Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12
Smith and Mrs Gov pinpree

The main feature of the exhibit will he
house to he erected on the space allotted
the State about eighteen by twenty-four
feet, the wood portion of which is con
tributed by lumbermen of Burlington
Shepard & Morse, j. K. Booth, Hatch 81
Walker, Whitneys, Skillings e. Barnes, the
burlington Shade Roller company, the
Venetian Shade company-with marble
Wainscot and trimming given by the Bur
lington Manufacturing company the
slate roof, etc, by the slate dealers of
pawlet, Poultney IIydeville, Fahhaven
an Estey organ, range from BlOdgett of
burlington and othcr fittings will furnish
the Interior Il portion of which represents
the contrasts between modern kitchen
and one of Il century ago.
At the other end of the space occupied
by this exhibit will stand a massive tri-
umphal arch. modelled after the arch Of
Titus at Rome, with such notifications as
the material and the method OF construc-
ton require.
This structure will be of granite and
marble; The lower portion or piers upon
each side of the archway are of granite
given by the following dealers
Wetmore q Morse of Barre, :. Kim
ball of Montpelier, Gamble n Young
of Barre Wells, LamSon " Co. of
Barre, Mari Il Gordon OF Barre, Duffy &
Mann of Barre Mcdonald \ Buchan of
Barre, Wilkinson q Day of Barre. White
Bros. of Barre, \. l.. Angler of Barre, II.
l.. smith &; Co Of Barre, \. +. Carter *
Co. Of south RycgatG, ,Carrick Bros. Of
st. JOhnsbury. ~. JOhnsburv Granite
company, George H. Lyon Of I}rattlchoro.
The marble portion above he granite Is
wholly contributed by the Producers
Marble company of Rutland and may he
briefly described aS follows Thanking
the entrance on each side are two polished
columns supporting It curnice. composed
of courses of slabs. showing both COPIED
and sawed edges, and wider bands form
ing together the COruiCcS and super
structure of the original. The centre or
middle portion of the arch is rccJrved or
drawn back 50 that the sides mentioned
have IA high relief and the keystoues are
made alternately of Rutland blue and
white marble polished while near the TOP,
over the centre, upon large blue polish
ed slab, is the word "Ncrmont" in large
white letters. The granite is polished in
different parts and brings ont the beauty
of this our famous production showing the
Barre, South Rycgate, st. .Iohnshury
and DummerstOn varities, while the poll
shed columns and panels of marble
show the Rutland extra dark blue, the
sutherland Falls the East Dorset Ital-
ian and the Mountain dark. and with
the white Rutland both sawed and COPIED
set forth the value of this. one of the
largest, if not the largest interest of oul
State. The size OF this part of the exhibit
was limited by the New Orleans regula
tions and it is about eighteen feet il
height by sixteen feet in width. the open
ing or arChway proper being six feet il
width by eleven feet in height.
y handsome tile pavement furnished by
Barney of SwHntOn will connect the house
and arch, and various other ornamental
features will be given by the various
marble and granite dealers.
Among other things of note the How,
Scale company of Rutland and the Fair
banks company of st. ,1ohnsbury furnish
the commissioners with full line of thei
scales to show in connection with the Stat,
exhibit. The state exhibit must not b.
contOundcd with private exhibits whicl
are entered for award. The Govcrnmcn
building at New Orleans has been mad
large enough To contain the L ited state
Government exhibit and also to afford
space for all the State exhibits. 50 the
will all be under one roof and obViatc tn
necessity Of separate state buildings as Il
phi!ad"iphia an arrangement much bet
ter and enabling III" states IT, Us
| their appropriations entirely for cNhib
tinn purposes without spending anything
on buildings, Il fortunate thing for \cI
mont, for the limits Of, the appropriate
} made 10y our State are such that the COZ,
missioner could hardly have mad
any showing had not all the article
and object, been contribulcd-as I'll
expense Of transportation. etc. vii
equal the amount appropriated. Cove
nor Smith of the Central Vermont raj
road has done everything possible to facil
tate the collection Of the goods. ably sec
! Onded by Col. Chittcnden, superintendent
/ of freight traffic, and in fact all the officer
of the road. The National Despatch lii.
via Central Vermont VIII transport mo,
of the exhibit running cars direct trOr
5 Vermont to tn" exhibition grounds at Nc'
/. Orleans There will be some twelve {
- more cars in all.
('Ol Mend has had llllt II very limit I,