Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-05
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
THE PRESS TRIP.
Seeing the Sights of the Buff
faIo Exposition.
The Exhibits, The Midway, Buffa 10
and the Falls.
inc home~ard Journey With Stops at Montrea
and Quebec.

'''iiiih" ana accompany the party
tci"uSh the turnstile gates into the
Exposition grounds and take up the
thread as we dropped it. once through
the gates and In the enclosure We find
large park of $50 acres consisting of
iaAes island, lagoons, the gardens
architectural wonders fountains
| bridges, and in fact everything to at
| tract the eye
~ get some idea of the magnitude
81 the undertaking and to see it at the
pest advantage one must first make a
tour of the grounds in order to get the
points OF the compass firmly fixed in
the mind, then lay out their plan of
campaign and carefully follow it. The
party having made the tour of the
grounds came back to the triumphal
| bridge using that for an observation
point. From the triumphal causeway
and looking north one gets "a magnifi-
cent view of the Exposition proper for
the principal buildings are before us.
| compact but not crowded extensive
but not scattered. The esplanada is at
| our feet. The court of the fountain
| with its magnificent display is just be-
| You'd while still further to the north, is
| the famous electric tower. some 400
| feet high, with its immense colonades
| like wings extending on either side.
In the center of the eSplanade, or
| just to the east and west are the band
stands. ON the right is the Ethnology
| ana United States government build
| ln@S. while over TO the left or west is
| L. Graphic Art building and the now
1 famous Temple of Music, the scene of
| the assassination. Just beyond the
Ethnology building and beside the
Manufactures and Liberal Art build
ing is the court of Cypress. while OPP
posite to balance is the court of
Lilies. Beyond the court of Lilies
| and opposite the Manufactures build
ms across the court. is the Machinery
| and Transportation building. Beyond
| the Machinery building. on the left,
| and the Manufactures building on the
right, and just north of the court of
the fountain. is the Mall, extending
east and west. Across the Mall and
facing the electric tower is the Agri-
| cultural building on the right. and the
Electricity building on the left.
Back of the western terminus of the
Mall comes the famous Midway. while
over to the eastern terminus of the
Mall is the long line of State buildings.
Directly north and back of the electri-
cal tower is the immense band stand
and plaza. while over to the east is the
stadium. the arena of sports. The
architect whose design has been faith
fully followed. styles the architecture
as free treatise of the Spanish
Renaissance, a marked and fitting
complement to the Latin American
countries. who are prominent eX-
hibitors here. one finds the same style
of architectural design pretty thor
oughly followed throughout the
grounds. Its colors are pleasing to the
eye and relief from the dead white
or Gaudy rainbow colorS of former
fairs. yet there is color enough to salts
fy the most eXacting. The entire color
scheme and decorations conform and
harmonic both with the interior and
exterior and the drapng effect is in
harmony and taste with the contents
Of the exhibition contained in the
building. Bunting. streamers and
flags are flying from the various staffs
with the Pan-American flag pre-
dominating.
our first call was at the New Eng
land building. which compares favor
ably with any state or states buildings
on the grounds with the possible eX-
ccption Of the New York building
which is to remain permanently. At
the New England building we had the
pleasure OF meeting Mr.. BickfOrd who
has charge Of the Maine room and who
cxte nded to the Maine Press party
hearty welcome.
The State and Foreign buildings oc-
,upy a place of their own, to the east
of the esplanade. and as FAR north as
the Mall. and represent as nearly as
possible the architectural design Of the
state or country they represent. Inc
little hospital, where one scene OF
national tragedy was enacted is
situated a the western extreme ol
the Mall. In in the electric tower,
rea ched by elevator. one gets Soou
bjrCl's-eye view of the ground ana the
surrounding country. Here and there
through the grounds are groups or
statuary. heroic in size, representing
the ages. agriculture, the age Oh ilSht'
etc the working design of the fore
most artists and sculptures of the day
Having given our readers some rant
! idea of the buildings and their iocatioh'
we will now ramble through ana see
what the Pan-American has done ana
| is doing for the people
The United States government mas a
very interesting exhibit, showing the
progress that has been MADE III ihou-
ern warfare The life saving APP
paratus. L. s. Postal and Railway MAI
service. fac-similies of all COINS ana
! stamns bills and bonds used by the
government and the process OF PRINT
ing and stamping. The weather bureau
and its method of sending out weather
reports, models of all the war vessels
both ancient and modern. lhciudlrs
the Holland submarine monitor WIRE
less telegraphing and signalling as
helms used by our government. There
| is CROUCH to keep one employed ior
| dav. and weeks in this one building.
We will now pass on to the Manu-
features and Liberal Arts pulldihS
which comes in for a share OF our az
tention. Everything under the sun IS
exhibited here. either in the raw.
| u,anufactured or in the process vi
| manufacture. To rest the eye we VIII
on down on the shores of Park lake