The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-03-27
HOW TO SEE THE BIG SHOW.
Some Timely Suggestions TO EXPOSE
tion Visitors.


general nature which will be Of service
to the prospective visitors who reads
this article. When the train arrives
at Charleston the visitors will find that
the street car system covers nearly the
entire city and transfers from one line
to another may be had for the asking.
The street cars are operated on fine
schedules between the city and the ex-
position grounds.
There are two gates at the exposition
grounds, but visitors generally get out
at the second gate. They then pass
through a turnstile to the right of the
street car and proceed to the gate in
front. Upon entering this gate the
visitor faces the great cotton palace
which is the background, of the court
of palaces. Whatever exercises will be
held that day will take place in front
If the South Carolina building, which
is to the left OF the cotton palace.
The State building is good point
from which 10 start oa tour OF in
sIection. South Ca-olinans will be
surprised at the elegance Of the eX-
hibits in the State building, which is
itself from an architectural standpoint
a very beautiful building. To the left
of the building is an annex in which
the splendid exhibits from Oregon and
from Louisiana are shown. Passing
out Of the rear door Of this State
building the visitor enters a semi
circular colonnade in which the United
States government has placed its navy
and war department exhibits. The
postal service also has very interest
ing display in this colcnnade. a de-
tachment of United States marines Is
encampel in the court just back Of the
State building. This colonnade con-
tains a postolice where mail is re-
ceiyed and distributed. The Southern
railway occupies prominent place
here. The United States government
also has exhibits from the department
OF state and the geodedic surveys, also
exhibits showing the diseases Of cat
tie, etc. -
This leads up to the cotton palace
where many interesting things are
shown by cotton mills, cotton seed oil
mills. guano factories, ETC., concluding
with splendid display Of articles and
curios from the Philippine islands.
When this building is finished with,
another colonnade is entered, and here
are shown other exhibits from the gov
ernment, concluding with the Smith
sonian Institutes display.
This leaos up to the palace OF COM
merce where visitors will be enter
tained by the representatives OF great
establishments showing the manner il
which many articles Of wear and OF
food are made. Without caring to
show any partiality, this correspondent
would cite as an example Of the ex-
hibits in this building the model OF the
great establishment of Libby, McNetll
G. Libbey in Chicago. The reproduction
in miniature OF the buildings shows the
cattle brought in on trains, carried to
the top of the building where the i'm
mense slaughter pens are located. The
process of slaughtering. quartering,
ETC., are shown in the buildings lighted
by hundred tiny incandescent lights.
There are many such exhibits in tha
palace of commerce, which is the last
of the three great buildings which one
may visit without putting foot on
ground after entering the front door
Of the State building. To those who
have plenty of i'e, a, whole day could
be spent here with profit
Those whose time Is limited will at
this point go in search Of dinner. A
good. clean dinner may be had at the
woman's building or at the Crescent
Inn. There are other places where
really nice meals are served-Heinz's
the Venetian Inn and several cafes on
tho Midway. Dinner may be had at IS
to so cents, lunches cheaper.
After. dinner a hurried inspection
may be given the auditorium, which
faces the court of palaces. and then the
Cuban OF East Indian building should
be visited. The building Of mines and
Forestry is also in this group, near the
administration building. In the latter
Col. Averill, Col. Gadsden, RAZOR
Femphill and other titled officers of
the exposition do. their work with the
assistance of an army of clerks.