The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-11-01
CHARLEST0N'S DAY.
The Management CT The Exposltion
Working For 1t.

Those In charge or the South Caro-
lima Interstate and West Indian Expo
sition to be held in Charleston next
year are working on all lines to maks
the exposition a success. They are
wide-awake and up-to-dste. Having
had Thursday set apart at the Stats
fair as Exposition Day." and arranged
for addresses to be delivered by the
Governor President Evans of the Stata
fair society and others, the exercises
to occur Immediately following tho
military parade, and for booths on the
streets where exposition literature viii
be distributed, the management is now
endeavoring to bring large crowd Of
Charlestoniars to the fair. Handsome
invitations reading as follows, are also
being sent to prominent people in all
parts Of the State:
The honor Of your presence is re-
Quested at the State Fair Of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society on
Exposition Day November l, 1900, IN
Columbia, South Carolina, and to be
present at the exercises in the interest
of the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition to be held at
the fair grounds on that day."
The management recently asked the
Governor to endeavor TO enlist the all
Of the Governors Of other States in
making the exposition success. Gov.
ncSweeney has accordingly written IA
Governors Of all the other States as
follows:
Your Excellency: The South Caro-
lima Interstate and West Indian Expo
sition Comptay has been chartered by
the State of South Carolina for the pur-
pose of holding an exposition in the
city of Charleston next year. The spe-
cial object Of this exposition is to make
a complete display Of the arts, indus
tries, manufactures and agricultural
products Of the States Of the American
union, and also to exhibit in the most
attractive way the industries and re-
sources Of Cuba, Porto Rico, Mexico,
the Central and South American re-
publics and the Philippines. There are
great opportunities in these countries
for the meployment Of American cap;'
tai and enterprise.
The capital stock Of the exposition
company is s25O,0O0, and its estimated
resources exceed 81 900, 900. The under.
taking has received the hearty approx"
al Of the authorities at Washington
and a bill making appropriation o.
$3.50 600 for the purpose o. a govern
ment exhibit at the exposition is now
on its passage through Congress, with
favorable report from the committee
on appropriations of the United States
Senate.
The exposition will open December
1, 1901, and close May 81, 1902. The
most gratifying assurances have been
received from the representatives OF
foreign governments in this country of
their wish and disposition to parti,i-
pate in the exposition, which will pre-
sent splendid opportunity for the de-
velopment of the commercial and in
dustrial possibilities Of our country. 1t
is the wish Of the exposition company
to have the several tSates Of the union
erect State buildings on the exposition
grounds or make special exhibits of
their products and resources in the
general buildings of the exposition
company.
The exposition grounds are situated
within the city of Charleston and con-
tain 100 acres, admirably adapted for
the purpose, and within convenient and
easy reach both by land and water Of
the great railroad and steamboat lines.
write now to ask your hearty coop
Grafton with us in the work Of making
this exposition of permanent value to
the commercial and industrial welfare
of our country and beg that you will
present the undertaking to the gener-
al assembly of your State with such
recommendations as will result in o
full exhibit Of the resources OF your
State at Charleston.
have the honor to be, with great
respect, yours very sincerely,
M. B. M'SWEENEY,
Governor Of South Carolina,