Amador ledger., 1901-01-25
Pan-American Exposition.

Mr.. Mark Bennitt, the Superintend-
emit of the Press Department of the
Pan-American Exposition, which will
be held in Buffalo, N Y, this year,
refers to the preparations making as
follows:
Continued open weather has per-
mitted large amount OF outdoor work
to be accomplished at the Exposition
grounds. About fifteen hundred men
are now employed INFRINGING to COM
pletion the great enterprise. Painting
has been resumed and will be carried
forward as weather permits. All the
buildings are to be done in tints, a
variety of brilliant colors being en-
ployed to bring out strongly to the eye
the delicate plastic relief work.
NOVEL AND INTERESTING.
One of the many novel and interest
ing features of the Pan-American Ex-
position at Buffalo next summer, will
be an extensive exhibition of women s
manufactures. The general public
little realize the extent and Importance
of this class of Industries. 1t has been
made apparent to the Board of Women
Managers OF the Exposition, however,
by the numerous applications from
prospective exhibitors.
One woman makes rugs and has built
up quite an industry. She keeps a
large number of wives and daughters
of New England farmers busy with her
work. Another manufactures artistic
jewel settings, another exquisite things
in pottery, another carved and deco
ratfve leather goods, etc. In fact, the
women's manufactures are so many
that it would require much space to
enumerate them all.
A BIG LOG
One of the attractions of the Oregon
exhibits at the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton will be log 30 feet long and Is
feet in diameter. This is not the big
gest log Oregon could supply. The
only reason that the great lumber state
does not send bigger piece of lumber
is that the railroads could not con-
veuiently transportit. To accommodate
the 80 foot log, with the diameter of Is
feet, in the Forestry Building at the
Exposition. it will be necessary to put
extra braces under that part of the
floor of the building.
TH1RTY-FIvE FAMOUS sCULPToRs.
Mr.. Charles Bel of Chicago, has
been appointed to have special charge
of the placing of the sculpture about
the grounds of the Exposition. This
sculpture is being turned out by the
thirty-fve famous sculptors engaged
in the work, at a rapid rate, and is be-
ing shipped to Buffalo from Mr.. Bitter
studios, where it is stored until winter
is over, in the various buildings, prin-
cipally the Machinery and Transporta
ton Building. As soon as the condition
of the weather will permit, the work of
installing these decorative features of
the great Exposition at Buffalo will
begin.
JAPAN AT THE EXPOSITION.
T. Randi, N. Nakagama, T. Bata,
7. Furnya of Toxic, Japan, were vlsi-
tors at the Exposition grounds in
Buffalo recently, in connection with the
IanauoSo Villa ux, oOpoacc;op Tho, ~
ported that Japan was greatly inter-
ested in the Pan-American Exposition,
as the Japanese regard themselves as
the Americans of the Orient, and are
wide awake to all opportunities to uti-
lie new inventions and other incidents
of progress on the American continent.
The Japanese were delighted with
the appearance of the Exposition
grounds and expressed the belief that
many of their countrymen would be
among the attendance at the EXPOSE
tion.
CLEOPATRA ON THE MIDWAY.
The building which is to contain the
great artistic feature, Cleopatra, on the
Pan-American Midway, is now we'll
under way. 1t is to be one of the finest
structures, from an artistic point of
view. on this popular street of the Elk
position at Buffalo.
Ashley D. M. Cooper, the we'll known
California artist, and painter of the
famous "Trilby," has been at work for
some. time Oh the great canvas which is
to show the Egyptian Queen in all the
luxury and majesty of her royal mag
nificence. 1t will be historically correct
in every respect, and the canvas will be
12x10 feet in dimensions. The work
will cost about 500, 600.
Mr.. Cooper is a great student of
Indian customs and has achieved fame
as a painter of Indian subjects. He
was with General Custer during the
disastrous campaign in which that
brave Indian fighter lost his life.
MEXICO'S EXHIBIT.
From Modern Mexico" jan, 1sO1)
Modern Mexico" hopes to see