Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07
THE WICHITA EXHIBIT.
Kansas Sending More People to Cincin
natl Than ANY Other State.
From the Times-Star.

Kansas Sending More People to Cincin
natl Than Any Other State.
From the Times-Star.
Kansas is distinguishing herself at the
centennial. She has already sent more
visitors to the exposition than any state
west of the Mississippi river. This Ger.
tainly shows appreciation on behalf OF
this great western state. And it is GER
tainly appreciated here. Kansas is rep
resented especially in the wonderful
Wichita exhibit, which occupies build
ing or tower of its own, built especially
for its accommodation. 1t is located in
the northwest angle of the great park
building, just off from the fountain,
the grand central feature Of the park
hall.
Probably no exhibit in the building is
as much talked about as the Wichita
exhibit. The first thing you notice
at the entrance of this wonderful
pavilion is mammoth grass
hopper-everything is on the heroic
order that Kansas. and especially Wich-
tia, provides. you know-over seven feet
| high, standing erect on his long dudeish
hind legs to bow the visitor in. AT the
left is large painting. six by ten feet,
of Lawrence avenue, fine Wichita
thoroughfare, and adjoining it is an
other painting of Sedgwick equity farm.
On the right is a painting of the sun
setting in the brilliant Western sky,
,.;+I, Lo MONDE s.yyr;oL;+, Exbib;t,, ocrocc
this halo background. Entering the
space the first thing to attract the eye Is
the four story pagoda which occupies
the center of the room. 1t is octagonal
III form and rises to the height Of thirty
three feet. The first story is used for an
office, and each succeeding story is COW
cred with the corn, wheat, rye. oats and
other products of Sedgwick county, of
which Wichita is the hub. Surmountlng
the whole is large ball in light blue,
with the motto, 'sAd Astra Per Aspera"
in gold lettering thereon, with
golden stars all above. Above the
ball the American flag droops gracefully.
Over the door of the pagoda is a beauti-
full pair of horns and a huge Kansas jack
rabbit. AT the left of the pagoda is a
field of very tall corn. Then comes some
very fine samples of cotton grown in
Barber county. The next panel shows
some twenty-five beautiful views of the
residences and business blocks in the city
of Wichita. Following this is arranged
some beautiful specimens of oats, corn,
wheat. rye and millet. Orchard grass,
alfalfa, red clover, timothy and wild
prairie grass, seven feet high, occupy
the most prominent place in the exhibit.
Next comes the ladder of silk cocoons,
which were raised on the Usage orange
leaves-a successful substitute for the
mulberry leaf-grown near Valley Cen
ter. On another panel are tastefully
arranged some twenty-five more views
Of Wichita streets, business houses and
residences. Extending abound the room
is a painting of the train of the thirty
one cars of corn that Sedgwick county
sent to the Ohio flood sufferers
in 1884. Two large maps, seven by
eleven, are arranged on each side of the
pagoda. Between each panel eight silk
Ell banners, nine feet long, with figures
and statutes relative to Wichita and
Sedgwick county, decorate the spaces.
Two elegantly painted butterflies, with
spread wings measuring six feet from
tip TO tip, adorn the walls. There is also
splendid model of the Burton palace
stock car on exhibition, and samples of
the pressed brick manufactured and the
stone used in building. There will be
much more added to this already mag
niticent display later on. 1t is the inten-
ton when the corn crop is cut to build a
mammoth and complete corn palace,
such as made Kansas famous at the re-
cent exposition. Mr.. II. l.. Pierce, the
gentleman in charge, is one of the most
obliging gentlemen in the world, and
never tires of extolling the glories of
Kansas, and especially Sedgwick county
and his beloved Wichita