Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-07
THE s0urHLANO's GREAT EXHIBIT.
Marvellous Resources Make an Impressive
Object Lesson.

OuJoCt LoSSo''
Buffalo, N. Y, July 31.-In the
exhibit of the Southern Railway, in
the Agricultural Building, at the
Pan American Exposition, large
painting of the tea farm, Summer
vile, S. c., has recently been hung.
This canvas is about five yards long
and ten yards wide. The border is
an artistic arrangement of tea leaves
and tho effect Of the whole is one Of
the most attractive pictures of the
building. Below this are grouped
colored photographs of "The Pines"
Flat Rock, N. c., Asheville, with its
semicircle of magnificent peaks, in the
distance the romantic valley of the
French Broad river, and Round
Knob, with it's fountain, in the cen
ter, of the picture. There are other
colored photographs which tell both
of the beauty and progress of Dixie,
notable among which is that of the
Olym.'a Cotton Mills, Columbia,
S. G. There are rows of glass jars
containing the varions products
produced in the land adjacent to
the Southern Railway. Conspicuous
among these are fruits and vege-
tables from Tennessee sea island
cotton from the Charlotte Oil Mills,
Charlotte, N. c.; cotton seed oil,
oats, wheat, hay, corn, fruits and
vegetables of every description from
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mis-
sissippi, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois
and Indiana, with inumerable photo
graphs of important cities and
towns, mining and timber districts,
manufacturing and commercial cen.
ters, and of the most productive
agricultural districts. There is also
An exhibit of tea raised near Fayctte-
vile and Pinehurst, N. G. In short,
it is a condensed exhibit Of the mar
velous resources of the entire South
land. The exhibit as / write is
tbronged with people from every
part of the country who are profuse
in their expressions of admiration Of
the manner in which the exhibit is
Installed, and of the splendid re-
sources of the section through which
this railroad runs.
l have heard some people, espc-
cially during political campaigns,
call the Southern Railroad can octo-
pus." However true or false this
may be, | am not in a position to
say, but here on the Pan American
grounds it represents the resources
of tho Southland better than any
other single exhibit at the Exposi-
ton. It's practical value must be
seen to be appreciated. The wood
work in front of the exhibit is taste
fully done in the curlcd pine fol
which the South is famous. The
background of the exhibit liz wine
coorcd felt. Tcndrils of gray moss
clusters of rich mahogany colorcG
tobacco leaves, shcavcs of rice, rye
oats and wheat are 50 arranged
against this bright background AS te
make most effective ensemble. A
the base of the exhibit there are
several framed placards containing
sentences Of which the following are
samples: "The South has 80,8G(
square miles of coal lands. Th'
iron interests of the South are won
derfnl in extent. It's mills comman,
the markets of the world. Th'
orchards Of the South produce fruit
Q. exceptional quality. Vast freigh
service of Southern Hallway t.
principal markets" The cxhibi
occupies the space Immediately il
front of the New York State pavilion
which is in the center of the Agri
cultural Building. On one side Of i
is one Of the most popular entrance
to The building; on the other is tn
exhibit of the State Of Minnesota
lts position is well adapted to cate
the eye Of people who visit the build
ing.
Mr.. Crumbaugh, the supcrintcad
ent OF the agricultural exhibit o
Missouri, is continually adding ne,
and attractive features to his pavilion
The wood in which Missouri's cxhibi
is installed is painted pale blue, wit
an ornamental friczc running it
entire length, made of corn, kali