The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-09-26
RALEIGH N. c., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 1901

q -, = PooOA PAAo'
&C., with fruits, such as pine apples,
and various flowers and vegetable
products. South Carolina has
a background Of home woven
cloth, as has also Ken
lucky, Tennessee, West Virginia.
tennessee has an arch of grain.
Virginia has considerable space,
the pillars being of grain and
goundpeas and the arches of tobacco.
Mississippi arches and background
are OF cotton and peas. Georgia is
excellently located and has superb
collection of native woods in place.
Ihls is more attractively shown than
the one from this State now in the
museum.
North Carolina will have to wake
up. The agricultural department
will certainly have to do wonders to
get its exhibits in shape by next
Wednesday evening, for nothing has
as yet been done.
Inquiry was made of Mr.. Patrick
as to how these State exhibits were
secured. He says there are in the
various States branches of the
central bureau here. In Florida
there are 35 of these, in South
Carolina 20, in Georgia 18, in
North Carolina 10, &c. The large
number of these explains the large
Florida exhibit, for instance.
Forsyth people do Their own
decorating. They prepared all the
decorations at home; and grains and
grasses are tastefully used. DR..
Blum, who is in charge, showed the
Oldest fire engine in the U. S.
1t was made in 1884 by Johann
} Thomas Puehler, of Guadensburg,
! Germany. 1t is one of the treas
ures Of the good old town of Salem,
where for years it saw service.
People wonder how the decora.
:. tors work at night. They are fur
J. nished light by two engine head
e lights and get on very well.
a Among the Raleigh people who
are exhibitors in the west end O.
the big building, as far as can now
be seen: are w. G.. & A. B. Stron
;. ach, w. H. Hughes, D. t. Swim
} dell, Edwards Broughton & Co. ,an6
. artists Randall and James Busbee
. None of their exhibits have arrived
!, = yet.
w. III. & r. S. Tucker viii
have the costliest and finest trad
exhibit. 1t will be in the mail
. aisle, centre, and will be in fou
divisions, illustrating a dining room
a parlor and two departments 9
! the store. The decorations will b
elaborate.
7 Blackwell's tobacco will have
dainty place, with an illuminate
- sign and three machines in motion
~ Speaking of machinery recall
the fact that as yet only one piec
y. of machinery is in place. 1t is a
Is. g engine. Some agricultural machi1
m cry arrived yesterday. A sma
as turpentine distillery is in pla(
no there.
The Exposition will not be lgh
ed or open at night. A reportt
said to Mr.. Patrick:
to "What have you done as to yol
lg- lighting arrangements" The rep
was, "We have abandoned all pr
os- jects for lighting. Mr.. George, f
the street car company, failed to
to his part. That company would ha'
4. made more money than anyboe
else. The responsibility for tt
failure to have lights rests sole
upon. Mr.. George, who declined
y do anything. We will thereto
close the buildings about $50 p. I
ion during October and about 5 in N
7ed vember."
hat The band stand in the main ais
oits will also be speakers stand. t
ere audiences are to occupy the spa
ed, Just west of it.
AXE AS to the lower part Of what us
low to be known as the grand stand
,to- now to be occupied by the color
peoples exhibit, stairways leadi
uch up to the second floor have be