The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-26
THE TENAs COTTON PALACE.

renaissance feature of those missions. From
the central dome floats the original lone
star flag OF the Texas republic ami from
the many other towers and flag stats the
stars and stripes and flags N many nations
fiy. The building Is i'm a park Of rare beau
~. with grounds Hastily arransed-statuary,
flowers. fountains. rustic bridges. grottOeS.
drives and TrOmenades-and within
stones throw one of the largest OF the
many artesiau wells Of Waco, flowing hot
water. attracts the admiration of all who
see IL These wells. by the way. are won
derfui- OF the twenty-five developed r, re
since lSSa. all are over I.N.1 feet deep. some
flowing l.Ust.W9 gallons daily. The water
j. warm-liu Fahrenheit when u reaches
the surface Of the earth. with remarkable
Pressure snu clear crystal pure ami pai-
ata1le. TivalinE Hot Springs for curative
qualities anu already potent factors IN max
ing Waco a health resort. developing SAL
tslrtums and natatOriums on elaborate and
costly scales The water ms cts the needs of
the -5.Jss souls 0r drinking. ire protection,
motive power for machin1ry-.til pur-
poses IA fact but. IL return 10 the cotton
texas leads the south in the production Of
cotton 4 nv People are conservative hut
.utt rpTiSiu.- They hsd seen the success
Sioux City achieved with her corn palace
zslI4 Loiv,s t-.e Irlatui sLiu~ OI cAYOsitions
OF all kinds ami when, four years ago.
a Waco LIay % progressive ideas suggest
Ell a cotton palace Waco talked uf il nearly
an institution Then one ni1nt last spring
the people held a mass meeting and reSOly-
81 thar a. " .acJ Was the central city OF the
Texas cotton belt, ~ would be appropriate
To rear a cotton palace here, and that il
money enough should D., pledged the move
ment should h. pushed for all il was
worth About SsA.s1 Was pledged within
q week. and that settled the matter. Lead
ing citizens organized joint stock com
istsiy. "A charter was secured and the move
ment was partly lnsusuratei by June lst-
Prom that Jay until this there has been no
tagging The dcuat"rs purchased grounds,
supplemented the muIey raised by the sub
scorpions with a loan ~ sea aud this
with the sale OF privileges has furnished
the money The cate fees are eXpgctel To
bring in from .lfsn9 10 Slui.s for the place
viii be- omen until December eth. period
a. twenty Hius. DAYS
It j. not provincial ar local affair Wat
son raised the expense money. and. Of
.s-r-c- expects L. reap prestige and sub
initial benefits from Jke undertaking,
she has made a. Texas Institutions.
t'ies and cities have been urlscsi 60 make
-. receiving liberal aliotm"nts Of
--GcttOn Is. of course. the dominant
.elIhre- You r.-a cotton ev.rvvvhers There
= miniature field with the plant at every
stage 81 growth The Processes OF pick
INK. -tanlfl- cHfflTfr ~slIlss- etr-- are shown.
and machine spindles ami looms convert
TIE cotton into cloths luJ into garments.
~ "a Hp-u. sttL tss ltil.tfloilS uses OF cot
ten- ala lis posi- bilit-eS are shown here IL
& an object lesson worth "A long
Journey To see aua IN" suggestions and
impressions viii no doubt have immense
pr -tical value
Hut cotton is not all. The managers
have made 81 as Well an exposition. as far
HS practicable. ~ aii the varied resources
or this Ereat stat. and products a. well Of
-i-li- gauieu- orchard mine. forest and
water uf farth ami azr. Tor the exhibit Of
native birds rival that II fowls. Inside of
t-s~ fetls.c all these products arr GROUPED
ans 4t=5si1grt " th taste at once ingenious
and C1IUpre heuSive- Texas raiSeS all the
O. r"ui~- corn. wheat. oats rye. barley. mill
let. sJI-aTgs1". tobacco. about aS freely rs
she does cotton Sine mines coal hituTnln-
Gus and anthracite equal to any in this
union Her melons. apples. t,racitaS grapes
wells ~ natural -as and oil rival fhls.
,s1 her coast tIe uySt --S AMI fishes t-mut
rrjrurrs. Her SUGAR industry IS ullshfI,-s
Louisiana. ami her horses tsttIa ami sheen
ton palace contains au object lesson in an
thsse- Her native woods. limiting az ta
p.ue- ar shown in aimirulle variety And
taste and ingenuity mas rrstsT.c,I all th.-s..
things and arranged them i'm DEPARTMENTS
Ir--eftsnS an ensemble that seen VIII not
L. forgotten
The practical is dominant but tn. nv,
and aesthetic side iS NOT lacking pa0pl. Of
culture Wlli f- delighted with the art lis
play thr palace contains This Is tf. work
~ tire wcm.u az Waco. Tex. There are
q. ms WE#E. au tIs- furniture ami ..r,,s-
f1'tts are made 81 cotton conn., wl,-.t pea
nuts POPCORN. ~sGaE-.ssst.. .t.- The. Illusion
j. perfect uu-ii veu examine closely Their.
g. q. rrrrCslu-tiCI a. tlc historic Alamo