Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
The Pan-American Exposition.

The Pan-American Exposition.
1t was the privilege Of the editor to
spend five days last week at Buffalo, the
"Queen City Of the Lakes, I" and enjoy the
results of the labors of the enterprisine
! citizens of the various States Of the Union,
Canada, Mexico and the countries of South
America to make fair which should eclipse
all efforts of the kind heretofore under
taken.
The journey from Philadelphia to Buffalo,
446 miles, via the Pennsylvania road, is an
exceedingly pleasant one and is accom-
plished in eleven hours The regular fare
is SO %, regular excursion rate, S13.75, but
special excursions are made at intervals at
rate Of 50 the round trip.
Buffalo, which at the beginning of the
last century comprised half-dozen log
houses, is now city of 400, 900 population;
has two hundred miles of streets paved with
asphalt, and every provision is made for
entertaining visitors according to varied
tastes and means. The Pan-American Com
mission has instituted bureaus of informa-
ton, where desired knowledge on any
subject of interest to visitors may be pro-
cured for the asking. There is complete
and excellent system of trolleys extending
to every part of the city, and to Niagara
Falls. The trolley fare in the city limits is
five cents, and to Niagara distance of
twenty miles, the excursion fare is half a
dollar.
THE EXPOSITION BUILDINGS.
We cannot hope to convey to our readers
an adequate conception Of the magnitude
extent and variety Of the Exposition build
ings, which are of the style of the Spanish
renaissance, the principal ones being
grouped around system of courts in
form of letter inverted (L), and called
respectively the Plaza, Court of Foun-
tains Court of Lilies, Court of Expresses
and Esplanade, a court capable of holding
$50, 900 people. Within the court the prin-
cipal decorative effects are seen, and here at
night is witnessed the best effects of the
wonderful electrical display, sight never
to be forgotten.
The exterior ornamentation of the build
ings consists of numerous towers, domes,
paviions, medallions, statuary and won
derful variety of relief work. These, when
illuminated with 200, 200 electric lights,
transform night into day and produce a
scene of wonderful beauty.
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The exhibits are congregated into classes
and shown in various buildings, as follows
The Manufacturers and Liberal Arts
Building, 500 by $50 feet contains every
thing newest and best among the products
of shops and factories.
The Machinery and Transportation Build
ing, the same size as the above, as its title
indicates, contains the machinery eAnlolts.
Inc Governments mas three buildings
connected by an areade, Wnicn contain
departmental exhiDlts Oh vast lnterest ana
include every pranch OF the PupEc service.
In the Agricultural building VIII be
Iound everything tnsao Is newest anu :, pes' ~
tne science OF FARMING. Inc eAhipics oi
tne various ocates MAKE q collec'loh ol SUI
passing lnterest. Inc !,se stock EXHIBIT
WIN ho1 pe conlpleee ur1ii 1epUenpei, mne ea
IL Is expecteo 10 DC ehe largest ever VIII,
messed ill tne ", woliu' coinplislng S2'ooo neau
VI svooh ine 9neep swin t;, a In pou,'ly
Near the Government Buildings are those
OF forestIy anu MILES, horecuioure' anu
Graphic Aiss.
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iiowers WI pe iounu auiins oie IAposl'ion
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care 10 kno" aooue eie ancie1' history Vi
1helr cohoinen6 may DE graOiiieo.
THE ELECTRIC TOWER.
=, lowering hlsh above 'ne hAhiolelon anu
ooaoe Duii1lngs' anu III 'ie een:le, ~ eiie
WONDERFUL Eiecellc lower. ms ~ 20 iee'
nign on a pase o0 Ieet square, anu every
feature Is ou1liheu ~ 4o,ooo ansna i1s as
electrlc ligh1s. four nunareu ~ nii uas oi
copper wlie was quileu 70 mile Onis eol uo,
5ure. FROM tne Top Oh inns lower, reacheu
by elevators one may view the GROUNDS,
CITY OF buffalo ana the country lor mics
around :,
A trip on the 0rand canal VIII give tne
VISITOR a comprehensive ldea OF tle peauGy
and immensely OF the EXposltlon. ms
TRIP may De e, made IN naptlia launcnes OF
dongolas. ms waterway girds tne central
courts about winch the princlpal Oullo,ngs
are grouped, connects with mirror lake