The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-12-22

| south, the expenses Of which exhibit will
/ not come out OF the general government
fund OF $500, 600 The government build.
ing will be 200 feet long and $50 feet wide
and will he open 10 the roof inside The
main portion Of the building will BE- one
story high and viii rise IS feet To- the
caves The central or clear story OF the
building is designed in the form II "A cross
and will rise - feet above the main story.
| The building will also be thanked by four
round towers 40 feet high and will be i,n-
po>in. a. we'll ~ pleasing 10 the eve.
Among the other buildings now erected,
in process OF erection or under cun,idera-
tlon are the Manufactures building, $40
/ by 26O feet In dimensions on the ground.
with tower thar viii rise 100 feet into
the air; Machinery hall, Too by 500 feet
and 50 feet high; \ Agricultural hall, 300
by so feet and with a 100 foot tower;
Minerals and Forestry building 81 by J3u
feet, Electricity building, VI by 2jU feet,
with a 100 foot tower for electrical dis
plays; Fine Arts building, 50 by loo feet,
with TWO side wings OF the same diiusn-
sions, and large buildings that will BE- de-
voted To woman ) work, TRANSPORTATION and
negro exhibits.
One Of the decided novelties Of the ex-
position will b. the negro exhibit, the rss
Of the kind ever given. Prominent negroes
throughout the country are taking an In.
terest in the project, and the race will IN.
deayOr To- show the world that ii ha, made.
good use Of the barely 80 years Il freedom
it has enjoyed in America. state commits
sions will be organized throughout the
south, and some prominent culOreL man
will b. chairman Of each commission Tho
direction Of the entire negro exhibit il In
the hands Of such prominent men as ".
II. Nenabie, owner OF the Stone Mountain
granite quarries; Ex-Governor Rufus B.
Bullock; General Clement \. Evans, ~
Gently candidate for governor, j. q
OgIesby, president Of the Commercial club,
and ex Postmaster J. K Lewis. The col
ored man did not have much Of a chance
to show what he had done and what he
could do at the Worlds fair, but he viii
have the opportunity Of the century at the
Atlanta exposition.
Representative southern women are
working hard to interest their SIX In the
Woman's building and Mrs. Josiah kiryI.
ley OH, who recently visited New York.
was very enthusiastic over the outlook
The Womans building at the World :.
fair won't be in IT with ours, " she said to
. &c R'A@'s- nv NpiAlill iDlFtl OF fIs
position is composed Of IL members, and
these have selected the general baa-,! Of
women managers com posed Of 80 represent
ative ladies Of the south some woman
design will be accepted for the building
and the great speciality Of the exhibit viii
be wOman's work in various lines. Won
ans thought will be shown more BIZ h.r
work than by the speeches and papers ,o
popular at Chicago.
One Of the great objects Of tho EXPOSITION
Is to stimulate trade with south America
the West Indies, Mexico and Central Amer.
lea, and special representatives viii be sent
TO the different countries, many of which
have already displayed great interest in
the project and are preparing 10 b., we'll
represented when the exposition open. it,
doors sept. u, 1895. Among the aInu.c-
mcnt attractions will be- the Cairo street
that was seen at the Worlds fair. al
gantic cyclorama representing the Ha-
waiian Volcano Of kilauea, the largest nc
tive volcano In the world, and some other
great attraction not yet decided upon that
will be to the exposition what the Ferris
wheel was To the World fair.
Atlanta made great success financial
and otherwise, Of her first cotton exuosi.
ton in 1881, and there seems no good rea-
son why the exposition of 1898 should uot
be the greatest ever seen in the south.
Within radius Of 300 miles Of Atlanta
there l. said to be a total population Of TO-
500, 900, which should give the exposition
an attendance Of 1900, 900 or I 900 600 nj
the least. The estimated population,
however, seems too large Atlanta ia a
very progressive and hustling city Of near
~ 100, 900 inhabitants, ali of whom are
entering heart, soul and pockctbook into
the plans designed to make the exposition
the talk Of the country Tho city il $50
feet above the level Of the sea, the air il
cool and bracing, and with
such n potent attraction ~ the exposition
the city IL sure to have n great crowd to
between Sept. Is 1895, and Jan
/, 1896.
When the Grand Army Of the Republic
meets in September, IL will BE- Invited tn |
visit Atlanta in n body and fratcruize with |
he numerous CT Confederate societies that |
will meet at the same time.
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