The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-19
RECONSIDERATION Buildiug, World So ar.


REPRESENTATION building, w orlo sl' am
Before visiting the world laiI
wondered why persons visiting H. III wiz
mo seemed unable to give 10. olHeIs
clear idea of what it was ana what my
xaw-now l understandable must he seen ~
h. appreciated, and L DO not pelleN I any 'iA0
person can convey to ahoIher amy 80
i3ea of what it is. | only propose III IheSI
articles which | shall write from week
III 'Crs' a. Trt Won what / saw and ell
;ovad honinr in this way TO llnparI 10
many of my readers some oil the pleasure
| derived from sightseeing. a..
Iyle first building we visited was tne
TRANSPORTATION guiding. ne eAhip.'s III
mis- building are of WondrOus interest. EV-
rrvthinr ever used by man for tranSporta-
lion since history began from an OK wagon
to a fiyiug machine, is displayed WITHIN IT'S
walls I he building is the second largest ON
rhe grounds. being 800 feet long ana -"
vide. with IL cup0la 100 feet hI&n- me
gallery is seventy-tWO feet wide and Is
reached by elevators. There are SIN oil
these which carry passengers all the uIlle'
Until the dreadful fire that occurred some
weeks ago. persons We're allowed to go
I'D into the cupola and had lovely view
of the lake and grounds, but since then TINS
has been stopped.
is very beautiful. the Golden Door, being
the principal feature, and the term golden
door" can scarcely convey an idea of the
impressive spendOr Of the approach. 1t is
on the east front. facing the lagoon, and
consists of Il series of rcccding arches over
laid with gold leaf. OF the life size statues
of inventors, and the striking categorical
figures and groups III baS-reief | cannot
hope to give YOU an idea. 1t would take
an ADLER pen than mine TO do 50.
Before entering the Golden Door," we
saw the first locomotive over run in Amer
lca. 1t was built in England in 1870 and
Is queer looking affair. With it are
Two passenger coaches-Short, low and din
Gy looking. One can scarcely conceive how
passenger lived through Journey of any
length. Only few feet from this exhibit
Is NaS2er's train of veStbule cars, the
most elegant and luxurious in all their fur
nShlngs and appointments Bedrooms
dining rooms parlor, library, kitchen and
reading roonl-it could not be possible 10
give better idea of the progress of our
country than is given in these two exhibits
side by side.
,, On entering. the building by the Golden
Door the plan of The exhibits is soon
realized. They are arranged 50 thar in
many instances 4 direct COMPARISON can
o. made between American ana Eurone,n
Methods Directly to the righr is thn
hfiIlNh section. There are sections SET
iHad!, Mexico ana others. roiI3 nor TON
ihe number OF railway and Stc9Dshin COM
pdlneS represented. They seem 10 covar
tht lace oil IN" earth ! was greatly inter
eSted III Il section Of large steamship II
was grand and comfortable for first and
second class passengers. and vouId do fl,.
even the third. but whom won ~rt down -,
where the Storage passengers ana moor
eihigrants mad TO stay it seemed too horri-
Die 10 think about
The French and English cars DO not COM
pare IN comfort To our own and we soon, tn
De far ahead Of them in railway fransnnrt1-
Iloh. The English coaches were beautiful
IheFe were Il great variety and many de-
Signs new 10 me. The ta1ly-ho coaches
We're exquisite.
We saw an old wagon $50 years old of
very quaint design, from Connecticut and
belonged 10 a direct descendant of Thomas
NeliS, colonial governor of the Connecticut
colony. The sultan of Turkeys carriage.
drawn by oxen, and also his horse and sad
die, We're interesting objects Some very
interesting articles exhibited were those
used b. Mrs. French Sheldon. during her
travels through Africa, she having had the
honor OF gong farther through Africa than
any other woman living. We saw her tent
and furnishing, also her palanquin, etc, an
exquisite whip made for Queen Victoria and
one for the lord mayor
There were some queer looking exhibits
from Madelra-no boats or wheeled con-
veyances. but seds, not that there is snow
and zee on the ground all the
Wear but their highways are
constructed for runners. and the streets of
tAelr towns are paved with stones that
have become 10y increasing travel as slippery
as the surface OF 4 skating rink. 50 Il ricn
nun travels III style III "a sled that looks
9ke Il carriage. set upon clumsy runners
drawn by bullock. ovnr
these smooth payomcnta. There
Were many hti" primitive looking
7leds Wiiich the islanders Use for carrying
WOOD from place 10 place. | might Writ n
week ana not hope 90 tell Won Of a tlird Of
what ] saw in this wonderful building. ana
/ don't suppose any Two persons s.tW exact
~ the same things. We gave almost an
entirc day TO the lower floor and could not
see half. | only mention Ii few queer
things. for foreign exhibits always attracted
chr attention. ] must not forget Inc
space given to bicycles, they We're there in
every form and variety. /. will probably
give YOU some idea Of the immensely 0f
everything when | tell You Il Massachusetts
trn had Il booth OF solid mahogany with
about Il space Of 1.500 feet square, and a
Boston firm had brass ana bronze onclos-
urt that cost $4,000. There are only two
out of many, and all filed with finest hi
cycles.
On" Of the queer things was Il sloI of
spruce with runners made from the jawbon
81 whale. Il set OF harness Made OF seal
skin thongs. lee spears with points of rein
deer autltrS.
From Constantinop,e were specimens Of
costumes worn by firemen. portcrs and water
carriers. There were Sedan chairs, and
two Turkish rowing boats and many other
great curiositeS. o0e an ancient
chariot from FtruScan, in Florence,
and the last object used for transportation
W. looked at WAS rolling hogSheal used
200 years ago - deliver tobacco Ia market
in Virginia. When W were vending our
weary steps homewarl after Il long day of
looking AMI admiring we felt as il We had
seen every known mode Of transportation
since the ark first nayigatcd the waters Of