The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24
The S. C. EXPOSITION
JUST EIGHT DAYS NOW UNTIL THE
OPENING.
SHIPL0AD OF CUBANS COMING.
MANY VALUABLE EXHIBITS AL
READY IN PLACE.

The North Atlantic Squadron Will
Arrive Mt Charleston shortly At
ter the Opening-Secretary Root
VIII Send Transport to Bring
Over Cuban Merchants and Plant
ers That They May study the Ex-
hibition of Cotton PrOducts-AIas-
ka and Cincinnati VIII Have
Buildings.
Charleston. S. c.. Nov. 23.-The week
ends with the opening of the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian
Exposition only eight days off and all
The United States marine corps has
gone into camp on the exposition
grounds for the entire exposition pc
riod. Tie government fisheries exhibit
has arrived and will be installed with
in the next few days. Nearly all the
asphalt roadways in the grounds have
been laid. The principal groups of stat
uary have been placed in the court of
palaces. A carload of art exhibits, val
ued at $4,000, came last night, and
several more are on the way from
Buffalo and New York. The interiors
of the buildings are being beautitied
by their rich decorations and the mer-
chants and manufacturers of the c4ty
have declared their intention to make
the opening day a public holiday. The
grand parade on Monday, Dec. 2, will
be under the command of Lieut.. Col
Charles Morris of the United States
army. A letter was received from Sec
rotary Long to-day saying that the
ships of the North Atlantic squadron
will be at Charleston as near the open
ing day as possible, and the great I'M
dertaking is developing into the most
significant event that has taken place
in the South in the last quarter of a
century.
Some weeks ago a delegation from
the exposition company conferred with
the Secretary of War at Washington
as to the practicability of sending one
of the government transport ships to
Cuba to bring a large number of Gu
ban merchants and planters to the ex-
position for the purpose of examining
the conditions of cotton manufacturing
in this country with a view of extend
| ing the markets for American goods
| in the West Indies. A letter was re-
ceived from the Secretary to-day say
ing that the ship would be sent on this
mission of peace. and it is expected
that there will be a Cuban" day at
Charleston sometime during the expo
sition, which will open new door for
the cotton products of the South and
New England in a country which is
now largely supplied by foreign man.
ufacturers. This is one of the first
practical proofs of the great import
ance of the exposition from a CONNER
cial and industrial standpoint, and
there will be a great many more as
the full purpose of the enterprise will
develop from time to time.
The interest in the exposition is
growing steadily every day Two or
three days ago the construction of the
Louisiana Purchase Company's build
ing was begun and the site has been
finally determined upon for the Alas
kan building, and to-day the site was
selected for the Cincinnati building.
The Philadelphia building will be for
mally accepted by the commissioners
from that city during the next few
days, while the Illinois building is
ready to receive its furniture and all
lucky visitors who shall have the
good fortune to be entertained under
its hoSpitable roof.