The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-02

machinery; government building; the wo-
man building; minerals and forestry, and
others of lesser note, nearly fifty in all.
The machinery building is consider
one OF the finest specimens Of pure Greek
architecture in America. It is 375x13s feet
and somewhat resembles the Propylaeum
in Munich. The commerce building meas
ures 59ix256 feet. and its general style is
based on the Corinthian and Ionic orders
| Of the Graeco- Roman. over the central
station a dome rises 10 the hight of It's
feet, from which a most ma gnificent view
OF the surrounding country may be OBJ
tanned. The agricultural building Is BOOK
20 feet, and the central dome, the feat.
ure of the design, rises to a hight of 10
| feet, thanked on either side by three min
or domes. The children's building is a
most interesting structure and was erect
ed by funds collected solely by the chill
dren. The negro building is justly con-
| Sidered one of the most attractive in the
| exposition group, and has commanding
position on Lake Watauga. 1t will show
| the progress of the negro race in America
from the old plantation days to the pres
ent The railway exhibits and terminal
station is in the Renaissance style Of
architecture, and is 100 feet square. The
lower floor is occupied by Plants system
OF railways, the Georgia Railroad Com
pany and the Southern Railway Com
pany. The upper floor will be occupied by
NilC -NdcuNlle, OndtIduOOBd anu Sl. Louis
railway and by the Louisville and Nash
vile railway. The exhibit Is one of tire
best ever made on the continent and is
of intense interest. Il has been arranged
through the fundamentally of Presi-
dent j. w. Thomas Of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and st. Louis railway, and who is
also president of the exposition associa-
| ton. The Seaboard Air Line has one of
the most unique exhibits ever presented
and one which displays exquisite taste
in every feature The display of the ag-
ricultural building is undoubtedly the best
ever made on the continent, and the lee
| orations are simply marvellous The deco
| rations in all the buildings are greatly adj
| mired.
The Midway Plaisance' at Nashville is
called Vanity Fair" and it has more
than the usual number of frst-class at
| fractions
In the list is the Giant See-Saw. in some
respects an improvement on the Ferris
| wheel Shoot the Chute German Village,
! Chinese Village. Chinese Dragon Show
| Cuban Village, Cyclorama of Gettysburg,
| Caboret du Meant Edisons Mirage, Vau-
| deville Theater. the Casino, Old Vienna,
| Mystic Maze, Palace of Illusions, Ostrich
! Farm, Colorado Gold Mine. Old Planta-
! ton, German & Boone's trained wild ami
mails, Streets of Cairo Moorish Palace,
| Haunted Swing, Whaleback SeawaVe
Electric Scenic Theater, Pompey's Pillar,
| camera Obscura, Money Illusion, Venetian
| canal and many more. Vanity Fair occu-
! pies the western portion of the park, be-
| yond the line of the Commerce and Trans
portation buildings
Ihe musical features of the exposition
| VIII be of intense interest as some of the
most noted musical organizations of the
| world nave been engaged. The season
will open with Bellstadt and Ballenberg's
/ band from Cincinnati, who will be follow
ed 10y lnnes, the Conternos, the great Vic
tor Herbert (Gilmore's) and others. The
Mexican National Band will appear for
an engagement; there will be recitals on
the grand organ in the Auditorium. and
fetes, etc.
Those who study the effect of light and
shadow and have watched the electric
hSht arrangements at the Tennessee Cen
tennial Exposition, assert that the scene
az night will be exceptionally grand and
beautiful.
The greatest live stock display ever held
in the south viii open in September and
IN the neighborhood of $50, 900 given as pre-
miums. -
There will be an interstate COLLEGIATE
FOOT pail game in October, and every week
some new and startling feature will be in
Florida is represented by the Plant svs-
tenn, with headquarters in the Agricultural
Dulldlng, where are shown staple products
OF FLORIDA growth, sugar, tobacco. rice
grains, fruits, ETC., all of which are ar
ranged in attractive form A new and
novel feature is also introduced by the
rant system an the park between the
transportation and agricultural buildings
Whlch shows something In the way Of
landscape gardening that has never been
equalled at any exposition yet held in
America for appropriateness and beauty
one plot represents a bit of the famed
tampa Bay hotel park, with monster
palms, rare plants, flowers and shady
walks. On large flag pole, on a mound
OF earth in the center of this Eden. floats
the Plant system flag.
Another adjoining plot represents a.
Florida farm on the Plant system. with
growing orange trees, pine apples, bana-
mas and other tropical plants and fruits.
Near the edge of this tropic farm apnear
IN large letters OF sod and shell, THE
! Plant System