Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-31
Agrsoulsuras Eessbstson on Whee,s.

Agricultural EEittbttt0n on WReetS.
Mr.. James B. Power, land commissioner of
the Northern Pacific, has designed and estab-
lished novel exhibit of the progress and re-
sources Of the Northern Pacific country, which
will open at st. Paul this afternoon, be con-
tinued lat Milwaukee tomorrow and will then
be shown in all the principal cities of the East
and the Canadas. He has caused new baggage
car to be fitted up and stocked as follows: The
car Is fifty feet long by ten feet wide inside,
with an arched and extensive roof, and 10
painted outside bright straw color. At the
center on each outside is an oval. l3x5 feet,
painted in rich wine color, with heavy black
moulding,son which is inscribed in gold and
bronze letters, Products of the Golden North
west.'' At either and on each side are similar
oyals, 9x4 feet, inscribed respectively, Min
ington.'' ALI this is in the Eastlake style and
elegant Upon the upper part of the body of
the Gar 8 Northern Pacific" in
gold and green letters. On the
top of the car are placed fixed banners
inscribed respectively Minnesota" "Dako-
ta," Montana" and Washington. For
the convenience of visitors the car is furnished
with extension steps. Inside the car floor is
dark; the walls are cream color and the
ceiling finished in light pink tint. The In
side of the extension roof is decorated with
small sheaves of grain arranged in diamonds,
circles, stars and ovals. alternated with larger
sheaves-all the sheaves being neatly tied with
red and blue ribbops. Midway of the Car on
one side is black walnut semi-circular pyra-
mid of shelves, on which are seventy'two sam
Piles of grain, in glass. representing the grain
products of the Northern Pacific country from
and and all around this pyramid
ale neat bins filed with the big vegetable pro
ductions Of the country. On the opposite side
Of the car are bins or boxes showing the min
erals of the Northern Pacific, regions. The
walls of both sides are ornamented with ak
dozen photographs of Northern Pacific scenery,
nicely framed in with grain and grasses. On
the wall over the minerals appear twenty.three
different varieties of native grass, while all
about are wreaths, festoons and sheaves oil
bright, rich grain. At one end are shown sam
pies of,corn in the sta 4 and pulled bunches of
grain and grass, including grass seven feet high
high. Flax, tobacco. beans, peppers,
green and hard corn, etc., appear in the decora-
tions and in bulk lots, while parsnips, onions,
turnips, celery, carrots. cabbages, tomatoes,
apples, crab apples, currants, ourrant bushes,
grapes and grape vines, and many other evl-
dences of the richness and variety OF Northern
Pacific products are all prominently shown.
At the other end of the car is desk bearing
registry for visitors. Over this desk is cabi-
net of native woods from along the Northern
Pacific line, including the following varieties:
Fir, balm of gilead, ironwood, white birch,
yellow birch, sumac, tamarac, white maple,
black orabnut, black ash, black
cherry, white ash, willow, white thorn, white
cedar, Eastwood, sugar maple, red
cedar, black oak, white pine, butternut, cot
tonwood, jack pine, aspen, elm. white oak,
wild grape and black alder.
This agricultural exhibition on wheels will
be held for st. Paul visitors at the feot of Wa
couta street this afternoon, and will then be
attached to passenger train leaving tonight
for Milwaukee 1t will be shown at Milwau-
kee tomorrow and will then proceed east
ward, to be shown in all the principal cities of
the East and the Canadas. If 1t is visited as
it deserves to be, not only will the Northern
Pacific country be we'll advertised where ad-
vertising will do 1t the most good, but errone-
ous eastern notions concerning the land and
climate will be corrected by the strongest OF
evidence