Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-03-17

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What In Exhibited OF the Walter
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From our Special Correspondent.
CHICAGO, March 10, 1893.
The unloading of immense castings,
heavy cases of ore and boxes of exhibits
has brought into requisition the
newest and most improved machinery
for this purpose. The installation
track, in the mining building running
the entire length of that great struc.
ture Is kept busy by the putting and
snorting locomotive cranes which keep
pushing their big iron beaks into rail-
road cars and picking up mammoth
pieces of castings, weighing many tons
and rushing down the building and
dropping the loads just where they are
needed.
Among the theological exhibits will
be deities of wood, with features that
would frighten an Apache medicine
man; skeletons of ancient Indian
tribes OF the Puget Sound country
bones and birds of prehistoric period
and many other things that will be
looked upon in wonder and amaze
ment. The curios are now in the
possession of the Alaska Commercial
company in San Francisco. These
relics comprise the finest specimens
ever found in the far northwest. 1t
was with great difficulty that these
curios were obtained, as the Indians
refused all offers and spurned all ne.
gotiations looking toward change OF
ownership. Just how they were final.
ly secured is not known, but those
who are familiar with the history o.
the matter say that alcoholic drink
played all important part in the pre-
liminary transactions.
People who are accustomed to
Chicago milk and 60 to Jackson Park
and call for a glass of the lacteal pro.
duced there hardly believe their own
senses. Down in one of the cattle
houses are the most famous of Amer
ica's Jersey milch cows and every
morning Jersey granger, clad in q
Jersey suit, walks down to the cattle
house and squeezes the udder of a COW
valued at $4,000 in true Jersey style.
There are forty.two of these animals
gathered by the American Jersey cattle
club of New York from twenty-five
States. They are entered in the great
dairy competition, by which is to be
determined the best grade of dairy
COWS. The temperature of the stable.
is kept at 60 degrees. They are bedded
knee deep in straw, and an air o
tidiness prevails quite in keeping with
animals valued at SIS per pound.
Alabama leads with the champion
butter maker of America. This COW
is Signals Lily Flag, with a record o.
1,O47 pounds of butter in one year
Massachusetts comes next, exhibiting
one with q record of 947 pounds
Among the exhibitors are three Van
derbilts, John d. Rockefeller, and Other
we'll known millionaires.
Kentucky. the State that has in the
past based its reputation upon its blue
grass, fast horses, good whiskey and
beautiful women, now aspires to be
known as a mineral producer. From
the space allotted for the Kentucky
exhibits, an opening will lead to a
chamber beneath the mines building.
This will be made to represent the
Mammoth Cave, great attention being
paid to details. The great walls will
be reproduced, and art and science
will be called upon to make perfect
the illusion. The negro attendant,
who has guided so many thousands of
visitors through the cave, will be there
to explain, as only he can explain, the
beauties of the exhibit. The chamber
devoted to this feature will be 200 feet
by SO in dimensions.
The proper officials have received
information that the Columbian bench
club will bring to Chicago the finest
lot of CANNES ever exhibited in this
country. Certainly the best dogs now
alive will be here, and judging from
the interest manifested, there will be
not less than 5000 dogs to bark a
welcome to their visitors. This show
will begin June IL, and will continue
six days. An award from the exposi.
tion will carry with it so much pres.
tikC thaI tilC OWllcTS Vi tIle T1OSL Cele-
brated animals are anxious to be here,
Persons who wish to visit the fair
grounds before the formal opening oI
the gates must do so very soon as it is
quite probably that the grounds will
be closed to visitors shortly. So much
work is yet to be done, so many work.
men are employed and such vast
amounts of exhibits to be placed that
it is becoming dangerous to wander
about the grounds.
CHICAGO, March 12, 1893.
Far reaching as is the influence OF
the exposition in every branch oI
business, few recognizes the interest
that is being taken in the enterprise
by foreign people. In each OF the
great departments the foreign ex
hibitors are engaged in an en-
thusiastic competition to determine
which can make the best showi,, q
In the expositions of the past a.,
agricultural department has been rt.
legated to the rear. And indicatin