The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-31

choicest collection of cotton goods ever gathered
| under one roof in this country Thousands of bales
oi yarn and cloth of every conceivable descrip-
ton. weave and quality, are appropriately dis
played, producing living evidence of the prog
rcSs of tile progressive cotton mills situated in
the south. In the midst Of these manufactured
textiles, hundreds of machines contrived solely
for the weaving of cotton fabrics are in opera
tion. showing how cotton from the field passes
through manifold stages until il at;ans finish
so closely resembling silk that silk-wCrm is
made 10 blush at the marvellous work of ntri.
cate spindes Of inanmate wood and steel. And
then, one sees the troublesome cotton seed,
how it has been made by the ingenuity of man
TO yield oil and soap, coarse lubricants and cook
ing compounds, meal for cattle feed and ertil.
izcrs and dozen and one other by-producs that
promise still farther TO make the south richer
and more potent among the industrial giants of
the western world. But after all King Cotton is
not king except in an abstract sense. There are
thousands Of other exhibits quite as interesting
quite as instructive, as the snow-whc fluffy
texture that is destined TO play part impor-
ant III the south's future. Some day all the cot.
ton grown on southern fields will be manufactured
in the south, and then the great supremacy Of
the southern states will be understood by the
countries a"ross the sea.
Tea plants, growing upon the exposition
grounds, will be found an extremely interesting
study, as Charleston imagines it has discovered
the method OF practical tea culture. Not far
from the city there are acres of these plants TN.
der successful cultivation and good tea has been
grown at Il cost of fifteen cents pound. South
Carolina silk is ais exhibited showing tlc
great possibilities af the southern states as silk
producing center. With tea and silk and rice, 10
say nothing of cotton, the south could quickly
make its influence felt in all the prncipa marts
of the world
While, perhaps, other eXpositons have been
planned upon larger scale and had much in
The way OF glitterng shcps booths and hlZauYs
which really could not be credited to the cv.
position proper, the Ivory City as a whole |
is remarkable for its claste beauty superb arch |
lecture and magnificent arrangement of the |
grounds The three hundred acrc.tracl upon |
which the white City npstles. is not only |
dotted with shrubbery. flowers and cyergreenS, |
but is studded with statuary, which is SO arranged
Us 10 make harmonious picture from ans van. |
laGe one may choose TO select.
10 see this interesting and instructive exposi. |
ton properly, one should devote at least a week
TO the pleasure and take in the sights lciSurely |
Tie southern railway. which connects with the
Pennsylvania system at Washington, d. c., is the
tavoritc among travellers 10
This road passes through a section
If the south especially rich in historical data
hus alfording the traveller an opportunity 10 see
places OF interest route. The trains Of the
southern are models OF comfort, luNuly and con
ienlencc. When you come lcrc take the South.
'rn railway. and as you approach Charleston YOU
will catch glimpse Ct the red roofs and tower
ne white spires of the Ivory City" that win
make an impression 80 lasting that the rough
and of time can never elace ii from your mem
ny. See the South Carolina. Interstate and West |
indian exposition ii you would learn more of the
outh, and see it during the next six weeks. il
Ou would view the SHOW and country i'm fla f,,ir