The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-15

The chief ri the national bureau Or fores-
try has charge Of this exhibit. which COW
cTs 600 square feet IN the center OF the
forestry building All kinds OF cconomi-
cally important trees and plants are
shown. and methods Of forest cultivation
and preservation practically illustrated
The forest resources Of the South arc
further shown bv sections Of wood. with
botanical specimens and descriptive la
bells of more than $50 different kinds 81
Southern trees. The lumber interests Of
the South are also fully shown.
The bureau also exhibits IT'S work IN tho
line of the introduction Of useful trees 10
suitable localities. the system Of orchard
protection by plsntipg surrounding Tor
esfs and hedges. the method OF stopping
the inrcads Of sand along the coast ny the
planting OF grasses and trees and the
replacing Of forests that have been de-
stroyed by ignorant and uuskilled for
estry The windows Of rho exhibit are
utilized by substituting for bare glass
transnarencies showing series Of views
Of the most important timber trees. sur
raurda1 BY transparencios Of the leading
Fswmill establishments Of tho South.
The Mineral Exhibit.
The exhibit Of the mineral resources Of
the United States under the direction Of
Or David +. DAY. Of tho geological SUR
te--. Is tho most thoroughly representative
and beet classified exhibition ~ the min
eral resources Of the country. and parttcu-
larry ~ the South. that has ever been seen.
4 feature Of the exhibit BE- four oil paint
inez each 10 feet long. showing four sec-
tons ~ the Appslac hian range ~ noun
tain-. drawn on the immense scale Of one
foot 10 the mite ~ these paintings every
mineral and coal vein in the Appalachian
system viii ne shown. and ne pictures
VII show at a glance tho immense wealth
~ the region in these products These
raintfngs have been prepared especially
for this exposition ty Dr. pav. and will h@
striking illustrations They are hung IN
the Mines and Forestry building
The Fish Exhibit.
The srace ALLOTTED % she exhibit ~ The
United states fzh comm -seipn ia located
IN the southvveet corner az the government
building. and IFS area is upv srf ~ sd"o
sf7,are feet. The principal features q the
exhibit are the aquarium and the ran
hatchery. The aquarium tanks are ar
errsd IN 2 Er0tto which VIII extend from
the main aisle running north ard eouth
around TIE sides ~ the building 10 'he
main aisle running east and west The
structure has a. width n twenty-five feet
and The wslkwav for visitors a width ~
ahcut 'eu feet This passage g. entirely
trcleae1 ard is lighted only from the tanks
containing the FISH and other aquarium oh
ject= The space accommodate thirty
tanks averaging 80 gallons each In "a
pscfv They are about equally divided
between fresh and salt water
The eea water is brought from the OCEAN
and is stored in 2 reservoir underneath
the building from which Dr. rs pumped into
q large tank located in the southwest
tower ~ the government building.
The Foreign Exhibits.
The foreign EXHIBITS for The department
NJ manufactures and INDUSTRY wher, fully
arranged. viii 30 IN many respects 2 min
lstura Of tie Columbian exposition htft
will also have original features While
tAa representative industries ~ tH@ dr.
fe-ert countries have their far snare ~
sraee. particular attention Is paid 70 show
irg the special productions Of each coun-
trv IN a. comrlefe form possible
Accordingly Germany has large collie
f.0r ~ pottery. ceramics and musical ir-
strurnents France contributes many mex
scientific appliances. the collection n
electrical Instruments being especially
large and from Russia comes large ex-
hibft Of furs. = Grundwaif special fur
-ter 70 the car. mss promised 80 send over
some - the finest fufa chtalnanie.
IS the MANAGERS Of the expedition have