The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-09-20
ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
THE GATE CITY OF THE SOUTH. OPENED
ON THE 18TH OF sEPTEMBER-A NAM
MOTH AFFAIR-GRAND SUCCESS AssUR-

The natural fertility of the soil, vast
mineral resources, abundant water power,
salubrous climate, and above all the in
dustry, enterprise and National spirit of
her people, richly entitle Georgia to be
termed the Empire State of the South, and
her capital, the city of Atlanta, from its
geographical position and the fact that it
is center from which railroads radiate to
every section of the country, is aptly NAM
ed the Gate City of the South
Atlanta is a beautiful, thriving city of
more than 10000 population, rich in fac
tories, mills, large wholesale and retail
stores, electric street railways, electric
lights, splendid water works system, fine
hotels elegant residences, spacious, we'll
kept and beautiful parks, paved streets
and unsurpassed school and sanitary sys-
tens, grand public buildings, everything
in fact, necessary to constitute an ideal
city and indicative of that thrift, vim and
enterprise of her citizens, which has won
for their city the cOgnomen of the "Chica-
go of the South" and from present indi-
cations, in very few years it may be prop
erly and rightly designated its metropolis.
Such is the Atlanta of day, risen from
its ashes, brushed off the scars and thrown
aside the hate and preiudices engendered
by the terrible conflict of arms that ragged
in and around her and left her desolate in
deed, which holds out her hospitable arms
to all the world and invites to the Cotton
States and International Exposition to be
opened on September 18th next and con-
tinue until the last day of the present year,
period of 1O5 days.
This great undertaking has received the
Endorsement of the General Government,
Congress having appropriated $500, 900 for
building and exhibit. The building was
designed by a Government architect and
will have floor space of $1,000 square
feet The Government exhibit will rep
resent all its departments and will be in
charge of gentlemen selected because of
their special qualifications and valuable
experience acquired at the Columbian
Exposition at Chicago, and these gentle
men have severally promised that the At
lanta exhibit shall in every respect equal
if not excel that of the United States at
Chicago.
Besides that of the United States and the
several State and other buildings, there
will be twelve principal structures, as fol-
lows: Manufactures ann Liberal Arts, Fine
Arts, Agriculture, Auditorium, Admins
tration, Fire, Machinery, Mineral and For
estry, Negro, Transportation, Electricity
and Womans. The general style will be
Romanesque, and architectural effects will
be produced by outline and proportion
rather than by ornamentation, and they
are well calculated to impress the beholder
with their simplicity, stability and adapta-
bility.
In regard to transportation particularly
by rail, in no respect has the South shown
her recuperation from the devastations of
war and the general prostration incident
to sudden and complete revolution in her
labor system, by the abolition of slavery,
than in the improvement in her railways,
not only in roadbed, motive power, equip
ment and speed, but in the combination of
Independent roads into great trunk sys-
TEN under single mana cement, which af-
fords facilities for travel and traffic of
of character equal to the best in the coun-
try. Such is the great system now opera
ted under the name of the Southern Rail
way, which, like the branches of great