The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-18
MONEY WISELY SPENT.
Two state. that Have Added TO the Attrac-
tinns OF the Centennial show.

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iinns Of the Centennial show
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IA majority OF
the state Legislatures made APPROXIMATIONS fo
| Centennial purposes. without fixing upon an,
manner In which the money should he spent
and the State Commissioners simply built hand.
some houses called "Stato Headauarters
These provide public parlor and eadngroOm
where the newspapers Of the state are on nle an
once for the commissioners, and private apart
ments ~ stairs for a few friends and their fani-
lies. These houses COS, from 1900 10000 each b.
aud the chief use they are put to is to provide
elegant summer resorts for a few belonging to
the State Commissioners and their particular
friends. In some OF these buildings wine and
liquors are In abundance but the common citi-
zen Of the State is not invited to partake, and
the advantage to the state is extremely small.
The total cost Of these buildings las been not
less than tl5OO01. which may be considered as
almost wholly thrown away.
A few ststes, however have expended their
money wisely. Arkansas ami West Virginia
have neat structures, ia which they snow great
variety cf agricultural aud mineral products.
als1 ~ manufActuTes, and statistics u scIools
aud education, attracting a great many people
But Kansas and Colorado, with a united appro-
pratiOn OF $4,000 hAy- built a large structure.
IN which a vast range u products and objects OF
interest are displ wed. Kansas shows all inn
menss colleciioh "i grapes and cereals. in almost
ful than IS to be found anywhere else within Tie
grounds. he exhibit Of apples Is astonishing
f"r size, color, and quantity; ana a pyramid of
TINS fruit, supported oy glass cyln iers filled
with grain. attracts every eve. Tue state man
agerr, Including the officers uf tho state Agri-
cultural SccletN. have all along shown them
selves experts in calling attention to the re-
sources the State; and large volume. hand
somely printed and bound. Is declared by com
prtent judges to be a m del for the arrdngems mt
Of It's statistics, ana for the Illustration OF eli
mate, soil, and productions.
ColorsdO's exhibits are largely Of silver. gold
anu lead ore, and Of coal. or the latter there Il
single block from tho Sou hern part Of ths
state weighing seven tons IL Is sttd that it
makes excellent coke. Hitherto vast quaniities
OF coke have cen n pped from PITTSBURGH to the
mines q | 'ah and COlorado but now this coal
nsid VIII furnish the supply. The money -alue
OF gold anu silver ores "a about $25OOJ and seve-
Z =, mines which have yielded from $1,000 t.
s3OOO,V0 are represented. The total annual
about tsOO0OJ0 The principal school buildings
OF the state are presented IN phctographs; Que
Pueblo $500 one In Greeley 10000. and there
are handsomely bound volumes showing the
progress ofpupls. The agricultural products
are not large but fair specimens Of this years
crop ate on the way. samples Of the wheat
grown on 800 acres at Greeley, by irrigation,
snow some of the hest gr,in m tae Exhibition.
In addition, Is collection Of all the animals
and birds Of Colorado. prepared bl Mrs Maxwell:
f. tact, she herself Killed many u hem, iuclud-
looking lady. VINO would not be- suppo-ed likely
even 20 XIII mouse. Her practice IN hunting
is t. dt,s- suit .blY, ard ale and ner husband 70
oH on ihe llhlns or mt" the mount .ins to lie
gone days OF weeks. ia mounting ana stufilns
cast of the otl ct Il INST made Of clay so 4s TO
represent tie natural position, and the hard ana
though not scientific person, her knowle iRe uf
the habits aul nature OF Oifds aud animals, de-
rived wholly from Op- arVstlOns, iS As extensive
a, II she were learned Prof. Beard Of WAsh-
ingt0n gives her high praise. Yesterday tins
gentleman brought to her Prof. Huxley anu
HI. LADY, aud tho Interview wAs extremely pleas
aut.