St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-08-17

Inc Other TWO paROudS are pulil III
Chinese style and completely sur
rounded with Chinese lanterns. They
are for the display of rice, one OF
Lousiana's staple products. The
whole exhibit is in charge of ladies
who are glad to impart information
upon any products of their state.
Mississippi has an attractive booth
containing negro cabin in cotton
field. In the Florida exhibit is a
bamboo only year old that is 46
feet tall. Palmetto fiber is exhibited
from this state. This is used to mix
with mortar in place of hair and is
already a wonderful industry. To-
bacco is well represented in the Ken
lucky exhibit. North Carolina has
one of the largest state displays IN
the building. Over the main entrance
to the booth are these words in let
tiers made of grain North Caro-
lima has no blanks in the census. 1t
grows every farm product from
buckwheat to sugar cane" Forty
varieties of sorghum are displayed
and none of the Western states show
as good corn.
One of the most artistic booths is
the one containing the exhibit from
West Virginia. The decorations are
unique. On one side are huge spider
webs made of grain straws, heads,
etc., in which are caught mammoth
insects made of ear corn with the
husks so manipulated as to form legs
and wings, that gives them the ap-
pearance of grasshoppers caught in
the webs. Several of the Western
states have notable grain exhibits.
Iowa has corn palace, Ohio glass
pillars of grains and soils, and Illinois
a most artistic grain pavilion. Ne
braska's pavilion is supported en-
tirely by glass pillars filled with
grains and other products. These
glass pillars all have big wooden
cores and thegrainis filled in between
the wooden core and the glass. These
wooden cores are essential for
strength, as the pillars support the
roofs OF the pavilions. The effect is as
if the pillars were solid with corn,
grain, beans or any other product.
In the Pennsylvania booth is chair
made of corn stalks, and fireplace,
also of corn. Missouri has fine
cotton exhibit and big fountain in
the center of the pavilion. New Jer-
sey's booth is made of bark and
MOSES. Among the products shown
is large display of peanuts, includ-
ing the plants. Connecticut has sew
eral relics of olden times, including an
Indian corn crusher $50 years old
and a table that came over in the
Mayfower.
In the annex OF the building are the
agricultural implements and every
kind of farm machinery manufac-
tured. All countries are represented
in this display, and one does not
need to be machinist to see that
America easily leads in machinery.
Near the machinery exhibit is the
display of dressed beef. Swift & Co.
have car made of plate glass, show
ing the exact likeness of one of their
meat cars. The temperature of the
car is kept at 40 degrees and the
inside look very palatable.
In the exhibit of Nelson, Morris &
Co., packers, there is golden chariot,
the wheels of which are in operation.
A small pig is riding in the chariot
and drives four pigs abreast.
The galleries Of the Agricultural
building are devoted to food products
though the big breweries are
well represented by costly booths.
The immense mills of Washburn,
Crosby g. Co. of Minneapolis are re-
produced in miniature and 10000
barrels about two inches in size are
piled up in the form of barrel to
illustrate the daily capacity of the
mills. Other parts Of the galleries
are devoted to food stuffs, baking
powders, soups, pickles, etc. Many
of these exhibitors give away samples
and the free lunch counters are well
patronized. Butter-making machin-
cry, honey, cheese and mineral waters
are also exhibited in artistic booths
in the galleries of the Agricultural
building,