The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
s. C. EXPOSITION.
Interest In Industries And
Resources to be Shown Up
in Charleston.
To the people of South Carolina /:

tive of the industrial and material
resources of the State The gov
ernor and the General assembly, 1he
senators and representatives from this
State in Congress, the mayor and the
city Council of Charleston and ali
the local, commercial and bushes or
CARNATIONS of this city have given
their unqualified endorsement to the
project
In the performance of their duty
as committee charged with the or
ganizasion of the preliminary work
of the exposition, the undersigned
Invite the earnest CO operation Of the
manufacturers, merchants and farmers,
and ali who are interested in the
material development of South Caro-
lima
The exposition Will not however,
be limited to material things only.
The fine arts of everything pertaining
to the advance of science and educa
tion will be prominent features of it ;
and the committee beg all who are
directly working for the contributing
to the progress of the State on these
linee, 20 lend to the enterprise their
invaluable support
1t is proposed that the South Caro-
lima Exposition shall illustrate in all its
departments the wonderful variety
and wealth of the resources of the
State. A full display of the
States crude and manufactured
products will advertise to the
business and investing public
the opportunities which it offers
for the employment of capital,
and the support of an ever increas
ing population With the cordial
cooperation of the people of the
State, the exposition will be of in-
calcnlable benefit to every section of
South Carolina and the whole South
The plans of the exposition cannot
be fully determined at present, but
its scope apd purpose are outlined
and conveyed in the following list of
exhibits of which it would be con-
stituted:
Agricr!;ure-Gotton, tobacco, food
and its accessories.
Horticulture and Horticulture
Forestry apd forest products
Phosphate rock and its products
Fish, fisheries. fish products and ap-
paratus for fishing.
Mines.
Live stock
Manufactures
Machinery of all kinds, including
agricultural implements.
Transportation exhibits-Raiiways.
ships, vehicles, automobiles, bicycles
and electrical appliances.
Graphic Arts-Typog:aphy, Llth-
ography. steel and copper plate print
ing. drawing, book binding, etc.
Fine Arts-PaiD,iDg, sculpture and
decoration
Liberal Arts-Engioeering, public
works, constructive architecture
Education-Special exhibits from
Clemson College, Winthrop Normal
and Industrial College and other
State institutions
County exhibits.
= Good Roads-Sections of roads.
road machinery, broad tired vebi
United States government exhib
its
Exhibits from Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines
The committees are prepared to
work with all who will aid in making
the proposed exposition complete in
all it's departments and creditable to
the State Suggestions from all who
are interested in the development OF
the material resources of the State
and in the promotion of its progress
in all directions will be gratefully
received The committee would be
particularly obliged for the informa-
tion in regard to any exhibits that
might be made
Your earnest cooperation is solicit
ed. With the Jealous aid of the
people throughout the State, the
committee confidently believe that
an exposition can be projected aid
carried through which will be OF
credit to the State, and one that will
accomplish the great good for the
different interests of the State that ls
hoped for and expected.
Very respectfully yours,
Nichlas S Hill,
Chairman.
Z L Tessier,
Jno A. Smith,
.Jno Fl Averil,