada only,
the individual exhibits being shown
in their respective divisions in the va
rous exhibit buildings of the eNposi-
ton.
| The staff-covered walls of the build
ing are beautified with color in pleas
ing tints, the harmony Of the color
scheme of the exposition being main
tanned here. The interior decorations
are rich and in the best of taste.
The construction Of the Canada
building and the arrangement Of its
exhibits were authorized and ar
ranged for by the department Of az
riculture of the dominion, of which
Hon. Sidney A. Fisher is minister.
The building is located on the north
of the mall to the east of the Ag-
riculture building and near the great
stadium for athletic sports. The
grand canal Of the exposition, with
! its avenue Of poplar trees, runs along
in front of it. 1t is convenient of ac-
cess from the live stock barns to ( he
south of the mall. The building re
| sembles somewhat the British build
! ing at the Chicago worlds fair OF
1898, although it is by no means Il
copy of this building. The interior
presents most effective appearance,
arranged, as it is, with the exhibits
of Canada in a most attractive man
ner.
Although Canadian exhibits are
seen in the various exhibit buildings
in greater extent and variety, the
notable productions of the dominion
have been arranged SO as to give OBJ
the whole a most interesting pres
entation of the products of this vast
country. The cereal products of the
Canadian farms are woven into fig
ures and patterns suitable for the
decoration of the walls of the build
! ing. Conspicuous in the display are
the specimens of game animals and
| birds. The New Brunswick legisla-
ture has loaned to the IntercoloniaE
| railway for exhibition in this build
ing some OF the most interesting ar
ticles in it's collection. One of the
features of the decoration of the
! building upon the interior is a splen-
did buffalo. This stuffed buffalo is.
one of the largest specimens to be
seen. There are also fine specimens.
was the giant of herd in the Cana
dian Northwest territory and was,
killed by Warburton Pike, an Ameri-
can writer, who had it stuffed and:
mounted and presented to the do
minion government. Other stuffed
animals shown are moose, elk, carl,
bou, beaver, link, wildcat, mink,
seal, marten, fox, bear, wolf and diff
ferent varieties of birds and fish.
There is a splendid moosehead
with antlers spreading 68 inches,
loaned by Col. Charles E. Turner,
United States consul general at OF
tawa, who shot it $50 miles north of
the dominion capital. 1t is said to,
be the most perfect specimen in ex--
| istence.
The Canada building has apart
ments for visitors and for the officers
of the commission, and these are
handsomely furnished throughout.
Just off the main court is the office
of Commissioner J. Hutchinson and
his secretary, William A. Burns, and
here there is register where Cana
dian visitors are requested to regis
ter their names.
The Canada building is Illuminated
at night in harmony with the other,
exposition buildings, SO that it is a
beautiful sight in the evening, as we'll
as under the sunlight of the day.
The Ontario fruit exhibitors made
special preparation for Canadian day
in the way of complete display of
choice apples from their ample sup
ply in cold storage. In addition to
this large number of patriotic Ca
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