The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-26

| States an-Ofwar seem utterly
insignificant.
The exhibits in Agricultural Hall
are marvellous. The building has
a floor area of fifteen acres and cost
$3.50 In addition to the agri-
cultural exhibits there are a great
many curious and entertaining
sights. II addition to the fine
exhibit at its state building, of
which | wrote in my last, California
has magnificent display in Agri-
cultural Hall. There is an Indian
tepee built of corn stalks. The
corn is about eighteen feet high and
the ears are about twelve feet from
the ground. They must either
have ladders to gather the corn or
else they cut it down to the ground
to make it accessible. Mississippi
exhibits a model the cotton plan
tation, and cotton in raw stage from
the plant to the manufactured arti-
! Gle.
Maine takes the lead in Irish
potatoes. | noticed twenty-five
varieties, all of which were remar-
kably fine. Connecticut exhibits
eighty samples of leaf tobacco. All
Of these states have fine exhibits Of
cereals. but aside from them | give
what struck me as the leading ex-
hibit. My statements are made
from my observation and informa-
ton and not from any guide book
statements. | have not purchased
a single catalogue, preferring to
examine for myself so far as my
limited time will allow.
The Argentine Republic has a
very large exhibit of wool, undressed
hides and leaf tobacco, of which
there are fifty different samples.
wherever | give numbers l have
made an actual county, There is
also a very large exhibit by this
country of macaroni and vermi-
cell. This fact will | am sure give
great satisfaction to some Ameri-
cans. | heard man say some
time ago that he had never tasted
macaroni since the New Orleans
massacre on the account of his dis
like 70! Italians. He seemed to
suppose there was no macaroni
made except by italians. Promi-
nent IN the German exhibit is a
handsome pavilion with six large
columns, including an immense
figure of the Kiser, built of choco-
late, 10000 pounds being used in
the construction. The chocolate
has the appearance of beautifully
grained and highly polished red
| wood.
Australia aud New South Wales
have a wonderful wool exhibit.
Australia has booth composed of
bales of wool. The value of the
clip in New South Wales in 1891,
was $55, $50, 900, and amounted to
331 1886, 729 pounds.
France takes the lead IN biscuits,
cakes, crackers, confectionery, mus
tard, pickles and the like. She has
an arch erected of fifty tons of
chocolate, valued at $40, 900.
Right along side of France IS
New York, which has many of the
same articles on exhibition New
York also has segenty-fve samples
of leaf tobacco, maple sugar and
hops.
North Carolina has a large dis
play of leaf and manufactured to-
bacco, fruits, cotton and grain.
visited the West Virginia ex-
hibit, which does the state great
credit In addition to the usual
grain, vegetable and fruit products,
there are tobacco and wool. In
addition to the exhibit here West
Virgi MA has splendid exhibit in
the mining building and another in
the forestry building. THIS state
has three full exhibits, besides It's
| state building, ana compares very
favorably with other states. /
believe West Virginia only appro-
| priated sixty thousand dollars for
this purpose. She certainly has
accomplished a great deal. She
has something TO show for her
money. Maryland has very little
to show for her fifty thousand; the
position she occupies amongst the
states bere is very humiiatlng to
every Marylander. Whilst was
talking to Mr.. W. Il. Morgan, who
has charge Of the West Virginia
exhibR, party came along and
inquired for the Maryland exhibit,
and was told by that gentleman
that she had none. West Virginia
has done well and maintains her
reputation as a progressive state.
Florida is here with an exhibit
Of wines, sugar cane. pine apples
aud phosphate. This little state
will ship to foreign countries in
1893, 100000 tons Of phosphate,