The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-06
THE CHARLESTON EXPOSITION
INC Resources and Industries ofSouth
Carolina Are to Have Complete
Showing.

Carolina Are to Have a Complete
Showing.
The South Carolina Inter. State and
West Indian Exposition COMPANY will
probably be formed within the month.
Charleston subscriptions to the capital
stock have already passed $ll7, 600 and
there Is much more in sight Books
nave oeen sent TO various sections OF
South Carolina and tho people OF the
State have been invited to endorse the
project by signing for such stock as
they may care to take. This should,
however, not be taken rs an Indication
o! the lnaOlllty to raise the full amount
desired In Charleston, but to Give
South Carolinians the full opportunity
OF becoming part OF the great enter
prise.
The exposition will be held in Char.
lesion In 1901 and there g eyery
reason Tor active wor,.. Ten thousand
matters OF detail are to be arranged
and forty OF the most substantial and
| pest known citizens of Charleston were
placed as the executive committee to
manage these preliminaries. This
committee is now boing increased, to
Include four members from each county
In the State and already many OF the
leading citizens OF the cities and towns
OF the State are enlisted and work .ng
| shoulder to shoulder with Charleston,
| Naturally 1T requires time to complete
the large committee, but W thin u weak
or two ut most each cOlnty will be fully
| represented on the executive commit.
tee, and the people Of the Stat. need
| only To ask their towusmen and
friends els the exposition at Charles
ton good thing" TO receive fun anu
| intelligent reply.
In Rand * McNuliy's atlas OF the
world tho map Of South Carolina II
accompanied by brief sketch of tn,
Industries and resources of the State
and In the course OF this explanation
~ ls sald, lead, i"or, copper, and man,
other minerals occur, but are opl,
mined to limited extent. KaoliI
clay and glass sand, OF the finest dual
lty abound In some sections but ines,
spiendl d resources are hardly touched, ;
etc. Inc wealth OF our forest is hard /,
even estimates; there are many square
miles OF pasture land where cattle have
never strayed; our water courses have
not given Il Lithc OF their energy to the
turning OF mill wheels and the fertii,
lands could we'll produce ten fold th,
colCon, tobacco, rice, cane, fruit, veg
ctables, they now yield and an exposi
tlOn, such as will be held in Charles
ton, will bring into the State thousand
OF men who are looking for homes
Men willing and anxious to work TO
the bread they will eat and who will
bring with them money to build home
anu develop the wealth that lies i
the soil, the forests and the mines
Capital will follow the immigrants n
certain as night follows the day an
manufactures will develop to take u
the decreased supply Of raw materials
The advances made in tho South hay
been phenomena. in the past decade
but greater things are yet in store
The eyes OF the world are turned thi
way and 1t would seem that this is tn
time to say to the people of this coun
try, Come to South Carolina mex
year and in the great exposition a
Charleston, the chief seaport, behold
our goods displayed. Our sea island
, produce cotton that 10 akin to silk an
largely used as u substitute: our yello,
pine lumber is priced above man
woods OF foreign growth; our mine
yield up gold ore, and copper, lead
kaOlln, phosphate rock aud u score {
other valuable minerals our tobacco
AS nne as any grown; our mills max
the best OF cloth; our lands will prt
, Guce anything that can be grown /
the temperate zone and there Is rour
R1d welcome for all who would com
and make their homes with u.s."
Expositions have benefited othe
,, States. South Carolina cannot prov
AN exception.