The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-10-04
GORGEOUS
viii Be Uncle Sans Exhibit
! at the Worlds Fair.
1t Alone VIII Be Worth the Price
of Admission.

The Display WIN Undoubtedly ny Tar
Eclipse Any Ever Made by Any Country.
Congress Has Already Appropriated
Nearly $500. 900, Exclusive of 500, o"d
for the building, and VIII Probably
Increase IT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. APPROPRIATIONS
are actively in progress in all of the ex-
ecutive departments for the govern
ment 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 de-
partmental bureaus, men with special
qualifications are at work gathering and
collecting material. and it is now evil
dent 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 @19S.2oO, and
it is expected that at the next session
the amount will be increased TO round
million of dollars. or a quarter Of mill
ion more than was appropriated for the
exhibit at the centennial exposition.
The government building at Chicago
will also be much finer than the Phila-
delphia building, $500, 900 having been
especially appropriated for 1t, whereas
the centennial government building cost
only $50, 600.
OF the million dollars exclusive of
S4OO, 900 for the building) appropriated.
or to be appropriated, the agricultural
department and the Smithsonian instl-
tuition get the largest share with $780,
600 each; the fish commission 100000,
and the war and navy departments each
$4,000 The first three named will
furnish the ''show" features of the ex-
hibit. ,.. ,,oo A.,
preparation of it's exhibit under way.
OF wheat there are $500 samples; oats,
1000: corn, Q. 600; buckwheat, 300; rye,
500: barley. 400; and of other grains,
900 samples Taking some northern
raised corn it IS shown how from season
to season the planting Of this kind OF
corn in the south produces lndentatlons
until finally dent" corn is the result
Samples of Scotch Fife wheat taken far
north OF Manitoba viii be exhibited as
another example of the influence OF q
change of climate.
The ornithological department will be
CAV in color with stuffed birds and small
animals from sill parts OF the United
States.
The forestry division will have an In
teresting display OF various woods
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 II
forestry. and metal ties for railroad:
Will be shown.
The buffalo grasses and various csct
of the arid regions will be exhibited
and this work likewise has been con
Quoted with the view to aaorthng q
much valuable information end sug
cestion for experiment as possible.
In the chemical laboratory tests VII
be made and the methods OF food anu1
iteration shown. 1t IS said that thu
work will be in a nature of revelation
to most people.
John N. Estes, of StouShton. Wis, i
in charge of the tobacco exhibit. a par
if this exhibit will inc1ade models
various styles of tobacco barns.
= collection Of plows has been accu
mulated and at least two Of them dat
back TO the seventeenth century.
The Philadelphia expert. = OH! 7. Rict
and Edward 4. Green. now running re
governor Of IG2UhigSll, hare charge c
the wool exhibit which viii be l9SS
and complete as viii also be the coeto
exhibit il charge Of Alfred 3. S1elsa<C
son, and the fibre exhibit in charge {
Mr.. Dodge, bus tho SILK culeEtEal exhih
will be small. as ccNEISss did not apprS
pirate this year for this branch OF tf
departments work.