The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-08
AT CHARLESTON.
A Bird-Eye View of the Great Ex
 position,

| poslrlon.
 8. Rhett Romans Letter in New Orleans | Times Democrat.
 There Is the Transportation Building,
 In which are already 250 cars, cdrria ges
 and automobiles of the first makers in | this country.
 The Negro Building is thoroughly cred
 it1ble and great activity reigns within,
 the exhibits being we'll under way. The
 State buildings, city. and foreign, now
 e,Snmpl,gted s,n,, are; Maryland Pennsylvania.
 ras. Louisiana Purchase, Cincinnati,
 Alaska; others are in process of con
 struction, and the New York Building, | which promises to be possibly the most
 beautiful of all, again on Moorish lines,
 with an interior eourtway. Is nearing | naxt week.
 To give an idea of the imposing size
 of these buildings it is only necessary
 to give the number of feet of ground | each one covers.
 The cotton Palace is $50 by 75 feet It | contains 0,000 square feet of floor space.
 The Agricultural Palace is 300 by 70. | The Palace of Commerce Is 300 by 60.
 The collonades connecting these bulld- They are very beautiful and contain the United States exhibits, Life Saving Ser | vice, Indian section, general education, | Smithsonian, Navy Department and Post The Machinery and Electricity Build- | ing covers 200 by 50 feet. It contains very l fin1 exhibits by the General Electric | Company and others.
 | superb. It covers 5000 feet. It contains North Carolina's largest exhibit and the United States Geological Surveys. The Art Building Is 200 by 50 feet It
 $50O.O0O. now being hung and will make | splendid exhibit when ready for in
 spection in the course of few days:
 The Fisheries Building, 150 by 50 feet,
 has the same, exhibit as at Buffalo. and
 Is consequently very fine. The West In-
 dian Building is 15O by, 5 feet. It con
 tains the Porto Rico and Cuban exhibits; | square feet with a number of rooms beautifully arranged and an excellent
 restaurant The Negro Building is 200 | by 20 feet.
 The Auditorium is magnificent, half circle in design, with 12OO opera chairs, and has the most elaborate and one of
 the finest organs in this country, made bV M. r. Moeller of HagerStown, Md | truly grand instrument.
 Then there is d camp of the United | States marines and live stock depart ment which will be magnificent when | ready during the course of this month,
 where an exhibit of stock will be made l surpassing anything ever seen in the South. Attached to it is model dairy | on most complete and elaborate lines, which will be of inestimable value to the Southern people just now entering in the | very lucrative dairy business, and who | need the enlightenment of practical demonstration on scientific lines of just such an exhibit. The stock department l Is destined to be one of the most i'm portant features of this admirable South ern Exposition.
 This is merely free hand drawing, a mere outline sketch of the splendid South Carolina Interstate and West Iu-
 dian Exposition. A less nasty examina- | ton will afford matter for most inter- esting reading. Outside of the city of Charleston people have no conception of the beauty. scope and extreme import ance of this fine Exposition. On December l, when the Exposition
 was formally opened with fitting ceremo-
 nles, the following message was sent from
 the Auditorium platform to President Roosevelt over special wire:
 '"The President of the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition
 Company sends mos cordial greetings to the President of the United States and
 begs to inform him that the building of
 the Exposition at Charleston has been completed.
 "The purpose of this Exposition is to illustrate the marvellous industrial and commercial development of the Southern States during the last quarter of cen tury, and to contribute to the expansion of American commerce in other lands and among the islands of the Southern seas. The Exposition Is in itself a re-
 markable triumph of American genius and represents the highest aspirations of our people.
 i've are sure that as the representa- l tive of the greatest nation on earth you will rejoice with us in the accomp- | lshment of our work. With one coun | try, one aim, one flag. one destiny, we
 Invite you to join us in the determine
 tion that this great nation of your fath- | CTS and ours shall speedily attain the | supremacy of the world in commercial
 endeavor and in the promotion of all the
 arts of peace"
 The closing sentence of President Roosevelts answer was:
 May the Exposition prove a great
 ard lasting benefit to our industries and
 to our commercial relations with the | West Indies."
 | l may as well add that there is fine | racing and considerable betting at the | Charleston Exposition.