Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-20
GEORGIA AT THE
EXPOSITION
Has Several Very Fine
Exhibits
BULLOCK HALL DRAWS VISITORS
GeOrgianS Have No Reason TO Feel
Ashamed of the Showing the
SOuth'S Empire State Makes at
JameStOwn--Creditdble All
Around.
BULLOCK HALL DRAWS VISITORS
Special correspondence


jamestown Exposition, Va, July
l19.-Georgia alone. of all the states
participating in the Jamestown FIX
position enjoys the distinction of
having had its building at the Expo
sition dedicated by hte President of the
United States. Georgia Day was
President Roosevelt's~ day and the
grandest military and naval event of
the Exposition occurred on that day.
Seven nations were represented by
warships overlooking the Exposition
grounds on that day and 10000 Am
erican and foreign sailors and sol
diers marched in review before the
President, the Governor of Georgia
and a multitude of visitors in the re-
viewing stand.
The peculiar sentiment which at
taches to the Georgia building and
prompted President Roosevelt to come
to the Exposition for the purpose of
participating in its dedication, was
from the fact that the old Bulloch
home in Roswell Georgia, where his
mother lived and where her mar
riage occurred, has been reproduced
in the Georgia building at the Expo
sition. 1t is a type of the old colon
ial mansion of the early days and its
massive columns and broad yerandas
give it a unique appearance. The
building oyerlooks Hampton Roads
in one of the prettiest parts of the
grounds, on Willoughby Boulevard,
where most of the state buildings are
located.
The various rooms of the Georgia
building were furnished by the lead
ing cities of Georgia. The state ap-
propriated $4,000 for an exhibit at
the Exposition, but the fund for the
erection of the building was raised
by private subscription, the, public
spirited people of the Empire State
of the South heartily responding to
the request in the interest of hteir
state
The west front room of the Geor-
gia building on the ground floor, was
furnished by the City of Atlanta, the
east front room was furnished by
Savannah; the west rear room was
furnished by Augusta and the east
.aor noon, NV Cnlun,b,Ic TTnctoirc
the east front room was furnished by
VaIdosta; the west front room by
Macon; the west rear room by Rome,
and the east rear room by Statesboro
county The various cities represent
ed in the building have representa-
ton on the board of Georgia commits
sioners, and some of them have fur
ntshed their rooms with products of
their home, shops and factories
Georgia Is Wen Represented.
Georgia is well represented in the
States Exhibit Palace, having beau
tiful exhibit there containing sam
pies of the products of the Georgia
shop and factory, while in the Pal
ace of Mines, Georgia is again rep
resented by a creditable exhibit. In
the Historic Art Palace are to be
found many Georgia heirlooms of
priceless value and old relics which
have been brought here to represent
colonial Georgia Prominent among
the old souvenirs are the Betsy Rose
silver spoons, which figured in some
of the romantic periods of the olden
days,
In the Palace of Mines, Georgia has
an exhibit of marble, granite and
other valuable products of the quarry.
Many kinds of marble and granite are
displayed in both the rough and pol
| ished state, presenting an interesting
variety that places Georgia in the
front rank as a producer OF fine build
| ing and ornamental stone. In addi-
| ton to the building stone exhibit
Georgia has an exhibit of superior
quality of kaolin and some beautiful
chinaware made from it's koalin; also
display of aluminium clay and alum
mum made herefrom. In hte way of
gold and gems Georgia shows some
| pies of bearing quartz of surprising
credit to California and many sam
pies of bearing quarts of surprising
richness for any state west of the
Mississippi to produce. Besides the
gold there a fine. collection of gems
such as amethysts, moonstones, jas
per, opalescent quartz and other
kinds, such as one would not expect
to find in sthe industrial state of
Georgia,
The agricultural exhibit of Geor-
gia in the states Exhibit Palace is
both comprehensive and interesting,
Showing many varieties of fruits, mel
ons, and other products of the field
and garden. The rice and sugar in
| dustries are given special attention
and the entire booth is a creditable
arrangement of choice agricultural
products, such as even Georgia may
well feel proud of.
| Tie Georgia commission consists
Iof the following gentlemen: Gov.
Joseph NJ Terrell, ex-offlcio chairman,
Atlanta; w. N. Mitchell president, At
Ilanta; Martin M. Calvin, secretary,
| AugUsta; Thomas G. Hudson, Com
lnis. oner of Agriculture, treasurer,
! AtIa ia; W. S. Yeates, executive com
miss oner and state geologist, Allan
ia; s. r. Fields, Cordele; w. s. West,
Yaldosta; Joseph w. English Jr.,
i Atlanta; ]. Carroll Payne, Atlanta;