The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
A comolete show-Only Inferior to the
CHICAGO Worlds Fair in Size--A
Brief Description of Some OF the
Features.

Chicago WORLDS Fan
Brief Description Of Some OF the
Features.
Co-rasnondence of the Progressive Farmer
ATLANTA, GA 10 IL, 1895.-Ihe pen
4ko+ can describe the Atlanta Expo
sition NAV exist, but some one to WELD
il ia the demand of the hour.
T. ia splendid it is as near perfect az
onv show ever held in the world, ex
cent the Worlds Fair at Chicago, In
deed many pronounce the Atlanta
show equal in every respect except in
size. Millions were expended at Chicago
when only thousands were spent 1T
Atlanta. The United States Govern
ment gave 50, SOC, 900 to the Chicago
show. 1t gave but 5000. 900 to the At,
lanta Exposition, and yet the exhibit
here now is equal to the one made at
Chicago, is the same in fact, but the
building, while handsome, is not so
fine. The government building fairly
represents everything else-it is here
but on a smaller scale-so say those
who visited the Worlds Fair and who
have seen this exposition.
And this wonderful display OF the
products of the earth and the handi'
work of men and women has been
planned and carried on in q few
months-less than two years, and in a
Southern city | But it would hardly
have been so successful prior to he
Worlds Fair. II is an imitation-a
counterfeit.
Afew facts about the size and num-
Der of the buildings may aid in giving
the reader some idea of it and of the
stupendous undertaking involved.
The Manufacturers and Liberal Arts
building is $50 feet long, 2O6 wide. 80
feet high. Machinery building 500
long, 1IS wide, so high. Minerals and
Forestry, $50 long, 10 wide, so high.
Agriculture, 3O4 long. $50 wide, 10
high. Electricity, 262 long, IS wide.
100 high. Transportation, $50 long,
$50 wide, 68 high, with galleries. Negro
building, 276 long, 112 wide, 70 high.
Administration, 24O long, so wide and
three stories high. Auditorium, 300
long, 1876 wide and four stories high.
Fire building, 205 long, so wide. Wo
mans, $50 long, 1913 wide, 80 high.
Fine Arts, 245 long. 100 wide, 80 high.
These are situated some distance apart,
and a large area is contained in the
grounds, including lakes, drives, walks,
parks and terraces. In addition to the
buildings mentioned above, there are
many others. The New York, Penn
sylvania and Georgia buildings are
commodious and handsome. The
Southern r. r. and the Plant System
each have buildings. Then the mid
way, fashioned after the Chicagop place
of that name, is a small town in itself.
The attractions here are the same
shown in Chicago. The German Vii
lege," Moorish Village" Streets of
Carlo" Chinese Village" Indian Viii
lage," Mexican Village" and the thou
sand and one shows are here. These
foreign villages represent the different
nationalities in their natural mode of
living, their implements to work with,
manner of dressing, their homes, etc.
Much Of the stuff on the Midway" is
probably worthless, so I am told, but
soma of it is instructive.
Nearly every foreign country is rep
resented in the different buildings The
products being manufactured goods
mainly,
In the Manufacturers building much
profitable time a be spent. Here
you will find machinery running all
the time, propelled blythe great Corliss
engines. You can see a machine max
ing ladies' clothes pins faster than you
can count them, another making cork
screws, type setting machines with
which one nan can do the work of
several, weaving and knitting machin-
cry. machines that can knit you a pair
of socks or ~suspenders while you are
getting out your pocket book; we'll,
machinery of all kinds. OF course
much of this machinery is not in
operation, but it is on exhibition.
The negro building is attracting
much attention. 1t is filled and a
aged entirely by negroes, They make
a creditable, very creditable display,
and show that they are developing
latent power and unthought of me-
chanical ingenuity in every section of
the country. But I will try to tell
more about this great Exposition at
another time.
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