The bee., 1897-05-13

and one-half months. and at a cost not to
exceed So 500, including cases. jars and
other decorative features. The decora-
tons were made by Albro Cleveland, a
grandson Of one Of the first conductors Of
the N & {, Ry. and are credit to bis
skill.
The Seaboard Air Lines Fine Display.
The Seaboard Air Line people have
constructed a mammoth car 28xoo feet,
arlistically decorated and lighted by cleo
tricity for receptions, balls and entertain
menis, beautiful in colors and shade de-
lighting the eye. Their main exhibit is IN
the Agricultural Building and is portra-
turc ofthe resources and industries along
the entire line. The decorations are made
with cotton, tobacco, grains and grasses,
and across the wall is an inscription: "A
One Nights Flight from the North and
East to the Heart of the South" which
must be seen TO be appreciated. II repre-
resents the sections traversed by the road.
The rich soils OF North Carolina and Vir-
ginia are shown in glasses made from sand
in North Carolina. The turpentine indus
try IS represented by fine disply in jars
and other ways. A pine tree, cut 20 as TO
show how the rosIn is extracted. is on ex-
other grains are in profusion. An i'm
mense car OF corn standing endwise on
foundation crowns tho whole Samples
OF cotton, including the gold-leaf of North
Carolina, a model Of cotton-gin. an old
fashioned spinning-wheel and other inter-
estins objects make up a fine display.
Every variety of fruit grown in North
Carolina. Virginia and Georgia is shown.
Peanuts. walnuts. hickorynuts, the chufa
"a ground nut for fattening hogs) the
buckeye and many others are there.
The exhibit was supervised by Mr.. John
Patrick Of the Seaboard Air Line and is
now in charge of Mr.. Battle of Nashville.
The Paiiman Display.
In the Transportation building is the
same train OF cars or Pullman sleepers that
were shown at the Chicago Worlds Fair.
Each car is 4 pilacs: the dining-car. with
solid silver service. cut glass, gold orna-
msntitions. seats that bring ecstatic
dreams aud scraphic visions. Alongside
this train stands "A representation OF the
hfst slee page ever Blu Ii in Amclica,
which molns the world. for T. the Aneri-
csn bt an IS due the credit of first invent
ing the means Of sleeping from city TO city
ia the night so as TO be ready for work the
and train is an eloquent text on the
progress this country has made during the
last hall century.
The Southern Railway Exhibit.
The Southern Railway exhibit occupies
the east end of the Railway Building and
contains specimens of ores. timber. build
ing stones woods and forestry products
Of the States of Virginia. North and South
Carolina. Georgia, Alabama East Tennes-
see and Kentucky including all this vast
system. Oae Will End here agricultural
products. fruits Of all kinds. cotton mill
produces, coal. iron. silver, lead, zinc. gold.
tin. nickel. embracing all kinds of metal
that abound in this vast empire There Is
also a collection Of economic minerals such
as corundum. emory, byrata. asbestos.
monaziie. and a full line OF clays and
beautiful specimens Of china made from
them.
Mr.. +. G. Green is in charge of the ex-
hibit, which is made by the Land and In
dusIrial Department Of the Southern Rail.
way.