The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
WONDER OF THE SOUTH.
THE GREAT EXPOSITION IN At
lANTA.

City--Plenty to Sec and Where to See It.
The Visitor Not Robbed.
ATLANTA, Oct. 1O.-The man who
thinks there is any degree of failure
about the Cotton States and 1nterna-
tional exposition is very far wrong. It
is not "a great show for Atlanta" It
is great show for any city, aud fol-
lowing hot upon the heels of the
Worlds fair and brought to compile
ton during the severest financial de-
preston, it would do credit to any city
of five times Atlanta's population and
wealth. As it is, it is a magnificent
monument to the, enterprise, patriot
ism and determination of the citizens
of Atlanta. This cit tlrehects credit on
the whole South. Let it never be re-
ferred to as Yankee town" for any
section of country should be proud to
possess city that has, what might be
termed in this instance, the audacity
to inaugurate and the capability to
complete successfully such a magnif1-
cent enterprise. For such it is.
And there is no use waiting until
everything is finished" Everything
is not yet finished, but there is more
than enough to entertain and instruct
the larger majority of South Carolini-
ans until their pocketbooks have been
exhausted. For those who have funds
abun dant, and to whom time is Of lit
tie consequence, nothing will be lost
by delaying their visit for a few
weeks, for one realizes that more at
fractions are yet to be added by being
brought to ssee the workmen who are
preparing places for those additions.
But one cannot but wonder what new
thing is to be shown, for the mind is
already bewildered at the great variety
of displays.
What interests you9 What do you
wish to see9 Come to the exposition
and find it. Here is shown the best of
all creation. The animal kingdom,
the vegetable kingdom and the miner
al kingdom have each been drawn up
on to yield up its best treasures for the
benefit of the Cotton States exposi-
ton. s+.
The following buildings on the e1-
position grounds are now complete:
Administration building, ,240x50 feet,
used principally for Offices for the ad-
ministration staff.
Auditorium, 200x135; seating capac-
ity 1000; used for concerts, lectures,
etc. III
Agricultural building, covers an
area of 1000 square feet, containing
a most elaborate agricultural display;
complete in every detail and hardly
ever before equa1led in extent.
Machinery building, 4S6x10O feet;
every manufacture of machinery OF
note in the world is represented in
this building by some machine OF his
make. In an adjoining building is the
power plant from which is gotten the
power to put all of the machinery in
motion, so that it can be seen actually
at work.
Manufacturers and Liberal Arts
building, 260x351, having 100000
square feet of floor space.
Electricity building, 262xs0 feet.
Transportation building, 433x117
feet.
Fire building, 139x5O feet.
Georgia Manufacturers building,
254xS4 feet, in which is displayed only
the works of Georgia manufacturers.
Model school building, designed to
represent it's name, and in it each day
25 children are taught in model"
manner by Miss Minnie Holman OF
the Peabody institute of Nashville,
Tenn.
Woman's building, one of the hand
soonest on the grounds, designed by
woman architect of Philadelphia, 15O
KISS feet.
Plant Railway System building, in
the shape of pyramid, 100 feet square
at base and 60 feet high.
Georgia State building, in which are
shown all of the vegetable and miner
al products of Georgia.
Negro building, N6x112 feet; it was
erected entirely by negro labor, and
makes very creditable display OF the
progress of the negro race In every
department of life. .
United States Government building,
14OxSO feet, containing an exhibit well
worth the while of all who have never
been through all of the governmental
departments in Washington coming
to see, if they saw nothing else. nm
Minerals and Forestry building, SSO
xSO feet, in which is magnificent dis.
play of all of the minerals and wood
to be found in the country.
Fine Arts building, generally con-
ceded to be the handsomest building
on the grounds. The tota! available
hanging wall space in this building Is
80, 600 square feet. .r
Then there is the Mexican building,
withits great amphitheatre and scores
of buildings; the japanese village, tne
Midway Plaisance, with q thousana
and one attractions, and scores OF
smaller buildings used for individual
displays. Ill.,. H..
exhibits in any one OF the larger
buildings, and an entire day could be
spent with profit in any one OF them
and an examination on the second Gay
would reveal wonders missed on the
first.
Truly it is great show; one worth
coming many miles to see, and In
which many weeks could be spent
with pleasure.-State.
A South Carolina Convict.
WILMINGTON, N. G., Oct. 1O.ZAspec-
ial to The Star from Maxton, Robson
county, N. C.Ereports that negro as