The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-05
N. c. Floor Space at the
jamestown Exposition.
$4,000 NOW IN HAND
ACTIVITY ia IssrN Department Nm tins
N~atchuard Of IA North caro-
lima commemorative
Atailatlr ~ suiuIIst"
state building
STATE .~isuil.iina

il rs NfN EIAfttN HF tf# ''ti
a,rs IRONS \asth Carolina 81 tte
jamestown Exposition. r. witness the
.uriseral enthusiasm al the uee pest
uf having Ill the Jamr~tuen EAnr--
.t.on ne of the most highly creiitabIe
EXHIBITS hoWn by amy southern state
The General Assembly, 80 >at;h Car
ul4ua bufh al the session oI 1905 and
TN. present session. has i 4u a3-
vance, and patriotic view II The un-
portance ~ having North carol MA
citlttlhly rer4, seulcl at the James
toHn Exposition. ami thr un4nlmtty
r.iti which tHr additional aptfI.pfaa-
tipa Was voted 4 Ictt iaN aan Was cone
.Nincing PROOF or tho = pulItIty II thts
project.
The c mml->iou noW has IN is di--
DOSaI the sum of S5o.ot0 which Viii br
sufficient 10 compltt" the handsome
State building now being erected aud
install u#A an ,NuIhtt ~ ur states
resources and products a wiil ~n'"
a. she world the marvellous develop
mrnt the state has enjoyed IN recent
years in all lines ~ ~progr's~. fnl Viii
emphasize the still p#eater Develop
incnt certain to bc achieved ia the
future. North car ina has engaged
the largest floor epace in the states
exhibit building. with the exception
If Virginia. III is tn" purpose OF tho
North Caroline commission 10 collect
an abundance OF new material in each
department. bringing the states cX-
hibits strictly up t. date. showing the
high water record the State IS making
At this time. in competition WITH he
sister states. Thc statistics VIII show
to tho world that North Carolina is
leading III the race For Southern SUI
premacy.
1t is proposed chat this exhibit shall
no I4nI-npptlN, i'm Gf4ll.f llAf4sr Irfptr4sA
lines to the end that enclosures. in
the way Of railing. entrances, dtcora-
tons, columns. pyramids, ana other
orndmcntatinn". stall b. unique and
attractive. ana have tho effect Of de-
inE seen throughout the building. SO
that those in search ~ the North
Carolina exhibit car readily ocate IL
1t only rcmain@ now for the people 81
the State to :ally to the supp#r Of
the commissioners and furnish every
possible assistance i'm their power. that
all North C~aroliuiars may feel proud
of their state, and what has been
accomplished.
The polio, of the commi@+i nors VIII
be to show the products ana resources
of u State in one large collective cx-
hibit, Concrcteiy, in the states exhibit
building with the possible exception
# building stones. ores. GRANTEES, clays
and clay products. minerals and pre-
ciouS gems. These VIII properly class
lfy IN the mines and metallurgy build
ing. the products III agricultural. hor-
ticulturai, fish and gamc. and of the
mills. in furniture. and woolcns. cot
ton fabrics, ana other textile products.
In q word, all that Goes t. illustrate
North Carolina's general
and products rs Il state. Viii be
grouped togcthcr in the states cA-
hibit building.
The historical exhibit, Of the co.
lOnial and reVolutIpnary period. viii
be exhibited in the historical building,
built for the purpose, which is hr@
proof, and the educational exhibit viii
be shown in the educational building
in the west wing Of the administration
building. The rooms in the North
Carolina state building viii he furn-
iShcd almost exclusively with the pro-
ducts OF our own furniture factories
and the walls viii be hung With Il
collection Of rare old pictures OF dis
tinguished Carolinians n the c~olonial
period and since then. n hand book Of
the state. complete with statistics COW
ering the resources Of the State. char
acter Of soil, location 81 minerals. ores.
precious metals. and Of other essential
information, to Euid" those who may
be prospecting with tho view ~ in
NeStfng Capital in North Carolina. viii
be distributed from the state building
as Well rs at the exhibits. advertising
literature of the several progressive
cities Of our State. is being prepared
tor distribution during the entire pc
riod Of the exposition.
North Carolina day at jamestown
viii be fixed, and 10 tine
public at an early date. Activity in
every department viii now be the
watch word With the commissioners.
and all who are cooperating with
them until the State building is com
pieted and the North Carolina cxnibii
fully Installed. The commissioner
appeal t. every body in the state n
- in a position TO lend q helping
hand 10 communicate as early as pos
sible with Joseph =. Poguc. Commits
s.0ner General. Ealcigh, y. Q.