Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-25

It win be Displayed at the New
Orleans ExpOsitfOn-A Talk with d.
rector Pratt.
The Georgia display at the New Orleans
Exposition is rapidly assuming shape.
The 5000 feet Of space allotted to the
State will be, every inch Of II, occupied
bv the opening day on Dec. 10. One thou
sand feet will be devoted to the mineral
display. or the other 1000 feet Savan-
alone. will occupy 500, and Augusta,
Columbus and Atlanta the other 1900.
Mr.. y. P. Pratt, director Of the mineral
cabinets of the State n Of the Georgia
Pacific Railway at the Exposition. Wasin
the city yesterday. Mr.. Pratt has had
charge Of the work of collecting the spe-
cial mineral exhibit under direction Of
Commissioner Bacon, and has been APP
pointed TO represent the State at New Or
leans during the Exposition. The entire
work Of collecting the exhibits and their
arrangement is cOnfded 20 his care. Mr..
Pratt was in conference yesterday with
the committees Of the Cotton Exchange
and Board Of Trade with a view to ascer-
tanning the exact nature OF the exhibits TO
bamade. their extent and at hat time they
will be ready for shipment. There Is no
questioning the fact" ne said 10 a NEWS
reU0rter las night. "'that
will have one Of the finest cotton and naval
stores exhibits at the exposition"
Upon being asked in regard TO the general
character Of the State exhibit Mr.. Pratt
said that he could not yet give an exact
statement Of what it would consist.
about the portion Of the display l have
had particularly in charge. the minerals
OF North Georgia" he added, 4 car give
a more satisfactory description. Front
ing on the main passageway the entrance
70 the Georgia inclOSure VIII be IN the
shape of an arch modelled, as the News
mas. 1 think. already stated, after the
state coat Ofarms. The three columns will
be Of native Georgia marble, the same
that is now being passefupOn by the Leg
islature as the proper material out OF
which 10 construct the new capitol. 1t Is
/ a beautiful stone, pure white, and Of large
[ crystalline structure. Either IN the
/ dressed or undressed shape L have never
seen its superior among American mar
bles. The arch Will be made in approprl-
ate style Of native woods. In fact the en-
trance will be a fac smile Of the state
coat Of arms.
.sThe eastern portion Ofthe space WILDE
/ confined 10 the general mineral cOllec.
ton. This will consist of a number OF
handsome glass cases containing in a
compact shape representative specimens
Of the different varieties found in the
/ State, each appropriately labeled and
mounted. These cases Will carry no;
only the economic minerals, but those oi
scientific interest as well. The workable
specimens. iron. copper, sulphur, man
ganese. ETC.. will be displayed in a differ
ent style. These will be spread in larger
quantities.. say of about 200 to 300 pounds
each, on tables made Of Georgia pine or
\ cypress. Accompanying each specimen
/ will be a label showing its full chemical an
alysis and any further description OF the
property represented that may be necessa
~. We have in RabUn county the finest
cOrundum known TO the American trade,
This mineral is Quite rare. 1t Is hauled
in WacOns from n locality Is miles from
and % miles over q rough country road
and shipped by rail 10 Springfield, Mass
There it is manufactured into wheels
for the usa Of all manufactures requiring
cutting. grinding or polishing OF steel
In this shape our Georgia material is sold
from New Jersey TO California"
The extensive iron and manganese re-
zion Of this State" continued Mr.. Pratt.
sis scarcely touched as yet, and now
since Southern pig iron IS being shipped
to Philadelphia and sold for less than
PENNSYLVANIA pig can he made at home
and still at a profit to the
Southern manufacturers, there Is every
reason to expect that our native ores VII
receive early attention. We a also
abundance Of pyrites that need but de-
velopment ard reasonable freight rates e
drive imported Sicily sulphur from on
fertilizer factories. TIE use of this min
: eral at Beaufort, Nashville and Atlanta
shows that s%ulphuric acid can be made
cheaper from 1t han from Sicily
sulphur. end the time is coming when the
raw material entering into this. one OF
the most important OF orr home indus
tries. will all be had at u doors.
the roofing slate Of Polk county calls
for some notice. 1t Is found there IN solid
strata from 200 to 500 feet thick. and no
one knows how deep or how extensive.
It's cleavage is excellent, its quality is
equal TO the best Vermont material and
there is wanted only capital to put it on
the market from Virginia TO Texas. If
the full means were at hand native
resources could be shown up at New
l Orleans TO the surprise Of " clti-
Zens. As il is we can only promise re-
suits measured by what we have at com
mand."
Mr. Pratt left last night for Atlanta to
work up the exhibit there. he Will also
I Us Augusta and Columbus to arrange
for che exhibit of manufactured textile
fabrics. As soon as the exhibits are all
arranged he will make his headquarters at
New Orleans. and will ave entire charge
/ Of the display durIn- the exposition.