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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1897)
has been formed within the Expo ... „„ ‘ nrp where a model will be est; ..j QTw1 camp ' battalion of United States infan trv, with a full band, will take up their quarters during the Exposi turn. t BKiiranres are « T iven of the - attendance of >ta , c P f „ nr „ Kentucky, Alabama, North Caro lina, and, we believe, Georgia, with Tennessee troops on the grounds i a fi-finiient 1 intervals Negotiations are in progress, wu. a fair chance of success, to bring the West Point and Annapolis ca Ins ' here also ‘ If this can be ‘ done, the ^ mi i , a y f . t , e wi |j ^ of surpassing interest. Live Stock Exhibit 11 It is is the the intention invention ot of the tne man ma agement to nave a i 11 -• complete live stock exhibit, and the quarters are being prepare! now. This will doubtless be if great interest .as Tennessee and T-„„f„ni-v Kentucky are noted noted tor for their fine stock. Vanity Fair. When the visitor lias become weary with viewing viewing the me nroduc- piou k tions of science and ait, an.i wishes to change the current of his thoughts, and if the time just after the full force of the elec, trie lights lo have been turned on, ’ . . they _ do , sti , bringing out as so ly the beauties with w'hich you are surrounded follow the footsteps of the crowd to Vanity Fair, wMch u the « Midway " of CUcs go and Atlanta. Here you can oe amused to your heart’s conten*. The Chinese Village, with its fire hundred male and female Celes¬ tials fresh from the Flowejy King¬ dom, will present phases of Ori¬ ental life unknown and unheard of hy many Here you can see th“ genuine Chinese beauties in all their silks and wonderful head dresses. You can attend their theater and listen to and see one of their plays, which takes a few years to reach the final act, and you can procure curios of count less varieties at small prices. Going next to the neighborhood of the Streets of Cairo, you have the choice of many shows The “ anmkr” spelter, as as he e 1 is' called .1 , or the - outside man of the show, is vying with his competitor to draw the crowds to his doors, each in turn being ® often guyed by the crowds, to ihe amusement of „ t , many o e on lookers. For good solid uni is said a ride on the camel or the pleasure of seeing others do it is the choice of Vanity Fair. Others prefer 1 to Bhoot the Chute or stand enjoy . the - i , /. and meriy aug 1 er o the crowds as the boat strikes the water. The Old Plantation, with its negro song*, and dances, fur nislies amusement to many unfa miliar with Southern life. Just in front of it stands the Cyclorama of the battle of Gettysburg, realis tic aud startling in its vividness. This all should see Paintings and pictures of battles only show one particular scene or move mont; but heie one stands and views the entire battlefield of Get M lUrd „a ? w,™ Pickett’s gallant men made that charge, nnsupnorted and alon-*. which “Shall go ringiDfe.llirough the ages, Sung by poets tnd byisages.” From these scenes of strife the visitor can wander, bewildered, through the labyrinth of the Mir¬ ror Maze. Then there is thi Haunted Swing, the Moorish Pal ace of Illusions, the Arena of Trained Wild Animals, 4nimala and Os trich Farm—-ah of great interest When tired of earth, you take the Giant Heesaw\ and are lifted up up, higher and higher, until the buildings below you and the city of Nasb ille in the distance look¬ like pigmy dwelling places. But it is to the distinctly edu rational feature of Vanity Fair that special attention should bt given. Here electricity plays at important part, and the numerous applications of it are a study in themselves. The “ X-rays,” whose wonders recently astonished the civilized world, can be seen in all their marvelous effects. The lat est improvements and marvelous perfection of tie kinetoscope and vitascope. the recent triumphs of Edison—all car be seen in bewil dering magnificence in the Edison Mirage. for t unity Fair will repay ^ou flight and the hoursTpent among its sights an! scenes will linger with you a bright me nory. TTU/v 1 Hv UvUlUla Dnllr/in ItalirOaU A Exhibit at the Tennessee rentennial ‘ Pvnnsitiiui * ‘ - •• Evervbodv who is anybody” ins 1 beard ‘ of this wonderful mod era enterprise, the fennessee Cen tennial Exposition, at Nashville— how this plucky city of 100,000 in habitants has built for herself a m0Ilument of art wll j cll will be ' . 00 e u,, ‘ m 111 ie ',7"* .! as a wonder unparalleled in Ins tor . v - Nothing but dauntless patriot j gm> unselfishness, and sterling business Drinciules could have Ki' I made such an enterprise possible. „„ aa 5 As it is, Nashville has already ex pended two million dollars toward t his crown j n g victory. Tllg g - rit of Tennessee’s rc nowned statesmen—Andrew Jack son, James T K. Polk,and u n a other sons „ of lesser note, but possessing that same invincible manifestation of courage and unflinching faithful ness „css to to their tneir country—seems country seems to have been transmitted to the pres ent g enera ti on and made it equal to the vast undertaking of this ! centennial celebration of the State’s admission into the Union, at ^ 4 ),e same time bringing honors tlie m se ' l ve s and the record of gtate : - T & yr T r*V .+4 ft y •si" ir fj • \**K i.. 1 ■r. *> \ v -- • < i i . i 5V ?. I V f ‘T’S --.A I. ■ f - m r 'i Ik iV ■ ■ i’ ■; X 4 - j I - V1EW 0F A PORTION OF GEORGIA RAILROAD EXHIBIT. Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nashville, Tknn. i j j ThoS e who visited the World’s Fair at Chicago in 1893 will find here repeated and improved upon the most important exhibits and attractions which were there ex e,H„ B ,avo rallle all the world. Nashville’s buildings are coni modious and elegant. The first to be erected was the Art Building, a marvel in itself, modeled after, and on best authority said to be an exact reproduction of, the Parthe | non at Athens. Strange it is that this idea should never have sug gested t( ,. if itself hpfnrp befoie 4 to ., pi nvomoters t of expositions; but, as it is, Nasle vi u e possesses the only model of t hi 8 famous structure which has been the theme of writers for the ]mS 4 twenty-four hundred years, Ag tj ie Parthenon was the first building to assume proportions, as matter of course all other build- v , a in (r s surrounding it necessarily were A ended un to it- ’ and so we find . its influence „ permeating , n(r the t , whole of the Centennial grounds, from beginning to end. From the N., C. & Ht. L. Rail road we obtain a magnificent view 0 f the buildings and grounds; but w - e have no time to linger here, as t j,e prospect is too inviting for us to remain on the outside, and we enter to partake of the feast with j n . On entering the commodious Terminal Station, our first view is inspiring; and we wonder if man j ,,an construct anything more beau tiful than the scene spread out be f ore ng j n the center of the build surrounded by a railing of Georgia oak, is a magnificent bed of tropical foliage and flowers, from the center of which a marble statue of grace and beauty sup- | ports a fountain which sends forth a continuous stream of water, Looking to the right, we behold an elegant plate glass mirror, ; upon which is painted an exact re production of our famous Stone Mountain, of Georgia, from which the Georgia Railroad takes its trade mark, “ The Stone Mountain j{ oute » Hy this and the appro ! priate advertisement surrounding handsoni it we are directed to the est and most practical individual exhibit of the Exposition—that of the Georgia Railroad, which for its distinct individuality and boundless suggestions of the re sources, and showing the thrift and enterprise of the towns and country along its route, is unsur- de | passed. Before entering into a scription ^ of this exhibit, we will for the benefit of those un familiar with the road, an extract from its Guide Book, written for the benefit of the “ home seekers and investors: ” " ln 1833 the Legislature of Georgia chartered w hat is known flg Georgia 1{ailroad> < The stone Mountain Route,’ from At lanta to Augusta, its main line 171 miles long, with branches from Union Point to White Plains, ^ ^ Union T > oint to Athens, 40 miles; Social Circle to Gaines ville and Jefferson, 65 miles; Ca mak to Macon, 78 miles; and Bar nett to Washington, 18 miles, be ing a total mileage of 346 miles, passing through 20 counties, hav ing an area of 6,562 square miles and a population of 500,000.” Passing' as it does through the most fertile and progressive parts of the Empire Htate of the South, with her resources unbounded and her ambition aroused to the Z she has never been before, al though it is by no means intended to be a Htate exhibit, yet of such a representative nature is it that we hear on every side the question asked: “Is this the Georgia ex Dibit? ” We begin at the front of the building, which occupies a space of 30 by 100 feet, and, seeing, let us 'ake note of what is before us. flrgt describing the decorations of the room, which are both unique and artistic. The use of bunting, corn, aud other decorations so profusely used in other buildings is almost entirely discarded here. The building is practically divided into eight sections. Entering from the front and side doors, both in the first section, we find the ceiling tastefully decorated with sheaf rye and oats, corn on the ’ and cott on, the panels of the (ind an d side walls being covered " Il ^ mark and an artistic advertise ment, 10 by 15 feet, of the passen ger facilities, etc., of the Georgia Road. Next a section of a standard railroad track, bearing between the ties the letters “ N., C. & Ht. L. and Ga. R ds; ’ and on either^ side the following: “From the Moun tains to the Sea, United by Bands of Steel for the Upbuilding of Tennessee Tennessee and and Georgia.” Georgia, this on canvas 4J by 9£ feet. To the right, and in the corner on the end panel, the painter has brought tte^coat out an “of excellent ’of design of of the coat of arms arms of Geor- Geor gi a ; and under it, in plain letters, visitors are requested to register on a book here found, and are told that all cj uestions will be an swered and desired Information given. A typical farm scene is the*nexl act of the painter’s brush, with e train in the distance; and the space under the picture is very ap propriately given to the “ Georgia Railroad Land and Colonization Company,” who have here set forth to the home seeker and otli ers the many advantages offered in Georgia and the resources to be found in her fields and hills. A small office tastefully arranged with granite and minerals of sev eral kinds fills the corner, and pro vides a stand for the register book and a deposit for packages, etc., left by visitors. The second section is devoted to agriculture; the truss and rods'at the^decorations the front are, on of the section, nine large, hand some photos of scenes on the line of the road, the side-wall panel piece being a faithful reproduc tion of a cotton field, wilh a taste ful border of cotton, wheat, rye, and corn around the ceiling. The third section is without dec oration, excepting the side wall, which has a handsome frame of Georgia pine surrounding the pyr amid of woods, and the lettering, “ Specimens of the Wobds on the Line of the Georgia Railroad,” well painted in a dark back ground between the two. Sections 4 and 5, we find, are ap preprinted to the display of “A Cotton Seed and Its Products, ; which we will later describe in full, and will pass them for Sec- 1 “ tion 6, the only one in which bunt ing showing the national colors has been used, aud, we must say, used in a different way than Been “ d J",® ZTS *2£ S other clays and pottery ware; and on the panel the painter has, in an appropriate background and scrollwork, the following invita tion: “ Come, Hee Our Kaolin and Clays of All Descriptions; None Superior; Also Pottery and Til- j ing.” rock Section 7 has a handsome ery lor flowers and vases tasteful ly arranged. The decorations are mostly of gray moss, with a wall panel by the painter notifying the home seeker that the Georgia Railroad offers “ Unsurpassed Lo cations for Dairy Farms.” Other panels bear the following: “Our Fruits in Quality Hecond to None in the Houth; ”“ Our Grasses of Many Varieties; ” “ Our Granites are Entering the Terminal Building from the N-, C. & Ht. L. train, you see painted in gold on the girders of the room the following: : The Georgia Railroad Exhibit.” The "‘dustrieB^nd Kesoupcei nf “Atlanta.” “Augusta.” “Athens, Macon, and Washing ton.” “ Home Keekers and Investors, Come in and Hee.” Starting from the door and reading to the rear, as follows: “Welcome.” “Welcome.” “The Georgia Railroad^Exhibit. “ The Industries and Resources of Our Line.” “ See Our Kaolin and Clays.” But we are dwelling too long on the decorations. They must be seen seen to^be fully appreciated. Let us now return to the exhibit prop er. As a matter of course, agri through this exhibit, ot bringing our undeveloped resources so prominently before the public as io create interest in them, and thus cause their development? We now look to our left, and a beautiful pyramid ot polished shown na five Georgia woods is in seemingly endless variety, -there are sixty-five distinct varieties, ev ery one of which is a credit to the State; but deserving of special mention are the specimens of wal nut, oak, cherry, curled pine, bird’s-eye maple, hickory, and ash, the furniture of the room—rail ings, tables, etc.—all being made of Georgia pine, which, with the hard finish, makes the display of our renowned pine a very attrac live one. in the center of the building— occupying, as it should, a promi uent place—we find an exhibit styled: "A Cotton Heed and Its Products; Bee What Comes from It.” The intention of this display is to show the product of a cotton seed; and, after only a casual glance overit, the visitor will say: It is well done. Few have a full conception of all the products aud by-products that are obtained through aud from this small seed. A brief ac count of this exhibit cannot well be made. It can be made of inter est, however; and for that reason we will apologize for what may be the length of our description On the right side aud in the cen ter of the room a handsomely de signed stand, twenty-two teet long and eight feet wide, is ar ranged; over the stand a canopy composed of cotton cloth, of the finest grade made and of several £& grouping. The sides, covered with red cotton goods in accordion plaits, form a fine background for two panel oil paintings of a cotton plant, framed appropriately with cotton rope. These paintings, which have been very highly and justly praised, are the work of Miss H. N. Ellis, art teacher iu the Georgia Normal College at Mil ledgeville. Back of all this, and occupying the place of honor, is a study in black and white, repre senting the cotton industry from ils Inciyiency to the present day. This picture is 4£ by 12 feet. Four large columns support the dra perybordering the picture. On the drapery of (lie corner columns the words, “ The Georgia Railroad Exhibit of Cotton and Its Prod nets,” are seen. Interwoven, as il were . »> Ul( - top drapery are very interesting and important statis tics j n { . t » gil rd to cotton. The lig ures given are very interesting, but this article will not admit of »P«f e to « iv e them in ful ‘ The opening , the h left . of , scene on the picture is a typical negro cab a nd a cotton field, with the hands chopping out the cotton; and close by is another field, in which iN shown the cotton ready the two,in ( 1 "" 1 . beiu a meaullion K P 1 ,^-. sliaped between bor der, is seen twenty-one bales of cotton idled iu tiers, with the fol lowing: “Georgia cotton crop, 1740, was 21 bales; 1805 06, acre ttg j” ’^ei^dlrecti^u^der this are the following scenes: \ reproduction of the old time cotton screw, so well known 0,1 JmSte^Sbd !l ** the Southern plantations c'lrT of <k-pot; Ink’ in g ,| 1(! hah: to the next arc medallions linked together, a pic- 4 ur ( . of Eli Whitney, the inventor " f the cotton gin, and a reproduc EtflZ in opdePf an d under that showing, ^ labeled, “The Former Use of , j^ton Heeda large pile of the seed thrown to waste, as of yore, (w() ( , owg ea |j, Jg their till from 11. Helcw we have handsome pie of the « KllterprtHe » and « gibley » (! 0 ttoi, factories, of Au gU 8 4 a in Uu. center of the pfe have “ King Cotton ” Heal W( . w] <m a Hlirromi ded with a wmUh ()f „ n ( .,otton bolls, a S( . PO |, j„ hand, on which Is writ |(in; l( , clothe the Known W(jr , d „ , { ,.j ow t | 1( . throne the artist has lettered in the follow ing: ‘ KingCotton, Monarch of the Western w-.rid. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ half so fine hh ihou upon tby throne, robe dew In rustic crown ard white impearl’d shall be. ; lo.t, and thrones to Crowns ruin hurled. Then shalt thou see thy power still ........................... ampler grown, . .......... A „.|„ r .l of toil ” ‘ . i ^ {t r j«r|jt side* of the i .' ' : which w ' l represents “ King ' ’ ■ , f lett( . ri ,„, fg we f' lrK | • - K , , . of tl .V, U } w the seed cot . ' ' ' ‘ ’ , , ,j 1( . elevator, ’es dumwd into the press, and amt.* out out on on tin* ui . ’ n ‘ ' () f Adj()iri . . . renresentation of a “ Where the Cotton Heed is Changed into the Meal, Oil, Hoap, culture would suggest itself first as the principal industry of Geor gia; and so we find grouped taste fully at intervals varieties of rye, wheat, oats, and the different grasses and clover, proving be yond a doubt that Georgia can hold her own in no indifferent manner. We find rye eight feet high, with other cereals in propor- j lion, and a tine assortment of ha.v of many kinds, all of which goes to ! show Georgia's adaptability to stock raising and dairy farming. We notice a display of sixty-five i varieties of seed in glass jars and cases, showing the diversity of products raised on the line, be ; sides sweet and Irish potatoes uu surpassed in size and variety. In this connection let us not forget to mention the high-grade ribbon cane syrups, for which Georgia | lias an established local reputa (ion, which could and should be brought to the attention of the country at large as well. There is money in it for Georgia farmers, and it means a diversity of crop. To the left we see an elegant line of whiskies, brandies, and wines of various makes and kinds, all the homemade article. The wines deserve especial mention, coming as they do from the grape industry, now in its infancy with us, but which has so far pioved so successful in our country; and we look to see a great development in this line. From this we pass on to the min oral exhibits A good collection of specimens has been made, bet ter than was expected, and show ing plainly that the great undevel- oped resources of our country arc truly wonderful. Ihe niaea on the line ot the ueoigva uoau have novel icccivi.i mue i u eu i tuUs ts ^cs uectal 1 y' granite The a, Stone Mountain and Lithonia is almost too well known to reqniie reference. F rom both these pom s the gi'anite in many 8 ^ slapped -North, South, Last, , ai West, into lexas, * ic ngan, < Jersey, and to the coast ot South Carolina and Georgia. 1 here arc other large deposits o g'jin ; > the line, notably in Ggletnorpe and Hancock Counties, that are worked to a limited extent in glethorpe County at Ivexingto , the granite is of a superior quali ty, and, when polished, snows as fine a finish as can be tound in any Htate. In its exhibit the Georgia Railroad has brought the granite industry prominently to the front, as is seen by the artistic way it has used to oeautiry lliui u >wei triangles in front of the building, of which we will say more anon. Next we see the oxide of iron from near Harlem, from which a fine quality of red paint is made. , b f ^ County, makes a fine show, as do fbc many specimens o go minera < x ar ing quartz from that rich section McDuffie of the County Htate, is Hall not County behind in the mineral line, as it sh >ws good, creditable specimens of gold, lead ores, asbestos, mica. and others. Judge Hart, of Union I iin , sends specimens of bis magnet <• ore and manganese; Conyers and others send fine specimens of mica and other minerals. Tl,,*- all lie u.developed and awaiting the introduction of cap Ital. Will the Georgia Hail roan be rewarded by being the means. and Other Products.” Beneath this, artistically arranged, is a dis play of cotton seed oil, soap, meals, and hulls in the original packages as turned out by the fae tones, Next we see a representation of the thread, rope, cord, and twine. The old cotton worn to rags as it goes into the vats of the paper mills, and reproduced in the shape of books and paper, or, as the ar list tells us, “Back from the Paper .Mills to Our Homes and Counting j Houses,” der. A pyramid are the next of scenes in tubs, or cans, etc., nicely built and well labeled, “ The New Shortening,” reminds us that the end of the products of amid theseedisnottoldjforinthispyr j we have diverse articles for housekeepers’use that are in their I short history already assuming a prominent place in the market. The concluding piece iu the pic ture is the coat of arms of Geor gia, with the following inscrip¬ tions: “Georgia; V U Cotton, Her King; ” “ The Empire Htate of the South;” “Her Other Resources Innumerable and Awaiting De¬ velopment.” The picture has been very much admired. It is the work of Miss M. E. Herring, of Griffin, Ga., and lately of the Georgia Normal and Industrial Institute, at Milledge ville. Miss Herring is also the de signer of the cover of the book, “ Traveling Through Georgia,” | that the Georgia Railroad is issu¬ ing in connection with its exhibit here, and iu both she shows a tal¬ ent that should soon bring her into prominence as a Georgia artist. But we have been led into de scribing the stand, its surround¬ ings, aud the picture in the back ground before describing the prod nets of the cotton seed; so we must begin over, iu the center of the stand we find a box containing “Cotton Heed ready for Flanting; W (t The Growing Cotton l’lant;” “The Heed Cotton as Picked from the Boll;” “The Lint Cotton us It Comes from the Gin; v a A Model of (he Old Cotton Herew,” with miniature bales, showing the “ Farmer’s Bale ” ready for the lo cal market; then the miniature compressed bale ready for the markets of the world over which King Cotton has Buch sway. Then we see before us a card: “ I went into the ground a seed; the sun of my Southern skies has developed me into the cotton plant, the bloom, the boll, the fleecy staple; and 1 am now ready to go into the mill and lie prepared to clothe the millions of (lie world dependent cm me.” Following this we see a line dis P 1 ®* >" lll > ‘l ua " tie8 of the I’™ 1 ' ucts of our {southern cotton f , mills, | from the Hibley, of Augusta, the Athens Manufacturing Company, and others. They make a good showing, but may we not ask right here: “Are there no prints made in (leorgia or on the line of the Geor gia Koiid/ 11 not, as the old man asked, why not? Next iu order we see two minin t lire‘bales of cotton waste and one of batting from the Riverside Mills, of Augusta, whose goods are known over the entire coun¬ try. As we cannot undertake to enu merate every quality of cotton ^ goods shown, we pass to the next ZlS'' the^wine^ldd^h^to the list already told, and the end is not yet reached.” We see the ex hi hit of the l’orterdule Mills, from near Covington, Ga. A finer dis U“n "la^-twiaT coX ^ from the smallest to the largest, goods that find a ready market from Ihe Atlantic to the Pacific, from the lakes to the Gulf, and even into the far distant borders of Alaska, where a good market is i found for the seine twine in the salmon fisheries, All this goes to show that “ cot | i„n is still king,” and that Georgia pluck and Georgia industry will 1 I1()t h.-ed the advocates of reduced acreage for their king, but will |„.|., whiclimeansincreasedwealtlifor him increase his domain, our country. The next card is very sugges¬ tive, and reads thus: “Am I not still king? See the rich fabrics here before you, all owing their existence to the development of a cotton seed.” This is closely fol¬ lowed hy another card, reading: “ Being ornamental as well as use¬ ful, \ I make the fabric from which my lady’s ’ dainty toilette is made.” Had it been possible for [ grandmothers to glance into fllture and H ee us of the pres ent day, what an extravagant gen eration ofwomen they would have considered the present one’ for. although the desire to dress we’I has always been characteristic of American women, never until now has it been within the reach of all to have that innate longing fully gratified. A century since it was considered amply ‘^ sufficient for a { ({) be s lied wlt h two or hr ce dresses each season; but, un der the new dispensation, rein brought al...... b, the of King Cottoa, she may be the possessor of a dozen or more, the difficulty being
