Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-03
FROM THE SILVER STATE.
yeyada's E...5orAse Display If tbs
Exposition.

In few days the last exhibit II
the Nevada State building will bt
installed and visitors will be abe tt
inspect one Of the finest displays al
the exposition. The Silver State
deserves a great deal of credit fOl
the splendid part it disnlays ~ the
Fair. 1t has secured il REPRESENTA-
| tion in the CITY Of Palms for tive
reasons. 1t wishes to show the worlo
that it is something very much more
than domain IF sagebrush and sill
yer mines, and it wishes to show the
people of California that it is now a
formidable competitor in many d
field in which the Golden State
claims pre-eminence.
The Nevada building is a quantity
beautiful structure constructed III
the Mexican Spanish style, 1t is To-
| Gated in the extreme northw estern
part of the grounds. The road lead
inc to it Is a broad winding one
Swallowed by high trees. At night
it is brilliantly lighted by arc electric
lamps. A more picturesque location
could not have been chosen, and il
has already become favorite spot
for visitors, who can look from the
windows of the building out upon
the green lawns Of the park and the
broad expanse of the ocean.
The building is 60 feet long and 90
feet wide. Its frs. floor is devoted
to the display of agricultural pro
ducts Il is here that the visitors
Will meet surprise after surprise.
Nevada has an agriculture display
which merits the closest attention of
Californian farmers. In the build
ing are over forty varieties of apples,
They are excellent in quality and the
claim is made for them that they 80
better than any cultivated in evil q
California or Oregon.
On the walls of the building a
number OF black, silver bound frames
are hung. Each contains several
different kinds Of grain artistically
arranged In the entire collection
there are over 100 different varieties.
every one Of which is pre- ftably cul-
iivated in the Silver State. Nevada
also claims in her potatoes superior
quality to those grown in California.
In the building there are over 20
varieties. Vegetables of all sorts are
raised to advantage i'll the State and
every variety is on exhibition.
In the very center of the building
is display which no visitor is al
lowed to overlook. 1t is of honey.
The bees which made it were fed on
alfalfa. This exhibit is similar to
that which won premium at the
Columbian Exposition. The exhibit
of butter is an unusually elaborate
one. The creameries of Douglas
county are known all over the Coast,
and those who visit the Nevada
building will see what these cream
cries can do when at their best.
Farmers will be interested to know
that the first, second and third crops
of alfalfa are also exhibited in the
State building.
There is practically no agricultural
product exhibited by Nevada which
is not the result of irrigation. The
fact is particularly pressed by the
managers upon all visitors who enter
the building. The irrigation system
is one which is being improved con-
stantly.
A very prominent place has been
given to the exhibit of -four which
was awarded a gold medal at the
Chicago Exposition, Here and there
in the building are exhibits of salt,
granite and mineral products of great
commercial value. Hay of different
varieties, fax, corn, wheat, barley,
oats and scores of other grains are
also shown,
There are several pyramids of APP
pies and preserved fruits, which, I'M
Ike ell others at tie Exposition are
not sulphurized,
The building is daintily decorated
in white and gold, long streamers
and bands beng 50 arranged as to-
form dome within the structure.
Every beam aud column is hidden
by grains neatly arranged. SliTer
plays an important part i'll the adorn>
ment and gives distinctive coloring
to the whole.