The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-08
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| mission Prico-The Exhibit VIII lie
Fuller, Finer and More Scientific Than
| Ever.
| WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-Preparations
are actively in progress in all of the
executive departments for the govern
nent exhibit at the Worlds Columbian
exposition in Chicago and the several
| branches of the whole exhibit are be-
ginning to assume definite shape.
In each department, and in most of the
departmental bureaus, men with special
qualifications are at work gathering
and collecting material, and it is now
evident that this exhibit will be finer and
better, fuller and more scientifically ar
ranged than any one ever heretofore
made. For the government exhibit
congress has already appropriated s79S,-
$50, and it is expected that at the next
session the amount will be increased to
a round million of dollars, or quarter
Of million more than was appropri-
ated for the exhibit at the Centennial
exposition. The government building
at Chicago will also be much finer than
the Philadelphia building, $500, 900 hav-
ing been especially appropriated for it,
whereas the Centennial government
building cost only $500
OF the million dollars exclusive of
S4OO,0 for the building) appropriated,
or to be appropriated the agricultural
department and the Smithsonian insti-
tuition get the largest share with $780,
600 each; the fish commission 800, 600,
the war and navy departments each
$4,000. The first three named will fur
nish the "show" features of the exhibit
The agricultural department has the
preparation of its exhibit under way.
OF wheat there are $500 samples;
oats, 1000; corn, 1000; buckwheat. 800;
rye, 500; barley, 400, and of other grains
1000 samples Taking some northern
raised corn, it is shown how from sea-
son to season the planting of this kind
of corn in the south produced indenta-
tions, until finally ''dent" corn is the
result Samples of Scotch Fife wheat
taken far north of Manitoba and some
far south of Manitoba will be exhibit
ed us another example of the influence
of change of climate.
The pathological department will be
gay in color with stuffed birds and small
animals from all parts of the country.
The forestry division will have an i'm
teresting display of various woods. A
part of this display will be from differ
ent parts of the world.
Complaint is made that wooden rail-
road ties are denuding the woods of it's
forestry, and metal ties for railroads
will be shown.
The buffalo grasses and various cacti
of the arid regions will be exhibited,
and this work likewise has been con-
Quoted with the view to affording as
much valuable information and sugges-
ton for experiment as possible.
In the chemical laboratory tests will
be made and the methods of food adul-
teration shown. 1t is said that this
work will be in the nature of revela-
tion to most people.
John M. Estes, of Stoughton, Wis, Is
in charge of the tobacco exhibit. A
part of this exhibit will include models
of various styles of tobacco barns.
A collection of plows has been accum-
ulated and at least two of them date
back to the seventeenth century.
The Philadelphia expert, John T.
Rich, and Edward A. Green, now run
ming for governor of Michigan, have
charge of the wool exhibit which will
be large and complete as will also be
the cotton exhibit in charge of Alfred
b. Shepardson, and the fiber exhibit
in charge of Mr.. Dodge, but the silk
cultural exhibit will be small, as con-
gress did not appropriate this year for
this branch of the departments work.