The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-03
no rSG THE EXPOSITION.
J.. A.. CT ews Seeing the Sights at
Ch~arIe.tou- Many North CaroIin-
fans North Carolina
Exhibit-GIimpses of Some of the
Features

Charleston, s. c.. December

Charleston, $. c., December 81.
After farfng well for the night 1T the
hands OF Manager Hinton OF the spIen
did hotel Argyle. / was ready by 10
O'Clock a. N. 10 begin a tour of the ex-
city Of Charleston. II Is now 40 p. m
and am Just in and starting TO write
you this short letter. after having Wis
tied nearly every building on the
grounds. had dinner. called Il the
Office Of The Evening Post and the
News and Courier and encircled the
city on the belt street car line.
The morning was bright and pleasant
and the day has continued so up TO
noon with a prospect Of a pretty day
tomorrow
Near the Argyle 1 took a street car
and was soon conveyed about two miles
to the entrance to the exposition
grounds. The car fare is now five cents
instead OF ten cents when / was here at
the opening on December lst and End
AT the entrance TO the grounds there
are three doors. one for adults. one for
children and one for passing out. The
admission price is 30 cents for grown
people and % cents for children.
Before mentioning other things l wish
TO say that since the opening on Decem-
Der 1st great progress has been made
Notwithstanding the very unfavoTahle
weather most OF the time. in both gen
eral appearance Of the then beautiful
U and the arranging OF Exhibits
II Is now a great Show and will continue
To improve every day. 1t is going 10
prove 10 be a grand thing for Charles
ton. South Carolina. the south and the
whole country, and IL is now worth tho
time and money Of any one to come t.
see it. In n number OF the buildings
there are many magnificent exhibits
now in shape and the work in all d.
partments in the way OF making dis
plays is being very rapidly pushed.
on entering the exposition grounds
this morning the first building | entered
was the auditorium. then | took n stroll
Through the. midway, then h palac"
Iof agriculture. which is the South CAP
Iolina building. then the building CON
Itainiug the navy and p~ostoffice depart
iments' exhibits. then in succession the
Southern railway. the cotton palace. tho
Smithsonian institute, the commerce.
mines and forestry. administration
Pennsylvania. Maryland. New York.
philadelphia, United States fisheries.
Transportation, machinery,t tn e art and
Iwomen's building. There are still other
buildings among which is the Louisiana
purchase building.
In the midway. which is being added
to considerably in the way of attrac-
ItIons. you will find the Old Mill. the Es-
lquimau village, Cuban and American
dancers. Colonial farms, streets OF
Carlo. BOStOck's great animal arena,
IROltaie. Japanese village and other
places of amusement, among which is
a building large. high and round in
which is shown the battles of Manassas
land Bull Run, the management chang
ling the picture to be thoroughly rcplete
with the rush, roar and rumble of battle
land the building containing the
beautiful Jim Kew. or horse which his
proprietor claims is the most wonder
full horse in the world. was bred in oh
kentucky. is the pride OF the world and
worth 500. 600.
1t is worth much to be able to see the
little Esquimau people. 1t is said that
President Mckinley n c remarked
that the Esquimaux were IAN open
book of nature. teaching knowledge
without effort" that senator Depew
said that "if all men were as honest as
the EsQuimauX the world would need no
lawyers" and that General Greedy aid
THAT mo n should fail to see the chill
dren Of the ice"
There are many North CarOlinianS
here now and the attendance from the
good Old North State is expected to in
l~Crease as the days pass by. The North
carolina department in the mines and
forestry buildings now presents a pretty
appearance and additions and improve
ments are being made all the time.
Those $4,000. 900 pounds of tobacco
figures that l mentioned in my letter
70 The Messenger when l was here a!
the opening as being the amount of to-
IbaCCo raised in North Carolina, still
stand. / looked for the gentleman in
lCharge so l could tell him of the big
mistake. but could lot find him.
j. A. CREWS.