The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-20
JERSEY AT NEW ORLEANS.
HOW THE STATE SHOWS UP Ar THE
AMERICAN EXPOSITION.

This Little commonwealth
NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 19.-'rhe New Jer.
ey space was in excellent condition on the
OPP sning day of the American Exposition
and the constant additions that have since
been made TO it have now placed it in &
state of completion not surpassed by any
other Sac. General Barney, Commits
sioner for New Jersey, has returned to his
home in Jersey City, but will be back here
in Janr AIRY. In the meantime his designs
and instructions have been fully carried
ont by Assistant Commissioner w. j. Dera.
Arrest and by James Hoagren, both of New
Jersey. The latter gentleman will al 20 be
in charge of the New York City exhibit,
which is already on its way here.
The State display IS nearly twice as large
as last year, and is complete exhibet OF
the resources and industries of the State,
and of its educational advantages-a pic.
ture of New Jersey, which will show the
world visiting the exposition its many at
fractions.
Above the New Jersey space is an i'm
mense diagram, some sixty by ten feet, on
which is given valuable statistical informa-
tion abont the State. the number of its
factories in each branch of industry.
the number of labo1ers EMPLOYED. and the
nro6ucts of their lahor can he seen from
nno and of tbe building Ia the other. and
attracts visitors.
The State exhibit is divided into several
soc,;ons each devoted TO q snecial branch or
;ndrstry Aronn6 the handsome central
,,av;l;on in bIna white and GOLD. on which
= 80 sta,,d . t;anra of n New .Iersev militia
800 N n are ,anoed these var;-
one sact;ons Devoted 10 minerals. aoricnl.
t,,r.l fnr,st ,,rodncts frn;t manufactures
sohools ond Y,nll;c bn;ld;nos while of the
o ovtranao and r. the snaca il the very hand
800 $50 ~ commissionar Rarnev com.
fortabIv nsnered md furnished
fThoy l papr .~b;hi, Of New Jersey has
-. - ~ tbosa who IDOL, cd mon II
Dosn -, n,,fsctnr;n, and nm aor;cnl
49, 40 IS. Go Thara GRO e;oht large GLASS
.uaal 20 800 s,s;norols ;rcl',d;no Several 6nndrod
..oo;,,ans ooiIacfaa hv the State geological
49,, o. of tbesa i davoted tn the
Ea,,;1 allow and ether Substances
Ill 49, ,,roya5 tho Foundation of the
rTronton ch;po AMI notterv industry. two
othars orc Given n d;snlays of iron ore and
s,,an.,faotrSad ;ron from mines in Passaic
MIS- "a osber counties. another to zinc
- -e Nv the Passa;e Zinc Co of
Tarsey C;ty There are SAMPLES of other
-,,;,a;ols and finally a collection of roof.
inc slate from Delaware Water GAP. and
fron, Snssev county Among the geological
avh;i>;,s orc several very LARGE aieces of rcd
sandStona from Vreelond's onarry in Morris
county SHOWING the footprints of gigantic
,,yonorfioned animals The geological sur.
ray also furnishes samples Of the soil from
oil tbe counties and the handsome peolooi.
al ,,oos .f AZ stota entire and of yarions
sect;ono with these are Typographical
and other mans. there being. probably, two
Dozen olloootI,er On exhibition giving the
yo-;ors conniias and leading cities of The
State
The agricultural disnlav is good. but not
,r;te as GOOD as that Of minerals or manu-
fratnres The New Jersey Agricultural
Ey,ar;nnent Station has some 200 specime ms
of fbe yar;ons brands of fertilizers. manu-
faotrrad in tho State unon exhibition. in
cIud,ng a number from Lister Brothers and
the peruvian Guano Company. of Newark.
Tba yorions Grains and cereals are exhibited
in GLASS lars. corn. wheat. oats. etc.. as well
as samnies Of SORGHUM from cane grown in
tba State and the chief nuts. chestputs.
pr7fC HlhaftS hAZlRnntS-
.j,ba ssnnles of fresh vegetables are few.
on account of the GREAT distance of the Elk.
a,oeft;on from, Nav Jersey which will not
allow of their transnortation here. The
frnit disnlav axcent that canned or pre-
served Is also small Of the canned goods
there Il large assortment. including all
varieties of frniis. peaches. pears. pineap-
,,Ics. etc as we'll as of vegetables like corn.
tomatoes' meas okra. the largest display
l,eino made nv Elizabeth firms. OF pre-
served and branded fruits inimmense glass
lars. there are n number of the prettiest and
most inviting specimens.
The exhibits of forest produce. of woods
and articles manufactured from wood. is
LARGER than was expected from New Jer-
sew The various SAMPLES of wood dis
,,taved are cut on triangular form. so as
r. chow the bark on one side. the planed
nlank on the other. while the thin side is
rarnisbed and nolished A curiosity here
ara q LARGO number of lops from the ,ele-
brated Submerged forests in Cape Nav
|conntv in q veTv good state Of preserya-
tion
These with snecimens preserved in alco-
bol of the leadino food fishes caught in
Jersev waters or off the coast. completes
tha eyb;h;t of tie natural resources
Tn the erhiblt of mannfacfures there is
sssrr,ljv mucb larcer number than in
the agrieultural or mineral departments.
All tie cities are represented there. but
Newark not as well as some of the Others
There are some twenty stands, each de-
voted to a different branch of manufacture
The china and pottery companies of
Trenton are we'll represented by the Mercer
D., tterv COMPANY. The Salem Glass Works
III "a Cohansey Glass Conpaay. these
anh;,;te cover three tables and. inelude all
ILL 20 Glassware, fancy norcelain. china
end aI1 chamber sets. plate glass. and ordinary
w;ndow GLASS one table is given to to-
hacco incIndino leaf chewing and SMOKING
,ot,occo and snnff the exhibit made prin.
c;nsliv bv The I,orillards Other tables are
oven to woolen goods by the Rittenhouse
Hom-anv. Of Passaic; to ironware. shoe !,
wall lpaner rnbber ware and even to cof-
nc and cas,ets The principal exhibits
are those of A. r. smith n Co of smith
vile Huntington County. BICYCLES: Amer
loan Saw Comnany, Trenton. saws and
teols J G. Taylor & Son. Trenton. cas-
lets. perth Amboy Terra Gotta Com
nany Mabie Bros Passaic. refrigerators;
q. q Woolsey. Hoboken: Turbine Wafer