The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-06
VERY FINE DISPLAY IS ASSURED
COTTON PALACE TO BE ONE OF
The FEATURES OF THE
SOUTHERN FAIR.
Famous Old City Destined to Be
Favorite Resort for Northern Tour
ists-objeets Of Interest for Old
Soldiers.

South Carolina. a rejuvenated State,
opens her Interstate and West Indian
Exposition on Sunday. December 1st
II Is nearly 900 years since the first
white man touched the seacoast Of the
State: Il Is thirty-siX years since Sher-
man marched through the State and
burned Columbia. II is thirty-three
years since the State commenced the
work OF reconstruction. The Inter
state Exposition will broadly illus
trate not only the growth OF the three
and a half centuries. but the develop
meut and advanC ement Of the last one
third OF a century.
The exposition opens when the eli
mate OF the South Atlantic coast IS
the most salubrious. when the mild
southern winter so favored by north.
erners has begun and the South wears
its most beautiful natural adornments.
So far has the work on the exposition
buildings progressed that at the pres
eut time there are completed the Ad-
ministration Building. Art Palace, Ne
gro Building. Mining and Manufacture
ing. Cotton Palace, Auditorium, Wo-
mans building. race track grand stand
and twelve livestock buildings and the
Midway structures.
The buildings almost completed are
the Illinois. Maryland. Philadelphia.
PENNSYLVANIA, Machinery Hall. Trans
portation. Agricultural. Fisheries, the
West Indian. Coming Tower of the
Court OF Palaces, bridges for the cleo
trical island, cafes, etc.
Fifty Main Buildings.
in all there are to be fifty main
buildings. The work OF construction
has been in progress less than year.
In fact, construction work did not COM
mence until late last spring, but it
has been so rapidly pushed that space
in many structures is now entirely
taken and the exhibits under roof
Since the close OF the Pan-American
Exposition there has been a great rush
OF exhibitors 10 the South, and a con-
sequent fastening OF the exposition
work
The entire South is deeply interest
ed in the outcome OF this exposition.
IL follows. so far as the South is con-
cerned the Atlanta and Nashville ex-
positions. treating. though. more than
they. with the growth and progress OF
the Atlantic Coast States The West
Indies and their products are also Civ
en- recognition commensurate with
their importance since the close of the
Spanish-American war.
The exhibits. both in their character
and number, have been carefully Sc
lected. as have been the concession
grants on the Midway. II has been the
purpose OF the promoters OF the eX-
position TO secure the best exhibits of
other eNpositions as well as the new
est and most original OF southern ex-
hibits. The livestock show will be a
feature OF the exposition. A model
dairy viii be operated. The good
roads exhibit is also TO be made promi-
nent. and also the textile department.
From the cotton bolls. which will be
seen growing on the grounds. the cot.
ton viii be taken. woven into yarn and
then into cloth in full view Of the
spectators.
Splendid Gotten Palace.
The Cotton Palace. with its attend.
ant demonstration OF the cotton seed
and all that coales from il" will show
the most eoinpi extensive and modern
exhibit OF The kinu ever made in this !
or any other country The West In |
dian exhibition is 10 be fully as unique |
and comprehensive. One OF the most |
Interesting exhibits in connection with |
the West Indies will be that OF sam
pies" OF what Cuba and the other is /
lands can best import. 4
These samples" will show articles /
OF European manufacture imported in.
TO the West indies. and which enter
into Competition with goods manufac-
tured in the United States. Each of
the samples win De marked with the
Wholesale and retail price az the place
OF sale. and these prices viii be q
guide 20 our manufacturers and give /
them an idea not only OF the goods i
with which they win have 10 compete. |
but also the prices they viii have 20
meet.
In connection with this samples"
exhibit the different STYLES OF packages |
preferred throughout the West Indies |
will be shown. so that both the articles |
and the system OF packing for trans |
portGtion will De shown side by side. |
This viii prove 70 be one OF the most /
Instructive object lessons in connec-
ton with tbs West Indian trade that !.
has ever been placed before the manu- /
facturers Of this country.
Government ? rtifeatlons Open.
The Alaskan Building, the Loui lana
Purchase Exposition Building. and /
many other structures setting forth /
the resources. products. manufactures
and pursuits Of this nation and its 1
colonies viii possess great interest TO-
merchants and manufacturers. TIL
decision OF the general & yernment
not TO send the heavy ordnance az ths
Exposition 10 Charles
ton was determined upon in view OF
the War Department having issued an
order allowing visitors 20 Charleston
70 inspect the fortiacRtions In this
harbor. which Is G nsidered the most