The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-02-05
OUR ExIIIBIF AT NEW ORLEANS.
what Discriminating CorreSpon-
dent Says OF the Showing OF south
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What n EiscrIninatfng Corresjpon-
dent Says OF the Showing OF south
Carolina.
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Readers Of the Chronicle in South
Carolina will be glad to knew that for
variety of products and skill and taste
IN their display she will not be behind
| any of her sisters.
South Carolina has about 10000
| square feet of space in the Government
! building. One third Of this, beginning
on the west side, is devoted wholly to
agricultural products. a pavilion, 20
| teot square at the base and 10 feet hiyh
is the conspicuous object of. this sec
lon.. Tho roof is decorated with
cereals, and in the midst Of them is the
name, south Car6liha," in large let
I tcrs formed of timothy. Tic columns
|ot the pavilion arc decorated with
stalks OF maize, millo-maizc Oatclv in
troduccd into the Statc) doura corn
| ami coftOn-StalliS.
y the loWcrpart OF thc pavilion will
DC paced ON stands 900 jars Of pre-
| served fruits and 400 vases containing
SSalnp'Gs or grain. There will be cN-
iiipiIGu alSo ut this point bales OF sea
island cotton. Then comes iho rice
| display.
Ihe centre piece Of the whole cx-
hibit is ~
TIE PYRAMID OF ruoSpIIArEs,
about 30 feet high. Il is entirely COW
crcd with phoSphatcs-b land and
river rock-3O tons being used for the
purpose
Each OF the four sides Of the pyra-
ma ma bears one Of the following in$crip-
tions, viz:
100000 tons. 0'>'
aFertilizc"s manufactured, S3,oo0,-
Annual product of mines, 81, 5oO,-
Annual shipments Of fertilizers, 10
900 tons.
Jars arc ranged around tho face of
the pyramid containing ground rock
ana ingredients used in mHuuilr.turium
1t into fertilizers. There arc also ba|S
OF prepared fertilizers.
The value of the phosphate mines in
South Carolina is said 70 exceed in
yaluc the gold mines in any Southern
State. The display is certainly The
most unique i'll the whole Exposition
ana is attracting much attention.
on tine cast Of the pyramid comes
inc ulspIay Of naval stores. No out
slider believed that South Carolina
would dare enter the lists in un exhibit
OF this product with her "tar hcol'
namcSakc and Mciglbur, but she is
doing so in very credi,ablc style.
The exhibition OF fossils Is tLn"l,;-
gcst in the United States. That of
| inulaH relies is also fine, all Of the lat
ter coming from Chester county. and
supposed to have belonged to the Ca
| tawDa tribe.
The display Of building material is
very completes. 1t consists of urauilc
soaSptonc, marble, &c. There arc
also specimens of ~old uMd iron ore.
The lialic Gold Mining Comuany has
Il case OF special exhibits. alnonu,
Which arc imitation gold bars shDwin%
annual output of mines.
Among the commercial fisheries dis
| play Is Il trout that weighed fourteen
and half pounds, several LARGE earn.
e., and an alligator Killed bv GOV.
| Thompson.
There is II superb display Of the
natural history OF the State from the
| Charleston museum.
IWo hu%c Jumps Of chalk are shown
one from The MrNamcr company, of
aiken country; tic ether from the
Davies miuC.
There arc Oh exhibition manuractur-
cQ goods from the following mills,
| w: HE Nnuclusc. Granilcyillc. Iaur-
ICY, Charleston Manufacturing Cofii-
lany IriHrr manufacturing Cumpa.
ny, flrIlnont, liugucnot, Cherokee
fAl!s, Clifton Mills and ;Hr Columbia