The Jersey City news., 1892-05-14
JERSEY In CHICAGO.
The Fair Commission Strug-
CLING With Designs for
a State Building.
A TRIPARTITE EXHIBIT.
Geology, Agriculture and Educa-
tion = Superintendent
P0land's Work.
A TRIPARTITE EXHIBIT
special TO the Jersen citu Ne,us.

Special to the Jersey Ctr Netos.
TRENTON, May IA, 1s92--The New Jer-
sey Cook County Fair Commission are
now struggling with fifteen designs OF
the Jersey Building TO be erected on the
grouna of the Fair at Chicago. Paese
designs were submitted in response to q
bid for proposals, and the commission ex-
pect to reach conclusion next Tuesday.
When this is over they will get down to
the practical work. namely, the assign
ment of the funds to the various State de-
partments, to be used in collecting and
arranging exhibits.
There are three departments of the
State that will make distinct exhibitions.
They are the State Geologist. State Super
intendent of Schools and the Agricul-
turist. The most interesting exhibit Will
be that of the Public Schools of New
Jersey. The State Board Of Education
nave the matter in hand and have ap-
pointed committee consisting OF Messrs
Baricklo, Butler and Scudder, who In Co
operation with State Superintendent
Poland will arrange the display
OUR sCHoOLSyIN 1875.
The schools of New Jersey made a very
creditabie showing at the Centennial Ex-
position in Philadelphia and also at the
New Orleans Exposition. 1t Is intended
to improve on these exhibits by showing
more work by the kindergarten ana the
training. 1t is not known deli
nitely yet how much space is
to be allotted to this kind of work.
it is thought that all of the public school
exhibits will be grouped together and all
the States brought in active competition:
xr;1 k,o oan ayhthiti0n of
school work, penmanship, drawing. man
ual training and kindergarten work. The
State Normal and Model schools, with
their auxiliaries, will have separate
display, as will the School for Deaf Mutes
in trenton. The latter will make show
ing of the several arts taught to the male
pupils, particularly that Of printing. The
pupils will begin early next year to pre-
pare this exhibit. After the Chicago
Fair is over an effort will be made to Sc
cure some large room In the Statehouse,
where Public School Museum Will be
established.
State Geologist Smock wants 81, ,500 SO
that he can secure display OF the ores,
soils and minerals of the State. He pro-
poses to spend $1,000 in this way and
81, 500 In having large relief map OF New
Jersey made. The exhibit of this depart
ment will consist of maps, relief maps and
models, specimens of rocks, minerals.
ores, marls. clays. building stones, soil
l~fertiiizers, natural sfertilizers@ and other
natural products. The exhibition OF min
ing ores will be a new one. specially Gel
lected for the exhibit. The State Geolo-
gist desires to secure all new specimens,
independent of those that are now in the
possession of the State that have been
exhibited at other exposltions. This COL
lection will be made the basis of the col
lection that is to be exhibited in the new
Geological Museum now being arranged
| in the upper part of the Statehouse.
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
As to The agricultural exhibit there
seems to be a mixed state OF affairs. The
State Board of Agriculture are somewhat
annoyed at the slight that has been given
| to the board as q department. OF this
State Government. President Burroughs
and Secretary Dye were the first to offer
their services to the Fair Commission,
and had very definite plans for a sue
cesful exhibit, based upon their expert
ence in the Centennial Exhibition or Phil
| idelphia. but the Pork Show Commission
have gone along without reaching any
decision, and now the State Board have
| officially reached the conclusion that they
will have nothing to do with the exhibit
as a body. Their position must be ex-
planned to be understood. Their
exhibit necessitates the planting
| of crops, preparation OF soil
| and the selections Of varieties.
| The claim that they were entitled to the
| first consideration on account of the me-
cessity of preparing the soil. selecting the
proper place and conditions under which
| TO grow favorable crops. but the commits
| this fact. ARriculturists claim that it
| has gone beyond the time when they
could prepare by special cultivation an
| exhibit of the products of this State that
| would be worthy of 1t. New Jersey.
ranging as a second agricultural State in
the Union. would necessarily have to
make strong showing, and 1t would take
| the cooperation of the entire farming
| community and the State Board and the
| State experiment stations to secure the
| result that would make favorable show
| ing for the State.
ORGANIZING THE EXHIBIT.
President Burroughs states that while
| it will be impossible for the State Board
collectively to assume the responsibility
| of an exhibit, they will as individuals CO.
| operate with whatever CO mmissioner Is
| assigned by the Commission to secure the
| col lection of products. In the beginning
She State Board was quite anxious to take
| this m latter IN hand, aud had hoped that
| the Board would have been recognized in
the selection of the Commission, but tn al
omission did not in any way dampen the II
ardor. and they continued planning just
the same.
present to the commission than any other
department of The State because of their
past experiences in the State exhibition
| line, supplemented by the agricultural
| observations made at State fairs and
other agricultural displays. but their sew
eral conferences being productive of no
definite organization thev reluctantly
| abandoned The scheme, and will leave the
| Chicago Fair Commission to do the best
| they can under tht circumstances.
! 1t is now too late TO prepare any special
| crops, and what will be secured will all
| be gathered accidentally. They have
| asked S17, 900 from the Commission for
| the work of arranging the exhibition.
| Tina Com missioners say thai they do not