The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-06
HANDSOME EXHIBIT.
San Antonio and BeXar County
Have Done Themselves Proud.

Have Done Themselves Proud.
Fort Worth Gazette.
The historic and ilIustrious county of
Bexar, wi h its still more noted Alamo
City, has three exhibits at the Spring
Palace, besides a generous contribution
of plants, cereals and grains, classified
and placed in the various departments to
which they belong. AS the stranger en-
ters the main entrance of the Spring Pal
ace at the north front, if he will cast his
eve up through the capacious rotunda
he will see upon the northern wall occupy
ing a space twenty eight feet high and
eighteen wide, the main San Antonio ex-
hioit. From almost any point OF view in
the building can be seen in the center of
this space on the wall drawing of the
exposition building of the San Antonio
International fair, which occurs next No
vember. This drawing is seven feet high
and thirteen feet long, is in perspective,
and is made of thirteen different woods
found in Bexar county. The work is in
varied colors and is highly polished. Un-
derneath are the words Exposition
Building, San Antonio, Texas" in gold
letters. In the corner are the words,
"Made of Thirteen Native Woods of
Bexar county" Over the picture are the
words, "Mexico and America, Interna-
tional fair, November to 16, 1889, San
Antonio, Tey." The letters of these words
are made of aigrietta. The following are
the native woods of Bexar county of which
this picture is made: Maple, ash, oak, two
varieties of gum, cedar, walnut, hackber
ry, Usage orange, holly, pine, elder and
mesquite. The entire picture is tasteful
ly ard appropriately draped with the flags
of Mexico, the United States and
Texas, and is surmounted by
pair of OK horns five and
half feet long, polished in San Antonio.
The upper portion of the space on the
wall abovethe picture of the International
exposition building is decorated with the
cereals of the oounty,graps vines, aigrietta
and cactus, in the center of which are the
words in moss, "Bexar county" On the
floor around this wall space is quite va
| riety of products and resources peculiar to
San Antonio and to Bexar county, includ-
ing handsome collection of Angora goat
skins and skins of various other animals,
also fine collection of native
woods and minerals and speci-
mems of wood beautifully carved by ladies
in the State Art school, of San antonio.
This exhibit is inclosed by railing con-
sisting of rope of Doss, connecting posts
of laurel, with the space between covered
with Mexican and American flags; alto
gether this exhibit is, as it is designed to
be, truly representative of the peculiar
products of the Alamo city and Bexar
county. On the first floor in the western
portion of the Spring Palace is
a fac simiie miniature OF
the world renowned Alamo. This
miniature is dead image of the great
and sombre original in San Antonio. 1t
| is made of the native cement of the Alamo
city, and in color literally represents the
Alamo is it now appears. 1t ia seven feet
long and five feet wide, and rests upon
table, the surrounding surface of which
| looks like the earth around the Alamo, the
| base of the table being encircled by the
flags of all nations, making the en-
tire pile look like the grand old
mausoleum of liberty which it was. Above
| this miniature Alamo are the historic and
ever thrilling words, Remember the
Alamo" and through the bars over the
front entrance every edm1rer of dauntless
| courage and lover of patriotism will have
an opportunity to drop in bis contribution
toward the erection of the grandest monu-
ment in the south, to be built in San An
tonic in few years, to commemorate that
Mecca of valor in Texas history, of which IL
has been said: "Thermopyle had its mes
senger of defeat; the Alamo had none"