Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-17

lIdlIllilSS Ol lIl6 IliiHtl IIS IS IuOIOuSn1y devoted to tho uplifting of the negro, and has long been recognized as an au- thOrity on negro statistics. He is ready and prolific writer, and has published a number of we'll considered books of special interest to his people, with whom, unlike many others of his race who have succeeded in uplifting them- selves, ho is very popular This popu- larity has been of incalculable advantage to him ill his executive and adminis- trative work at Atlanta.
 Tho Negro building will undoubtedly be one of the most interesting of tho 12 principal structures on tho exposition grounds. Its architecture is i'll perfect harmony with the remainder of the group, and it is said to be one of the best built of thcm all. This ill itSclf is a triumph for negro skill and genius, for, in pursuance of tho general policy of the exposition managers, its cOnstruc- ton was awarded to culorcd contractors. Its ground dimensions arc 1l2 feet by 21G feet. It is 70 feet high and cost $l2, 2,000. An interesting and artistic feature is the pcdiment over the door of the main entrance, consisting of baS relief ill staff, showing ill strong con trast tho condition of the southern ne gro in 1895 and ill 1865. On the one side is the figure of an recently enamel patcd negro, with his crude blow and his cabin of ono room, while on the Oth- CT arc shown the face and figure of Frederick Douglass, a fine modern resi- dcnco and other suggestions as to what progress has been made under freedom. To tho credit of the negroes it should also Inc stated that, ill addition to doing all the work of construction upon this building, they have helped to build both the Government and Transporta- tlOn buildings, and it is stated by one of the commissioners that quite One- third of the luhUr, both skilled and un- skilled, employed ill constructing tho Atlanta exposition buildings has been furnished ly colured m,N.
 Those who from time to time have taken no." of the applications for space in the Negro building assert that the nature of its contents win furnish some of tho most genuine surprises of the en- tire exposition. It has hecn Professor Penn s aim to bring out those things W ilCH N'ult tltSl represent lle results of negro education and industrial appli- cation, and the articles shown will iu- cludo furniture, wagons, cartridges man tels, pressed brick and terra cntta, tin work, machinery, bOukmaking, model house building, shipbuilding and so on. The agricultural exhibit will show what wonderful progress has been made by the negroes in scientific farming. There will he school exhibits that would not dlScrCdit tho schools of any race There will be exhibits of paintings which show true artistic feeling and facility of execution, There will be exquisite nee- de and lace work donc by colored wom- en. There will be an exhaustive exhibit of what the negro has done in litera- ture, book printing and manufacturing, map and chart making, magazine and newspaper production and so on.
 Every effort will be made not only to give the negro exhibition a good chance, but to make it pleasant and agreeable for all northern negroes who desire to visit the exposition, and special induce ments are being made to negro exhibit ors north as we'll as south. It is firmly believed by the promoters of the negro department that this exhibition will mark the beginning of a new era for | the race.