The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1884-09-06

ing an area Of pa acroa arc made .
beautiful by highly ornamental flower
ing plants, walks, shaded by magnid
cent trees, fcstoonod by tie graceful
spanish mosses, miniature lakes, grott
toes, Fountains, bridges, russic payn.
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APPENDED exhibits, managed by c1po-
rauced and able men. The collective
exhibits Of the U. s. government viii /
be placed in their new building and .
surroup dod by the collective ozLibit3
from the states and torIitorioa.
The main building will be dovoted /
to tina use of foreign, competitive and .
special exhibits.
Toxas will have on the grounds aud
near or adjoining tho Texas collective
exhibits q building for Tcxas head
quarters and the commissioners Office
This will DO conveniently situated
and comfortably furnished for tho use
Of visiting Toxans who will receive |
every courtesy and a hearty welcome |
1t is hoped that the Empire State of
the south will not fail to seize this, hcr
opportunity, and give to tho world
glimpse of her greatness by making at
New Orleans II grand display of her
varied resonrcos.
The people Of tho State Of Texas
are invited to aid in this grand onter-
prize and may do 30 as indigiduala ae
firms and communities or associations.
Collective exhibits will DO made by
states, counties, cities, tovne and
villiages.
we arc assembled hero to night for
the purpose of discussing the proprio
ty of organizing IN auxillery mid soci-
oty with n view TO collect and place
upon exhibition specimens Of San
Sabas products. Should an organiza-
ton be perfected, IL will DO necessary
60 uIe;.u i.ifiuv,iia.v rrriivetivu ~ sur
1oient space for our specimens. II
will also be necessary to proceed
promptly to the collection of our ma
terial and it will he advisable to for.
ward tho collection to form our exhib-
ita 70 tho nearest depot established by
tho chief commissioner at ss carly
date IA practicable.
The question Is often asked, what
have we to show7 Tho season is too
far advanced to grow experimental
crops to test the capabilities of our
soil. Our people have paid little at.
tention to tho rearing of bloodcd stock
Failing In the direclions of agriculture
horticulture, manufactures and live
stock 1t is asked, what can we exhibit
Notwithstanding those diaadvantn-
ges, by making proper exhibit of
what nature has bestowed upon us wo
can at least surpass the Texas exhibits
at Philadelphia, which is said to have |
been composed Of cotton bnle and |
horned frogs. Nature has given us
some Of tho most beautiful and diverse
scenery 20 be found in this or any 9TH
er county. It has also given us II
great variety of ores containing the
precious metals, rock deposits con.
tanning interesting fossil remains DO
longing to several divisions of geolog.
ical formations representing successive |
periods IN the eartbs history; from the
time when che primitive rock
we're formed which ~as before life be-
gan upon the earth, up to tho present
or age Of man. We have in ti's south
part of the county immonso deposits
ofS'y>>E - . .s--z-asatv alua. !
bio Of all metals. OF building mate
rinl we have probably the ereatest va
riety aud greatest abundance than any
county in the state. In 6uo rock ma
terial for building and ornamental pur-
poses, we can If wo will, successfully
compete with any other county in this
or any other state. In all recent expo
sitions, great attention has been DO
allowed upon the exhibition Of rock
material for building aud ornamental
purposes, limestone, sandstone, mar
bic, slate, etc, occupy a much moro
Important place in iho grand exhibits
than they did formorly, Our marbles
are Ia great abundance and Of great
beauty and variety. The block to be
supplied by tho State Of Texas for
Mo Washington monument was se-
lec,ed from the San Saba marbles
Specimens now in tho national museum
at Washington have attracted much
attention aad ngo pronounced very
handsome.
/ % sand -stoucs we lave gseat varl'
.loty Some admirably suited 10 the
. construction 81 no Anog class OF BALD
nea, of llme-sion0s $50 have siill a
greater vailaty aad 81 iha ancat quail
lllsy equal & non saposloF 90 eny to-
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