The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-08-21
|ATLANTA'S EXPOSITION.
The Progress Of Work Indicates Il
Will Open on Time
Ut IS A TEN DAY FAIR.

The Splendid Organization of the Scheme
1T Will Be Complete in All Its De-
tails---How It Compares With the
! Worlds Fair at Chicago---Syste,n o.
Misunderstanding Exhibits.
From the progress made during the last
few weeks. all danger is past that the Cotton
States and International Exposition at At
1anta, Ga, will not opeL its gates on the
date originally fixed, the 18th of Septem-
Der.
A dispatch to the New York Post says: The
Agricultural. Electricity. Fine Arts, Fire and
Police, Negro, Woman's, transportation
Minerals and Forestry. and United States
Movement Buildings are complete; the
Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building is
nearly done; the Machinery Building would
have been entirely finished but for delay
caused by the discovery OF quicksand
under the site Of the reservoir which is to
contain the water to be used for running the
machinery; the Administration Building,
which serves the purpose also Of grand
entrance, has its frame pretty well up: and
the Auditorium Building Is under roof and
having its sides closed in. As the buildings
still ncomplete-except the Machinery
Building-are not essential to the opening,
and as the necessary work on the reservoir
In the Machinery Building is we'll under
way, the status OF the fair as whole is
highly satisfactory.
Besides the main exhibition buildings al
ready named there are several others which
are tributary to the general effect, but not
necessary parts Of the system, and whose
tardy preparation does no serious harm.
These include the buildings Of several OF
the States which are to make separate
exhibits, and those Of the South American
republics. The State OF Georgia has her
building finished, except for few touches
Of adornment on the inside. Alabama
is making progress with hers. Calf
fornia has her lumber drawn to the ground.
New York, Illinois. Connecticut, Massachu-
setts and Pennsylvania have their sites as
signed them. Arkansas, Colorado, Florida,
Louisiana, New Jersey, and North and
South Carolina have given up all idea OF
separate buildings, and will divide their ex-
hlbits among the several departments Of the
fair. In compensation for the absence OF
some small buildings which have been
abandoned, preparations are making for
some which were not at first expected.
Notable among these is very dainty octa-
gonal building with spherical dome, now
we'll advanced towards completion, which Is
to contain the exhibit Of the Southern Rail-
way Company, including a collection OF
elaborate pen-and-ink drawings illustrative
of the worlds progress in permanent railway
architecture.
OF prime importance, from the point OF
view Of the exhibitor, Is the good fortune OF
the Exposition management In securing the
bervices of DR.. D. G.. Gilman, President Of
Johns Hopkins University, to act as Chief OF
the Department Of Awards. In this case. as
In many others, the management has fol-
lowed the wise coulse of choosing chief
whose name will be guarantee 10 the
whole country Of the character Of his work,
and then investing him with absolute au-
thority to do what he pleases.
Certain things should be remembered by
everybody who is turning over in his mind
the question Of visiting Atlanta during the
coming fair. Often there will be dis
position to make disparaging comparisons
between the Cotton States Exposition
and that held at Chicago two years ago.
Six months Of steady work failed to ex-
haust the treasures at the Worlds Fair; six
days or even six weeks, left only the i'm
preston of thirst unslacked. The Atlanta
Exposition Is ten-day show. It will be
complete in all its details, but the details
will be within the grasp of any one who has
the common American holiday at his dis
posal.
And as for scenic effect, if 1t lacks the
grandeur Of the Columbian pageant, 1t at
least makes no ignoble attempt at an imtta-
hon. It has an individuality and charac-
ter Of its own.