Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-19
IHEMICHIGAN EXHIBIT.
OPINIONS or hon. T T LYON
The Exhibit Rot What II Should Have
Been Features ~ wbCh it
Is Deficient

+ preliminary arf-ll l-s,liltilts tol tls annual
meeting Of the American Pomoiogaeai -
eleiS, which Vii uesl Ia tils city usAt Sep
tsinber has just returned from the New Or-
ieaIs Exposition. where he had been ia iht
Interests of Michigan pomo.oeiea c1hibif
az the great fair. lie j. stopping slgh hon.
E Charles ~. Garfield. aud for tbe purpo-s 81
laying before the readers Of Tia IflnasAN
his views IA regard 10 tie exposition. ana
especially Michigan part Ia Il. a 1lIEGKAN
scribe called upon him last night
and for short time treated the
4 genial pomologist 10 the lusus ct
+ the pumping process. Mr. Lyon said that
+ he had returned only last Friday from Use
South. When he lefl there roses and other
+ flowers were in fun bloom and the season
well advanced. The Winter has been cooler
than usual for that climate. old residents,
who have watched the muskrais for years
past, claim IL Is one of the worst seasons
ever known there. The months OF January
and February were cold and chilly and very
Wet, consequently uniavorsble 10 the Expo
sitiOn. During the past month. however the
attendance al the Exposition has been good
and the receipts have more than balanced
expenses.
Mr.. Lyon had charge of Michigan pom
illogical exhibit, and attended TO the coliee-
tion of the specimens and their arrangement
al the exposition. Tie says that the exhibit
IN his department j. not satisfactory 10 him-
self. and he was unable TO make il 80 becauee
the work was begun too late IA toe season.
The Commissioners made arrangements
with him TO take charge of the work about
the lst of October. bul be Wa delayed IN MS
work till about the middle OF the month. by
the failure of the Commission to provide the
necessary passes which they had agreed 10
do. The proper time 10 make collections ia
this department was while the fruit was being
gathered: but this. owing 10 the tardiness
of the Commissioners, he was unable 10 DO.
He also encountered serious difficulty after
his collections had arrived AT New Orleans.
from the fact that the management there had
failed TO prepare proper refrigerator facili-
ties, which they had agreed 10 DO. His col
lectlons were compelled 10 be nearly q
month exposed TO the heat of the climate be-
fore these facilities were provided. and the
result was that much of the fruit decayed.
and the quantity of the collection was there
by greatly reduced. and some varieties Ware
gan. aside from the Grand Rapids furniture
exhibit. and the Detroit Stove Works. with
which the Commissioners had nothing to do.
consisted Of only four carloads of material
up to the latter part of February. Tie cause
Of the holding of the car load Of the taxadei-
mist's and other exhibits III this city was a
disagreement among the Commissioners
themselves. 1t appears that Mr.. Goodwin
ordered these goods forwarded, but when
Messrs. Kanter and Moran arrived on The
ground they were frightened by the contem-
plation of freight bills and countermanded
the order, and the result Is that Grand Rap
ids Is running little side-track exposition
at home.
Mr.. Lyon says that the Michigan exhibit
does not compare well with those of
most of her sister States, but that it lacks
more especially in regard TO magnitude
and variety OF her exhibits. The display in
/ forestry is inferior and not what Michigan
/ should have made. II lacks in the quality Of
I
able as it might have been. If the carload
now side-tracked in this city were there II
would probably improve the exhibit
In cereals the display Is fair though the
quantity is not large. but the fishery interest
is entirely left out. a fact which probably
gives rise to comment.
The mineral exhibit is good IN quality. bnt
il defcien; in quantity. The finest displays
from Michigan are in the Grand Rapids
Furniture Pavilion and tie exhibit 81 the
Detroit Stove Works. both Of which are very
good.
Mr.. Lyon says The Commissioner have IS
sued bonds and raised the money on them 90
the extent Of the expected appropriation
from the State. aud that it j. already So
nearly all spent that Mr. Kanter feels sure
he knows where 1t Is going The scribe here
left the gentlemen.
Any stiempt 81 a reasonable excuse uIon
the part Of TIE New Orleans Commission. OF
any Of its agents. for not sending the loaded
car Of exhibits from this city. has u0i beer
made The vermin theory regarding fbe
non shipment Of the taaidermisi's goods has
entirely exploded and ". \. Cook has writ
ten = statement disolaiming its authof-hil
and charging the same 70 the Commi-sion
Even an unreasonable excuss hes noi beer
veutured for the non-zhiprneui of ihs oibe
goods racked in the car
Mes-rs De0raaf. reiinz + CO. maun.
fact8rers Of this city vers seen yesterday b.
refreseutafive of JHy Turestv The-
gentlemen -ay that AZ the so'icta6on- %
Mr.. Cook. acting A. ~. n f0f the conmise'or
they prepared AZ exhbr If msHufacinre.
roo1s. fhey made with care -aur.e- @
sash. doors blinds. etc-. espeasIg for ni
purpose. and made en- outlsg ~ oTeF sin d
doing so. Theg packed lae goods. csre
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