New-York tribune., 1901-09-29
RAILROAD DAY AT BUFFALO
SENATOR DEPEW CHIEF GUEST AT RE-
CEPTION AND DELIVERS AN AID
DRESS LAW NEEDED TO PRE-
VENT MURDER OF PRESIDENTS.
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VENT MURDER OF PRESIDENTS
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Buffalo, Sept. 2S.-Rairoad Day at the Pan
American will be written in letters of gold in the
history Of the big fair. It was the merriest time
Of the entire season. and those who participated
most actively viii need a week to get thoroughly
rested The fun began soon parade
started. shortly after o'clock and it still in
full blast at midnight. The Midway never before
such scenes the buildings never held such roll
licking crowds. and Bufalonians who were present
fairly smacked their lips in anticipation of what
Carnival Week will be- with Railroad Day A
beginning.
Senator Depew was the most delighted man in
the city He had broad smile on his face when
he arrived, at GIG o'clock this morning on train
that was nearly an hour late because of the
her Of extra passengers it carried. The smile did
not disappear as he was made the principal feat
by his brother railroaders in the various oc-
cuTrences Of the day. He was guarded by Detec-
tive Sergeants Deville and Henefeet all day
II was crowd that arrived early and stayed
late. Excursion trains began to enter Buffalo be-
fore dawn, and they kept coming until noon The
effect was apparent on Main-st., when the workers
went downtown The sidewalks were packed with
laughing, eXpectant people, whose desire for fun
was not diminished when the sunny sky became
overcast IN the afternoon and there were pros
poets Of rain. The little that fell in the even
ing had no effect on the crowds Extensive prep
aratlons were made by the railway companies, and
there was no undue jamming in the cars
The parade was the principal feature in the morn
ing, and was designed to show various methods of
transportation from the time Of Noah TO the pres
ent day. Everything TO be seen from minia ture
railways to arctic bears harnessed to toy wagons.
RECEPTION FOR SENATOR DEPEW.
Senator Depew was the chief guest at the recep-
ton held in the New-York State Building and de-
livered the principal address in the Temple of
Music this afternoon. At $50 o'clock the evening
programme begun by the drill of Company B.
9Th Infantry. Tennessee Volunteers. the Espa-
made
At o'clock musical souvenirs were given away at
the different entrance gates to all who entered, and
the distribution was made apparent later in the
evening. when the life OF the exposition centred on
the Midway. The water ballet began at 7:SO o'clock
and the fireworks which have never been surpassed
the exposition. at 8 o'clock
A half hour later the fun began on the Midway.
Every who went there knew he she would
be expected TO participate. and every one did. The
musical souvenirs helped to make noises that
the bands could not drown, and when the people
tired Of blowing they listened to the railroad
men, who acted spielers in grand contest for
a gold medal. There never was such spelling on the
Midway, and probably never will be again While
all this in progress young men and women
peted each other with confetti until the entire Mid
way covered with the stuff. Several tons Of 1t
had been provided by the railroad men, and 1t
not much for the crowd
In course of the day much attention paid by
the railroad men to the State exhibits and partcu-
ing will be done the next few years. In this
nection the exhibit Of Manitoba in for special
attention It IS one Of the largest exhibits made
IN the Agricultural Building 1t shows the products
that are produced this vast region where 81 oo0
o0 Of land fit for the plough are still unoccu-
pied, land sufficient to provide 320 for each
of Ie0e families. The fact that there only
81 900 farmers settled in the province induced the
authorities 10 make a big exhibit at the Pan-Amer-
lean with the object OF getting settlers, and the
inouiries by visitors regarding he
lands that given away sold for nominal
prices indicate that the exhibit is accomplishing
fits object.
Everything about 1t is designed solely to attract
people likely to settle. The grains that shown,
tbs pictures Of the farms and cattle ranches and
the stuffed specimens Of wild fowl all OF kind
Rat appeal to people agriculturaly inclined The
exhibit consists mostly Of grain.
THE MANITOBA WHEAT PRODUCT.
Previous to 1852 Manitoba had not exported any
grain. This year 1t will export 30 100000 bushels of
the hardest and best wheat in the world The
figures show the enormous strides being made in
what Ia still thinly settled region The specimens
o+ wheat displayed the finest shown at the
fair and command prices cents higher a
bushel than wheat grown anywhere else the Cana
dians assert The fact that Manitobas wheat is
superior 20 other wheat is solely due to the cli-
matte conditions. The further north wheat is
grown the harder It becomes, and the more bread
can be made from 1t because of the lack OF moist
u9e contained fn the wheat kernels.
The exhibit is in charge Of James Hartney, Rob-
ert Nelson. Robert 1. Christ, Oscar McBain and
Harry Mitchell. The latter asserted that twenty
bushels more OF oats acre averaged in Mani
toba than IN the United States, and the average
crop Of oats is sixty bushels. There are
many farms that have been producing wheat. oats
or barley for twenty-five years in Manitoba and
which never have had any fertilizer placed
them. The straw from these grains secures a
strength from the soil which is great that one
seldom sees grain blown over in the fields by the
wind rain storms which severe. The ashes
from the straw when it is burned is unlike that
OF coal.
HOW LAND MAY BE SECURED
The land which is given away free to settlers IS
disposed Of the simplest and easiest terms.
The government requires a fee Of $40 for each
quarter section Of 160 that it gives away. The
homesteader must then plough forty acres of that
land and build at least small dwelling upon it