Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-11-10
Kansas at Atlanta,

Atanta (Ga) constitution
Inc state of Kansas has not only the
most attractive agricultural collection
so far, but great ingenuity is displayed
in grouping and entwining it. 1t is
woven into letters, columns. arches.
balustrades, furniture, etc. A Growing
COCK, natural as life in appearance. is
made chiefly of wheat straw and
beads.
The railroad building also made
great improvement yesterday in every
respect. All the lines represented are
making excellent displays of what
minerals and woods are along their
lines.
One of the finest displays in this
large building is that of Kansas, with
its wheat and corn, so rich as to make
georgia farmer think he stood in
fairy land as he views its tall, beauti-
full growth. Texas has a fine show
ing, TOO, OF her grain and mineral
wealth. s--..-
In the center of the building is the
exhibit from South Kansas, made by
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad, and is under the management
OF Mr.. w. r. Linn, the travelling agent
OF the line. 1t is now being arranged,
and will be completed in a few days,
when it will present most attractive
appearance. Exactly in the center is
constructed a large conically shaped
affair which reaches to the top of the
building and is tastily ornamented
with grains, grasses, corn and other
farm products. On each side is an ar
tistically made rooster who stands
about half way up the side. This af-
fair is surrounded by a succession of
arches, ornamented with grain, and on
the top of the arches a miniature rail-
road has been constructed of corn
stalks and several trains constructed of
wood, but covered with shelled grain,
are in sight. At each corner of the
three thousand feet of space occupied
by the exhibit stands an obelisk, one
covered with wheat, another with
seeds, another with corn, and fourth
with apples. The whole presents a
picture far more striking than a writ
ten description would suggest. and it
must be seen to be appreciated. Yes
terday a representative of the Consti-
tuition took walk through the build.
ing, and in conversation with Mr..
Linn, that gentleman said:
"The exhibit which l have here is
from Southwestern Kansas, and will
surpass any exhibit of like character
which this country has ever seen. AT
the centennial our exhibit was the
chief attraction outside of the main
building. and we will make finer dis
play here than we made there. When
we sent out circulars year or two be-
fore the centennial asking for speci-
mems of grain, the farmers sent us
about bushel of grasshoppers with a
note which simply read, Yield one
hundred bushels per acre The next
year, however, we had fine crops, and
made creditable exhibit"
"How much will this exhibit cost
your road?'
"Not less than $4,000. But come
here and let me show you curiosity
That" said Mr.. Linn, pointing to pecu
liar looking specimen of the vegetable
creation, sis species of cactus. II
came from Deming, in New Mexico
you see it is about sixteen inches in
diameter. The flower grows directly
upon the top and the plant, if we may
so call it, is found in an almost rain
less region. People frequently ask me
why 1 do not water it. The fact i:
that growing in desert it needs ne
water. Here is another curiosity
some Egyptian rice corn. 1t yield:
from forty to eighty bushels per acre
and can hardly be injured by a drouth
We have some very fine Indian corr
here also, and are determined that Oul
exhibit shall be complete, and worthy
of the section it represents"