The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-21


woods inlaid, showing figures of Texas
lowers, cattle, hogs, ETC., and the won
uer Oh All VINO see 1t, Upon this desk is
wafer bucket made of Texas woods,
contalning 2,3i0 pieces Of timber, made
az ,ne penltentiary. Next is the port
soie mouse, made without nail, screw or
bolt, cf Texas curly pine, by John Bovd.
whose chice is Galveston, Texas. In
TINS IS the private offices of the United
states ana state commissioners for
iexas, neatly furnished by the peniten-
tiary board. Then comes our display &
Vi Iexas tlmbers, embracing l26 varieties,
secured from various portions of the
state at great cost, and, regret to saw.
aoes not embrace all the varieties grown
IN the state. Adjoining this is placed
the collection OF our wonderful grasses
indigenous to Texas, numbering in
botanical and forage grasses no less than
Soo varieties. Next in order approached
Is the collection of minerals, ores, fos-
Sis and building stones, collected and
placed mainly by DR.. A. Gregg, of San
SABA, VIM. DeRyll, of Corpus Christi,
ana Jay u. Kelly, of lei Paso, under
whose skllliul arrangement the collec-
ton is the wonder of all visiting Texans.
men moving on we come into the dis
play i'll women's work department..
This display is not composed of crazy
quits, hemstitched and crochet tides,
Dut oil master pieces OF paintings in oil
ana water colOrs, etchings and draw
lngs, beautifully hand painted china,
representing tue flora of Texas, ele-
gantly worked shawls, covers, etc., up
holstered furniture, handworked in
beautiful designs, screens, tables, inlaid
Mosalac nantes, gates, chairs, and q
wondroug collection, showing, as has
been often acknowledged by visitors
! from the north and east, the superior ar
tistic skill in handiwork by our Texas
women. This display is a grand sue
cess. Proceeding in our walk we come
to the display III taXidermy of the
natural history of Texas and the collec-
tion IN entomology. II the first named
is filed a row of show cases 9G
feet long, 8 feet high and 8 feet
deep; the latter consists Of 1900 spec
linens. No state can compare with
these collections. | desi here to state
that we have on exhibit but very few
! specimens of reptiles; fewer than any
other state making display in natural
history. Leaving this display, we &c
into the space filled with specimens
from the farm and garden. Here we
have upon exhibit, splendid specimens,
in quantity, of corn, cotton, rice, sugar
syrups, oats, barley, wheat, rye, Al.
falfa, miliet, forage grasses, vegetables
OF all kinds and in splendid order, large
melons, squaShes, pumpkins, grapes
grspe-vines, wines, fruits, apples, pears
peaches, plums, persimnOns, pGcans
apricots, nectarines, ounces, ETC., etc
in variety. In these departments are
fully displayed the capabilities o
our generous soil. Now we are n
the display made by the Texas
d. Pacific railway company. This
display Is simply splendid
showing as it does the industries anc
resources of the territory along the line
of the Texas & Pacific from lei Paso OF
the Rio Grande, To Woskoms station, OF
Csdo Lake. Interspersed Throughout
our space is corn, oats and wheat il
sheaf, cane and cotton in stalk, cact
and maguay, aloes and other rare anC
beautiful plants from west Texas, splen
did paintings and photographs of GU
public school buildings, with han
ners, shields and notices giving granC
relief to the whole.
The educational display, will b.
cretitable. On the eight marginal side
of the Central Pagoda are inscribed il
letters of gold the following mott oes:
Wealth valuation, Sl.O45,3l7, 1856.
School fund, $S0,0000O0.
State tax, 20 on the 800.
Area, ,3i6 square miles.
Cereal products, 77,2ll, 1856 bushels.
Live stock, lS,OOO,000 head.
Population, 2,2l5,709.
Cotton products, .467 ,S25 bales.
These are read by visitors with won
der and .naz ment, no less than expe
rienced when they look at our speci
mensu on display.
In IN judgment, honored sir, our ex
hiblti sgrand success, and will result
in gre tgood and wonderous agrendize
ment to our beloved state.
/ The investment of the $4,000 apprC
priated by the legislature will, in m
opinion, repay to tho state great div
dend, even To ono thousand fold, q
more.
Ia closing my report, beg t
acknowledge the co rtesies and conf
dence you have ext lded me, and, In
dulging the hope Il NJ my work shs
prove satisfactory you and my p9opl
and in the end prot able to the state,
am, sir, with great respect,
Your obedient servant,
II. II. GAMltAGR,
United States Commissioner for Texal