Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-11-17
ATLANTA'S FAIR.
BIG COTTON STATES AND IN.
TERNATiONAL EXPOSITION.
Will BE Held In iS95-Sational Gov
ernment TO Make an Interesting
Display-Plans Of the Main
Buildings.
HHE great Fair Of 1895 will be
the Cotton States and Inter

September. It's success on an elabor-
ate scale is assured by the fact that
Congress appropriated $500. 900 for
the removal of the immense Govern.
ment Building from the Worlds Fair
grounds in Chicago TO the grounds of
the Cotton States' Exposition in At
lanta, thus giving the exposition a
Governmental Endorsement, which will
prove Of great vaiIa. In addition to
this the business men Of Atlanta have
subscribed $1,000 the city OF At
lanta gives $4,000. and The State Of
Georgia Is expected to appropriate
100000.
The Cotton States and International
Exposition will exceed in scope sew
eral times over the Cotton Exposition
of 1881. Atlanta has grown steadily
and is abler both i'll experience and in
wealth to handle such an enterprise,
and has gone at it with an energy that
makes success certain.
There will be six principal build
ings. Five Of these were de signed by
Bradford L. Gilbert, of New York,
and one by Walter T. Downing, of
Atlanta. They will be erected on the
Piedmont Exposition grounds, OF
which Mr.. Gilbert says:
Il do not hesitate to, say that con-
slider the possibilities Of development
for exposition purposes beyond those
Of any other exposition grounds which
l have seen. It is tended to retain,
SO far as possible, the natural contour
Of the ground, and that is wise, for
am sure they can be made very beau
tiful. When the buildings are erected
and the decorations Of the grounds
are developed Atlanta will have one
Of the most attractive exposition
grounds that this country has ever
seen"
The Administration Building, de-
signed by Mr.. Downing, will be one
OF the striking features of architec
ture in the grounds. 1t carries the
idea of the Southern homes of ante
bellum days In the immense pillars ct
Its front and is intensely Southern
throughout. The central portion is
OF double-story height, but it is de-
signed to be q great central hall for
use as an art gallery if the Board so
desires. At either side are the rooms
for the officers and for the press.
The leading idea throughout tho
other buildings is Rornanesque They
are designed with al idea OF stability
and simplicity OF construction. Take
the Machinery Building, for instance
This is In its interior construction {
simple cube 50 designed as TO give 1
great deal of space inside and with it's
exterior finish having touch Of the
Renaissance On each enj, AT the
sides and IN the center there are large
porticoes with immense pillars. which
will give to the entire binding a state
ly effect. 1t will be si1ty-i-c Tee.
high. The Manufactures Building
carries ont the same Romaues1ue idea,
but is considerably more elaborate
In the Agriculture Building the same
idea Is carried out IN sort of p.,s.
midal shape. anl SO, too, in the Elec-
tric!ty Building. The latter Los toy.
ers and arches, which can be brill
isntly illuminated, and, located as il
Will ce at the foot Of lake. great
light can be secured The tdscrs at
the corners Of the Manufactures Build
ing are very large. and can be used
for restaurant. purposes, or anything
| o. the sor. The broad ou,siie corr.
| dor on the second story Of tbs build
,hg can also be nsed To- nAgniSceh.
/ advantage for rssfsuran. paYpos-s.
| The dimensions % the b9.li,ags are
| given as follows:
The Manufactures Binding !. 80
by 2ls. IS - .es, hlga. With /.
o~es reaching I0s, fee, from the
| g7oa.i, aoi v.u oe --ae la.zes: build
Aag OF the grounds. second oily. o.
course, 10 TIE srea: Go"e.nlea.
Building.
The MAneLinerr bniliing i 100 br
| SO, sai : 60 Zee. high
Tie Agriculture Building Ii 500 b.
$50. l. 81 Tee: high aai Las i03-.ooi
tower.