The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-21

fact, in the world. The Exposition
will thus have the setting Of trees,
lawns and water features. which have
cost the city of Buffalo millions OF dol
lars. The main Exposition buildings
are sore 20 or more in number and are
arranged about a system Of beautiful
courts some SO acres in extent. The
i arrangement is such as to permit the
most exquisite decorative effects that
,the best trained artists Of the world
may be able to produce.
Space viii, permit only an enumera-
;tion Of the principal buildings These
are: The Electric Tower. 375 feet
high, which is to be the centerpiece OF
the most brilliant and novel electric IL
Elimination ever conceived: the P-opy'
Ice, CT architectural screen. at the
northern end Of the grounds; the Sta
dunn, for sporting and athletic events:
the Agriculture building. Manufactures
and Liberal Arts building. EthnologS
building. the Government group OF
three great buildings. the Midway res.
taurant building. Electricity building,
the Machinery and Transportation build
ings and Railroad Station. the Temple
of Music Graphic Arts, Horticulture.
mines. Forestry. Dairy. Ordnance:
fSeryice and other buildings. the al
bright Gallery Of Art, costing S4eO.00G,
the New York State building. costing
$4,000. besides the state and foreign
buildings and numerous other struc
lures Of beautiful and interesting de
sign for variety Of purposes.
The Midway at the Pan-Amefican
Exposition alone will cost more thar
some large expositions. 1t is estinlat.
.ed the cost Of the Midway will be about
$4,000, 900. as it will have more than
mile Of frontage closely built with the
most picturesque structures concefva'
bic and will contain between 80 and 4G
entertainment features Of most nove'
and interesting character.
The purposes Of the Exposition are
not merely to give the people most
magnificent and attractive entertain
MeuC. DUt II Will .O1HiSu eAS opPOh ~
nity for every one to inform himself
upon the progress OF the nineteenth
century The Exposition is held fol-
the purpose Of celebrating the achieve
ments of the western world during a
century of unparalleled progress. 1t is
distinctly western world affair. ali
the governments of the western hemi.
sphere having been invited to partici-
pate in all departments. Official re-
sponses have been made by every i'm
portant government. state and depend
ency Of the western world. and they
are preparing to be represented by
most creditable exhibits.
The exhibits are classified in tie fol-
lowing divisions: Electricity and elec-
trical appliances; fine arts. painting,
sculpture and decoration; graphic arts.
typography. lithography. steel and cop
per plate printing. photo mechanical
processes. drawing. engraving and
bookbinding; liberal arts. education.
engineering. public works. construc-
tive architecture. music and drama.
sanitation and hygiene: ethnology,
archaeology. progress OF labor and
invention. isolated and collective ex-
hibiss: agriculture. agricultural lmple'
ments: machinery and appliances.
foods and their accessories, horticul
ture. viticnlture. agriculture. forestry
and forest products. fish, fisheries.
fish products and apparatus fof fish,
ing: uanes and metallurgy. machinery
manufactures. transportation. rail-
ways. vessels. vehicles. ordnance. ex-
hibits from the Hawaiian Islands,
Poeto Rico. Guam. Tutuila snd the
Philippine Islands
The Exposition has the Endorsement
not only OF the state Of New York.
which appropriated $500, 600, but Of the
national government, which appropriate
ed S5O0.O00 for the purpose OF being
suitably represented upon this great
OCCASION. The EXPOSITION will con