XV ill Be u Gala Buy.
The opening of tit,- exposition will lie a
red-letter day in the history of Atlant:,
and the south. It will la- th,- not ,bi
event, ot th,- e:.|„ ( itiod and all business |
houses Os the ,-itj will close at noon qi>
that date, and Atlanta, Georgia and th,.
V* h*.l» ‘ t , ’.
all quarters of th,* globe, will be pr nt.
This imtn, use crowd will gather and
await with ,-acer exp. , tanej the signal*
that will open tl. exposition to the sight
s,ers of the wo: Id. Tue wire will he con
nected with th,- throttle of the twin mam
moth engtio S. .-11 th, belts ■■■ ill placed
oft the pulleys, th.- flags w.ll struggle with
the breeze in their attempt to tree them
selves, dead silem-e w iil reign, and then,
like the lightnings stroke, tiie flash will
come, and with a lit like movement the
wheels will slowly turn and th doors of
th- buildings will la- up.-tied to the world.
It will Im- a- t impressive scene, and the
ins-piration of tin occasion will be caught
by t ,<■ imnieme throngs ami wafted iron:
liuilding to buibUng until the entire city ot
exhibits w ill r, sound wit!: the ccho.s of a
thousand shouts.
The Force I n ere axed.
The large fore of laborers that has been
at work at tin- exposition grounds
has 1,,-c-n in.-r, ased ana from now
until the gatvs o|h-u tl,- work will be car
ried on with the utmost speed.
\ ictor Roditi. who will build the streets
of fair,, and tn,. Egyptian encamp
ment has reached the citv and
w ith him came his ar. hltect and d.-. orator.
