The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-07-26
ALL CLAIMS MADE Good.
The Pan-Amerlcan Exposition Said to
Outrival All Displays OF
the Kind. ,45

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The perfection of beauty aimed u
by the projectors of the Pan-Amer-
lean exposition has been realized and
is being enjoyed by many thousands
of visitors daily. In fact, the results
exceed the highest expectations All
who see the Rainbow City under the
rays of the sun or bathed in incandes-
cent loneliness are surprised and
pleased beyond measure, says the ex-
position bulletin. ...*.,1. ! '""|'
Although not 30 large as some other
expositions, the Pan-American. out
rivals all previous ones in many$im
portant particulars. Among these
are the artistic color decorations. OF
the buildings, the grand electrical ef-
fects, the beautiful original sculpture,
the wonderful hydraulic fountain ef.
fects, the splendid horticultural and
floral effects and the magnifcentcour
settings. ' Il
All of these features in happy COM
bination illustrate the progress ! Of
the human race during the nineteenth
century. Here nature and art tellthe
story of progress in the new world.
The visitor begins to read the story at
the entrance to the grounds, where
! the earlier times are depicted through
the medium of forest and stream, tell
ing of mans introduction to the land
and presenting the scene of his early
struggles. ,><
The picture presented to the visitor
as he stands upon the shore Of Della
never to be forgotten. Beyond the
shining waters bearing upon their
bosom smart craft of various kinds,
and splendid grove, the exposition
city seems as though etched upon-the
sky. Passing over the new three-arch
bridge, which has been designated for
the purpose of the exposition as the
"Bridge of the Three Americas" and
! through the grove, the visitor con
tinues the thread of the story Of the
! rise of man. &As
| From there the story is carried by
the architect, the color decorator, the
| sculptor, the electrician and the land
| scape artist, in a grand harmony ofef-
| forts-frst depicting the crude and
| following with symboliza ton of the
rapid development which has char
| acterized the new world and caused the
people of foreign lands to regard rs
with great wonder and undisguised ad-
miration-and reaching the highest
| point Of our achievements in the
splendid tower in the heart of the
Rainbow City. s% %5#
The electrical display at this ex
position is the most complete ever
made, and for this purpose 5000 horse
| power is received over cables from the
| great power plant at Niagara. OPP
| portunities for extraordinary outdoor
displays of electrical wonders are fur
| nished by the steel electric tower, IN
| electric fountain and the Court OF
Fountains. In the illumination Of the
courts, fountains and buildings half
| a million incandescent lamps and 100
searchlights are used. The decorative
lighting of the buildings takes advan-
tage of the many designs in staff and
brings them out with translucent eff
fects or outlined with points of light,
The electrician also takes advantage
of numerous towers, turrets and
domes to produce starry effect.
The display of original sculpture is
the most magnificent ever used for
decorative purposes at any exposition.
The color scheme is new. Never be-
fore at an exposition has an effort
succeeded to produce a harmonious
color scheme.
| The electric tower, the centerpiece
of the exposition, is 40 feet high, and
upon and about it is made an electrical|
display surprising any ever yet at
tempted. More than 10000 lamps and
a searchlight with 30-inch protector
at height of $50 feet and capab BILE of
casting rays for distance of so miles,
besides 81 searchlights in the basin,
are employed in the illumination at
this point.
There are more than 80 acres of
courts, and in all are large pools of wa
| ter, into which hundreds of fountains
throw their sparkling streams. In
all the courts upon the grounds out
side the buildings is very elaborate
decora tive arrangement of beautiful
lawns and gardens. In all the exhibit
divisions the Pan-American exposition
is very complete.
The exposition. grounds are in the
northern part of Buffalo. They are
about one mile in length from north
to south, and half mile in width.
At the northern boundary of the ex~
position is the mammoth railway sta
ton at which the different steam rail
lines land passengers.
The price of the general admission
! to the grounds is so cents per per-
son, Is cents for children under IL
years of age. The admission to the
Midway attractions range from ten
| to Is cents.
The gates of the exposition opened
on May 1, and they will not perma-
nently close until November /.
The value of this exposition to the
| countries of the western hemisphere
is incalculab BILE. It will bring together