The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-04
IT'S IVORY CITY CHARMS
The Majestic Buildings Filled With
Rare Exhibits.
A GLIMPSE INTO A VERY FARMLAND
North Carolina Leads All States in the Com
pietness Of It's Exhibit Pronounced
Best of ALL.
(Staff correspondence

Charleston. s. c., March BIN the
Ivory City" Charleston's great EXPOSE
tion panorama, scene OF beauty
stretches away In symmetrical lines that
brings a sense OF delight.
1t Is a grand show for the world that
forth to dazzle all visitors. 1t is one
that is worthy of the wealth of the North
or the the lusty vigor of the West, it is
the product Of people who stand unds-
mayed and alert despite the shock OF
war, the thunder of the earth and sky
and the ravages OF disease now forever
driven from the city.
A huge s Is the shape of the Exposition
grounds. made beautiful by nature and
elaborated into still further beauty by
man. Here in this fairy land of expert
cunning have risen majestic buildings,
while electric tinted waters shine at
night as on their mirrored surface
CLEANS myriads of lights from the sum
mits OF buildings made fair and beautiful
for the sight of thousands of visitors.
1t is a scene that defies the pen to
describe or the artist to draw is this
Ivory City" 1t must be seen in all it's
beauty to be enjoyed, aud the people OF
the North. the South and the West are
coming to see how nobly Charleston has
planned and executed.
There Is no place like Charleston and
when to it's beauties and it's historic
charms there is added the fascination OF
Its exposition it is magnet whose at
tractiye power will draw people to it. as
the balmy days of spring tell of pleasures
to be had within it's open portals.
On the eastern bank of the Ashley
river. within the edge of the city limits,
one hundred and sixty acres of land have
been made an exposition city, bordered
by magnificent live oak trees and adorned
here and there by clusters of Cherokee
rose bushes, added to by beauty of foun-
tains, statues, buildings, and the what
not of mans ingenuity that goes to make
beautiful the landscape.
or the exposition buildings there are
thirteen great ones, beginning with tbs
majestic Cotton Palace that centres in
gracious beauty the Court of Palaces and
has radiatng from it in graceful sur
rounding lines a half moon of beautiful
buildings, whose halls are filled with
treasures fair to see made by skillful
man. The list Of buildings comprises the
Cotton, Commerce, and Agricultural
Palaces, Mining and Forestry Building,
Administration Building, Auditorium,
Woman's, Art, Negro, West Indian and
Fisheries Buildings. Transportation and
Machinery Buildings. In addition to these
there are many handsome buildings by
States, Maryland, New York, Pennsylva-
MIA, the city of Philadelphia, the Louis
lana Purchase Building and the unique
buildings which make up a great Mid
way.
1t is great exposition which Charles
ton presents and it's beauty is such that
one who tells Of it but truthfully would
seem to exaggerate. AS the splendid
scene glows in the night time in lines of
eleetrics fire IL ssems a scene from the
Arabian Nights. AS one who, has seen 1t
and studied 1t, an unreserved expression
OF approval is given and an invita-
tion extended to others to attend and be
delighted with all the charms of the
beautiful Ivory City" filled with
wealth of exhibits from the National
Government, the States and private ex-
hlbitors, and offering in it's attractions
amusement features worthy of patronage,
besides the delights of season spent in
beautiful and historic Charleston.
One of the attractive features of the
exposition is the races, which occur each
afternoon. The track is in the heart of
the exposition grounds and the horses
are speeding ones. Here the people who
want live sport get it.
The grounds of the exposition are laid
out most attractively and here and there
the water has been let in, making a
feature of what is termed the "Sunken
Gardens" and Venice in America Beau
tiful statues of life and heroic size are
TO be seen in many places, and beauti-
full grove has many of these within it's
shady recesses.
The exhibit made by North Carolina at