The Monticellonian., 1895-05-10
Exposition Notes.

southern Railway Company s building. It will be of classic de- sign, surmounted by large statue representing Progress" and will be sixty feet high to the top of the statue. In general contour, it wall be m elonogated octagon, surmouuted by a handsome dome, on the highest point of which the statue will rest. It will have two main entrances. From the center of the dome will be suspended d beautiful chandelier, Illuminated by one hundred incandescent lights. The four shorter sides of the building will have iriezes, in which there will be panels, IA by 1 feet, illustrating ancient and mod. ern transportation. The inside finish will be hard plastertinted in Pompelian red. lp the center of the building will be platform, which will he used as a bureau of information, where the visitor can learn anything desired about the Southern Railway and secure any schedule desired. There will be such exhibits ns will show the Southern Railway to its best ad. vantage, and a series of drawings will illustrate the progress of rail- road building in America. Out. side will be flower beds, arranged in design showing the famous "S. R." of the Southern system, with the arrow through the center. The building will be very beauti. ful addition to the picturesque architectural features of the Fair.
 The Daughters of the American Revolution have accepted an invi- tatlon to appoint speakers who will deliver orations on patriotic subjects for the 18th and 18th of October at the Cotton States and International Exposition, where the organization will hold it's an nual meeting. The President Genera IS to select the speakers. Mrs. Hogg, Regent of Pennsylvan- ia, will bring all the local chapters of that State, and adviees from different states in the Union show great interest in the meeting to be held in Atlanta.
 During the past week the work at the grounds ftbe Cotton States and International Exposition has been going on with great activity. As many as 1,S00 men a day have been ut work and progress along all lines is marked. The Govern
 ment building has been pushed for ward with gratifying rapidity. The electricity building is nearly completed and will be ready to be turned over to the Exposition company in three weeks. The contractor in charge of the negro building Las large force of hands employed and is doing his work well and rapidly. The machinery, the fine arts, the forestry and man utacturers' buildings are moving upward as fast as the workmen can put the timber in place.
 Dr. Berekmans has made of the old race course inclosure a gardcr of surpassing beauty, and the visi to the grounds can see already that the plaza will be the loyeIes' plot of ground Tn the South.
 The interest which the South k taking in matters relative to the fine arts is made manifest by tho erection of the beautiful art palace at the Cotton States and Interna tional Exposition. The standard of the exhibit will be very high and the collection of the most se- feet character. Mr. Horace Brad ley, of New York. chief of the de- partment, says the leading artists of New York, Philadelphia, Bos. ton, Washington and other Amer. ican cities will send their most re- cent work. A special arrange ment will be made for American artists residing in London, Paris Muhch, and other art centers abroad to send their pictures di rect to Atlanta. The foreign see tions in the art palace will be par ticularly fine. Mr. Bradley sail, for Europe in few weeks to com plete arrangements for the exhibi