The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-09
Prepared for the Opening.
Nearly Everything in Readiness for the Pan.
American Exposition.

thrown open to the public on Wed.
nesday, May I. The Common Council
of the City of Buffalo declared that
day civic holiday and the entire city
turned out in recognition Of this signal
event which celebrates the Centennial
of the founding of the city and which
is the first great exposition to be de-
voted exclusively to the interests of
Pan. America.
A new booklet, just issued for the
Exposition, tells very charming story
of its history and creation and des-
cribes the beautiful city in which the
festival has been developed and
brought to completion. The booklet
is embelhshed with many illustrations,
including twelve colored plates of Ex-
position buildings and views. These
will be sent free to applicants by the
Bureau Of Publicity SO long as the edi.
ton lasts. All the principal buildings
of the Exposition have been complet-
ed for some time. The installation of
exhibits began many weeks ago, and
there is every reason to expect that
the Exposition will have a sand-pa-
per finish soon "a remarkable
achievement, indeed, considering
the unfavorable weather and the his
tory of other expositions in this regard.
Some of the afterthoughts, such as
State buildings, will not be done till
about May 20, which is to be Dedi-
cation Day.
Everyone who has visited the
grounds of the Pan-American Exposi-
ton during the last few months has
been astonished beyond expression
upon beholding the magnitude and
the exceptional beauty and novelty of
the enterprise. 1t is very much larger
than people generally have supposed,
and it is apparent that the $40,
900, which is the approximate cost of
the Exposition as whole, has been
expended most wisely and with
the happiest results. The particular
no ,elty that is to be noted in this Ex-
position is discovered in the fact that
in its exterior aspect it is radical de-
parture from former expositions. The
buildings are arranged upon a har-
monious and welldeveloped plan, pro-
ducing court settings and vlstas of very
charming character. The use of mold.
ed staff work and decorative sculpture
upon the buildings and at all salient
points within the courts, the liberal
employment OF hydraulic and fountain
features, the floral and garden effects,
the exquisite colorings of buildings
and architectural ornaments, and the
illumination of the whole with more
than 100000 electric lamps, combine
to make picture OF unsurpassed love-
illness. The musical features are also
of great importance and interest. The
exhibit divisions are very complete
and embrace the gamut of industrial,
scientific and artistic activities of the
people of the Western Hemisphere.
The Midway, claimed to be the great
est in the world, has more than mile
of frontage. The restaurant features
are perfect and the Exposition, so far
as human ingenuity and the wise ex-
penditure of money can accomplish
such work, is complete to the last
detail.
Buffalo, too, is an ideal city for an
exposition, having summer climate
that is tempered by the breezes from
Lake Erie and, therefore, the most
comfortable in which one may enjoy
his summer outing. The people of
the city have prepared themselves in a
most ample way to entertain millions
of guests during the Exposition. The
private dwellings throughout the city
have been thrown open to the public
and, in view of the ample accommo-
dations, very moderate rates will pre-
vail so that every visitor may have
such accommodations as he Is willing
TO pay for. He may have the palatial
quarters of the fine hotels, or the quiet
restfuluess of pleasant home. The
average rate for accommodations near
the Exposition grounds is about $r.oo
per night for lodging, with 25c to soc
added for breakfast, 1t being expected
that guests will take their other meals
upon the Exposition grounds. A
number OF responsible companies have
organized to find accommodations for
visitors at any price they may desire
to pay. The officers of these com
panies are centrally located and this
system of management promises TO
bring very satisfactory results to all
concerned.