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

fRct In the world. The Exposition
win thus have the setting of trees,
Downs apd water features. which have
cost the city Of Buffalo millions Of dol
Ara The raln Exposition buildings
are SOME 20 or more In nuI ,ber and are
arranged about a system OF beautiful
lcourts some 80 acres In extent. The
arrangement Is such as to permit the
nest exquisite decorative effects that
S>pe best trained artists of the world
nay be. able to produce.
Space vii. permit only IN enumera.
zion OF the principal buildings. These
are: The Electric Tower. 375 feet
high. which is To be the centerplece OF
the most brilliant and novel electric H.
lumlnatIon ever conceived: the Propy.
II. or architectural screen. at the
northern end Of the grounds; the Sta.
dunn. for sporting and athletic events;
the Agriculture building. Manufactures
,snd Liberal Arts building. Ethnology
boildlng. the Government group OF
three great buildings. the Midway res.
'taurant building. Electricity. building.
the Machinery and Transportat tioh build.
'hgs and Railroad Station. the Temple
-. Music. Graphic Arts. Horticulture
sAlueG Forestry. Dairy. Ordnance,
fService and other buildings. the Al
lbglght Gallery Of Art. costing 100000;
ne New York State building. costing
Q75000. besides the state and forelgu
ool0lngs and numerous other struc
tures os beautiful and interesting do
,stGn for . variety Of purposes.
The Midway at the Pan-American
NNpoeitiou alone will cost more thnn
some large expositions. II IL estimat
ted the cost OF the Midway will be about
s$1Oo0.000. a. II will have more than
mile Of frontage closely built with the
most picturesque structures conceiva.
lie and viii contain between 80 and a
entertainment features Of most novel
md interesting character.
The purposes Of the Exposition are
not merely, to give the people a most
magnihcent and attractive entertain.
ment. but Il will furnish the opport,r
nifty for every one To inform himself
upon the progress Of the nineteenth
century. The Exposition Is held foI
ne purpose Of celebrating the achieve
nents Of the western world during q
century Of unparalleled progress. 1t is
distinctly a western world affair. all
the governments Of the western hemi.
sphere having been invited to partici.
pate In all departments. OfYicial re-
sponses have been made by every i'm.
portant government. state and depend.
ency OF the western world. and they
are preparing to bc represented by
; most creditabie 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 COD.
per plate printing. photo mechanical
processes. drawing. engraving and
bookbinding; liberal arts. education,
engineering. public works. copstruc.
dve architecture. music and drama.
sanitation and hygiene: sthnolOgy
archaeology. progress Of labor and
Invention. isolated and collec tive ex.
Aibits: agriculture. agricultural imple.
ments: machinery and appliances,
foods and their accessories, horticul-
ture. vitIculture. agriculture. forestry
and forest products. Ash. fisheries,
hsh products and apparatus for ish.
}ng: mAnes snd metaliurxy. machinery
nanufactures. transportation. ruyl-
ways. vessels. vehicles. ordnance. ex.
Aibtts frosn the Hawaiian Islands,
Porte Rico. Guam. rutuila and the
Philippine Islands.
Tho Exposition has the Endorsement
NOT only OF the state Of New York,
which appropriated $500, 900. but OF the
natiooal govoi nment. which appropriate.
ed 100000 for the purpose Of being
suitably represented upon this great
sceassoa. -ThA HxpeAi.ion- viii con-