The times., 1901-06-24
CHILE AT THE EXPOSITION.
Dedication of It's Building sched-
uIeH for IuIN L.

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| BUFFALO. June 23-The busiest place
at the Pan-American Exposition and the
one least visited until last week is that
portion of the grounds set aside for the
buildings of the various States and for the
different countries OF South America Al
| though the exposition has now been open
since May l, certain portions of this part
of the grounds are in an unfinished con-
diuon. and men are working there daily
from dawn until sunset getting them in
TO shape for the great rush expected next
month, and tn succeeding months dur
ing which the fair is to be open.
Among the buildings now in the course
of completion and on which the fastest
work is being done are the structures
which are to contain exhibits from Cuba
and Chile. Little has been said regard
ing them. but now there is a promise that
the Chilean exhibit will be installed by
July /. and the dedication of the structure
viii take place on or about that date.
Thus far the countries that have COM
pleted their exhibits at the fair are Ar
gentina, Mexico ard Honduras. But the
Chilean exhibit. it is promised, will eclipse
any of these. and the realization of a
promise of this kind means the fulfill
ment of a stupendous task, on which the
Chilean commissioners are now working
with every prospect of attaining success.
The Chilean Building is a two-story
structure that attracts attention because
of it's steel and brick composition. With
al, it is attractive. and it's national flags
hold the attention because they are new
to the great majority of sightseers. 1t
is the only building at the exposition
grounds constructed by a foreign coun-
hr,tI 10, a no llfIf
the permanency in this case is not design
ed for Buffalo 1t is the intention to move
the building after the fair to Chile. and
put it together again. perhaps in Santi-
ago. For this reason the construction is
unique, and in the nature of an engineer
ing accomplishment.
But Chile is prepared for a task Of this
kind by the selection of the most COM
plete engineering corps, all young men.
that has yet attended the fair as the rep
reSentatiVeS of any one Government. The
commission numbers about twenty-five
men. the assistants being nearly all young
students, each of whom is a specialist in
his particular line of work.
These assistants were selected by their
Government to come here, not solely that
they might be able best to do the work
that their Government requires. but also
that they might perfect their education.
and thus become of greater value in IN
dustries and commerce to the land of
but not surprising vixen one considers the
source.
The fact that the young men have had
explicit Instructions TO study the advan-
tages of the United States the methods
of doing business. the directions in which
greatest skill is attained and the mani
fold details that go to make up the life
of a progressive Government indicates
that Chile does not intend to be left be-
hind I'm the struggle for recognition and
advancement now going on in the West
ern Hemisphere battle in which the
Pan-American Exposition is designed to
teach many valuable lessons.
Chile has been generous in this effort.
1t considers its venture somewhat in the
light of a speculation, and it intends to
stake everything possible upon it, but,
when a Government acts in this way. ii
is believed the results will warrant it, and
the commissioners themselves believe the
$500 900 in Chilean money that their Gov
ernment has spent on its building and ex-
hibits was wisely spent
Yesterday laborers were busy carting
huge bales of all sorts of merchandise
into the building, and already the work
of unpacking has begun. The great eX
hibit Of the country, however. will be
nitrate plant. This nitrate establishment
will be complete in every detail. and Will
be a revelation TO the people who often
have heard of the fortunes made in the
Chilean nitrate fields, but who have not
the faintest conception of what nitrate is
or the process to be undergone before il
can be converted into money in the mar