The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-07-18
Missouri is Not First Nor is
She Last.
Some of Her Exhibits Far
Exceed That of Any Other
of the States.
Miss Shelton's Beautiful De-
scription of What is to Be
Seen at the Great
White City.
CuICAGn Iuly Ilth '93

SHlCAGO. July l. In, oc.
EDITOR OF THE BAzoo In our last
letter we promised to visit the state
buildings, in order that we might ap-
preciate fully the efforts of our native
state, Missouri. These buildings,
erected at the expense of the different
states and territories of our American
Union, are located in the northern
part of the Exposition grounds and
form a semi-circle around the fine art
gallery, and the north pond. While
these buildings were intended as head
quarters for commissioners of the diff
ferent states and territories, and as re-
ception rooms for the receiving and
entertainment of visitors, they are
really complete expositions in them
selves. most of them covering every
department from woman's work to
agriculture. Most of the states have
elegant buildings, MANY of which are
constructed in such a manner as to
call to mind sCme event of historical
Importance.
THE ILLINOIS BUILDING.
The Illinois building erected at an
expense of $3.50, 900 is certainly one
of the finest on the Exposition
grounds. 1t Is placed on a terrace
four feet high, and may he seen long
before reaching the White City. Its
educational display, illustrating the
methods and the results of work in all
of the best schools in the state, is GER
tainly a grand success. Its fish dis
play is quite worthy rival of the
Aauaria in the Fisheries building.
THE EMPIRE STATE.
We next entered the New York
building. The quaintnes- of the arch
itecture calls to mind the scenes of the
good old Dutch days. The building
is fifty feet wide. 200 feet long and
three stories high. 1t was erected at
q cost of S150.OO0. In front of the
building our ewes rested on the statues
of Columbus, and Henry Hudson, to
the litter of whom we give the credit
oftle beginning of the Netherlands in
the new world. The roof OF the build
ing is Supported by two columns Of
specimens OF native wood gathered
from the Adironack mountains. The
building is a production of the old
Van Rensselaer, residence, for MANY
wears noted as an historic landmark OF
New York City. As we entered the
building we found ourselves surround
ed BY beauties hardly surpassed by
the Garden of Palms in the Moorish
Palace. In the center of the building
is large palm, serving as decoration
to the main entrance. From either
side of the main entrance extend halls
which open into elegant reception
rooms containing portraits, paintings,
and furniture which call to mind the
days of good old Peter Stuyvesant.
The walls are myrtle green which
together with the heavy mahogany
furniture, the style of which dates
back to Washingtonian days, produces
a subdued yet attractive result.
THE OLD BAY STATE
We next entered the building erect
ed by the "Old Bay State, 'Massachu-
sets, a building modelled after the !
Hancock House, for many year a
familiar land mark on Beacon Street
Boston. It's front is adorned with
flower gardens, representing the
choice flowers of the state. As we en-
tered the building erected by the
state which boasts of the educational
center of the union we were surprised
at the extreme plainness which pre-
vaded every apartment. The recep-
ton rooms fronting east and west
have mantels of navy blue and white
thing, beneath which repose in silent
security the family yule logs support
ed by two immense irois. The
heavy shovel and fire tongs bespeak
the severity of the climate belonging
to the state in whose wilds the weary
pilgrim in 1920 found home. The
Puritanical severity, the man nstocks,
the gagging, the Salem witchcraft,
the ducklng stool, the large letter I'D"
worn for drunkenness, and all other
methods used to produce tortures and
sufierings endured by our forefathers
formed one endless procession before
our minds eye, and weralsed our eyes
to look upon the features of good old
Governor Bradford, but beheld in
stead those of John Endicott, with
whose history all are familiar. On
the walls are the portraits of George
Peabody, Joseph Story. Nathaniel
Hawthorne, and John Adams. In {
the rooms we found cabinets contain