New-York tribune., 1881-12-12
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
RESOURCES OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST L
EXHIBITS or GRAINS. WOODS MINERALS AND "i'i"''
PRODUCTS. FROM KANSAS, TEXAs And TIE AD-


PRODUCTS, FROM KANSAS, TEXAs AND TIE AD-
JAcEyr STATES AND TERRITORIES
frRoN An occ AsfOSAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE IFlb'fl
.rt,vr, Ga. Dec. 6.-Two fine displays in the
department of minerals and woods might WAN pro-
priety be classeu with State exhibits, although they
we're collected and arranged by railroads. These
are the collections of the Atchison, Topeka ana
Santa Fe and of that system of roads when forms
a connecting line from Missouri through Arkansas
and TeXns to Mexico. One covers the gieaI states
Of Kapsa, and Colorado, and extends across New
Mexico aud Arizona toward the Pacific coast lhe
second is that combination of roads composed OF
tbc international and Great Northern, Texas and
Pacific. East Line and Red River, and Iron Noun
tain and southern Yet one has obtained materials
for its exhibit mainly from Kansas; the other
frop Texas This is not surprising when the mag
nitn9e of those States is remembered ana the lul'
portant part they perform in feeding the world.
Tho Atchison. Topeka and Santa fe road has an
ppigue and beautiful display designed and ar-
ranged by Professor Henry Worral whose work NJ
PHILADELPHIA in the Kansas-COlorado building was
much admired His present effort Is lar superior
to that The display occupies space Sixty lco'
SQUARE in the centre Of the railway building III
consists of n peculiar structure series oI aFches
surrounding a circular pyramid nanked AZ the Iout
corners by lofty Obelisks The base oil the pyTamiu
is divided into bins in which are grains, VcgetaO'es
and f,rit The arches are supported on glass col
umns filled with corn, wheat, rye oats m'le'
beans. peas, cocoons and other products. Sheayea
Of all kinds of grain form the walls Of this singular
structure. which is surmounted by shocks OF corn
that extend to the roof. -Four portlcocs PROJECT
from the pyramid, and face the entrances unhcr
| the arches The pillars Of these are adorned WIN
wild aud cultivated grasses, and wlth unique "c
signs in cane On each of these porticoes rooster
made of grains Of wheat. is perchod Inc remainder
of the building is hardly capable OF description
All the cereals grown in Kansas are shown III tue
sheaf. in the ear, and in commercial shape' m'
ranged with artistic skill to make tho most lasting
impression on the minds of visitors AS q WhoIe IT
is probably the most beautiful and elaborate agil
cultural exhibition ever made in this or in any
othcr country Its design is to convince everyone
that Kansas is the groat cereal State of the Union
II il . telling advertisement of tho fertility Of
Kansas soil and will attract thousands of settlers to
that State: not from the South however hnt from
Furope and from New England, where reports and
Illustrations of this rare exhibit Will be scattered
broadcast and excite general interest
North Carolina mountain farmer looking NJ thlS
exhibit the othcr day said These kansas farmers
beat us on varieties but burned If thoy do on quail
HcS Look at this yere wheat, stranger. ! reckon
there ant such thin stun in any sack on the Ken
mand and Dauyillc tabes' He was right. Inc
quality of the Virginia cereals Is much liner than oi
any of the same kind in the Kansas collection.
But in one case il is shown in sacks one sack al
kind; in the other there is a massive and highly
ornate display that mprcs-es by its magnitude and
suggests the immense resources oi the state.
person expecting in this collection to find any
thing ike an adequate representation of the mining
territories tributary 10 this road viii bc disap-
poiuted There is in one OF the booths u snail
cabinet collection from Colorado Arizona and New
Mexico that would gratiIJ scientific man; hut a.
compared with the huge masses Of ores shown by
other roads this display is Insignificant.
Altlonch the road. connected with the South
western system have made fine showing OF the
agricultural resources OF Texas. they have not
etopprl with them but exhibit the minerals WopIN
and other product, of that state ~ such uuan'ly
and variety % almost 10 ln,illy The remark mace
by an enthusiastic Texan the "lhrT ""N ~,
Almighty gave Us everything except humans; aud
we are drawing drag net through turnlr 10 get
men cuouch 10 develop our state bnc oi me
bright ideas OF the mrn at the head OF " rNhthit
WIS TO paint on the faces Of blocks o various hlhI,
OF timber IN the display both the uiWc oi n' Wn'l
and some one item of TrNan Statistics Thus. one
log gives the number oi acre" "i s'h."' l'N'' ''
other the last crG.u, of population ,T hr ini1l
of last years coliun crop; aud 80 "n lhToNth tir
yonlpilc The cereals iu thls collection are large,
plump and bright. Among the ores are scvctnl
! spcciueu, of copper ol T.m1rka'le rchhc>t equal
t0 those u thr Richmond aud iJuNllr collection.
Among the agricultural pr"dncis is bucket oi
hoo.v IN he comb stored there hy Oh. bees. The
aprlriau who sent it conceived somr years ago he
.i.ra of putting an inverted buch"t on top o. the
gum tree log which i- The ru~ir hive oI lIc N"ih
The plan worked well and th, season hr bias ;lh1n
several hundred buc6ct, of honey - arc"Ir't i"r
| las ingenuity. $500
over tins exhibit are two shields, one Tor
Arkansas the othcr for Texas. The former las this
/ motto: " The harvest truly Is p,rhtr"uS. bus ihr
laborcrs are fcw." No person who stops to consider
these two exhibits can flil TO rrulIc what immense
! supplies of bread and meat th.y viii ho able 10
spare for the markets 0i the world when all their
| pastures are covered with hocka nuu an their
| arabic land is under tillage. met a Young mon
| from Ausll Texas, at the Exposition, who ,lid he
| had been spending n week seeing the sights He
| was going home full Of new ideas about plonghS
! harOws rcapcrs and hlFyeslcrs, and "tcDhonud'
| that what he had learned hy hrs visit would
worth thousands of dollars - him IN thr nest ten
! years His case Is not peculiar. Thousands OF
Southern youths have taken ia the practical lessons
| OF this Exposition and gone nome tp put them INTO
practice. There viii Boz better tIage all over the
| land because OF this Atlanta Worlds Fair.