. The street railway review . f the single shares being held by women and children,and this in face of the fact that the prospects for any direct finan-cial return were exceedingly meagre. The mayor of Buffalo hadappealed to the public spirit and pride of the citizens, and theyresponded with an energy that augurs well for the citys futuregrowth and prosperity. Steps were at once taken toward perfecting a working organiza- Carlton; landscape architect, Rudulf Ulrich; chief engineer, S. ; director of color, C. Y. Turner. In the meantime, through the efforts of a provisional commit-tee, C
. The street railway review . f the single shares being held by women and children,and this in face of the fact that the prospects for any direct finan-cial return were exceedingly meagre. The mayor of Buffalo hadappealed to the public spirit and pride of the citizens, and theyresponded with an energy that augurs well for the citys futuregrowth and prosperity. Steps were at once taken toward perfecting a working organiza- Carlton; landscape architect, Rudulf Ulrich; chief engineer, S. ; director of color, C. Y. Turner. In the meantime, through the efforts of a provisional commit-tee, Congress was induced to appropriate the sum of $500,000 fora group of government buildings and exhibits, and as a token offurther recognition the Government has authorized a specialcommemorative issue of postage stamps to be sold during the sixmonths the gates of the Pan-.\merican are open, .^ppeal to theNew York Legislature resulted in an appropriation of $300,000 tocover the expense of a New York state exhibit. These actions. MACHINERY AND TRANSPORTATION lil]ILl)IN( tion, and the magnitude of the enterprise will be evident when it isstated that the list of officers, directors and members of commit-tees includes over 300 names, not to mention a small army ofclerks and assistants. Among the prominent officials may bementioned the following: President, John G. Milburn; secretary,Edwin Fleming; treasurer, George L. Williams; director-general. were at once followed by legislative endorsement and appropria-tions on the part of other states in this country, Mexico, and prac-tically all of the Latin-American countries. In response to popular demand the proposed exposition sitewas mrjved from Cayuga Island to a point nearer the center ofBuffalo, the location finally selected comprising 350 acres of 332 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XI, No. 6. wooded park land and a beautiful lake in the northern portion ofthe city. Here, with an expenditure of many millions of dollars,has been erected a
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