New-York tribune., 1901-10-13
BUFFALO DAY AT BUFFALO
ATTENDANCE AT PAN-AMERICAN NENT
SATURDAY EXPECTED TO BREAK
THE RECORD-CANADIAN
EXHIBITS.
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Buffalo. Oct l2-Snce New-York Day there has
heen a luT at the exposition, and with the eXcep-
ton of Thursday. the attendance has been only
FAIR The possibility of an extension OF the lalr
for fifteen days has put different aspect on ar
fairs. and next week II is predicted, the weekly
attendance record will be broken. Buffalo Day VIII
be the big day. will be celebrated one week from
to-day. and every citizen in Buffalo VIII be urged
directly indirectly 10 participate, and snow
thereby that the citizens OF the Queen City are
proud Of what they have accomplished. Mayor
Dieh to-day increased the membership OF the clti-
zens' committee to no. and now every part and ma
tionality of the city is represented
In the early part of next week every factory
owner will be seen and urged to close down his
business for the day. Stores will be closed, and all
business except such cannot possibly be discon-
tinued for the brief period of day will be sus-
pended. in order that all be enabled to partic
pate. Already written pledges are being signed by
the larger storekeepers and everything indicates
that the record attendance of New-York Day will
be put in the shade by many thousands All the ex-
hibtors and the concessonatres will offer extra
inducements for visitors. and souvenirs that will
have actual intrinsic value to be distributed
from the articles that have been exhibition dur
ing the summer.
Not only Buffalo but the entire Niagara frontier
and the nearby Canadian towns and villages are
interested and will help to attain success. Cana
dams have gained warm place In the hearts OF
Buffalonans because of the generous support they
have given the fair since II opened. and
in this respect much good has been accomplished
and deeper neighborly feeling developed on both
sides Of the Niagara River.
REGRET SIZE OF CANADIAN EXHIBIT.
Owing to the thousands Of Canadian visitors who
have been at the fair since It was opened Canadian
manufacturers are now lamentng their short
sghtedness in not foreseeing this great influx, and
taking advantage of il tor advertising purposes
All declare that II It 10 be done over again
Canada's exhibit would be tremendous scale
Even the Canadian commissioners admit this, and
Commissioner William Hudson, Of ottawa. has the
satisfaction of knowing that his prediction made to
| manufacturers shortly before the fair opened
has come truo. lie said this afternoon.
Canada would have been represented mere on n
much larger scale II she had not done so much At
Paris and at Glasgow In addition to that we had
other circumstances to combat When fl first
suggested 10 our manufacturers To exhibit here
they protested IT would he useless expenditure.
facturer. Tho argument that the high tariff
were desired. as result Of showing them here.
and as for the South American trade it was con,
there with its superior transportation facilities;
our uE views eve % We're ' canged Ne SAW the MSn
number of Canadian Visitors docking to tho expo
sition. and they were the very people whom our
Pan American Then there was 4 struggle for
the Agricultural BuildTg was taken up by Mani
| in the other buildings The Dominion Government
portaton feed for stock and erecting this build
| ing, which was designed primarily as rendezvous
| the nature Of the exhibits 10 bd made in IT, The
Pan-American authorities wanted it put among the
state and foreign buildings, but We saw with the
space that would he available I'm our structure II
ncts of our factories. and we decided to make
merely an agricultural display. and SO put the
ucts are shown
BUILDING DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS.
In several respects the building differs tho
grounds. and perhaps the most striking feature is
the homelike air OF the place and the absolute lack
! of orOu a
ings Ali this was due largely TO Mr. Hudsons
sight S room prope no ba provided S DE m
chairs and settees in the little side rooms where
have attracted many All the rooms are decorated
graphs and the sole design in the furnishing to
give homeke appearance to everything -
many of the decorations really products of diff
brought forward as boldly TO the attention of Wis
itors as in other exhibits. The general plan and
future ventures of this kind. Even the paintings
the walls conform to the @ dessn 81 t 10 Ga
oil PAINTINGS has been the subject of general IA
the Indian in the Canadian Northwest by the set
Canadian farmer is In the
tached to plough facing an Indian Who looks at
nas mustang stands in the background heavily laden
for the journey to the West, An%tneT @ oil painting MI
homestead. and is marvel OF color work. showing
Sn TSnriSe Of the exhibits is almost ideal
The various grains. grasses and other products OF
has its individual label showing inst where It twas was
prnuvn and its characteristic qualities The honey
Display is particularly imposing all or the honey
hsipg strained and incased in hermeticaly sealed
lass receptacles 1t IS clear the sunlight
streams through It readily.
SOME BIG GAME EXHIBITS.
Ops of the exhibits is what Is claimed 10 be the
last buhfalo bison. killed In 1882 by Warburton
pie In the Athnbasca district. beautiful bur
galo head that adorns the wall is labelled, Hard
Wheat Saw My Finish" Colonel Turner United
states Consul at Ottawa. has loaned the head of a
moose which he killed some time within
$50 miles OF The broad, spade like antlers
have a spread of seventy inches. Caribou from the
Yukon and Hudson Bay. elk and a musk that
was killed In the Arctic regions the Land OF
Little Sticks the Indians call IT, because all
hrewood has be packed when Journeys made
there complete the Canada exhibit. Other ami
mails and birds killed along the lines of the inter
colonial railroad also shown. and include two
rare specimens OF white deer
Pointing to sign the wall Commissioner
Hudson said:
Yes we give away $50 acre tracts Of land In
oS he hasf "a a dis-