Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-17
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The Texas department in the expo
sitlon Ia attracting an unusual amount
OF attention by reason Of It's extent and
novelty In design II Is peculiarly
characteristic aud In detail II will be
full aud complete, The press of this
city has been eulnglstlc In the highest
degree In describing this department..
Texas appears ambitious 10 lead In the
great exposition. With space larger
than any OF the other states, viz
1900 square feet on the ground floor,
and 5000 square feet In the women's
department, up stalrs, Col. Elliott,
state cOmmlssioner-in chief aided by
over three hundred assistants,
and our able, efficient aud UNI
tlrlng United States com.
missioner, Col. Il. II. Gammage, are
determined to exhibit the resources
aud capabilities OF our great empire to
the finest poselble advantage. Texas
shows over 50distlnct varieties oftrees
500 varieties of grasses, large number
OF specimens ofores, iron, copper, and
also coal, OF building stone, granite
marble, ssndetOnes, etc, from the ex
hauetltss quarries In Burnett San Saba
and Travis counties; world Of veal h
In the leading agricultural productions
such ~ corn, wheat, oats, barley and
rye, and OF cotton, WOOL sugar, tobacco
rice, etc. Besides these, samples frau
cotton and wooden mills, -four mills
OF wnodenware, iron and other meta
products, etc, may be seen. Bills o
ladiug for over forty carloads OF ma
terlal nave been received and the re
ceipt OF the latter Is daily looked fos.
On the space Ia already O large sup
ply OF furniture made Ia the Texa
penlteniiary, consisting OF tables
chairs, wardrobes, desks, etc. Also
lot of specimens In taxidermy, tina
will perhaps probably surpass any thin
ever seen In "A state collective exhibit
at any exposition. They are beinl
mounted, the Wild animals, birds, rep
tiles, etc, by two OF the mast expeT
aud experienced taxldermlsts ia tn
United States.
The chronological exhibit viii com
prise 40 600 specimens OF Insects, but
tertlies, beetles, hugs, worms, etc
These will all be put, with the pre-
vious collection, In elegant glass show
cAsee, some sixty or more In number
now en- route from ST Louis aud Chi
cago, those cities having offered III
lowest bids.
In botany we loom up immeusel
with ~, OOU specimens. THESE are ais
being mounted la the most approves
style and with the trees, grasses eers
ais, etc, the display has never beef
equaled
In the center of the space allotte,
there has been already erected thirty
foot diameter octagonal plRoda whicl
viii be dressed with Texas prodncl,
Around the eight panels, Ia 6.inc
handsome gilt letters are the mottoes
Area 2Tl 500 square miles; population
2.2l5.70a, cotton production, ! 40T,S
bales; cereal production. 77all, AS
hunhcla; live stock Is 600 600 head; pu,
lic school fund, $4,000, 600; state laS
20 cents 0n the Si00; wealth valuation
tlai6, St7 1856 On the upper end h
twoIonln house made OF Texas curl
plnn put up aud finished complel
without nail or screw. THE viii
occupied as olllceh OF tho commission
err. o. the luwer or south end "a
Texas hRnlAc Rallroaa company 81
puf 20 ~ eStlhlt equal 70 aoythin
fnF Uniquene8a Of des,gu aud ilae pf,
daellons ever sott
Htkfe 41iQine tao Hnacb Allotted