The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-30
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located together under one roof, which
covers sixteen acres, aud willis each
state has her separate exhibit the varied
production indigenous To the Unitsd
States combined, forcibly impresses one
with the unlimited resources Of our fair
land.
Virginia, the mother of states, has
for Commissioner, Hon. w. w. Finney.
The old state is ap to the average in
display, aud with even few Of the
staples common TO her soil gives evi-
dence that she improves by age. Her
two principle productions ars peanat
and yellow leaf tobacco. The peanut
had It's birth in this state and almost tho
entire crop is grown on her coast. Rich.
mond the capital, Danvills and Lynch
burg the rival tobacco cities, send many
creditab.e specimens.
Montana is yet q territory with
hopes OF early admission to ssateshood.
Col. Harris 10 the commissioner, and be
brings . splendid display Of her nat.
ural productions. Although, Montana
is noted 70. growing cattle and sheep,
her principal interests are mining and
the display of ores is sppberb and at
tracts universal attention. The arrang-
ing Of these exhibits was done by John
Nye, an old pioneer OF the mining coun-
try, who knows rock when ho sees or
handles il. Some ornaments of Indian
origin attract much attention. Ia this
display there arc some fine taxidermy
specimen shown.
South CArolina, with A. p. Butler as
commissioner, has soften up its exhibits
in good shape. The guAno manufactory
Of Wilcox. Gibbs Il Co., who show q
pyramid some twesty feet from the base
constructed of phosphate rock, is an en-
terprise that has done much to enrich
Charleston. The agricultural produc-
tions and fruits displayed, keep the lit
tie Carolina to the front in this line.
Though it does not claim to be an ex-
tsnsive manufacturing state, il has
some very sreditabls displays Of home
productions. Io cotton it produces q
fine staple notably the Sea Island,
which always commands good price.
Specimens are on exhibition.
Many of the relics Of the Greely re-
lief party have been placed on exhibi-
ton in the States department. Dunn
mics are dressed up in the clothing worn
by the men, and the old tent they used
is erected, while tho entire camping
outfit is on view. The small boats
from the Thstis end Bear, which frst
reached the Greely sufferers have been
placed with these much-viewed curiosi-
ties. It is hard to realize in land
whore snow is unknown what suffering
and death the Greedy Relief exhibit
represents.
On Sundays the Exposition is largely
attended, the entrance fee being ther
reduced TO 25 cents. On q fine day
there are liable to be fifty thousand
present. There is everything to see a,
on any weekday except the working oi
the machinery, which is always shut
down Saturday night fill Monday morn
ing.
The Commissioners and members o.
the press are unanimous in urging theil
respective legislatures to make extra ap
preparations to carry out the successful
exhibit Of each state and territory. Th,
necessity for money is evident to keel
the exhibit up to its present standing
as many articles are perishable, conse
guently the pride one has in bis stat,
or territory should encourage each ant
all to advocate the contribution.
When you take into consideration
the fact that the different building
cover 90 acres, or one third more thai
the Ceatennial and that the Park il
which they are located and which j
now enclosed composes about 500 acres
you can see how hard it is to estimat
the daily attendance, and the manage
ment refuses to make public the dali,
receipts, for what reason your CORES
pondent is unable to say.
At first it was feared that the mean
of transportation between the ground
and Canal street, the centre of the city
would not be adequate to accomodat
the public, but 80 far no inconvenience
has been experienced. BY certain line