The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-14
1st Made-in-Carolinas
Exposition Certain
Company With s1oo,ooo in Stock
Formed TO Construct Monster
Building With 100000 Feet
of Floor Space

Charlotte, May 10.-The secretary
3 tar. or state has just issued charter
TO the Carolinas Exposition company
The company has 100000 in COM
mon stock, taken by practically all the
{ bankers, merchants. and business men
of Charlotte.
The ineorporators are as follows:
Draper, past president Of the
American Cotton Manufacturers as
sociation and one of the best known
manufacturers in the United States;
]. b. Efird, head Of the Efird chain
of stores; Charles Parker, president
z of Parker-Gardner company; Nor
man A Cooke, vice president and
treasurer Of the Southern Power
company; David Ovens, of J. 3. Ivey
and company; H. o. Miller, presi-
{ dent fthe Carolina Baking COM
pany; S. &. Alexander, Jr., South
e.n representative OF Compton
Knowles Loom works; Joe Fitzsim-
raons. president Carolinas Auto
Supply house; Lane Etheridge,
president Pyramid Motor company;
John L. Dabbs, southern manager
for. Dupont and ]. c. Patton. Of
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i The Charlotte Observer.
Purposes of Company.
Work viii commence within a
hailding go by 400 feet, which will
provide lo0. 600 feet OF floor space,
about 10000 OF which will be used
for displaying Carolina made prod
ucts. The building viii be thor
eugnly equipped for comfort and
convenience, being provided with
rest rooms. smoking rooms, band
stand, etc.
IT viii he the largest building Of
The, exposition viii be held most
likely the first two weeks in Sep
tember exact date, along with COM
Ilete list OF officers to be named
within the next few days.
tt is predicted by those familiar
with the plans that fully 100000
people viii attend this exposition
and special efforts are to be made
to bring school teachers from ali
order that they may study the Won
derful variety of exhibits on dis
play. 1t viii be an eye-opener to
every one. for the 1900 manufac-
turers OF the Carolinas are manu-
acturing. today practically every ar
ticle made in America.
There will be on hand machinery
making cigarettes plug tobacco,
cigars cod drinks. hosiery. cloth.
candies and medicines. shoes and
wood products and il. is expected
that at this show will be represented
the finished products made from
wood, cotton. peanuts. cotton seed.
minerals chemicals leather and all
OF our raw materials. The furni-
ture manufacturers the woodwork
ing manufaetafers, the monument
people, the shoe makers, the candy
and confection manufacturers, the
cloth and hosiery people. the hat
3 makers, the overalI people, the.
stocking and dress goods makers
the; yarn and cloth people. the silk
mills, the power developers. the
fertilizer manufacturers the chem
ists-in fact all of the nnanufac-
tured lines OF the two states. :nclud-
Ing everything frcn1 automobiles
and farm implements, and on down
to toothpicks viii be on display.
Millions Sent Away.
= Each year millions upon millions
Of dollars are sent out Of the Caro-
linas for goods that are being made
at home in equal quality and the
main purpose Of this the first Made
I-carolinas exhibit ever held, is to
fs,nis arize the people, OF the two
CaroIinas with the wonderful va
ricty and matehIess quality of home
made goods, SO that more liberal
backing may be gren the home
products.
Various committees are at work
arranging the many details Of this
expesition-an exposition which is
by far the largest ever before at
tempted by any states of til south.
The committee on entertainment
viii bring musical program TO
the show which Will cost $4,000 to
S1$.66} Th. most noted band and
the most noted talent of America
viii be on hand for The two weeks
III Saddi,ion various meetings OF
associations and Industrial bodies
will be held during the show.
The exhibits Will come from all
ports OF the Carolinas and already
over 10 thousand feet Of the avail
able 78,e09 feet Of floor space mas
been spoken fer by such we'll known
manufacturers as the American To-
bacco Company. Anderson Motor
Co. Rock Hill, S. G.. Durham Hos
iery Mills. J.. II. Ha,c> Knitting
Mi.3s, Liddel Foundry; &C ~ n t
Products Corporation OF Whining
tor; American Products Corpora
ton, Of Reidsvillc; Geoshesan Shirt
Co. o. Reias4i:le: El-fees-So Cigar
company. OF Gree ns5oro: Southern
Ice Machine Co. Carolina BakinS
company: Lance P&ckinG co:npan:.
Charlotte Marble and Granite
works. and numerous other Char
1otte concerns: Tom.inson Chair
Company. of High Point, Citizens