Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-09
ON TO CHARLESTON.
Next Big Exposition Will Be
Opened There, Dec. |.
viii Do Much in Making Resou oes
of South Kno IN to World.
G',unds Cover lGO Acres. Principal Build
ings.-'he woman's Department.

charleston. :. G., NOV. 1.-THE Pan
American Exposition is Il thing of the
past. but plans are being made by
peOpl, in al parts Of the country for a
trip to Charleston between december
|. 1901. and June /. 1ao2 for the pur-
i,oS" of seeing another interesting cN
hiIitipn. This will b" the South Caro-
lima Interstate ana West Indian EX
pos ition. The plans are completed and
have been carried out in many impnr
tart respects. and il is believed that
the exposition viii be the means "i
making the wealth "f tn" South. its
Importance as field for business and
its natural resources known to the
business World. 1t will also Gi\t
thousands Of people who have never
been there an opportunity to see
beautiful part az the country ANA L.
visit places Of historic Importance.
The exposition grounds cover an
area of 100 acres. of which more than
20U' feet front on the Ashley River. The
principal exposition buildings urc The
cotton. commerce. agricultural min
erals ana forestry administration.
transportation and machinery. These
buildings will be grouped around Il
court which viii be 300 feet long ana
over 900 feet wide with SunkcH gar
dens in the centre 400 feet long and so
feet wide. In speaking Of this feature.
the Court Of Palaces. the prospectus Of
the exposition says:
L contains Lost. ooo square feet. as
compared with 4Nooo0 square feet at
the Trans Mississippi exposition. 20,
ooo square feet at Paris. 563.no0 square
feet at chicago. 1880 0oo square feet
AT buffalo.
The purpose. Of the exposition is tu
promote commercial relations with the
seventy Nest Indian Islands. Tn
exports from the United states fur tn"
Year ending June 80. 1900. To these
islands We're greater than thoS" tu III"
fifteen republics OF South and Central
America combined. greater than those
L. china. Japan and Asiatic Russia
combined. agd greater than thoS" to
Russia. Austria Hungary. Spain. Port
ugal. Norway ana sweden, Turkey.
Gre.,e and Switzerland combined. The
exposition Will not. like other great
fairs commemorate the anniversary
of 4 past event. but Will. if the plans
OF its promoters are carried out, open
n.W industries an commerce.
one Of thr main features Of the N
hihition will he a textile building. in
V hich an object lesson viii hc given Of
the development OF cotton manufaC-
lures in the South in the last twenty
years. Great interest VIII also centre
il. the exhibits from cuba. Porto Rico.
the Philippines, Mexico ana the South
ana Central American republics.
The tract al Iard on which thr eNposi-
two au1 oue-half miles from the business
centre 81 tn. city ana within the city
limits. III" slightly rolling country lends
itself readily to varied ana artistic effects.
ANA the liv. oaks. with their shad"wy ANA
graceful pendants IF Spanish moss. con-
Stitutc a feature which money could not
supply The Wagner Driving Park is u
cluded i'm the exposition grounds. and vii
y" used az a rdc",otIrS". Besides tho
larg. waterfront ON the ritc:. III ~ Will
be an artificial Lake on the grounds, e"
acres in extent. which is now being com
pltted
The building Sch"m" will h, Southern
III style, arH instead nf roniWaH~ ANA
aSphaltcd streets leading from one hIila-
ing to another. there Will h. wiudltr
paths under spreading live oak trees ANA
at previous great rNpu~iti"n>.
'ou account ~ its peculiar Southern
Atmosphere. says VI, exposition III. -
agent. no comparison can y" made, nor
j. desired with any other exposition. ANA
th" South Carolina Iut"rStHt" and West
Indian Exposition viii have thc adNai-
tag" Of certain prrf"cti~ original fcaturr>
impossible elsewhere.
The n.gr" building viii Itvct tau wings
inclnSing am inner court and will contain,
a. l,r,
will hr shown the d.'vclormrut VI III,
n"Cr" rae" IN the last y Years TN" dc
phrtm"nt viii =" under the management
"f Rocker !. Washington.
Th" most imposing huidinc when com
p'"ted Will he tn" cotton ratacc. which
viii cover .Hm1 SQUARE feet. I'll. IN IA.
ing Will bc ~ f""t high. aud have q
facade Of more than -, f"ct TIN. audi
t"rium will have seating capacity uf
1000
III" live stock exhibition ground covers
an area of II acres In order to Siim,IIutr
interest III this department the manage
in"nt has offered prizes amounting tn
$3.50" to successful competitors. and spc-
cial prizes will h" given hy citizens who
arc interested in American livestock and
II racing. \ miniature" railroad will rN-
tend around tn" exposition grounds. ana
an aHtOmobil" track will run parallel with
1t. There will also b. midway without
which a large exposition seems to be- in
complete. This will cover an area of -
acres. ANA will contain MANY of the ht.ot
features Of th" an-Amcrirnn EXuo -itiou
together with novelties not seen thcrr.
The managers Of the Pan American IN
position thought il wise to have no
w"man's department. but there will br ,
ldrg" space devoted at Charleston !,
W"man work Committees havin,
chdrge pf the departments Of iin,. ,rts
music. Horticulture. "tc.. are making AL
ransements for large and interesting ox
mr. rs: ana they are being aided by rep
patriotic OrCH niZatiunS