The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-13
THE QUAKER CITY EXHIBIT.
/ Handsome Building Mt the
Charleston Exposition.

handsome ButAuGmE the
Charleston Exposition.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. G3.-There viii
be- meeting of the subcommittee ON
exhibits of the joint special committee Of
councils on the South Carolina Inter
state and West Indian Exposition tolor-
row AT the City Han The general scheme
or the citys exhibit Will be discussed in
detail, and arrangements made for the
/ removal Of the old Liberty Bell from In
dependence Han to the selected place in
the rotuuda of the Philadelphia Building
az IN" exposition. which viii open on De
crmber / az Charleston. 5. c.
Although begun scarcely two raontas
ago. long after the other buildings were
under way the Philadelphia Building Will
/ nave been completed on the very day that
! ''uH"i4S committee assemblies TO deter
NINE what the structure shall contain
constructed Of staff, finished white TO
initiate marble. the building is one Of the
most unique and attractive on the
grounds Then the location IS suuerb il
! D'l"s IN the outer circle Of buildings
! close 10 the picturesque Ashley River
winch bounds the exposition tract for a
| Instance Of 200 feet. Ia this building will
DE housed the historic and artistic treas
Tres OF the Quaker City and the greatest
Joseph NJ Huston. designer of tho
building. yesterday gave the following
points Of interest in the structure. Their
| is an exact reproduction Of tho to,--er 80,
| the famous old State house Of the cfr,-
including the four-dfaI clock which h.
no" being made by one OF the oldest
| CLOCK manufacturers in Philadelphia. The
style Of architecture is colonial with
Done details throughout interior and ex-
| terror Leading from the main entrance
under the tower runs a diminishing cor
ridor' built in perspective after the in
! genious corridor designed by Beruini the
famous sculptor. architect and painter.
and which was built near the council
| chambers and the statue Of Pompev i'm
Rome
Directly in the centre Of the building
| Is the rOtunda or exhibit room. which
opens from the small end Of the CORR
dor The rOtunda is surmOunted by a
| dome with an ornamental loaded glass
cupOla. The wings on either side con-
/ tain reception rooms. while down in the
/ basement are located the toilet apart
ments. The roof over the corridor and
the base Of the tower may be reached
/ by "A stairway from the exhibit room.
| which will enable the visitors TO see the
I s'AAA 4hAA4t'Allle NALltAE anu bAllllES from
I an elevated position. The whole Of the
! building is placed upon a high platform
with wide ambuIat0ry surrounding the
| building Four large rOstraI columns
| have been placed one at each corner.
after the famous Ia. Mahal. built near
I Agra India"
over the entrance. beneath the clock on
/ the tower. has boon placed the only piece
[ of statUary i'm the scheme. being q group
Of three figures. e presenting the North
D = va bio , he H..F %
the Goddess IF Liberty seated upon
throne Of peace At the foot Of the figure
I representing the South lies bale Of cot
ton. while az the base OF the sister fig
ure rests the enblcms Of a manufacturing
community.
OF the exhibits to be seen in lhus pure
! ly local bulldirg fun plans have not been
perfected. On the side walls of the COTTI-
dor VIII be hung portraits Of T1rious
prominent men OF the original thirteen
States. On the side walls or the exhibit
room viii be seen charts and designs illus
tr3tnS the commercial and InauVfICtUr-
ing resources Of Philadelphia. while eN-
T. hbits from the Baldwin Locomotive
T. Works. Cramps Shipyard and the Inter
ma tloual Navigation Company. consisting
Of working models and charts, VIII De-
placed in glass cases.
In view IL the vast textile factories Of
Pennsylvania. its large machinery con-
st-uCJi1u plants and bridEe-DuilGiug com
panies. its agricultural mining. and wood
WurklRE industries inc need or special
state building Was felt by the last Cen
erlI Assembly. which appropriated SO
60 for that purpose The Pennsylvania
State building has 10 remarkable char
acteristics, being Of -he Spanish style of
architecture Philip r. Johnson. OF this
City, prepared the plans. and the con-
tract was let several weeks ago 70 Nc
Carroll a. Sloan. OF Charleston. :. O.
The building Is located within a stones
throw Of the Philadelphia Building.
across the race course The framework
of the structure IS now up, and IL yet
remains TO Latin and then staff the build
ing
The state commissioners have not de-
teTmin1d upon the character o. the eX-
hiJiJs 90 be- placed in the State building.
hut IL viii be- the HEADQUARTERS Of Penn
syivauiauS who visit the exposition. and
viii ae duly provided with Longing com
u1TtmeEtS- The executive committee ap-
pointed by Governor Stone 10 arrange
the exhibit consists OF Senator John c.
Grady. Philadelphia W. T. Marshall
Speaker OF the House Of Representative.
w p Snyder. President pro tenn of the
senate Representative George K. Dixon.
and 3. W. Greene. Of Cameron county.
The commissioners have paid several Wis
its 20 the South, and they announce posi-
lively that IN" state building will he
ready before the lst Of the coming month.