The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-03-27
COL. C. S. GADSDEN,
Exposition Director.

West Indian Post Office. the other con-
tanning the Post Office exhibit.
Besides these the department exhibits
come from the War, the Navy, the Ag-
ricultural, the Treasury and the different
bureaus of the State Department.
The National Museum has a magnffi
cent exhibit and it is under the direction
of the Smithsonian Institute. 1t COM
prises the most select specimens from the
wonderfully rich collection Of the Govern
ment at Washington, and the entire ex-
hibit made at Buffalo from the Philip
pines This last exhibit is one that is
studied ard re-sttdied with increasing in
terest as it is a revelation to the sight
seer of the greatness and diversity of the
! production of the islands and advance
ment of the FiliDinos.
From the first colonnades and exedra
we pass directly into the most magnifi-
cent building on the grounds. the majestic
COTTON PALACE.
This is the chef d'oeuvre, the
piece de resistance. of the Court of
| Palaces. 1t covers over $4,000 square
| feet of floor space and is about $50 feet
| in length. It is the centre piece from
which radiate the Colonnades to the
| Palaces of Commerce and Agriculture.
i A magnificent portico is a feature of it,
and standing here there is a splendid
view of the Sunken Garden and its lake.
! Within the Cotton Palace South Caro-
lima fittirgly exhibits display of cotton,
cotton products and by-products and cot
/ ton manufactures such as has never be-
fore been gathered together at any ex-
position. Here is told the story of the
cotton seed from the moment it is placed
in fetile soil, as it develops into plant,
blossom, boil, snowy fibre, and then on as
it is picked, ginned, baled, spun, wOve
and the finished product appears. And
just we'll the display shows it's by
! products, what becomes of the seed, and
in fact the great story of King Cotton
in it's entirety
Besides the building contains other ex-
hibits of absorbing interest and the Ex-
position visitor will find that it requires
! time to thoroughly study and enjoy the
/, display made.
! But on again through colonnades and
/ we are in the
| PALACE OF AGRICULTURE.
This is the completion of the central
group, and here is $4,000 square feet of
floor space. In it there is the magnificent
display made from the counties of South
Carolina, most artistically arranged. In
these are the farm crops and exhibits per-
taining to horticulture, including pomol-
ogy, Horticulture and viticulture, with
literature and statistics bearing on these
pursuits. In the annex there is a great
display of agricultural machinery and ap-
planes.
Passing out the ma. entrance of this
building We get a splendid view of
THE COURT OF PALACES.
This enables us to study the architect
Iural beauties of the buildings inspected
The Cotton Palace is of the Spanish
Renaissance style as are all the buildings
in the cart Section Its central dome
rises one hundred and sixty feet above
the level and it's great porch is three
hundred and sixty feet long The facade
is broken by various pediments, ,projec.
tons, domes, red tiled roofs, the architec.
ture being typically Southern, with. huge
masses, simple and strong contour and
sculpture at various entrances and initial
outlines, enriched with terraces and
points.
+ The Palaces on either side beyond the
colonnades have each a central dome .fou,
smaller towers ON each corner and two
still smaller towers on either side OF the
gable over the main entrances, all beins
rounded instead Of square.
4 THE sUNKEN GARDEN.
i This great Court Of Palaces contains