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YOL. III. , ATLANTA,GA., AUGUST 1, 1884.
NO. 19. I “"I
Tl,e North Carolina State Expo- |
sltlon.
present to our readers to-day a cut
° m &in building of the North Caro-
. lna Exposition, situated a short distance
the city of Raleigh, N. C. The
•^position will open October 1st and
c ‘08e October 28th, 1884, and there is
c'ery reason for believing that it will be
e m ° 8t important gathering that has
ever taken place in the old North State.
e interest in this Exposition is not
confined to the State itself, but has also
reached the manufacturers of the North,
^ ls evidenced by the applications for
Pace which are daily coming in, while
*e managers see many indications that
imte a lively interest is being taken in
*s Exposition by many of the Western
• cuthwestern States of the Union.
The main building, now fast approach-
l f completion, is 336 feet square, with
bn i i 0pen . C0Urt8 each 100x100 feet. The
1 ' mg i 8 really a combination of build-
lo feet wide, 15 feet high to
-j.. ' e “eem of the rafters, with 11 feet
1 lona l to the corner of the roof.
* entire western portion of the build-
•» ,q directipn pf the boiler bon*®
MAIN BUILDING OF THE NORTH CAROLINA EXPOSITION.
ad machinery shed, will be devoted to
tachinery,—cotton, woolen, silk, etc.,
ad lighter wood working machinery,
ad all machines that will prove instruc-
ve to the people of the State. The
ower will be furnished by a Harris
'orliss engine of 50-horse power, and a
fatts-Campbell engine of 100-horse
ower. The shafting will be furnished
y the Mecklenburg Iron Works of
harlotte, N. C. In two of the open
ourts are sheds which will be filled
rith agricultural machinery and ogri-
nltural implements. The boiler house
i located about 60 feet from the mpin
uilding, and will be large enough to
eceive a boiler of over 100-horse power,
lanufactured by Messrs. Babcock A
Wilcox, of New York, and two 60-horse
ower boilers, manufactured by the
ligelow Company, of New Haven, Conn,
'he machinery shed, also shown in the
ut, will be 100x150 feet, and is erected
j accommodate saw mills, agricultural
ngines, threshers, etc. The power will
e furnished by a 75-horse power engine
lanufactured by the Taylor Manufcc-
aring Company, of Chambersbm*]Pa.
he buildings here ilmw® b^J^
IpM by tbo wddk AuflPtfi * fla w
addition to these there are now on the
grounds two buildings containing to
gether about 15,000 feet of floor space.
The North Carolina State Exposition
will differ from all other expositions in
the means it has adopted for exhibiting
to the world the valuable and varied re
sources of the State. Each county has
been invited to make a separate display
of its resources, and up to the present
time between fifty and sixty of the
counties of the State have most cordially
responded to the invitation, and will be
represented by appropriations or indi
vidual effort. Committees have been
formed in the various counties, and ac
tive efforts are now being made by them
to get together a most comple and varied
exhibit. In addition to the county ex
hibits, the manufacturing interests of
the State will be fully represented; dis
plays will be made by private individu
als, while the ladies of the State are
manifesting an interest in the Exposi
tion which will insure a good exhibit
from them. The exhibit made by the
State of North Carolina at the Boston
Exhibition last year, and which attract
ed so much attention there, has been
shipped from thM citj, and will pood be
placed in the space allotted to it in the
main building. A pamphlet will soon
be issued showing the classification of
exhibits, plans of the buildings, and
rules and regulations governing exhibi
tors, together with the premium lists
which will be the most valuable ever
offered in the State. 8pecial attention
will be paid to the educational depart
ment. Gen. John Eaton, Commissioner
of Education for the United States, has
kindly promised to make an exhibit in
behalf of his department, and efforts
are now being made to erect a building
specially devoted to educational displays
and ladies* work.
The citizens of the State are fullv alive
to the fact that the many thousands of
visitors from other States are looking
forward to a grand display of all her re
sources; and, from present indications,
there is every reason for believing
their expectations will not only be fully
met but more than realised. The Presi
dent, Mr. W. 8. Primrose, or the Secre
tary, Mr. H. E. Fries, will take pleasurs
in answering any inquiries rslativs to
the Exposition, and b|gnk applications
f°f nffp will be cheerily faroisb**,