Savannah morning news., 1885-02-25
THE WORLD'S FAIR.
what Georgia Presents to show Ter
Wealth and Prosperity.

What Georgia Presents to show Ger
Wealth and Prosperity.
The New Orleans Picdyune speaks Of
GeOrgia's exhibit as follows: The EN-
pre- State Of the South does not show up
in quantity of space occupied, but for
quality and arrangement of its exhibit
the state makes a good showing.
As its cotton mills are the leading ones
in the South. the visitor naturally looks
for a fine display in this department
The first in view Is that made by the cele-
brated Eagle and PheniX mills, of Column
bus.
The variety is excellent, and shows in
a marked degree the progress of cotton
manufacture in the South. These mills
exhibit sheetings. drIllings, Osnaburgs,
white, hickory and fancy shirtings, tick
ings. pant checks and cOttOnadcs, dress
and cbeviOt plaids, ginghams, blankets,
towels and various other articles.
The Sibley Manufacturing Company, of
Augusta, exhibit ducks. drillngs, tick
ings and plaid and striped dress goods.
The John p. King Manufacturing Com
pany, of Augusta, exhibit sEeeting, shirt
ing and driilings.
a large line of Alceron plaid dress
goods Of numerous designs attracts much
attention.
hibits full lines of types Of Florida and
upland cotton, and samples OF sea island,
Florida and upland cotton seed.
Crossing the aisle that divides the eX-
hibit will be found excellent specimens
of the workable mineral aud other ores,
with which the State abOunds.
Barlow county sends baTytes, kidney
and cTystallized manganese. specular,
limOnite and stalactitic limOnite iron
ores and carbonate OF lime.
Cherokee county sends gold ore.
Cobb county sends cOrundum.
Dade county sends bitumlnOus coal.
Douglass county sends red hematite and
magnetic iron ore.
Habersham county sends magnetic iron
ore and copper and iron pyrites.
HARRISON county sends magnetic red
hematite iron ore.
Lincoln county sends galena giving o.
ounces of silver to the ton.
Paulding county sends copper and iron
suIphide giving 1922 per cent. of copper.
Polk county sends limOnite iron ore,
brown hematite and roofing slate.
Rabun county sends asbestos, which is
sent North to be manufactured intS
various articles OF a hreproot nature.
Walker county sends tOssiliferOus IRON
ore.
There are in the Georgia space speci-
mems of marble, sandstone and granite OF
various grades and hues, excellent in
quality for many commercial uses.
The specimens of pink marble and
variegated cream-cOlOred marble from
Polk county are scarcely eXcelled tOr
beauty Of finished texture and color by
any other marble TO be found in the gov
ernment building.
The exhibit of cOrundum wheels illus
trates the manufacturing methods of the
Southern States that should be fast disap-
nearing. The cOrundum ore is hauled in
WAGONS IS miles to a railroad and then
transported to Springfield, Mass, where
il is manufactured into cOrundum wheels,
which are sold in every part of the United
States.
The Savannah Board of Trade exhibits
samples Of turpentine, tar and rosin, and
near by is a typical Georgia turpent'ne
still with its immense worm, and sections
of pine trees, showing the methods OF
bOxing the trees and the crude turpenlne
as gathered from the tree.
The fence inclOsing the space on the
neighboring aisle is made of Georgia yell
low pine finished in oil, which shows up
the beauty of its grain and finish.