The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-05
The Indiana Display.

The Indiana Display.
New Orleans States
Indiana has over twice the space and many
times the exhibits she had here in the last exposi-
ton, yet her commissioner could only obtain half
the area that he asked for and which he could
unquestionably have creditably filed, even at
the late day he accepted his appointment
Entering the space Of over 10000 square feet
occupied by the various collections at the north
western corner Of the government building, the
first department that meets the visitors eye is
that Of art and woman's work, contained in
neat and tastefully arranged room 22x3o feet,
with curtained openings on three sides. The
floor is painted and carpeted. The walls. which
are ten feet high are finished in Indian red and
sage green. The large wall-cases. with glass
fronts, and the central cases. with their four
sides of glass, are painted Jet black. The first
case the right is filled with hand dpainted china
from various cities of the State Richmond has
two cases, Terre Haute and other cities one each
assigned to their special collections.
Lafayette will SOON have its display for this
department. in place. A handsomely carved
mantel, the work Of Miss Mattox, of Terre
Haute, occupies central location the right
A three paneled screen stands near the upper
corner this was painted by Mrs. L. c. Barker,
of Terre Haute. The walls are covered with
paintings on canvas, silk, velvet, metal and mar
BILE. Photographs are here from D. r. Clark, of
indianapolis, among whose work is a life-size
bust picture Of the late Hon. Thomas A Hen
dricks.
w. H. Potter, also Of indianapolis, and presi-
dent of the American Association of Photogra-
piers. has largely contributed to this collection
from his wellknown work. Among the paint
ings are number of recognized value, notably
"Ossian," by Wilbur w. Woodward. which has
upon several occasions been assigned place on
the walls Of the Salon Of Paris. and is valued at
ST., 000 Easels with casts, hammered metal work,
and pen drawings occupy commanding hooks
and corners. ALI this, and much more thatcan-
not be enumerated in this article, has been con-
tributed by eighty individuals and societies of
the State, the whole collection numbering over
two hundred articles.
The next department. that calls for notice is
that of education. IF there be any one thing
true son of Indiana prides himself on more than
any other it is the States educational system,
and we'll he may, for this exhibit, gathered in
few short weeks. occupies $500 square feet of
floor and z, 600 square feet of wall space; twenty
fve tables hold the collection of books, manu-
scripts, drawings, reports, bound statistics and
many other educational records and appliances.
The walls show photographs of many public
schools buildings. original designs and decora-
tions. They also display ninetytwo county
maps one for each county in the State. Each
of these maps show the number and exact loca-
ton of every public school-house in the said
county. The photographs. designs and maps
alone are display never before equaled by any
State, anywhere. The fora of the State
ed specimens. Large cards. giving
name, location and number of students of all
large educational institutions of the State (other
than public schools) are prominently displayed.
The number of teachers and their daily pay
from early years to 1886 is given in separate
collection. A canvas. specially made for the pur-
pose, nine feet By eighteen feet, has arrived and
q map showing the location of public school
houses of the whole State, similar to the above
county maps, will be painted. 1t will be the
largest map of the State ever made'fo any pur-
pose. On the right of this display may be found
the agricultural department If the Indiana
farmer who was not satisfied with his States
showing in the last exposition can find fault with
it this time, he can look in vain for satisfaction in
this world A floor space of over 5000 square
feet, and greater amount of wall surface,
is filed as perhaps never before any
where. Sixty varieties of grasses and
twenty of grain in the straw are
ornamentally fastened on specially prepared
walls. Tables holding bags, and glass jars
showing threshed grain seed, ETC., to over2 300
samples are ranged closely side by side, while
pyramids show additional displays One of these
has 100 glass jars, and each jar contains differ
ent grain, seed or variety, showing the complete
ness of the collection. Eighty cards, sixteen by
twenty two inches, each show ten varieties Of
wool, admitted by competent judges to be the
finest collection ever shown: these mounted
on walls and easily inspected.
Manufactured products meet attention next.
and such prominent houses are represented as:
The Studebaker Bros Manufacturing Company
and the Oliver Chilled Plow Company, of South
Bend; the sElkhart Carriage and Harness Com
pany andthe Muzzy Starch, Company of Elk
hart the Munk e. Roberts Furniture Company,
of Connersyille the Alaska Refrigerator Com
pany Michigan City, and others. In this de-
partment Commissioner Metesser greatly de-
sired to show his States large interests and with
fha md ha
assigned him he proceeded to arrange accord
ingly, but the management found themselves
finally unable to give him more than he now
has. thus rendering it necessary for him to
notify many manufacturers that he could not in
stall their exhibits. even after he surrendered a
large part of his private space in the main build
ing to the collective State exhibits.
The coal fields of Indiana are extensive. but
only 206 mines, in eighteen counties, are as yet
being worked. Fifty neatly cased samples, Sx8x
II inches. show in this. collection the bitumiE-
Gus, block and camel varieties, and ara instruct
i've to any one interested in the fuel and iron in
dustres.
Indiana's oolitic limestone has made name
for itself in afew years hardly equaled in indus
trial annals, the Cotton Exchange Building of
this city being one of the prominent public build
ings of the South erected from Bedford (Law-
renee county, quarries; also the new State house
of Georgia, now under construction from the
Mitchell quarries. There is scarcely any build
ING of note now going mp in the State that does
not use more or less it Fifteen different sam
Piles in this collection show the polish, carving,
ETC., it will permit
The valuable forests of the State are one of
the great sources of her wealth. Forty y-eight Of
the most useful varieties are shown in pieces II
x1S inches, highly finished and hung on wall.
making a display greatly admired by all who see
it. After examination Of these. samples it
can easily be understood why Indiana wagons.
wheels, wheel stock, furniture, ETC., command o
front rank in commerce.
Twelve hundred mills convert the grain Of the
State into food, but in this department., asin the
manufactures, space will not permit full dis
play; yet aslarge number of mills show their
product by stages from the wheat to the finished
-four and an elevation, eight by twelve feet, of
modern roller-mill is an attractive and instruct
i've part of the department.
Daily and weekly papers from every section of
the State are on file to greet the Indianian on
his arrival and it will be rare case if he cannot
find his homo paper 70 con while visiting in New