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not, therefore. either entirely or large.
iy born of selfish desire on the part
OF the people of the State of New York,
and OF Buffalo primarily, to draw at
tention TO anything they possess or to
acquire wholly local prestige and bene-
MT from the undertaking. The loca-
ton of the Exposition was fixed at
Buffalo by reason of the fact that the
courage of the people of that city and
their public spirit and faith in their
ability to finance and produce an Inter
national Exposition which should be
confined TO the Western Hemisphere
was strong enough to convince Con
gress that the work would be well
sone, and hence the location was de-
cided upon.
What Buffalo Has Done.
This step having been taken and the
die thus cast, Buffalo has risen equal
to the occasion and has subscribed
millions Of money, and as city. there
have been sunk, in one common pur-
pose to succeed. all personal and Sec
tional jealouses and ambitions.
the Exposition, in which there is in
cluded large part Of the city's great
and famously beautiful park and from
the time that was done up to the pres
ent moment the interest and energy
manifested and the strong intent to
succeed in every way shown by the
people of the city in their great under
taking have been focused upon and cen
tered in the work now nearing compile
ton. The extent to which this interest
has been shown can be gagged from
the fact that on several recent Sun
days 10000 people have passed through
the wagon gates to the grounds in or
der that they might see how the work
of constructing the Exposition build
ings was progressing.
Architectural Wonders.
In its architectural qualities and out
lines the Exposition pays the republics
of South and Central America the
highest compliment possible, since in
the character and design of its build
ings there will be placed before the Wis
itor the most perfect, the most beauti-
full and the most enchanting picture Of
Spanish architectural memories that
has ever been presented in any country
or place, while in it's natural attrac-
tons and i'm the loneliness of its lake
and forest and flower setting the Expo
sition rs picture will be source Of
gladness and delight and a pride as
well to every one who visits 1t. Those
who have its direction and manage
ment are doing everything within their
power to bring together about these
central. salient points those finishing,
connecting links of fountains, of bril-
liant lighting effects, of music, of gar
dens, Of entertainments and Of nov
city which go so far toward making up
the real life of a great Exposition.
AS this is being written-six months
previous to the opening Of the EXPOSE
tion-it is distinctly gratifying to the
people Of Buffalo and Of the State Of
New York to be able TO realize, as they
do, that their efforts in the work Of
building up and arranging the ground
work of the Exposition have been
warmly seconded on every hand. and
that the dscouragements they have
met with aud the difficulties they have
had TO overcome have but more close
ly accentuated and made apparent the
merit of their undertaking and brought
TO them the unsought praise and hearty
applause of their fellow citizens of the
United States. while the prominent and
praiseworthy activity being shown in
Mexico, Guatemala. Nicaragua, Costa
Rica, Honduras. Ecuador. Peru, Chill,
Bolivia, the Argentine Republic and in
Cuba, in all that relates TO the partici-
patton of those countries in the EXPOSE
ton, Is most encouraging and presages
brilliant outcome. TO this there is to
be added the widespread interest now
manifested in the Exposition in Cana
da, in jamaica. in Guadeloupe, in Porto
Rico, in Hawaii and in the Philippines.
With these factors 10 work from. there
would seem to be a bright outlook
ahead for Il successful outcome and
realization TO some degree of the senti-
ments underlying the Exposition. With
but few exceptions the States are cor
daily and enthusiastically interested
in the Exposition and will participate,
and they are joining heartily in the
efforts to make it i'm it's success consist
ent with the ideas held by those who
formulated its plans and such as will
amply and fully Justify the pride, faith
and confidence Of the people who first
took up and encouraged by every
means within their power the holding
Of n Pan-Amercan Exposition-at
seemingly most appropriate place
within earshot, as it is, of the worlds
greatest cataract, and amid the truly
marvelously wonderful applications Of
the unlimited power now being trans
mtted from that great leap of waters.
Bringing Together the Resources of
the Americas.
| have given several reasons why IL
Seemed that an opportune moment had
been reached to hold a Pan-American
Exposition and also why the people of
the Western Hemisphere should be in
terested i'm and learn much of great adj
vantage TO them from such n bringing
together of the resources of the Ameri-
cas- as IL is contemplated and desired to
do. Many other reasons could be given
why broader, more rational, better