Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-11-21
..nothcr Centennial Exposition.

The last quarter Of the nineteenth cen
fury in the United States has thus far wit
messed the centennial celebration of many
important events in our national history,
including the nations birth. Great eXhi-
billions have appealed to the people as a
proper means to observe an anniversary
Of this nature, and especially since the
whole country has Witnessed the immense
advantages derived from the Columbian
exposition, cities have been eager to take
advantage of some event TO emulate, al
though in smaller way. the great sue
cess achieved in the celebration of the
400th anniversary of Americas discovery.
san Francisco followed Chicago's great
fair with the mid-winter exposition, and
now people from all parts of the coun-
Try are viewing the manifold attractions
OF the Cotton Sta exposition at At
lanta.
Next yea3 the people cf the United
States will witness the contamination of
another exposition project in the South.
The state Of Tennessee will be 100 years
Old on June /, 1896. and it is proposed TO
observe the anniversary of the admission
OF the state to the Union by gigantic in
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vile, beginning September ! and con-
tinung 100 days, excluding Sundays, 1t is
announced that preliminary work is al
ready we'll advanced, 1000 men with teams
being engaged in preparing the grounds,
which are located in an immense park
embracing over 200 acres IN the suburbs
of Tennessce's capital. The plans call for
twelve immense buildings for classified
exhibits, supplemented hy eight edihce3
for general and special displays. In addi-
tom 20 these there viii be numerous
smaller struo;rYes erected By States and
corporations.
All Of the main buildings are said 10 Ic
OF the colonial or the Greek style and the
fine arts building will be a reproduction OF
the famous Parthenon at Athens. the
other structures being made to harmonize
with this Is a centre piece The outside
lines Of the park, according to the an
nouncements of the managers, form a
square within which the main buildings
viii describe n circle around lake OF
hfteen acres ana a military plaza Of ten
acres with the Parthenon on high ter
race between. The attractions promised
arc manifold as well az of merit, and if
the gO0Q people OF the Lion 8 Den state
fuihl their own predictions, they will add
another TO Americas exposition trumphs
Of the present decade.
If is encouraging to note tho spirit OF
enterprise and progress which finds ex-
preston in The Cotton States exposition
and Tennessee's centennial exposition. ii
shows that the people are not only elad
,lsy are In the Onion but also that they
are catching something of the spirit oil
progress which has made the Northern
aud Western States what they are at the
present time. Our Southern neighbors are
now inclined TO bid loudly for outside cap
.tRl, and they are learning the value OF
gigantic advertising schemes. They arc
becoming practical and progressive as wei
as patriotic, and the people Of the Soutt
win find their Northern neighbors readJ
to extend to them sympathetic and hearty
corporation as we'll as the hand OF fra
tcrnty and concord,
The New South is plainly achievnl
rapid development, and the attraction f
expeditions like that now IN progress Il
Atlanta and that to be held next year a
Nashville OF people from all parts OF TIN