The leader., 1904-06-08
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MISSISSIPPI PRESS ASSOCIATION.
It's Annual Session at McCOmb and
Visit to the Worlds Fair.
Continued from last week.

Visit to the Worlds Fair.
Continued from last week.
We here turn to give our read
ers the benefit of some of our OBJ
servations on the Exposition in
general. When the Queen of She
ba visited Solomon in the zenith
and splendor of his reign to wit
ness for herself the dazzling glory
of his kingdom and the marvellous
wisdom of the King, she exclaim-
ed, "The half has never been
told.o Any visitor to this, the
greatest of all the Worlds Expo
sitions, no matter what has been
told him, or how many brilliant
descriptions he may have read,
would involuntarily exclaim as
did the Queen, on beholding, face
to face, the wonders of the Great
Fair. 1t seemed to us that all the
genius and all the ingenuity of all
the world was gathered together
in one grand aggregation to i'm
mortalize the works of man and
to point him to the Infinite Power
from whence cometh every good
and perfect thing.
Representatives of all the races
of the world, civilized and unciv-
ilized, with samples of their
achievements in whatsoever line,
may here be seen - types OF
all the races from the uncivilized
Zulu of South Africa and nude
FiIlipinos and Indians of our own
country to the most highly cultur-
ed and intellectual representatives
of the Caucasian race of Europe
and America are here congrega-
ted. There are specimens of the
achievements Of man from the
crude implements and wares of
the ancient cliff jewellers and
modern savages to the wonderful
exhibits in agriculture, mechanics,
science and arts of this, the Goth
century. A fortnight spent al
this Exposition will give one a
better idea of the worlds products
and races than a two years jour.
ney around the globe, and at in
initely less expense.
The Exposition Grounds which
are located in the western por.
tion of Forest Park embrace
,240 acres, and the buildings
are quite thoroughly scatter
ed over this vast area. Many Of
the buildings and exhibits are as
yet incomplete; but there is much
more there now than can be taken
in during a brief visit of a week.
Really, to see the Exposition al
its best, one will have to wait un-
til the middle or latter part OF
September.
The Agricultural Building alone
covers 81 acres and is filld with
grand displays of this important
department of human endeavor.
The passage ways between the
great lines of exhibits are reputed
to cover seven miles--a pretty good
two hours walk with ones nose
straight in front of him. The
Horticultural Building, the For,
esty, Fish and Game Building,
transportation Building, Varied
Industries Building, Machinery
Building, Electricity and Macbin-
cry Building, Manufactures
Building, Educational and Social
Economy Building, Liberal Arts
Building, Mines and Metallurgy
Building, the q. S. Government
Building, and the Fine Arts
Building, each has its own pecu-
liar class of exhibits and each
yies with the other in interest to
the visitor. Besides these, each
individual state has it's own build
ing for headquarters, like Missis-
sippi. Some of these are exceed
lngly handsome and most elegant
ly and tastefully furnished; nota-
bly, New York's, Pennsylvania
and Missouri's, which cost about
500, 900 each. Likewise, various
foreign countries such as Japan,
Morocco, France, Great Britain,
Belgium, Cuba and China, Ger
many, Sweden, Austria and Rus
STA have their individual build
ings, while many elaborate struc-
lures are yet incomplete. Other
notable features scattered about
the grounds are the Philippine
village, the Indian villages and
school, a complete reproduction
of modern Jerusalem with its
walls, the u. s. Life Saving Ex-
hibit, the u. S. Fisheries and the
u. S. Bird Exhibit, the Green
Houses and Nursery, Physical
Culture, the Boer camp and sol
diers, the Ferris wheel, the Wes-
tern Mining Camps and other in
teresting features, not to mention
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