Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-08
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Getting Organized.

While Charleston has been very
busy entertaining the National Edu-
cational Convention during the past
ten days there was no cessation of
the work connected with tho great
Exposition which is to be held in that
city i'll 1901. The officials have been
engaged in getting the various de-
partments organized, and, while this
makes but little outward show, it is
one of the most important things to
be done. A proper start is half the
race and the utmost care is being
observed in the selection of men for
the various working positions. In
the matter of securing a competent
Supervising Architect, to take the
entire matter of laying out grounds,
constructing buildings, ETC., the
Board of Directors has given the
greatest amount of time and atten-
ton. Men of national and even in
tcrnational reputation !! We appeared
before the board aud given their
ideas and suggested the plans upon
which they would work if elected,
but the decision has not yet been
reached. The directors propose that
the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition, while nee
essarily being on a smaller scale than
the Worlds Fair, shall exceed in
beauty of grounds and interest, any
thing ever planned on this continent.
The lands secured for the use of the
Company arc so situated as to admit
of the highest development and will
lend themselves easily to the work
Of transformation. A splendid river
front, gently sloaping towards Rut-
ledge Avenue, and with here and
there groves Of the grandcst of waite
oaks-thcse are natural beauties tn at
could not be obtained in some locali-
ties, no matter what the appropria-
tions were or how skillful the de-
signers and landscape gardeners.
The exposition office is daily in re-
ccipt Of letters from all parts of the
country and they indicat, the great.
est interest in the project. Many
exhibitors have already made appli-
cation for space and hundreds Of
we'll known concerns are asking for
more information in regard to grounds
buildings, concessions, etc.
Subscriptions to the capital stock
continue to come in and the out
look is very bright indeed. A
twenty per cent assessment has been
called for, in order that the charter
may be obtained and this amount is
being rapidly paid in. The call does
not mean that enough money has
been subscribed, but is made in ac-
cordance with the due forms of law.
Subscriptions are still in order, and
now more than ever before. Will
those who subscribed be sure that
they arc not makingi"contributions,"
but good "inycstmcnts."
Among the exhibits that are re-
cciving attention at the Paris Expo
sition is that of the Southern Rail-
way, and it is almost certain that
this exhibit will be brought to
Charleston. Another exhibit that
will likely be brought from Paris
Ill be the Philippine collection of
Tic Smithsonian Institute.
The South Carolina Inter State
and West Indian Exposition open
ing just after the close of the Paris
and Buffalo Expositions will get
many splendid displays from both
places and thus combine the best of
the most recent expositions for the
patrons Of the great Southern enter
prise.
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