The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-07-25

and Informed Himself Gives In
tending Visitors the Benefit of
His Experience Buildings and
Exhibits that are Worth While.
AS the writer has noted some of the
perplexities of the Exposition visitors
who are not acquainted with the bic
show and the neighborhood of Nor
fOlk out Of the abundance of his ex-
perlence few pointers NAV be useful
to people who haven yet made the
trip.
Ii you desire to go to Il hotel the
rates at Ocean View Ton the American
plan) are very fair, and you can get
as good accommodations in Norfolk
for the money as you can anywhere
| recently stopped at IL handsome
new hotel in Norfolk, managed by IL
well-known Richmond man. 1t was
run on the European plan, and got
a most excellent room, with large
bed, standing basin, telephone, etc,
ioi TL'oO tl ia ~ LillS liOuSt, III
addition to the reasonable rates for
meals ordered by the card, there is a
very good oO-cent breakfast and 49,
cent dinner, the latter from 6 to 8 D.
NJ. This is merely given as an exam
pie, for there are other first-class
houses, with prices entirely satisfac
tory. The same may be said of the
numerous boarding houses in Nor
folk.
Just outside of the gate of the Ex-
position the railway companies main
tain an information bureau. Just
inside the gate is Il checking station,
open from 8 in the morning to II at
night. The charges are Is cents for
"a suit case and 10 cents for smaller
packages. The people in charge are
careful and reliable.
On getting inside the grounds at
the gates it will be we'll for the visi-
tor to buy the program of the day.
Sit down on one of the numerous
benches and study the map which
each program contains. In a short
time you can obtain clear idea of
the arrangement Of the grounds and
buildings.
To the right of the main entrance
are the locomotive exhibits. Some
of the monster engines of the Pacific
roads are worth looking at A little
farther on to the right is a succeed
building, which, among many other
things, contains large exhibits of
cooking and heating apparatus for
the use of wood alcohol. Housekeep-
ers will be especially interested in
| these.
Still farther on the right end of Lee
Parade is the States Exhibits Build
ing. This contains q marvelOusly
rich collection of the agricultural and
manufactured products of the coun-
try. This building alone would re-
quire "a long time to see all of its in
teresting contents. And when you
are very hot and tired, if you will 60
to the California section and get a
glass of cold California punch, COM
posed of lemon, orange and pineap-
pie juice, you will assuredly get more
comfort for five cents than you ever
did in your life.
Going back along the north side Of
the parade, you will find the right
wing of the Auditorium This con-
tains various exhibits OF an educa-
tional and sociological character. In
the Auditorium proper there is al
ways something doing in the way OF
music or meetings, but it contains
no exhibits. The left wing of the
| ArJ;tcr;p,p !, tho T. uooticpo1 RuiIJ
ing This is crammed with displays
representing the works OF schools of
various States. They are all worth
careful study. Beyond, still fnrther
along the parade is the History
Building, which has only recently
been completed. Exhibits are pour
ing into t,and they are SO numerous
and of such volume that the building
cannot be open to the public for sew
eral weeks. The State Library and
the Virginia Historical Society have
completed the installation of the col
lection of manuscripts which they
are making jointly. This collection
occupies 27 large cases and forms al
exhibit whose immense interest and
value has never been approached be-
fore. Ohio has nearly completed heI
very fine exhibit, confined to prehis
toric Americon archaeology. There
are models of the famous mounds il
Ohio, and about 10000 specimens
West Virginia has finished work, anC
PENNSYLVANIA and North Caroline
are we'll advanced with their fine col
lections. Numerous other States anC
societies will be represented in the
building.
Beyond the History Building ant
the last facing the parade is th'
Food Products Building, which is
very favorite place OF resort. People
who wish to know about, and sam
pie good things to eat and drink, viii
find much so occupy them here.
But it is useless to try even in thi
brief fashion to tell OF the attrac
tions of the Exposition. The grea
Liberal Arts and Manufacturers
Building contains endless things O.
interest.
The four United States Govern
ment Buildings contain what IS sal,
to be the best showing made by th
Government since Chicago. See %.
all means the National Museum ex
hibit, containing most remarkabl
life-size group, in wax, of Smith AM
his companions in "the pinnace
trading with the Indians; and th'
! color facsimiles of the water colo
drawings, made by John White, tn
member of Raleigh's Colony OF 1855
The Library OF Congress, the Fisher
les Commission, the Departments @