Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-01-25
Communication.
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Kansas and Colorado at
the Centennial.
For the Fayetteville Observer.

For the Fayetteville Observer.
The State buildings are now
an interesting feature of the ex-
hibition. All of these SCOTIA
ges," as they are called, are very
appropriate in design, some rep
resenting the houses Of colonial
times, while others are the arch
itectural type of progress. Be
sides many buildings erected by
the States, there are others built
by foreign governments. These
buildings are the headquarters
Of the visitors who, of course,
frequent the one erected by their
native State or country. All are
well furnished for the accommo-
dation of visitors, where they
may find a pleasant retreat from
the throng of the exhibition.
While visitors are thus recreat-
ing they may register their
names, peruse their local news
papers and in short make a tenn
porary home. But few of these
structures have exhibits; the
wealth and resources of the
several States which they rep
resent, occupy a portion of the
Main Building. The most of
the State buildings are situated
on what is known as State ave-
nue, one Of the most prominent
highways on the grounds. A
description of each Of these
would become monotonous and
probably uninteresting. There
fore, we will direct your atten-
tion particularly to the Kansas
and Colorado building, which is
very inviting. Unlike the 9th
er States Kansas erected a struc-
ture for the purpose of an ex-
position of its own, apart from
the Main Building. 1t is a.
mong the largest and most at
tractiye of the State buildings,
and is constructed in the form
of cross with a tall cupola
rising prominently from the CEN
tire. Fort two shafts support
the same number of flags, which
wave in the breeze above the
structure.
Kansas and Colorado, former
ly one Territory but now sister
States, work together for their
common interests, not only at |
home, but at the national ex-
hibition. As the boundary line
between these young though
thriving States is imaginary, so
that which separates their ex-
hibits. While Kansas makes
bold display of farm, orchard
and garden products, Colorado
sets forth no mean exhibit of |
minerals. Starting out hand
in hand they make united and |
vigorous bid for immigration. |
One for agriculture, the other
for the mine, and both for capi-
tai.
AS thevisitOr enters the build (
ing a display agricultural and /
horticultural products meet the
eye which does honor to Kan
sas as a farming State. The
taste with which these products
of enormous growth are ar
adds peculiar charm
to the spectacle. In the centre
a succession Of shelves rise in
the form of a pyramid on which
the pomologists of Kansas make
a display, Of which any nation
might boast. Over this and di-
rectly under the cupola is su5-
pended a bell ingeniousiy con-
by Professor Worrall
out of grains in the stalk. a
large growth Of clover, millet,
hemp, wheat, rye, oats and
broom-corn is skillfuIiy woven
into this, well representing the
"Old Bell Of Lihcrty"which first
rang independence to the CRATE
full people of our infant nation.
Even the crack which is in the
old relic of Revolutionary times,
is represented by a narrow row
of sorghum seed attached to the
side, and by simple process, it
bears the same inscription "Pro-
claim Liberty throughout all the
land to all the inhabitants there
f".-Oev. XIV. 10.) This bell
is over eight feet across the
bottom and about the same in
height. A gourd whose han
die has grown to the enormous
length Of six or seven feet fur
nishes it with clapper. AL
though its tolling propensities
are small, its oddity is great and
commands as much admiration
nc most Of the Centennial ex-
hihits. In The north gable a