Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-10
A STROLL THROUGH TIE BUILDING.
The Displays in the Several Departments
The County Exhibits.


The County Exhibits.
Between the closing OF the exercIsei
In Music Hall and the commencement Of
the competitive drill the crowd scattered
through the building 70 examine the ~.
hibits Governor OFerrall mad. several
attempts to go the rounds, but madG
very little headway. At nearly every
step he was stopped by some friend from
Richmond or tho country. ami his time
until The signal for the drill was given
was spent In hand-shakiug and chatting.
As stated in yesterdays Dispatch "A
feature and virtue Of the ex-
hibtion Is compactness. Nevertheless.
1t requires 4 good deal of walking anC
wide-open eyes to take it In. The loweI
floor of the east wing, known as Ma.
chinery Hall is q whirr Of machinery and
a maze Of agricultural implements. and
the noise ana hustle is accentuatcd by
the concert of the poultry i'm the galleries
above SUolling along the main n0or one
finds 10 admire exhibits Of WOOdtu-ware.
vehicles, saddles ana harness. book bind.
ing. stoves anl ranges. bicycles. safes,
mineral waters, pianos and organs. cloth.
ING, mill products, g.. Up above i1 the
main gallery are the furniture exhibit and
the school eXhibits-the latter consisting
of painting. drawing. ana modelling.
Here also ate the wood carvings and tho
general art department.
THE WEST WING.
IN the. west wing sre the four county
exhibits ard the soc.stys general display
Of fruits ard flowers. and above tha
Ladies Department. which contains
larger number and a greater variety Of
articles than have ever before been seen
In that department.
The county exhibits are n most in.
structiye feature Of the Exposition. In
no better way could the resources of ths
several counties be brought 10 the at.
toutiOn Of those seeking homes In Ilr.
einia.
WHAT CHESTERFIELD SHOWS.
The Chesterfield exhibit would attrac,
attention anywhere. both by reason Of
the tasteful manner IN which II is got.
ten up and the variety it contains. Tha
booth Is a long cOlonnade thrown out
from the west wall Of tn. west wing,
The columns and what answers 70 the
entabiature are covered with blue cam-
brio. and over this are curves volutes,
cIo-s-cuttng ears OF rcd. yellow, and
white corn. The style OF architecture
is Moorish. after a conception OF Wash.
iagtou Irying's. Opposite the main en-
trance. upon tetraced stand and undeI
Il white and rel canopy, are shown, ia
glass Jars, the seeds OF the Yartous
cereals and vegetables raised In tht
county, and displayed against the reas
wall in relief are the stalks and straw!
Of the cereals The booth has lOO feej
front, and among the other articles Il.
contains are coal, iron-ore, mari. granite,
kaoin. fire clay, brick, leather mineral
waters, dark AMI bright tobacco hard
woods, and nearly all tho garden vege-
tables. There Is one pumpkin big enough
10 make a coach for Cinderella, and a
living picture IS presented In a beautiful
fawn. Tho exhibit is IN charge OF Mr..
w. W. Baker. No one can form tbs
slightest conception of the richness OF
Old Chesterfield until he examines this
display.
HENRICO TO THD FRONT.
In the centre Of the door, nearly oppo-
site the Chesterfield booth, Henrico makes
most attractive show. The exhibit ID
in charge OF Or. y. G. Sheppard and Colo
mel Normand Smith, who were appointed
By the Board Of Supervisors OF the coun-
y to superintend its collection and ar
rangcm MT. These gentlemen were assist
ed in the decorations by Mr. and Mrs.
John Morton. At either end OF the space
for the exhibit is not In 4 booth, but in
"A railed-on parallelogram-is a tall col
umn. One Of these Is composed entirely
of corn in the ear and fodder. and the
other Of the stalks and straws OF smaller
grain. The effect Is very striking. The
exhibit contains grain. vegetables, fruits,
goods. fine porcelain and brick clays.
WOOL &c. Great taste has been displayed
IN arranging these on the fiat and ter
raced stands. a novelty in the exhibit
IS a sweet-pOtato vine in bloom Mr.. John
Morton. the veteran florist told the Dis
patch man that he never had seen 8
sweet-potato bloom before.
BOTETOURTS VARIED DISPLAY.
The BOtetOGrt exhibit IL over against
the north wall VI the west wing. No esps-
cal effort has been made 10 decorate tho
booth beyond covering the sides ana
cOumns with bunting, but the display Is
varied and interesting. II embraces.
among other things, vegetables. fruits,
cereals, mineral waters. irOn-ores. coal,
tobacco, marbles. lithOgraph- build
ing-stone wine. hams. and eighty varie-
ties Of woods The exhibit IL In charge or
Mr.. \ Beckley. and is made by the Bed
/ ford Agricultural and Mechanical Society.
SMALL. But VERY PRETTY.
The Surry exhibit. which IS In charge
OF Dr. Eedned, is on the east side OF tho
west wing. II is small, but what IL lacks
Reddcid r, fi,.i said yes5 Eay that it was onIy
| a beginning. anISfad been hastily gotten
| together II proves that there Is
much more IN Surry county than
| most persons are aware OF. The features
| of the exhibit are the sweet potatoes and
| peanuts The latter are shown hanging
( 10 the vines. Dr. Red1eld also shows
/ some curios I'm the way OF toma-
/ hawks. &c, from his private collection.
BEDFORD'S GRACEFUL ARCHES.
The Bedford exhibit is on the main
| floor. near the east wing. The booth IL
! formed Of n series of arches. treated as
! 10 decoration somewhat after the style
| OF the Chesterfield booth. The centre
! piece Is I'm the shape OF the upper part or
| a goblet poised upon a globe, the whole
| surmounted by a show Of apples. 70 the
right and left OF tho centrspiece are ter
raced stands upon which are displayed
| fruits. vegetables, ceresi5 sres, woods.
| and various other products. 4he eShioss
IL a rich one. and Is Ia charge OK SIT.
| q. r.. Murrell.
| All the other counties IN the State
might at future expositsons follow 10 ad-
vantage the example set by BED
| ford, Botetourt, Surry, Chesternen' ana
| Henrico.
The Dispatch booth psoved great con-
| venience to visitors AZ a bureau or infor-
Il