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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

addition photographs and plans viii
show the various schemes for supplying
water 10 Hlrge communities and the re-
lation OF mortality rate n certain 10
calities 20 measures undertaken for the
purfication OF the water supply,
Closely related 10 the subject Of wa.
ter supply Is that OF sewerage ana sew
age disposal There will be shown q
map showing the percentage OF the
population by states and territories liv-
ing in severed towns in 1897. 1ale vari-
Gus methods OF sewage disposal will be
illustrated by exhibits by the states and
municipalities where these methods are
IN operation The exhibit 10 be made
by the city OF Worcester will illustrate
the chemical precipitation method; "a
model of the great drainage canal at
Chicago Will be "A feature of this exhib-
a. The American Sewage Disposal
Company VIII erect a plant 10 illustrate
the. biological system of sewage dis
posal and water purification which VIII
demonstrate the action OF bacteria on
sewage in the process OF publication
in connection herewith there win be
shown the various manufactured prod
ucts used in the construction of sew
age disposal plants. and the whole viii
be OF especial interest 10 municipal Of
ficials and sanitarians. PhoDgraphsl
charts and statistics showing the equip
ment and results OF experiments at the
Lawrence Experiment Station. which is
under the control OF the Massachusetts
State Board of Health, viii form a very
interesting and important part OF the
exhibit
Especially timely. i'm view OF the ten
ement house investigation recently
conducted BY the New York State Com
mission appointed Tor the purpose. viii
be the exhibit TO be made by the Tene-
ment' House Committee OF the Charity
Organization Society of New York city.
showing past. present and ideal SANTA
tion of homes i'm tenement districts OF
great cities. OF interest In the same
connection will be an exhibit showing
what is being done ia the way of pub
lie baths by the progressive city Of
Brookline, Mass, and other municipal
ties
Other subjects that will he included
in the exhibits will be those OF crema-
ton of the dead. street cleaning. dis
posal of refuse. hospitals. chemical and
archaeological laboratories, food adul-
terants and adulterated foods. sanitary.
plumbing. ventilation and heating and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16
Copyright 1900, by George E. Matthew. Co

the United states. win be "a feature
By Tar the most important station as a
quarantine port rs that OF New York.
since the arrival Of vessels al this sta
ton from foreign ports may be counted
annually by thousands and the number
of immigrants by hundreds OF thou
sands. A comprehensive exhibit VIII
be- sent by Or. Alvah H. Doty. the
llealth officer OF the port OF New York
This exhibit win include models. plans.
photographs and charts OF tlic equip.
meht which tohsists OF boarding sta
tion. large and powerful steam tugs for
J oal ding faculties apparatus and
steamer for disinfection of vessels and
for bathing immigrants and disnfect-
ing their personal effects. detention
and disinfeciing station hospital build
ings inorgue and crenatory and all
necessary appliances for hospital treat
ment of quarantinabl bic diseases. ,-
in no department Of public health
has more rapid progress been made in
the United States than la the introduc-
tion of public water supplies In. ciries
and towns Two maps Illustrating this
progress VIII be- exhibited showing the
per cent b. states and territories sun.
piled ~ith water IN 1850 and 1881 lr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

ests than is generally supposed This
will tend TO show that the pollination
OF fruit bloom i'm early spring, when
the insects are not SO numerous as la
ter i'm the season, Is a matter OF great
Importance 10 horticuturists as with
out the aid of the bees the fruit crop
would be very much lessened
The New York State bee and honey
exhibit At the Pan-American Exposl-
tion is designed TO be the most compre-
hensive ever made, and while great
pains will be taken 20 make IL very en-
tertaining, it will be none he less i'm
structivc on that account
other states. territories and coun-
tries are making plans for suitable eX-
hibits. Michigan and Wisconsin are ex.
pected to make big shows The apia
rists OF Canada are deeply interested
and promise a display worthy OF the
extensive apiarian interests iu that
country.
There will also be great number of
individual exhibits and these viii in
clude an manner OF articles designed
60 assist the apiarian IN his work
The management ~ The ExposiiioH
assures the apiarlsts that the extent
and size Of the bee exhibit viii depend
largely upon their needs and desires
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

rrovements have been made, all having
tendency 10 improve the service rem
dered by increasing the rapidity i'm the
transmission OF messages. also the
more complete utilization OF the wires
of transmissal
Today all important lines use the
mulhplex system. and this permits the
sending OF one or more messages over
the same wires az the same time. This
- one of the steps of progress made
uurtnS the last half century. But this
.S not all. for an automatic apparatus
has been developed by which mes
sages may be sent at the rate of 1000
or more words a minute, a fact which
affords interesting comparison with the
common rate OF 40 or so words a minute
by hand.
Recent wars have made the public
familiar with the fact that an impor-
tant application Of land telegrapby Is
that whereby commanders are ena bled
10 quickly communicate with the va
rious Bodies of troops under them, be-
ins tEefaAy better enabled to meet the
movements Of the enemy. The appara-
tus used I'm this class of work has been
brought TO q fine state of perfection.
just at present the public mind is
somewhat occupied by the possibilities
of wireless telegraphv Marconis name
has become very familiar 10 the people
of both. continents, and the world ad-
riros his feat OF establishing perfect
communication between St GATHERINGS
Haj Che Lizard. a distance OF 200 milc~,
on The first day of the reign OF King Ed
ward VII.
The successful results achieved by
Marconi have been produced by utillz.
too . sl... 4,.,r Gft
that electrical impulses or waves can
bc transmitted through space without
using tangible conductor as a me-
dium.
In the exhibits OF the Pan-American
Exposition all OF these new features in
the electrical world viii Toe fully illus
trated, and all who see them will be
entertained and educated 20 the extent
that the probable future progress will
be more clear TO them. These exhibits
will cover the period from the time of
Morse up TO the present day.
In the telephone exhibits visitors to
The PAN American will be given oppor-
tunity to study the progress made I'm
this industry since the time Alexander
Graham Bell and others discovered the
possibility of transmittIng speech over
wires strung throughout the hand until
the equally important discovery by pro.
fcssor " L. Pupin of Columbia Univer-
sity, New York. pointing the way "
transmitting speech over ocean cables.
thus bringing tho people or Europe ana
America into closer touch. also over
land lines of any length that are In use
today. Existing conditions will be
Rrcatlv improved. The single and sim
PIE rCaTufc oT subscribers phone get
ting oui ~ order creates n disturbance.
What then would the result be II the
telephone were for short period re-
moved from the world? A chaotic state
would ensue Ia business circles demon.
streting how Important the telephone
has hccomc in The compafathtiy few
year, IL has btrn onJoyod
Not only viii the Tan-Amrsicnn Ex- .
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

Pan n-American grounds. The first week
viii be devoted to amateur contests and
preliminary heats for the amateur
championships. while in the second
week the fastest riders in the world
VIII contest for the amateur and pro-
fessional championships
The twenty-second annual meet OF
the League of American wheelmen will
be held in Buffalo from Aug. IL to n.
| inclusive. and the Sidepath Commits
sioners OF the State of New York will
hold their annual convention here dur
ing the month OF September
Automobiling has been officially rec
ognized In the appointment by Director
General Buchanan of a special commit
tee consisting Of the following automo-
bilists: Messrs. Malcolm w. Ford J. NJ.
Hill, Percy owen and s. r. Davis. Jr..
members of the Automobile Club OF
America. and DR. Truman j. Martin,
PRESIDENT OF the Buffalo Automobiles Club
Ihis special committee. acting In con-
nection with the Sports and Athletics
committee of the Pan American Expo-
sition, will arrange and carry out the
programme OF grand automobile
tournament This tournament will
take place in the Stadium during the
week beginning Sept. rs and will consist
of sports and trials TO test the skill
or the chauffeurs and the mobility and
economy OF the various types of motor
vehicles. The. eliminating feature of
the week viii be- a competitive speed
contest over the famous Buffalo Erie
road. open 10 self propelled vehicles OF
all types and countries This road race
will excel anything OF the kind ever
held i'm America, ranking with the ia
nous long distance automobile races
held abroad.
A great. many club runs have been
planned with Buffalo as the objective
point, the most important of which will
be the tour or endurance test OF the Au-
tomobile Club of America from New
York to Buffalo. distance OF about 460
miles. This run will be made during
the week preceding that OF the Motor
Vehicle tournament at the Pan -Ameri-
can Exposition. This will not. be
speed contest, as the object of the trim
Is TO demonstrate the possibilities OF
the various types OF motor vehicles un-
der all conditions OF road and weather
The Automobile exhibit in the Ma
chinery and Transportation building
viii be the finest and most comprehen.
sive ever displayed at any exposition.
IL VIII supply opportunities for com.
pairing the different types and makes
such as have never before been furnish
ed. The practical trials OF the efficien- !
cy of the various vehicles as afforded |
nrst by the tests In the Stadium: sec |
ond, by The long distance speed contest
over the Buffalo-ifrte road and. third |
by the endurance runs of the cluss-will /
furnish n practical demousyati ton OF
the utility of self propelled vehicles 7
a gan fu4 70, Al,
est benefit 10 the sport and 10 the trade .
and which viii undoubtedly result I'm .
the production af more efficient and 4
more economical vehicles for road use
over long distances ana cross country 1
touring n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

electrical effects and charming land
scapes. which include the finest portion
OF Delaware Park. with its lovely lake,
wooded hills and pathways winding
among rare shrubbery and the beauti-
ful display OF the floral exhibits the
queen city OF tha Lakes offers unsur-
passed Inducements 20 the automobiles
ana Cycistt Its fine tree embowered
streets and avenues 225 miles Of which
are smoothly paved with asphalt--its
beautiful park system and It's long es-
70 blished reputation for being the cool.
est and pleasantcst city IN theecOuntry
in summer time appeals strongly 10 the
users OF the bicycle OF automobile
Cyclists who DO not find Il desirable
or convenient 90 make the tour 10 Buf-
falo awheel viii nnd The transportation
service by rnil on water inexpensive
and efficient Ia any event. they are
advised 70 bring their wheels with
them, as from any section OF the city
tbs Pan American Exposition can eas-
ily be reached over smooth psvements
W parkway cycle paths. while the mag.
nihcont scenery ana many points al
historsc interest along the Niagara
Frontier are also Within easy cycling
distance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

The farmers of america are thor
oughly interested in What electricity
will do Tor them on tha farm In Ba-
Varia a company of farmers has been
organized 10 establish an electric sys-
TEN for farm service. Suhstatlons viii
be established at points between the
farms ana arrangements made for oper.
aftpo farm, t,arbincrv b, ~ ,tert,to
current I'm he electrical features OF
the Pan-American Exposition there
will be much for the members OF farm
ing communities TO study. and they
may see where tho toll OF the farm may
Dc greatly less0ned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

When people arc speeding back and
forth from the Psn-Amerioan ENposi
tion grounds OF the rapid running troll
ley cars. few OF them viii stop Go cor.
slider that This method ~ travelling
with which ila majorify of people are
now 80 familiar rs ,he result Of de-
years old And sea how thoroughly it
has crept utu our lINes' The trolle eylinl
have become Well established in ON
pa .ts af The country and in the service
10 ana itom the Exposition grounds
visitors VIII ind the highest perfection
OF operation and construction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16
ELECTRICAL
EXHIBITS.
ALL THE WONDERFUL DE-
VICES AT THE EXPOSITION.
Rapid Progress of Electrical
Science apd Its Great Utility
In Many Fields Of
Usefulness.
Q by George u. sever. superinteadept
of Electrical Exhibits, Pan-Amer-
iean BsxpUsfrfu

y is already evident that The elcc-
tricai exhibits az the Pan Amer
iean Exposition win be one OF the
q u most attractive features OF the
great fair. So rapid has been the
advance In the use Of electricity and it's
appliances that the majority of visitors
To the Pan-American will find some
thing IN the electrical section that viii
interest them. Year after year cleo
tricity has been creeping into various
Industries until Il has made many OF
them captive in a. greater or less de-
gree. and ii is constantly winning new
friends and entering new fields
" Is generally known that for an ex-
tended period the principal application
OF electricity 10 commercial purposes
was represented in the electric tele-
graph, but the rapid strides electricity
has made in other branches has served
somewhat 70 hide the development and
applications of the telegraph
Since Morse's great discovery that
signals could be transmitted over n
wire 20 great distance important Inn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

The Pan American is the first, OF the
great expostions 90 officially recognize
cycling The creation OF an Office by
the Director General Hon William l..
buchanan, for the purpose Of interest
ing the millions OF cyclists of the Amer.
icas IN the Pan-American Exposition
has resulted i'm revival OF interest i'm
touring and has led TO the organizatlo
OF greater number OF large parties for
the purpose of touring awheel than has
ever been known In the history OF cv-
cling IL is foregone conclusion that
more Nheelmen VIII assemble in Buff
falo this summer than have ever be-
fore gathered in any American city.
During the fortnight beginning Aug
3 a carnival OF international bicycle
races will be run under the auspices Of
the National Cycling Association on
the specially constructed quarter mile
track in the magnificent Stadium at the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

Some very beautiful specimens OF
pressed California Wild flowers and sea
mosses. together with some striking
floral paintings. have been submitted TO
Secretary Filcher Of the california
state board of trade by Miss .Elinor Nc
Cord of Monterey who desires 10 send
"A large and important exhibit along
these lines 10 the Pan-American Expo
sltion at Buffalo. The secretary has
cordially accepted Miss McCord's offer.
and this dainty display VIII b. "A novel
feature OF the California exhibit which
viii bc an important one
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

NY Orei l.. Her~hiser, superintendent
of New York state Apiariao Exhibit.
SsRA HE manner in which the little
bee improves each shining
hour viii be practically H.
xEA lustrated' at the Fan-Ameri-
can Exposition. arrangements
having been made for establishing an
apiary on the grounds. The exhibit wiz
be novel and attractive. Bees viii be
shown gathering sweets from flowers
and storing them in cells in glass hives.
This sight VIII be interesting 20 all Ex-
position visitors and entirely new 10
perhaps all but about one per cent OF
the whole number
Each state or section OF country pro.
duces several different varieties OF hon
ey and honey produced in one locality
may be vastly different from the prod
uct OF another. In making an exhibit
OF this character proper attention
should be given 10 the classification OF
the different varieties i'm order to make
the exhibit as interesting as possible.
and this will be done in the New York
division, which will show honey pro-
duced from fifteen varieties OF flowers.
notably apple bloom. white clover.
sweet clover. linden (basswOod). buck
wheat, goldenrod and some others. the
honey from these sources coming from
those parts of the State in which the
respective flora is most abundant.
The live bee exhibit win comprise ten
hives of bees, including such well
known varieties as Italian. Carniolians.
Cyprians and the common black bee.
The comb honey exhibit will include
upward OF $500 pounds OF comb honey
and about the same amount of extract
honey Will be shown
There will be an important exhibit OF
beeswax and manufactures from the
same. The uses OF honey, as In baking
powder, preserving, etc. will be shown.
There viii be a very comprehensive
exhibit of agriculture and its develop
ment into an important branch OF rural
husbandry and ~source of revenue to
the State.
An exhibit OF some OF the most inn
portant plants producing flowers INF
connection with the bee show is con-
templsted. IL is proposed 10 grow
buckwheat, goldenrod and various
towering plants convenient to the
hives.
The relation of bees to horticulture
will be shown, the design being TO
prove that the bees are OF far greater
importance to the horticultural inter-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

IN the power development 90 Niagara
Falls there ere represented The very
latest type " apparatus aud methods
Ol development transmission ana use.
The Pan-Amelican Exposition ail pQl
tray how successfully tbe elsstric ctr-
cables FOR 20 miles OIL more M VIII Uf
wonderful dsmonsifatiou of Tie force
that Is creeping into the homes sud
business places 90 brighten The lives
ana tighten ths burdens OF mankind.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

subject az the Pen-American Exposi-
tion.
The general powers and duties OF the
State and Municipal Boards OF Health
and the results obtained IN the various
departments connected Herewith will
BE- illustrated by reports, maps, charts
and models. The most important
branch OF public hygiene is manage
ment and control OF infectious diseases.
and In this connection there viii be ex.
hibited q map OF the United States.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

EW things are OF more impor-
tancc than enlightening scien-
tine sanitation This fact Is
- coming 20 be more ana more
recognized ana great progress
has been made along these lines. Au-
thorities of municipalities are appreci-
ating the value OF expending money
and making the homes of the people
what they should be from this point of
view. and ~ Is admitted that money
spent in This way - money saved be-
cause Of the effect IN preventing the
spread OF diseases and in preserving
public health generally
The subject OF sanitation az the Pam
American Exposition viii be illustrated
under the direction of Dr. Selim II Pea.
body. superintendent or Liberal Arts.
and will be under the especial charge Of
Dr. Jacob 5. Otto. Assistant Superin.
tpndent -A
The exhibit in hygiene and santa
tion will be "a representative one. At
the recent Paris exposition the United
States Commission presented an exhib-
IL In public hygiene which was collected
under the direction OF LII. Samuel w.
Abbott, Secretary Of the Massachusetts
Stote Board ~ Health This exhibit.
which was unusually compl,.lc aud in
teresting. nov in Buffalo and viii
form The bass ~ tkt exhibit on this
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

So rapidly is the hsld Of usefulness or
elsctriclty being eStsnasd that every
person is more or less surrcundsd by its
Influence This very fact viii add ma
terribly tosths benehts that must of ne
cessity accrue thiough the electrical
display ANA exhibit ol electrical APP
pamtus ut the PaD-American Exposi-
ton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

showing the locations where infectious
and contagious diseases are prevalent
and charts and data showing the rela-
tion OF epidemic diseases 10 sanitary
conditions and demonstrating the ex-
cellent service the Boards of Health are
doing in controlling epidemics and in
educating the people in this important
sanitary question.
The exhibit on the subject of quaran-
tine which has TO do with measures OF
the Introduction OF infec-
tious diseases from other countries into
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

hlteHug OF water. The exhibit Ia saul
ton ard hygiene will be SO constituted
that lt viii be controlled In connection
with related exhibits in social economy.
medical and surgical apparatus. etc.
which are shown also under the general
title ~ Liberal Arts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16

The Ordnance exhibit al ue Pan
American Exposition viii surpasS anS
displsy of the Kind over made ot an ex-
nnalIInn.
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ihgs The love Of travel-the desire 10
sfe green fields and woods, TO visit the
mountains and sea--which may have
lain dormant all winter. Is aroused by
the nrst breath OF spring. and plans
for the summers outing begin 60 as
sumo tangible shape. one of the most
exhilarating and delightful forms OF
recreation is To be found I'm touring
with congenial companions over good
roads or sidepaths through a country
abounding in tine scenery or historic
sites.
This summer the Mecca of all those
who tour. whether by automobile or BIZ
cycle, MJl be the beautiful Exposition
city on the shores OF Lake Erie, its
central location bringing il within easy
touring distance of all the principal cit
les of the Eastern ana Middle States
and the Dominion OF Canada.
Aside from the many attractions OF
the Pan-American Exposition its ex.
quisitely colored buildings. magnificent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16
ALL ROADS LEAD
TO BUFFALO.
PAN -AMERJcAN EXPOSITION
THE MECCA OF. AUT0MO-
BILlST AND CYCLIST.
The Queen City Of the Lakes
apd the NIAGARA Frontier Pre-
sent U6sqoaIed Attractions.
Tourparpepts, Tests ADd
Races IN tbe Mae0ifi-
cent Stadium.
~ W. sheldon BuII. Bicycle and An
ton,obiIe Section, Press Department

lTH the approaeh of sum
mer comes the longing 10
get away from the rou-
tine OF daily duties in
search OF new surround
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16
HYGIENE AND
SANITATION
AN IMPORTANT EXHIBIT FOR
THE EXPOSITION.
Management apd CoptroI Of IN
fectious Diseases, Quaraptipe,
Public Water Supplies,
Sewerage apd Sewage
Disposal, Etc.

ny Jacob :. otto, Assistant superin-
tendent of sanitary Exhibits
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-16
LIVE BEE
EXHIBIT.
PRACTICAL APlARY AT THE
PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
ColoDies Of These Busy insects
May BE Seen Gathering aDd
Storing Sweets on the
oroupds a NoVsi Sight
Fer Visitors Of lDter-
est 10 Horticul-
furistS.

ny oreI l.. Her~hiser, superintendent
of New York state Apiariaa Exhibit.