Wichita eagle., 1888-06-03
MINING --.METALLURGY
The Vast Resources and Products OF
the Earth-Our Inexhaustible
Supply of Coal, Iron, Etc.

A patriotic pride in the development
of our great state should be sufficient
motive to induce all having arti-
cles illustrative of our vast resources
and products that represent our skill in
fashioning the crude materials so Law
ishly bestowed on our most fortunately
situated commonwealth, to make a suit
able effort TO so present the fruits Of
their industry at our coming centennial
exposition that all beholders may APP
preciate the fact that nowhere on all
the earth is there an equal extent of
territory possessing so varied and so
vast and inexhaustibie resources. We
have more than ten thousand square
miles underlaid with coal and more
than half oil that amount underlaid with
iron-coal and iron enough to supply
the markets OF the world for a period of
time greater than all recorded history.
Our agricultural lands are equal to the
whole extent OF the state and suscepti-
bic of sustaining population as dense
as that of Belgium or Lombardy. When
that time shall come, and come II Will,
our state will contain fifteen millions,
is most fortunate. Our southern borjer
is washed by the beautiful Ohio, vet
more useful than beautiful. connecting,
as it does, natural means of inland com
munication unsurpassed, if il is equaled,
IN any other country. Our northern
border lies along Lake Erie, opening
additional avenues for water communi-
cation so favorable that no equal extent
of frontier coast OF any land, witnesses
an activity SO great or q carrying trade
SO rich or varied. Again, taking into
consideration our central location and
the fact that the great bulk o. the com
merce of the continent, from East to
West, must pass over our fruitful
fields and inexhaustible mines, it Is
reasonable TO affirm that our favored
state Is the keystone" IN fact; aud the
"Ohlo idea" is always so potent in the
counsels of the nation that we may con-
clude it is already plain to all mems
minds that the great and hene1cent
arch of the Union can have no firmer or
more enduring keystone. To the peo-
pie of this great state | appeal for an
exhibit OF your mineral products. This
department will include all kinds of met
ais, metallic compounds and the ores ami
substances from which they
are obtained also as full an exhibit of
the geology of the state as is practical.
Crude and manufactured metals.
Every kind and quality OF iron aud
steel now manufactured.
Every variety of coal.
All kinds of clay and the articles man
ufactured therefrom.
All kinds of stone used in building.
for statuary work, ornamental work,
Tor monuments, etc, etc, together with
specimens manufactured from the same.
Glass and quartz rock and all. other
materials from which glass is manu-
with specimens OF work ready
for use.
Petrified wood and ornamental prod
ucts made from the same.
An exhibit illustrating the manufact-
ure of salt and all the products resulting
tberefrom or incident thereto.
Crude mineral oils and the products
Of their distillation.
All crude minerals from which chem
cal products used in the arts or in med
cine are produced, together with speci-
mems of such products.
All minerals and mineral products
not specified, useful, ornamental or
curious.
Exhibits in geology, as full as posi-
bic, are desired, among which the fol-
owing are mentioned, but exhibitors
are requested 10 make their collections
Us full as the means at their disposal
will permit:
The elements constituting rocks, az
ar as practical.
Minerals constituting rocks, showing
orms of crystals and variety OF colors
Fragmental rocks, exclusive of lime
stones, iimestones or caleareous rocks.
ron ore rocks, igneous or eruptive
ocks, condition, structure and arrange
neDt OF rock masses stratitied condl-
ion, structure of layers.
As We have said, pride in our great
tate Should be a sufficient inducement.
But your efforts will be repaid hun
Iredfold. You not only make known
he resources of our more than princelv
but you make known your
PRODUCTS and thereby increase and ex-
end your business. Ii il desirable that
our intentions as 10 your exhibits
hould be made known at an early date
o that the space and kind Of facilities
hat you need may be reserved OF pre-
AIRED for you.