The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-11-02
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is about to close its doors, to ask whether
1t has been of any practical benefit to
North Carolina whether the $4,000
she spent on her exhibits have been
we'll spent and whether they have
borne interest, SO to speak Of course
1t is yet a little too early to get
detailed facts or statistics bearing on
this question, but perhaps an approx
mate answer can be made.
While an Obserper representative
was in Chicago, he made some special
inquiries On this subject and was in
formed by Messrs. Bruner and Wilson,
and the bright young men who were
looking after the respective exhibits
under their direction, that the State
would be many times repaid for its
pains. And, by the way, these young
men deserve no little credit for their
pollteness and courtesy to all visitors,
and for their efforts to make the ex-
hibits attractive and to advertise in
every possible way the Old North
State. At the mineral exhibit was Mr..
O.. Frank Green, formerly of Burlng-
ton, n. c., and for a long time in
charge of the mineral exhibit of the
Richmond & Danville Railroad, which
exhibit has been on exposition at
various times at fairs in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans,
St. Louis and other of our larger cities.
Mr.. Green is an expert in mineralogy.
At the Fisheries Building was Mr.. H.
H. Brimley, of Raleigh; at the Agri-
cultural, Mr.. ]. A. Gill, of Wake
Forest at the Forestry, Mr.. H. G..
Griffith, of Durham. TO all these
gentlemen the Obsey0er is indebted
for facts Mr.. Gill was succeeded in
September by the affable Mr.. Elias
Carr, Jr., son of the Governor, and
Mr.. Griffith by Mr.. Clark, a son of
Justice Walter Clark.
Mr.. Green told the Observer in the
second week in September that he
averaged seeing one man day who
was going to North Carolina to
prospect and look about as the result
of the States exhibit at the fair Who
can read this and not say that our
labor and trouble were not in vain ?
Mr.. Green said that on the day before
that on which he was speaking, Sep
tember 9Th, he met two men, who
were going to North Carolina from
he fair, one to look for tale, another
for garnet Others he had met were
going to see our North Carolina kaOlln,
ETC., etc.
Mr.. Green said that many experts
have highly complimented our mining
exhibit Some of them fought shy oi
pen -and-ink comments on the registry
books, but here are few who did
consent to put their opinions on
paper.
f Drew Ingall, NJ. E., Ottawa.
Ont, in charge of the mining division
of the geological survey of Canada,
wrote of the mineral exhibit:
The salient points to be illustrated
are kept well to the fore, with details
in the background for closer study when
desired
Judge w. l. Gilmore, of Columbus
O., wrote:
While | was prepared to be pleased
, and profited in coming to see your eX
hibit on invitation, | was not prepared
to be actually surprised and astonishet
9 at the extent and excellence Of it.
Prof. S. l.. Penheld, professor 0
) mineralogy, Sheffield Scientific School
Yale University, wrote:
: Having spent the summer of 1892 il
camp with the members Of the Nortl
Carolina Geological Survey, l have
naturally been interested III examining
their exhibit, which | consider as yer,
we'll adapted for showing the minera
resources of the State. It's simplicit,
and neatness are especially pleasing
d. H. Buntz, professor Technica
University, Karlsruhe [can't swear t(
names], wrote:
| should like to have some sample
of these wonderful minerals for my in
stitute in karlsrouhe. | believe tha
in the end of the fair something cOul'
be given away, and / beg very sin
cerely.
:. Commissioner T. K. Bruner sai(
: that the most noted men in science
S not only Of America, but of France
Spain, Germany, Canada and othe
countries, have had words of praise 70
North Carolina in these particulars
: classification, arrangement, compre
hensiveness, neatness and the absenc
Y of over-dresS.
And Just here it is to be said, ant
said truthfully, that North Carolina
brightest jewel in the Mines ant
Mining Building is T. X. Bruner. II
= : is a specialist. We doubt if Prof
Kunz, Tiffany's expert, knows NOR
about gems and jewels than Mr.
D Bruner, and he is an authority OF
agriculture. If he had not stayed il
North Carolina he would have becom
professor of mineralogy in som
10 great college like Harvard or Yale
l, doubtless.
I Speaking of Tiffany expert, Georg
> Frederick kunz, the highestsauthorlt
on gems in this country, it should b
said that he took his stenoSraphe
around to the North Carolina exhlb
one day and obtained much data /
a regard TO our brightest gems, whic
C. C. he expects to make use of in lcctur
l. on precious stones he is now preparn
III to deliver in Eastern cities. Speci;
mention is to be made of North Care
nd l,ar eS b bit Is to be illuSt e