Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-24

three feet wide and twenty feet long, and is
loaded with pumpkins weighing from forty
10 sixty pounds, and beets from one to four
feet long. In the northwest corner is the
seed display of Ellis county in fine grain
jars. This consists of thirty-fve shelves of
garden seeds, silk cocOons, raw silk, pecans
and, in fact, is q regular museum in itself.
| On the west wall is a placard: Secure
home in the black lands of Ellis county.
They are rich, produce everything, and
| never wear out. They are cheap, SO to so
| per acre, and have gone fifty years without
4 single failure of crops" This placard is
decorated with grasses AND sheaf grain. and
rests on shelf loaded Nth all kinds of
products. On the south wall are found all
| the staple products of the world, as they
grow in Ellis county, viz: Hemp, flax,
| tobacco, ramie, sugar-caue buckwheat.
| corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, sorghum,
mlllet and cotton. This covers wall 14X36
feet. and is the most tastefully arranged as
well as the largest display of solid products
at the State fair Beneath this is a shelf
laden with corn of five varieties. potatoes,
Irish and sweet, and small grain i'll display
boxes. In the southwest corner are al
kinds of cereals in display jars, and in the
southeast corner is fruit in museum jars.
Now we reach the Ellis county exhibit
proper. In the center of the room is q
counter by SO feet on which are shelves SO
| arranged as to allow the light to pass
through. This is all trimmed and decorated
to perfection. Here is where you will findk
the largest collection OF fruits and vegeta-
bles in display jars ever made in Texas and
also rare collection of fresh fruits and
vegetables, among which are four plates of
Shannon pippin apples, one of which took
the premium as being the best plate of
apples shown at the fair. They were
raised by Mr.. j. n. Lowe of Ennis. This
is the largest exhibit at the fair and has
been pronounced the most complete one
ever made there. 1t missed the banner by
one point and is a strong favorite with the
people. Go and see it. The statistics of
Ellis county are given away in the form of
a folder. They are plain facts, but they are
convincing. They show that Ellis county
produces $500 to every. man who holds
plow or hoe in the county. These are the
best returns made by any county in Texas,
and it is doubtful if it is e9ualed in the
world.
Mr. Ota Cantrell of Waxahachie has
charge of this exhibit and will take pleasure
in showing you through. Don't forget to
notice the large picture frame containing
scenes in West End, an addition 10 the city
OF WaXahachie. 1t shows development
for its age SURPRISING any addition to any
city in Texas.
BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Hills Waco and Dallas business college
has by far the largest and best exhibit of its
class in exposition hall. Fifty large frames
are seen, with elaborate specimens of fancy
and plain penmanship that have no equal.
No one should visit the fair and not see
them. These schools are fully equipped in
every department, having banks, wholesale
ana retail stores and circulating medium
of their own for conducting the business.
FINE FuRs.
The center of attraction is space 81. expo
sition building (ground floor. where is
found fine display of furs, robes and an
CORA goat skins. Everything on exhibit Is
for sale cheap.
FAyNIy COUNTY.
Much has been said and written concern
ing the resources of Texas, but the public
has not formed nor can it form n correct idea
of the magniicence of Texas products IN
til it sees them There is no better place to
see them than in the county exhibits at the