The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-18

through the courtesy of the DcIa-
ware. baCkawanna and Western rail-
road and the directors Of the Pam
American exposition. a large party Of
newspaper men from New York, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey were taken
To Buffalo. Friday, and on Saturday
paid visit to the exposition grounds
and inspected the partially completed
buildings that will he used for the
coming exposition.
The train left New York Friday
morning and consisted of six Pullman
ears. The trip from New York to Buff
ialo was made in faster time than the
rast regular train of the Iacka wanna
railroad. Leaving Hoboken. the train
ran to Scranton in three hours and
tWenty-one minutes. Leaving SCran-
Ton at 1.lO y. M, the train arrived at
Buffalo exactly at 6.j4 This made the
time for the trip. including all stops.
nine hours and five minutes. Taking
out the time for the stops at Dover,
Washington. Stroudsburg. Bmghamton,
Owego. Elmira. Bath and Mount Nor
ris, total of eighteen minutes, the
exact running time for the 4l0 miles
was eight hours and forty-scven min
wood 20 Buffalo were made in forty
four minutes. the train for short dis
tances of the fifty miles reaching the
speed OF siXty-nine ana one-eighth
| miles per hour.
IN CHARGE of TIE TRAIN.
The following were the employees in
charge of the train: \. c. Elvin. mas
ha nj in
Dawson, Fireman Gorman: TO Bng-
hamton, Conductor Thompson. Bag
gageman r. Towney. Brakemen To-
pher and Atno; to Buffalo. George j.
Glover, conductor; William Downing,
brakeman; John Williams, brakeman:
William G. Still. engineer No. 9O4: D.
| l.. Bcardsley. fireman; j. w. Honan,
trainmaster: J. A. Tally travelling en-
Gineer: Pullman conductor, A.. r.. Wal
| ters.
The trip gave an opportunity to view
| the wonderful improvements made by
| the Lackawanna railroad during the
| last twelve months. In that period the
road has been practically rebuilt.
| Sixty-two bridges have been construct
| ed between New York and Buffalo.
| Some idea Of these improvements may
be gained from the following figures;
| There was spent for repair Of road
way during the year 1900. 81 1.01931l: for
| renewals Of rails, SIZE. $3.50: for renewals
| OF ties. SOD. .IS9. for renewals and re-
pairs of buildings. $500 632: for repairs
and renewals of bridges. 1921, ,73S for
| repairs and renewals OF locomo; ives,
VI OI1oi; for repairs and renewals of
passenger cars. S462,645: for repairs and
| renewals of freight cars. $SG4. 79S: grand
| total for improvements of the road
| during the year 1900 was S2.I75S26.
Much work of a similar nature has
been arranged for during the coming
year. At Scranton the party saw the
| first of eiGhty-siN new passenger and
| freight locomotives which will he de-
| liVered during the coming year. Last
| year there We're delivered to the road
| eighty-two new passenger and freight
| locomotives.
At BUFFALO.
| Upon arrival at Buffalo the party
was met by officials of the Pan-Amrri-
can exposition and escorted to the
| Hotel l5rocz,l. where dinner was
served. From to II the visitors were
| entertained at the Ellicott club by the
| Buffalo Press club. A fine vaudeville
| entertainment was given and the vis-
| tors then sought their berths in the
Pullman cars which had been side
| tracked close to the Lackawanna sta
| ton.
saturday morning breakfast was
served at Hotel Broezel. and at 1880
o'clock the newspaper workers boarded
| special cars and We're taken out To the
exposition grounds. where they be-
| held the malVels that have been
wrought thus far in constructing the
beautiful city where the PAN Ameri-
can exposition will be given. The build
| ihgs are only partially copstructed,
| but very good idea was obtained of
III" beauty and symmetry of the pic
turo they will present wien completed.
The most striking feature of the con-
Struction part of the exposition is the
electric tower Il central building over
400 feet in height. Ranked on either
side by graceful semi circular wings.
At night il win De q blaze Of light,
and from the front Of IL will pour "a
miniature Niagara of water. under
which will be many Colorel electric
lights, which will give the water Won-
d,rful prismatic effects.
GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
Uncle Sans bis building Is quite tho
most imposing of the oXhibition but
the buildings to be DEVOTED to electric
ity machinery ana transportation.
manufactures and the liberal arts.
forestry ana mines. horticulture and
the graphic arts. music. the nne arts
ana agriculture, are all beautiful and
impressive and of a variety of archi-
lecture and Coloring that Is rostful and
pleasing to the eye.
These will be the central buildings or
the exposition ana grouped about