The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 24, 1901, Image 8
Charleston's Great Show.
BRIEF STORY OF THE EXPOSITION ITS
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
THE COTTON PALACE.
The Sooth Carolina ?Dter-State and
West Indian Exposition will open in
the City of Charleston, S C . Decem
ker 1,1901, and close Jfcne I, 1902
The Exposition Company has been
.bartered by the State of Sooth Caro
lisa, with a capital stock of $250,000.
Active work upon the Exposition
project bas ody been in progress
since about the first of August last,
and what bas been accempiisbed in
the period that has elapsed isince then
ie without parallel in the history of
exposition building. The site of the
Exposition will be on the eastern
bank of the Ashley River within a
mile and a half nf the business centre
of the City of Charleston. The
grounds are beautifully situated, and
will lend themselves to the most
artistic treatment One half of the
grounds will be devoted to the Main
Exposition Buildings, the Midway
Concessions and the Administration
offices of the great show. The re*
maining part of the gtonnds will
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THE PALACE OF AGRICULTURE.
preserve their present great natural j The Exposition grounds are divid
beauty, and will be devoted to the ed into twc main sections, one con
buildings and exhibits made by the j sisting of the old Washington Race
Government and the several State* j Course property and the other of the
of the Union, which will take part in ! Wagener farm formerly the Lowndes
the Exposition Some description i place The Architect in Chief has
of the architectural features of the I adopted the general pian of develop
Fair will be of general public interest I ing the Race Course proper on pure
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THE PALACE OF COMMERCE
ly constructive lines and of preserv j for the Midway Concessions The
ing as far as possible th* natural j main. Exposition buildings surround
beauty of the Wagoner place. The I a grand court at the western extrem
Race Conree property has been em I itv of the old Race Course This
ploy rd for years for purely sgricul j will be in shape some? hing like an
tural purposes, no races of any im ? elongated horseshoe, with the Cotton
portance having b^*n piv^n there Palace, or maia Exposition building,
since the war between th* States occuping the toe of the shoe, with
This part of the grounds is entirely the Commerce Palace and the Agri
level No better site, in the opinion cultural Palace occupy ing respective
of expert anists and builders, c<>nld ly the two fairies of the shoe. These
ke four.d About 22 acres have brrr? building* with their connecting
reserved on this part of the grounds colonnades, will extend f >r a distance
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THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
of about one mile. Within the horse- [ which a splendid view will be obtain
shoe there will be a Sunken Garden ed of the mt?in Exposition buildings
covering several acres, with a lake The vistas opening ont from thia
in the center. A wide esplanade or j point through groves of palmetto
Alameda about 60 feet in width will j trees which will line the outer edges
aurronnd this garden ? of the walks around the garden will
At the northern end of the garden extend for s distance of 2.000 feet,
there will be a grand Plaza from Just north of the grand Piaza will
THE MINERALS AND FORESTRY BUILDING.
stand the Auditorium building, di?
rectly opposite the Cotton Palace,
from which a view way be obtained
of the entire Court of Palaces, with
the Sunken Garden, and ita trees and
flowers and the sloping bank? which
surround it Each of the Exposition
buildings will bs 400 feet in length,
with an average width of 100 feet,
and, as already stated, will be con
nected by colonnades, the comtruc
tion being such that the colonnade?
can be used for exhibit!.
Among the special attractions of
the Court of Palaces will be fountainu
and bits of statuary and handsomely
designed columns of the Spanish
type, al! contributing to the beauty of
the 6cene. At one end of the Sunken
GardeD, a music stand will be erect
ed. and at the other end a pergola or
lattice work screen, sgainst which
will grow during the Exposition
period, the most beautiful of tropical
vines In the centre of the Plaza
there will be a sun dial ten feet in
height a?d 30 feet in diameter
Which ever way the eye looks, there
will be visions of beauty. Toward
the south, the great Court of Palaces,
toward the east the towera at the
entrance to the Midway, and looking
across the entrance way the grovel
and mioarete of the Wagner palace
The maro Exposition buildings will
be the Conon Palao?, th? Cominera?
Palace, fbe Aerioultoral Palaoe, the
Minio? and Forestry Building, the
Auditorium, the Administration Build?
ing, the Machinery aod Transportation
Building and other strueturea devoted
to railroad exhibits, t? restaurant pur
poses aod to pablio comfort Besides
all these torre will ?t?od on tbe
Wakener place the Woman's Build?
ing, the several Siate and City Build
io?rs ano the Negro Department.
The Cotton PaUce will be the moat
imposing of the Exposition buildings
Ir. w;.|i cover upward* of 50,000 feet of
loor space, t*iil be 550 fret io length
and at le;st 100 feet io width Ooo of
the features of this building will be a
magrji?eent portico Io the centre of
the building will rise un imposing dome
to a heigh: of more thao 150 feet. In
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THE MACHINERY BUILDING.
this building will be displayed the pro
duct9 of the cotton mills of the country,
and. as South Carolina is the leading
cotton manufacturing State in the south
and the second cotton matufscturine
State of the Union, it is explored that
the display iu this bai'ding ?il! be the
mes', conpiote ard attractive that ha?
ever been made
The pals.ee? of Agriculture and C ca?
rneree will each coataio about 40,000
square feet of floor aroa,' in addition to
their conueenng arcade? whioh will
csntai?n io ell about 20.000 jquaro feet.
E-ich of tbe?e building will have a
central dose and ssaaller t?rrete at the
corners, emphasizing the entrances to
these as well as tbe centar pediment*.
The interior of thesa buildings ba*
been particularly designed for botb
effective artistic treatment and practioal
utility. Tbe windows io all of the*?
will be aarried at least eight feet above
the floor, the roof truses being ooo
strueted upon the cantilevo pricoiple,
tboe avoiding the usual massing of
unsightly wooden frame work and
emphasizing tbe graceful ?ines of arches
and circles, starting from the principe!
domes and carried through the wing*
and approaches.
The Administration Building is of
most attractive design and will be ocou
P'ed by the officers ar-.d s';?ff e.f the
Exposition The Architect has depart?
ed widely from the usual styie ic
designing this struciure The principa
Exposition entrances and exits have
been combined with it. The ce o tra j
dome of this bu?diog will be about 75
fe^t. in height and each wing will be
flanked by o:her towers of leaser beight
but tqually artistic design. In harmony
with the Spanish R-nai-s^nee type
?hieb ?ill prevail throughout the
Exposition architecture the building
will be covered with a wide over.bang
ing roof of corrugated Spanish tiles
At ?be centre a wide balcony or porefc
wi'l project boldiy ioto th? erroaoda
Inside tho eectral dome, weich will b<
.'bree stories in height, a riobiy deco
rated coloDD&de will support tba over
bar-gibg gallery.
Tf-e Mineral acd Forestry Bu?diog
will contain between 20 000 aod 30.000
feet of floor spv e. This baildiog will
stand, direcly opposite tbe Administra?
tion Baildiog It will be circular ia
form, with flanking towers. The iate
rior will bs open tro? tac ground to
the rafters ao3 the fX'erior effeots of
?treogrh ?od solidity will bs g%iosd by
b?ge masses of walla, tbe eoriohmeot
of this strue'ure b<*?Dg ssoared by
special ornamentation of it* priasipal
aod sid" eo'racoes The windows of
chis building wiil be high abovs the
fl >or line and the whole effect of- light
and ?-bade will be gained hy overhang*
ing '?ide cornice : the 8p?nUh Renais?
sance and thc Spanish Mi-siou type of
archi.<.?? ure. a* c xe.rnplifi.-d ID Scu:bero
California and in Texas. b?-:ng com
bined io a m^st effective way
AU of the main Expo-ition Buildings
will he connected in the largf-circle sir
rounding the Court of Palaces
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Aiken and b?nvale streets.
BALTIMORE, MD.
THE BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER, S. C.
City and County Depositary
Capital stock paid in, . . $75,000 00
Undivided surplus, . . . 16,000 00
Individual liability of stockholders
in excess of their itock, 75,000 00
Transacts a genera! banking business ; also
has a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of
$1 and upward received. Ioterest allowed aj
the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable
semi-annually.
W.F.B. HAINSWORTH, President.
MARIOS Moist, W. F. RHAMI,
Vice-Preaidtot. Cashier.
Jan 31.
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Schedule No. 4-In effect 12.01 a. m., Son
v December 24, 1899.:
Between
Camden 8. C.. and Blacksbnrg, 8. C
WEST._EAST.
2d cl 1st cl let cl 2dcl
.35 *33 Easters time. *32 ?34
pm pm STATIONS.; pm pm
8 20 12 50 ?Canden 12 25 5 3o
8 50 1 15 Dekalb ll 02 4 50
9 20 1 27 Westville 11 50 4 30
10 50 1 40 Kershaw 11 35 4 le
11 20 2 10 Heath Soring? 11 20 3 15
11 35 2 15 Pleasant Hill 11 15 3 00
12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 55 2 35
1 CO 2 PO Riverside 10 40 1 00
1 20 3 00 Springdell 10 30 12 40
2 30 3 10 Catawba Junction 10 20 12 20
2 50 3 20 Leslie 10 10 ll 00
3 10 3 40 Rock Hill 10 00 10 40
4 10 3 55 New Port 9 35 8 20
4 45 4 02 Tirzah . 9 30 8 00
5 30 4 20 York villa 9 15 7 30
6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 5o
6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 26
6 35 5 00 Smyrna 8 35 6 06
7 00 5 20 Blackebnrg; 8 15 5 30
pm pm a m a m
Between
Blacksbarg, 8. C., and MarioB, N C
WEST. EAST
2d cl 1st cl 1st cl 2dci
?ll ?33 Easters time ?32 ?12
am om STATIONS am pm
8 10 5 30 Blacksburg 7 48 6 40
8 30 5 45 Earls 7 32 6 20
8 40 5 50 Patterson Spring? 7 25 b 12
9 20 6 00 Shelby 7 15 6 CO
lUOO S 20 Lattimore S 55 4 5C
10 10 6 28 Mooresboro 6 48 4 40
10 25 6 38 Henrietta 6 38 4 26
10 50 6 55 Forest City 6 20 3 50
1115 7 10 Rutberfordton 6 05 3 25
11 35 7 22 Millwood 5 55 3 05
11 45 7 35 Golden Valley 5 40 2 5C
12 05 7 40 Thermal City 5 37 2 45
12 25 7 58 Glenwood 5 17 2 26
12 50 8 15 Marion 5 00 2 00
p m p tn ampm
West Gaffney Divisioo. East.
1st Class, i ^EASTERN TIME. I 1st Class
15 I 13 ! STATIOS. ! 14 I 16
pmam ampm
1 DO 6 00 Z Blacksbnrg 7 50 3 00
1 20 6 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 240
1 40 6 40 Gaffney 7 10 22C
pmam ampm
.Dany except Sunday
Train No 32 leaving Marion, *N. C., at
a m, ina king close connection at Blacksbarg,
?\ with the Southern'* train No 36 for Char?
lotte, N C, and all point* East and connecting
with the Southern'? vestibule going to Atlanta.
Ga, and all points West, and will receive pas?
sengers going East from train No 10, on the C A
N W R R, at Yorkrille, S C, at 8 45 am, and
connects at Camden, S C, with the Southern s
train No 78, arriving in Charleston, 8 17pm
Train No 34 with passenger coach attach?
leaving Blaeksburg at 5 30 a na, and connectin
at Rock Hill with the Southern's Florida trai
for all ?ointt South,
Train No 33 leaving Canden, 8 C, at 12.5
p m, after the arrival of the Southern's Char?
leston train connects at Lancaster, S C, with
tbe LA C R R, at Catawba Junction ?ita
the SAL. going East, at Rock Hill, S C, witl
the Southern's traia. No 34, for Charlotte, N
C, and 8? points East. Connects at York
ville. S C, with train No 9 on tbe C ? N W R
R. for Chester. S C. At Blacksburg with th?
Southern's vestibule going East, and the South?
ern'!1 train No 35 going West, and connecting
at Marion N C with the Southern both East and
West.
SAMUEL HUNT. President
S. TRIPP, Superintendent.
A.B. LtT*>KTN P?8sene-r Ar-nt.
Northwestern Railroad.
TIME TABLE NO 3
In Effect Wednesday, Oct 17, 1906 4
BETWEEN WILSONS MILL AND SUMTER
Southbound Daily ex Sanday Nortboouod
73 Mixed 72
p M STATIONS P at
2 00 Lv Sumter Ar 12 30
2 0? NW Junction 12 27
2 20 Tiodal ll 55
2 50 Packiviiie ll 30
3 20 Silver ll 10
3 301 U.M . ?10 45
4 05 f M;Uard 110 15
4 30 Ssmmerton 10 10
5 10 Davis 9 40
5 30 Jordan 9 25
6 00 Ar Wilsons Mill Lv 3 05
BETWEEN MILLARD AND ST PAUL
73 75 Daily ex Sunday 72 74
PM AM Mixed AM PM
5 30 10 15 Lv Millard Ar 10 45 4 05 ?.
3 40 10 25 Arfct Paul Lv 10 35 3 56
BETWEEN SUMTER AND CAMDEN
68 70 Mixed 71 6t
PM AM Daily fx Sunday AM PM
6 15 10 00 Lv Sumter Ar 9 00 5 0t
6 17 10 02 NffJnnctian 8 58 4 51
6 45 10 30 Drtlaell 8 00 4 lb
7 00 10 45 Borden 7 30 3 45
7 3) ll 15 Rimberts 7 15 3 3?
7 f?0 ll 50 Soo Ry Juuction 6 55 3 lt
8 00 12 01 Ar (Breden Lv 6 45 3 0t
PM PM (STAG Ex Depo?) AK PM
THOS. WILSON Plaident