The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-07
Exposition Notes

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The visit of President Cleveland focus.
sed the attention of the world upon At.
lanta and her great Etposititn; The
President=like all other visitors, swdsssEfs
prised at the magnitude Of tfiBafHif. Hes
spent some time looking at tile <aY iAits
and see1nedto EMO. t he RIP ,teffk igyeat,
zest Parades and great ceo w5k~ al! 'es is1M
new to him, but this 'yonaertAlr dlsplate
of the resources. OF the South tlle, 81 aiac1
terized as a marvel Qfrealfe obstruction.
He was naturally intgestedsi q ,:the g4f
.ernment exhibit and, ..speRt t.. 50 ptenffe'
there. 1t is claimed by the govern rffent
board OF the jury Of awards that this ex-
hibit is superior to any. the ~gOyarn rheh t.
has made elsewhere. There is not smore
material here-indeed not so MUCH hs at
Chicago-but the cream OF it isAere, with
something new added. The Smithsonian
Institution has wonderful -calectton Of
articles illustrating the lifes .clstpnis and
handicraft of all races and all. ages Of
men, since the time of the tower of B&bel,
ana even before that. The agricul t5fral
section shows every kind OF plant. in health
and disease, and the war and naTyNex-
hibits present a historical display :of
| arms, ships and munitions of wars The
ships of the time Of the Spanish 4Nrmadh
are in striking contrast with the models
OF such modern warships as the New d ork,
the Oregon and the Atlanta H.. ss:',.-
The President greatly enjoyed his Visit
to the Negro Building, where he met
| leading men OF the race, and eva mined
with interest the exhibits of polyt echnic
schools in Virginia, Alabama aud Neof-
gia, in which thestudents make carr cages,
| woodenware, tinware, tools OF steeb sfur-
| niture, and a variety of other things. ..He
! is said to have tremained longer in the
Woman's Building than elsewhere. s:Be.
sides the handiWork OF women, this ba4d-
| ing contains a.rare collection of histor-
| ical relics from various States, rtafnfy
from the period of the American Ravolu-
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The Mines aud Forestry, the Govern
| ment, the Fine Arts and the Maphf
than any Others, excepting, perhaps, the
Woman s Building. The ,Transp or tasfoil
Building has several exhib,fa6f special
Interest," like those OF the NeyIloft News
Ship-building and Dry Dock .gompan
and the Nicaragua Canal Company, with
| a fine variety of articles indie general
classification. But is here, as att CHI
cago, theen semple, the whole effect. tsiat
strikes one most. In beauty OF Aan>d-
scape and scenic effect, this Expo5i efon
surpasses any. in the worlds history. At
night the decorativelghtihg with ihcanz
descents makes the spak fairypahhd::
The charm, is height eiea On those nights
when the Batiyn-I5 nation takes
place or gorgeous burst OF fire wofks is
given by Paine, that unaproaehabdmas:
ter of pyrotechnics. The sky was paved
with splendor on the night of the Presi.
dents visit, and the air was alive with
fire of all hues, from carmine to Ultra
marine blue. The displays, were rad am,
or delicate, dazzling or fading away .intn
indefinabe shades as the great fire artist
gave successive strokes OF his burning
brush, using rockets for pencils and, the,
sky for a canvass. - -. -. -. : :,
were early in operation. They are NOV
without saying that one may see al most
anything his fancy calls for: The admis-
sion fees at these attractions vary, from
ten to twenty-five cents and Noui get
music thrown in. ..,, -:
Speaking of music, the open air con-
certs at the fair have become popular
feature. The weather is ideal. and the
crowds in a holiday humor, linger ON The,
plaza, drinking in the sweet strains OF
popular airs. The taste of lovers of qas-
sic compositions is not ignored and 1.-THE
great pieces are played for their -banefit.
The visitors to the Exposition are
laughing at the stories of extortionate
prices. Hotel accommodations are so
good, so abundant aud so cheap that
the Exposition Board has seriousINs con
sidered the propriety of disseminating
the public comfort department.. which
the available rooms in the city AND al ak
ing them available. Competitions lnbng
hotels and boarding houses is noW, tax
| ing care OF the crowds in fine style at
prices so moderate that no reasonable
person will complain of them: ~ it'll
these conditions and with, the. weather
as fine as a smiling Providence eaa ptake
1T, prospective visitors are foolis9Aatp de-
lay longer. ~.