lake and 



, ,, N x, M'i:> \M> I\li:i;NATIoNAI, 





eahiWlions from time to time. 



Ukc an am ealons rom me o ime. 



The PMeJO** Bur~u of Kd.irath.il. Indian 

 and OeotosiifsJ Surrey, all under the In- 

 lWffimmt. filled the spaces allotted to 



... ... particular.,, 



' '' :" : , 



never beta* exhibited, of 



& 



Survey mae a. of the 



a*k| wealth of the whole South* e^ 



\\ ,,'<, Indian 

 H .hown. IVward *>f 10.000 square 

 allotted to the Tinted State- 



. |imrium of which was ar- 

 , | In .-I. ;,,i trOtt 

 ler. Both wit -vat or and freen-water fi*h 

 WOT exhibited, with nil the methods of propa- 

 n, especial effort being made to show the 

 and game fishes. as well as th.- curious 

 Smth. The Agricultural IH|>art- 



: ..(MK-ial attention I- the 

 ,,f tin- country, particularly the orange 

 and citrus fruits. which were represented by 



Diseased condition* were set forth. 

 together with the insects inimical to plant life. 

 and the chemicals and instruments used to ex- 

 iate them. The cotton plant was fully 

 treated in a similar manner, in a series of fac- 

 tumtlc m.-l.-iv Diseases of animals were t 

 also. The Weather Bureau presented a full set 

 of its working apparatus. The exhibits of the 

 War and Navy Departments were contained in 

 the annex. 1*hat of the War Departmenl in- 

 cluded manv rare Revolutionary and other his- 

 torir relics, battle flags, etc., while the arms and 

 aecouterments from the earliest days of the 

 nation to the present were shown, with all f < ,nns 

 of army wagons, pack mules, ambulances, manv 

 of them used on historic fields, with mo,: 

 harbors and river works, and a field-signal out- 

 Belies of arctic exploration found place 

 In addition to the full illustration of the 

 growth and history of the department, two 

 companies of n .linud in camp <m the 



grounds to present tne tactics, regulatioi, 

 discipline of the army. Models of our navy. 

 from the earliest ships to the latest armored 

 cruiser and battle ship, were shown by t h 

 Department, with all the guns and prajeetQai 

 in use in modern warfare, and on the <i< 

 the building was placed one of the powerful 

 search lights of our Uttle ships, which assisted 



of the Government from the 



postal service of the Government from the 

 earliest times was exhibited, with all mailing 

 eonipmenu. the workings of the dead 

 oftce. and a collection of all the stamps ever 

 iseeedb? the Government. TheDenartn 



by theOovernmt)t. The 

 Jnstlee pnauuiuJ |K.H rails of all th< 

 Oansral of .<i states from 



t li<- I inn' of 



Baodolph. in 1780, many of whom were S..,t h- 



' :,:.'.- ,x.:n- 



pttfledthe discipline, em, I , ,1- 



era! Minns ami prisoners. To the Smith* 

 aionand 



feet, the purpose of the exhibit be- 

 rrr n impression 



. tin Smith- 



,.f the Government at Atlanta exceeded that 

 made at Chicago, at about one seventh of n,,. 

 ooei 



I he I MM \i i- IJuildinir.'.' cup \muMhehigW 

 -st Mte in the grounds, was the im-i >ho\\\ of all 

 the buildings, and theonh one finished in" white. 

 It was dcsip i' d b\ Walter T. Downing, of Atlan- 

 ta. It con-iMed i.'f a main central buildin- 

 rolniM iK'e-.and t\\i- wide \\ill--. 



through semicircular porticoes on tl,. 



south sides. The exterior was covered with 



. and on the fric/.e a; 

 names 01 noted architects and artist 

 done in aluminite .staff work. The inter.. 

 1 three large galleries, the main < 



feel loll-. :.! feet wide, and l< feel hi. 



surrounded by . The WUJH 



galleries were 5() feet \\ide. IIHI feet ) and^l 

 ._!:. I he total wall space for hangifl 

 purposes was 80,0(Mi f.-i-t. wh; 



u'r Hi ml area covered was 21,000 squa 

 comparative me rit this department wa-on. 

 weakest of the Kxposiii.n. though man\ 

 paintings were to be seen, and main 

 Statues in bron/e and marble. 



The I'ire Itiiildini: served the double purp 

 of housing a modern and thoroughly eat 



_' all 



ngs in Wal. In ^.u.t of 



was generally conceded that th.- exhibit 



fire depart incut and that of exhibiting 

 tier of apparatus and iixturrs for prota 

 ; fin-. It had a main frontair- i,f 1 



depth of 60 feet, and was con in <)((! , 

 .position buildings by the Game well slafl 

 system. A Bremen's tournament \\a- \t>-'. 

 Oct. 11. in which 11 companies participated. 

 I In- \\oiu aii's Iliiildinir. \\hichrMmpetedwith 

 '. rt Palace for tin- distinct imi of IM-JIIL: tin- 

 most beautiful structure on the grounds. Mood 

 in the center of the amphitheater. In t wren tksl 

 plaza and the lake. It was designed by Jj^l 

 tir, of I'ittsburtf. It was three 'storie? 

 hi^h. in pale yellow and white, >urnn'unted by a 

 compro^cd d'onie. njoii which SICMM! a female 

 figure of Enlightenment, with uplifted toroji 



There wa- a .-implicit y in it> pure (Jreek dflSJ^I 

 whicli made it unique anx.n- the build.- 



.po-ition. The bn,ad p(rtico in front waf : 



Supported by lal-^e colui: dimeli-iipll? 



!.VI byVjs feet, and th.- dome was JH) feet! 



hijrh. All prominent pedestals of ih> rooflfll 



wned with statues symb 



woman. An annex building n-cei\ed the over- 

 flow of exhibit-. The M i UuildH 

 also coi it a ' imi of tho-e belonginj^H 

 the \Voiii;in'> l-'.ducalional Department. Omj 

 large room in the building. 



of the fuicr arts, was firej 

 most original feature was the practu al i 

 t ion of the industrial and applied arts.-. 

 being shown as engHL 

 tions conceded ti. In-r -.-x. but in tl 

 -he ha- trenched upon the domain 

 ma-euline. In the department (1 

 er-onomics was shown an exhibit of 

 electricity. A library of book- writ: 

 women was contained in the main buildii. 

 their mu-ical comji. 



and inventions, together with art wopl. 

 the innumerable form- of m-edlewo: 

 NMilpture. architectural <le-i^n-. el 

 recognition, as well u.- th'.-ir |ro-re.-.- in ' 

 erul profe. . 



