The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-08-25
FROM THE WORLDS FAIR.


has beeu received from one of the Agricul-
tural college professors now in Chicago:
Since our arrival here we have been to the
fair four days-whole days; from early eigh,
O'Clock III the morning to SIX p. m.; alway
OLA Our feet-ubservlug, Watching, taking
notes, aonnrIng this, crltlcislng that, i'll shor,
trying our best to profit by this exhibition
oI The best The word has to offer, storm.
! away the treasures tor future use. lii.
Columbian worlds exposition Is, to my mind,
n grand and glorious success Ill its entirety
from the palace of Industries" down to the
''Cnlr dwellers." We have seen SO far the
exhibits III the above mentioned 'Palace OF
Industries and Liberal Arts" where we
spent two days. ana could prohtabiy have
spent two more. America Makes a beauJltu
display, but Is closely crowded by Italy,
Gerniauy, Great Britain, Russia and France.
One does not know where to 20, and which
To admire most, SO varied, lnstl uctlve, and
extensive are the displays. The edltice it.
self Is l6O7x7S7 feet, with ground area OF
nearly 81 acres. The carpenters used up
II. 0OO, 900, 0UO feet of lumber, and it re.
aulred Carloads to simply fasten the floor
ing to the joi<ts. To grow the amount of
lumber that was necessary for the con-. true
tlon of the building would take l, 100 acres
OF Oregon pine land. The iron and steel III
the roof would build two Brooklyn bridges
and the skyiIghts called for forty car loads
OF glass. Six games of base ball might be
played the floor without crowdlug the
players in the least; the standing army OF
Russia could he mobliized uuder the root
and the largest building of the French ex-
position, of 1899, might be placed III this
building, and the far famed Eiffel tower laid
fiat upon Its root without touching the en-
veloping structure, except, OF course, on he
floor. This vast space now Is filled with ex-
hlhlts from almost every land under the sun,
aud to them all and examine them MN.
utely, would take large fraction Of leap
year.
Suffice it to say here that / made spe.
clalty OF the educational exhibit up In the
south end OF the gallery and found that our
own state of Oregon has IA very good exhl
bit indeed, due, Ill great measure, to the
untlriug efforts of our ever watchful and
alert superintendent of public instruction, E.
b. McEroy, ably assisted by the members
OF the commission. Michigan, Kansas,
New York and Massachusetts are likewise
very ABBY and completely represented; i'll
deed very few states are wanting Ill the
magnificent collection. Then there the
great philanthroplc societies of the world,
charitable organiZatlous, prison reform SO.
cletles societies for the prev entlon OF cruelty,
cooking schools-they all exhibit Ill this part
OF the house. The freehand drawing dis
play of the various technical and literary
institutions is very rich also, and am only
depiorln2 the want OF time to see that in It's
completeness. You remember the crayon
piece by Mark Bump-he finished it just be-
tore commcncement-re presenting mailed
knight Oh horseback; this same piece hung
on the wall of one OF New York's institu-
tions; Mr.. Bumps conception of the SUBJ
ject, however, well as the execution could
very well stand Il critical and rigid compar.
ison with the work of this New York artist.
Among the Japanese exhibits stands
brd-an eagle-made entirely of bamboo,
the result of live years patient labor of some
Japanese genius. Tail, wings and head
move on touching them, but instantly fall
back into place. Cost, $4,000.
Tiffany, of New York, exhibits a silver
statue of Columbus. value $50, 900.
Germany, among Multitude of things,
sent over some rare and truly magnificent
plate presented, some to the emperor, to
Bismarck, to Won Mutke and Others, the
va.ue of which amounts to considerably over
500, 900. The Russian exhibit consists
largely IT fine furs, precious stones, elegant
furniture, u part of which was marked ''sold,
and goes to Portland, Oregon. Switzer
land sends rIost elegant collection of
wood carvings. watches Ind music boxes.
France and Belgium are strong i'll fine pot
terry, laces, plate gIase and dress-goods. II
noticed one dress from Mr.. Worth that was
marked $1,000.
Let Inc pause here. I might fill good
many more sheet were I to tell you all; let
me simply add that this vast hall
and its contents are nj ghtly lighted up by
five enormous electric chandeliers, technically
called electro!iers, suspended lao feet above
the floor, seventy five feet in diameter, and
possessing candle power of $4,000, just
think of its- nearly million candle power
what a flood of light that is; 1t looks like
fairy. land. In my next shall attempt to
give you an idea of agricultural Hall" and
the Washington building.