Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-13
A Trip to Atlanta The Great
Exposition,
wALnALna, s.. c.,' October 9th, 1881.

| HALHALIsa, D. w., OctOOer OH, 1901.
EplToRs OF KEowEE COURIER: Having been
appointed ut u recent meeting Of the citizens Of
Oconoe county as enc of n committee TO super
intend the collection Of specimens Of our
| mineral, agricultural and manufacturing ro-
| sources for the Atlanta Exposition, in tho dis
charge Of this duty, OIL tho first Q: October,
puid tly ing visit TO Atlanta to arrange the
specimens collected in their proper place in tile
Exposition buildings.
At O'Clock p. NJ took the train and under
tho Accommodations gratuitously offered me by
tho Richmond and Danvile Air Line Railroad
Company, reached tho thriving and stirring city
on Sunday morning. The grca. questions that
present themselves at every hotel and on the
corners Of every street, were first, the great
Exposition, and second, the flashing and spark
ling lager beer, exposed and self imposed. which
latter, am glad TO say, supersedes whskcy
and other alcoholic drinks.
Monday morning called OIL Capt. G. G.
McPhail, tho agent Of the Richmond aud Dan
vile Railroad for tho exhibits of this rond, in
CONJUNCTION with whom our county exhibits arc
to be made at tho Exposition. was sorry to
find out that my visit at this time could be of
no practical benefit to the display of our ex-
hibits, as they had not been shipped as promptly
as | expected.
Hoping that our specimens might yet come in
| remained q day longer. The great press Of
business dispellel this hope. Fifty or sixty car
loads Of specimens arrive every day and were
TO be unloadcd and put in their proper places.
1t will take them three or four weeks 10 have
all the arrangements complete. Capt. McPhal,
Al ,ct a., 1.ol,
road Company, will, however, see 10 il that our
specimens are properly and appropriately cx-
hibitcd.
In my estimation the Exposition is Worlds
Fair You see at the grounds carpenters,
engineers and mechanics from all parts Of this
great Union-North, South, East aud West
harmoniously working together, which alone
gives the matter cosmopolitan look and color.
The machinery, &C., WILL in time, make
great show, but at present We can see Il, thing
else but boxes, ETC. standing around. The same
l have to say Of the agricultural exhibition.
There is Il building reserved for The latter cx-
hiLi,ion. The piles Of specimens from Ten
ncsscc, Arkansas, Kansas Alabama Missouri
and Texas make one feel good in regard to these
great States. and bad in regard to the mcagrc
cSnlONS from OOnlh carolina. one consolation
is that Oconec county is, from what l learned,
the only county in this State that makes any
organized effort 10 show her resources We
certainly cannot compete with tho Cumberland
iron works in Tennessee or exhibits Of the
Kansas State Fair or the Sante Fe, Topeka
Railroad Company's exhibits to excel them We
did not have the means; but in variety we will
excel ALL especially in timbcrs.
The Exposition is not yet in fair way.
Many arrangements have TO be made yet, nnd
visit TO Atlanta before the first Of November
would not be advisable.
Accommodations in the way of board, etc.,
will be good but high.
The city is alive with all that is interesting g.
Not only the gentlemen but the ladies also may
find much TO interest and amuse. The ladies
will find there everything in their line from
hoopskrt, which has returned to fashion, to the
coslicst Of dress goods, etc.
l am sorry The hoopskiris have again ap-
pearcd. The ladies occupy enough room in the
world now, especially in the hearts and alice
tons Of men. aud the price Of entry to the
Exposition grounds will be raised by the ap.
pearance of hoopskirts.
hope that the cheap rates of travel, etc.,
will induce many Of our people TO 60 to Atlanta.
Such opportunities for seeing md knowing the
world in shoit space, occur only once in
century. G. WANNER