The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-30
.CHARL ESTON AIR
TO BE GIGANT TIC
Tremendous Scope Of Exposition is
Fully Described.
THE sou1H's GREAT SHOW.
viii Bring Together for First Time Products
of Oar Island Possesslons-Magniiceut
Buildings and Grounds Described
by a South Carollnian.

SharicStonS Exposition opening on
next Monday. when President Roosevelt
VIII touch the button which sets the
machinery in motion, will be the most i'm
pcrtant and comprehensive ever held In
+: the South. The total cost will aggregate
Something like five million dollars. Ghs7
Dig snow Will continue for six months.
and during that time it is ex-
pected that millions of persons will pass
through the gates. The Exposition Will
be remarkable as the first to gather into
one enclosure the products of the island
territory of the United States, together
with exhibits from practically every
State Of the Union.
Mr.. Will c. Hundley, of Charleston,
who is now in Richmond, told yesterday
OF the scope of the greatest of the South
( ern -expositions and thus for the first
time Richmond at large will know its
full import: Mr.. Hundley said:
I here will be six. of the principal
buildings, these including the Manufac-
turers, Art, Commerce and Agriculture.
and in addition to these the South Caro-
lima building, which will be- the largest
on the grounds. This is a magnificent
structure and within it will lie gathered
South Carolina's products alcng every
y
opening Of next Monday, nor for that
matter are several, but it is hoped that
everything will be in full blast by De-
cember 18th.
MAGNIFICENT GROUNDS.
The grounds, covering. 1 should think,
something like four hundred acres. are
ma gnifeert. They We're laid out and. the
general plan designed by the man who
designed the arrangement OF the World s
Fair grounds at Chicago and the Pan
American grounds at Buffalo. There are
several lakes and great attention has
been paid to green decoration. Now.
chilly as it is up here, the Charleston
grounds look like big summer garden.
The mildness Of winter in Charleston Will
not injure them.
THE big structure is what might be
called the horseshoe building. This is
in the shape of a gigantic horseshoe with
three immense buildings in a semi-circle
all connected by a passage. along which,
exhibits: OF all kinds are placed Thus
one may walk for practically 4 mile
under roof and in that space set Il COM
prehensive idea of what the big fair is.
In addition to the buildings I have
mentioned, Pennsylvania. New York.
Maryland and Ohio al; have handsome
structures, in which the products of those
States will be shown. The transportation
building is another of the big structures.
MILE RACE TRACK.
''There is a mile race track in the
grounds. and there racing VII begin on
Monday. to continue for six solid months.
Commercially the Exposition has
proven of vast benefit to the city already.
Charleston has a population of only about
$4,000, but with the hotels Recommendations
and the clearinghouse accommodations
prepared to accommodate the fair rush
I believe the city can care for 1r,oD
visitors at one time. Work has been GO
ing steadily ahead for a year on the build
ings and the grounds.
'.EverythinG has been done at the ex-
pense of South C&col::a- Congress re-
fused to make an appropriation to help
the Expos ton, but despite this every
thing went right ahead. and now the
city has fairgrounds and buildings sec
on(t to none in the country, not except
ing Chicago. The buildings are all sub
stantial and handsomely fitted, and South
Carolina feels that she has achieved:,a
triumph. considering the fact that Uncle
Sam refused to help us.
Senator Chauncey Depew. of New York.
will deliver the opening address on next
Monday, and Immediately following tn s
President Roosevelt will touch the but
ton which sets the Exposition machinery
in motion.
Richmonds showing at Charleston VIII
be better than it was thought few days
ago One of the features OF the eXhibl.s
from this city will be a working model
Of the torpedo boat destroyer Decatur,
built by the William r. Trisg Csnpany
Other exhibitors will be the c. +, Sauer
Company, the p. +. Johnson Publishing
Compare. the Virginia Carolina Company
and &. a. Barsamin. These exhibits,
save the model of the destroyer. have all
been shipped and will probably LIE IN
place for the grand opening; next Monday.
Other exhibits may be sent from fich-
mort before Christmas.