The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-21
South Carolina Exposition or iThe In
dustries and Resources or The
State.
To the people of South Carolina:

1t is proposed to hold an Exposi-
ton in the city of Charleston in 1901
which will be thoroughly representa-
tive of the industrial and material re-
sources of the State. The Governor
and the General Assembly, the Scna-
tors and Representatives. from this
State in Congress, the Mayor and the
City Council of Charleston and all the
local commercial aud business organi-
cations of this city have given their
unqualified endorsement to the pro-
jcct.
In the discharge of their duty as a
committee charged with the organiza-
tion of the preliminary work Of the
Exposition, the undersigned invite
the earnest cooperation of the manu-
facturers and farmers, and all who are
interested in the material develop
ment of South Carolina.
The Exposition will not however,
be limited 70 material things ..cnly.
The Fine Arts and everything pertain
ing to the advance of Science and Edu-
cation will be the prominent features
of it; and the Committee beg all.who
are working for and contributing to
the progress of the State on these
lines, to lend to the enterprise their
invaluable support.
1t is proposed that the South Caro-
lima Exposition shall illustrate in all
of its departments the wonderful var
iety and wealth of the resources Of
the State. A full display Of the
State crude and manufactured pro
ducts will advertise to the business
and investing public tho opportunities
which it offers for the employment Of
capital, and the support Of an ever in.
creasing population. With the cor
dial cooperation of the people of the
State, tho Exposition will be of incal-
culable benefit to every section Of
South Carolina and the whole s:South.
The plans of the Exposition cannot
be fully dctermined..at present, but its
scope and purpose arc outlined in the
following list of exhibits of which it
would be constituted:
Agriculturc-Cotton, tobacco, food
ano its accessories.
Horticulture and Horticulture, for
estry and forest products, phosphate
rock and its products, fish, fisheries,
fish products and apparatus for fishing,
mines, manufactures, machinery Of all
kinds, including agricultural imple-
mcnts.
Transportation Exhibits Railway,
ships. vehicles, automobiles, bicycles
and electric appliances.
Graphic Arts-Topography, litho-
graphy, steel and copper splate print
ing, drawing, book-binding,: ,:&c.
Fine Arts--Painting, sculpture and
decoration.
Liberal Arts-Engineering, public
works, constructive architecture.
Educstion-Special exhibits from
Clemson College, Winthrop Normal
and Industrial College and other State
institutions.
County Exhibits-Good roads, Sec
tions Of roads, road machinery, broad
tired vehicles.
U. 8. Government Exhibits-Ex-
hibits from Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
The Committee are prepared to
work with all who will aid in making
the Exposition complctelin all it's de-
partments.and creditable to the. State.
Suggestions from all whosare intsrest-
ed in the development Of the material
resources of the State apd il the pro.
motion of it's progress in ali directions
will be gratefully received. The
Committee would be- particularly OBJ.
liged for information.in regard to any
exhibits that mightybe made.
e1Your earnest corporation is solici-
ted. With'the jealous aid Of the peo-
pie throughout the State. the Com
mittee confidently believes that an
Exposition can be projected sand car
ried through which will be of credit to
the State, and that .will accomplish
the great good for the different inter
ests Of the State that is hoped for and
expected.
Very respectfully yours,
NICHOLAS S. HILL, JRl,
Chairman.
+. l.. TESTER,
JNo. 4. SMITH,
JNo. II. AvERILL,