Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-07
Maine al the Buffalo Exposition.

tended Tie paIl-4.mericGn Exposition
~ Buffalo, than attended both the
Centennial and Columbian expcsitions.
This has been largely due 10 TIE great
er availability of Buffalo with its con
seGuent saving of time and expense.
The comment of visitors he's BEEN
generally fav0rablc. Certainly . week
1T least can be most pleasantly and
pcontably passed in Viewing The
various exhibits and taking in tie
most attractive features of The big
Pan-American show. a very good
general idea Of its scope and ctarac-
ter may. however be obtained in two
or three days.
While the exposition at Buffalo is by
no means as extensive as the ore held
at Chicago in 1898. it has the greet ad-
Vantage of being vastly more compact.
The grounds. the buildings and their
arrangements. the sunken gardens.
the winding waterways, the numerous
fountains. the bridges. and the arches,
are all admirable both in conception
and execution. Nothing is lacking to
the artistic completeness of the gen
eral view. and the whole effect reflects
great credit upon the exposition man
agement A day might be spent with
profit in the study of the splendid eX-
hibit in the Art building, and the fine
exhibits OF the sculptors art-over
one million dollars worth-scatt rcd
very generally over the grounds.
1t is. however in its electrical effect IS
that the an-Ameiican distinctly and
notably eytels every other Exposition
that has ever been held in this country.
The power that makes this possible
comes from Niagara falls. Every even
ing. soon after sunset. the thousands
OF electric lights are gradually ana
simultaneously turned on. The effect
is indescrib&ble 1t is almost like the
conjuring Of fairy land-a scene of
brillianey and beauty that will live in
the memory of the spectator 81 long as
NE ana faculties endure.
So much for the exhibition i'll a gem
eral way. 1t has been a constant
matter of humiliation and regret to
Maine people that our State has made
SO discreditable showing there. Even
little Rhode Island and New Hamp-
shire appear to vastly better adj
vantage. Maine enjoyed the un-
enviabe distinction of being the only
New England state whose Legislature
failed to appropriate the sum neces-
sa:y to defray its proportional share OF
the New England building. Notwith-
standing the fact that the amount was
subsequently raised by various Boards
scriptions of public spirited citi-
Zens, and that thanks to the efforts OF
the Messrs Kicker, the Maine Contra
Railroad and others, the Maine room
row compares most favorably in it:
appointments with those of the othel
New England states-our people wht
visit Buffalo have deeply regretted tht
fact that all this did not come, as il
every other instance, as a result o
legislative provision representing al
the people of our state.
In an exposition so near home Main
should have had d most active inter
est. Mere considerations of business
saTacity should have prompted al
active and honorable participation il
We should have had
1st. \ comprehensive exhibit o
our fish and game intereSts-witl
typical hunters camp. canoes
characteristic hunting views, ant
complete exhibit OF the altrac
tons of our woods and waters il
the shape of mounted specimens o
our game and fish. The exhibition il
the rooms of our fish and game com
missioncrs at the State House wOul
have been unique in its wa,
at the n-American Exposition an
would have drawn daily thousand
of interested visitors. Hundreds O
people visit the Maine room ever
DAY solely to see the big moose hea
on exhibition there-a fact which show
very emphatically how great woul
have been the value to our State O
such fish and game exhibit as w
have suggested. Its advertising valu
to our people would easily have bee
worth hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars.
2nd. Maine should have had in tn
agricultural department. the finest ey
hibition of potatoes shown at the ey
position. In this department of ayr
culture Maine need not hesitate ,
invite comparisons. Such an exhib
as this would have been worth thol
sands of dollars to our State and pa
tcularly so to the great county
ArooStook
3rd. Maine could easily have ma,
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