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•’ *»A«»rQI>TATION THROUGH TEI UHITKP 8TATM M AIU AT 8ICOHD 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**,