The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-14

Columbia attracts much attention because OF
the immense size OF the apples and pears.
There Is also a great variety OF the smaller
fruits. Prince Edward Island, the north--
west territories and Manitoba have all cred-
table displays OF the smaller fruits. In the
vegetable court In the north pavilion Is q dis
play OF last years vegetables, contributed by
all the Canadian provinces and the Govern
ment experimental farms OF the Dominion.
This il the only exhibit OF vegetables In the
department OF horticulture at the Exposition.
IN TRANSPORTATION BUILDING.
Canada's exhibit in Machinery Hall Is To-
Gated at the east end OF the center floor i'm
mediately opposite that OF Great Britain.
While this exhibit has many features of PEE
culiar interest to visitors, many important
lines are absent, and "a number OF thelargest
manufacturers are not represented at all.
There Is "a good display of automatic and
traction engines, compound marine engines
steam injectors and exhausters, high speed
engines, frs engines, water wheels and
working machinery OF all descriptions. The
display OF woodworking machinery il one of
the finest at the Fair. The exhibit OF brick
making machines has attracted special at
tention.
Tho Canadian exhibit in Transportation
Building Is on the main center floor annex
and in the west gallery. feature OF thu
exhibit consists of ear couplers and chilled
There are also semaphores and headlights
FOR yachts and vessels and a working model
OF the Chicago Ship railway, which
IL now being constructed across the
Straits OF Northumberland. This work when
completed will shorten the ocean trip
between Montreal. Quebec and other ports
on the lower st. Lawrence River and Boston
and New York by hundreds OF miles, be-
sides avoiding the dangerous shores OF
eastern Nova Scotia. The exhibit OF car
riages, wagons, carts and trucks Is fairly
good. Particular interest Is manifested In
the splendid exhibit OF seighs. In one OF
the courts Is a beautiful model OF the sleigh
presented 10y the women OF Canada as a we'd
ding present 10 the Duke OF York and the
Princess May. II Is "a magnificent specimen
OF Canadian workmanship. The display
also includes large exhibit OF sporting ami
pleasure canoes, folding boats snow shoes,
toboggans, etc, for which Canada, as tho.
home OF the sportsman, has worldwide
reputation. In the annex of tho Transporta-
ton Building Is n full standard yestibuled
train OF the Canadian Pacific Railway,
entirely OF Canadian manufacture, the cars
being made from native Canadian woods
One popularity about this exhibit Is that
tho train was not built for exhibition
purposes but is an exact type OF the regular
trains on the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
WONDERFUL WOOD DISPLAYS.
In the Forestry Building, Canada occupies
5000 square feet, situated on the main aisle
and south OF the central exhibit. The space
Is divided between the provinces OF Ontario,
Quebec, British Columbia and the North
west territories. The Dominion has large
collection OF photographs OF living trees,
contributed by the geological survey museum
at Ottawa. The photographs are shown in
frames made OF the wood represented in the
picture. The forest resources OF Ontario
It's commercial timber, or fir woods-are
pecially interesting 10 practical lumbermen.
builders, wood and cabinet workers, and tbs
birch, beech, cherry and other fine woods
capable OF brilliant polish attract much at
tention. From the Pacific slope the magnih-
cent specimens OF Douglas fir and cedar
hand-split shingles feet wide, OF fur and
spruce planking inches thick. 4 feet wide
and, II necessary, 100 feet long, and FREQ
from knots, are marvels. Quebec exhibits
pine and spruce in great variety. In tho
middle OF its space Is atrophy OF pulp wood.
In II are shown the various stages OF manu-
facture, from the tree in tho rough to tho
pulp In long sheets, and, finally, the useful
| articles made by this indurating process.