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18 MARINE REVIEW. [July 4, PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SHOW AND IS WELL WORTH SEEING--THE MECHANICAL ! --- DISPLAY IS EXCELLENT. The distinctive feature of fhe Pan-Am- erican exposition is not maritime by any means. There is very little of marine. dis- play beyond the models of the battleships and cruisers of the United States navy. These models have been to exposition after exposition, both at home and abroad, and are pretty familiar by this time.. They were made in. the navy yard at Washington and when not at expositions are to be seen in the corridor of the navy building at the capital. The exposition, however, is rich in its maritime statuary. The great lakes furnished inspiration to a number of sculp- tors. That of Lake Superior, an Indian pouring down a mighty stream of water, is typical of the great father of the lakes. Lake Erie is represented in lighter mood and with a gentler touch. The drawing of the one is vigorous and in the other quite refined. os 3 : The exposition triumphs from the architectural standpoint.. Beginning at the south and going north the whole thing rises on one slowly and with grand effect. Through a fine forecourt, lined along the sides with tall pillars and headed by a heroic equestrian statue of George Washington, one crosses the great triumphal causeway over the canal which surrounds the main court. This causeway leads to the esplande, the greatest open space in the grounds, capable of holding more than 200,000 persons without discomfort from overcrowd- ing. Beyond the esplanade is the court of fountains, and beyond that the great electric tower, which, with'the propylaea behind it, forms the whole scheme. At either end of the esplanade stands one of the great buildings with the others ranged along the sides of the court of fountains up to the mall, just back of the.electric tower. The prevailing tone isa soft green- ish blue, more pleasant to the eye than the glaring white of the Chicago faareis soa out} & ri : The triumphal causeway vies with the electric-tower for the palm of popular admiration. The causeway is adorned: with four huge pillars, sur- rounded by a very effective arrangement of sculpture and surmounted by heroic equestrian figures which give a-singularly striking effect to the whole. The four pylors are inscribed to civic virtue, benevolence, justice and freedom. At the right of the esplande from the triumphal causeway is the government building. From each side of the government building a curved colonnade leads forward to the fisheries building on the south, and a-building devoted partly to-exhibits- of the island possessions: At the west end of the esplanade stands the beautiful horticultural building. LAKE ERIE, lighting has ever been possible heretofore: More than 5,000>H» P. is used in this work, and over 200,000 incandescent lamps are burned. They are set about the buildings in lines, in loops» and bunches. Forty-four thousand of them adorn the electric tower, 11,000 on each side. No'such electrical display has ever been seen before, for the simple reason that never before has such an opportunity been afforded. The exposition is rich in its exhibition of machine tools and mech- anical appliances. The Buffalo Forge Co. has a fine exhibit. ~It consists mainly of four fans, one on top of the other. 'The lower one is of im- mense proportions and the four together reach to a great height and at- tract much attention. Several high speed engines are also shown: The American Blower Co, has a very interesting exhibit of fans, blowers and heating coils. The-Philadelphia Pneumatic Tool Co. has an air com- pressor plant: and several pneumatic riveters and hammers which can be tested by visitors. ~The Lidgerwood Manufacturing Co. shows a 50 H. P. min- ing hoist, a bridge erecting hoisting en- gine having four independent winches, - and a heavy mining hoist having a 50-in. drum. A special working exhibit is also made by the-Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., and in connection with it is the display of the Champion: Rivet Co. of Cleveland. A distinctive feature of the machine display is the large number of machines which are to be,seen in actual operation: A steel superstructure is built over many of the exhibition booths' which carries power transmission machinery and the machines are suitably placed so that they can be operated at will. As a rule the ex- hibitors have their line shafting connected to motors which are exhibited by the builders: A number of the machines have independent motors attached. : In certain instances there is keen rivalry among the © various exhibitors in showing off the pro- ductive capacity of their tools, and this lends spirit to the display and is of much practical benefit to those interested. There are a number of machines also which are - new and are making their debut before- the mechanical public... Altogether the. mechanical- exhibit is very good. = Among the concerns represented' at the exposition . are. the following: te Diamond Drill & Machine Co., Birdsboro, Pa.; L. S. Heald & Son, Barre, Mass.;.Diamond Machine Co., Providence, R. I.: Patterson Tool & Supply Co.,- Dayton, O.; Jacobson Machine & Mig Co.,*Warren,: Pa.: American Tool-& Machine Co., Boston; Faneuil: Watch Tool Co... Bos. ton; Warner. & Swasey Co., Cleveland: Chisholm & Moore Mfg. Céi Cleveland; Washburn Shops, 'Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.: Bradford Machine Tool Co., Cincinnati; American Steel & Wire Co., New York; National Tube Co.; THE GREAT LAKES. Y THE LIFE SAVING STATION AT THE EXPOSITION, New .York; Western Tube Co; New York; Shelby 'Steel-- Tube (Co... New. York; Vulcan Iron Works, Chicago; .- Hall Iron Works, Lockport, N. Y.; Taylor Bros. Iron & Steel Co., High Bridge, N.. J.;. Cleveland Wire Spring Co., Cleveland; Contrac- tors' Plant Mfg. Co.,: Buffalo; Lidgerwood Mfg..Co., Brooklyn; Henry R, Worthington, Brook- lyn; Deane . Steam Pump; ; Co., Holyoke, Mass.; Cameron Steam Pump Co., New York; Otto Gas Engine Works, . Philadelphia; Rider Ericsson Engine Co., New York; A; Mietz, New . York, builder of the Mietz & Weiss gas and kerosene '-engine; Pennsyl- vania: Iron Works Co., Philadel~ PARK LAKE AT THE EXPOSITION. phia; Rand Drill €o.;° "New York ;-F:) BY &°'92!oM!€ornell! NORTH BAY AT THE EXPOSITION. Colonnades similar to those on the east lead from it to the mines building on the south and graphic arts on the north, At the southern end of the court of fountains stand east and west respectively the ethnology build- ing and temple of music. Ranging along the court are the manufactures oH abe -- and ee ulture building on the east with machinery and transportation and electricity on the west. This in brief j plan, meena | rief is the ground _ lhe exposition has the vast energy of Niagara Falls at its ba ar ant q ck and transforms a great part of it into light every night. No such scheme of | New York; Walworth Mfg. Co., Boston; Fuel Economizer ,.Co., Matteawan, ©N: -Y.; PoWers Regulator Co., Chicago; 'Metrell 'Mfg. Co., Toledo; Fox 'Machine Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.; H. B. Smith Machine Co., Smithville, N.° J.;°' Lancaster' Machine' & Knife Works, Lancaster, N. Y\; Carborundum Co., Niagara Falls, N.-Y.; Bickford & Francis Belt- ing Co., Buffalo: Charles Schier- en & Co.; New York; J. B: Hoyt & Co., New York; Chicago' Belt- ing Co., Chicago;: New' York Leather Belting Co., New York; Boston Belting Co., New York; New York Belting & Packing Co., New York; Fayerweather & Ladew, New York; Peerless Belt Lacing Machine Co., Philadelphia; American Pulley Co.; Philadelphia; Oneida Steel Pulley Co., Oneida, N. Y.; Forester Pulley Works, Fairport, N. Y.; Reeves Pulley Co., Colum: bus; Cling-Surface Mfg. Co., Buffalo; Robins Conveying Belt Co., New York; Morse Twist Drill & Machine Co., New Bedford, Mass.; Cleveland THE NORTHLAND. Twist Drill Co., Cleveland; Standard Tool Co., Cleveland; J: H. Williams & Co., Brooklyn; E. C. Atkins i& Co., Indianapolis; Blodgett Mfg."Co., Rochester; EL. i & TI: _J. -White. Co.,° Buffalo; Whitney Mies Con. Hartford, _Conn.; Hickman-Melhorn Co., Pittsburg; Foos Mfg.