The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-20

arrangement of the buildings is per-
feet picture. The buildings are grouped
on the southeast side of the lake. on the
other side are the lawns and terraces
and above them on the hill is the art
building and the United State ouiloing,
the manufactures building to the east
and the Woman's building on a lower
terrace; but it is impossible to describe
them at this distance, one would have 20
go there to take it in to the best ad-
yentage. The Minerals and Forestry
building presents very unique and SUIT
able appearance in being built OF large
round logs Of several varieties OF timber,
and the spaces between them are board
ed up and covered with slabs with the
bark on them. In the center Oh the
building are four very large pine trees
that hold up the galleries and dome,
even to the plate. The roof OF this Duild-
ing is nearly fiat and is protected on the
out sides by a strong parapet OF posts
and logs. 1t will very likely be used as
a roof garden.
1T is in this building that North Caro-
lima will have the best display. ALI the
best minerals in the State Museum at
Raleigh have been sent to the managers
of the mineral exhibit by the U. s. Geo
logical Survey, as special place re.
served to itself for the State display OF
minerals. DR.. Dabney, the government
director, is greatly pleased with the North
Carolina display of minerals. In this
same building, the forestry from North
Carolina will be shown, DR.. Fernon, OF the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, being
in charge. No State will surpass North
Carolina in the richness and variety OF
these displays.
1.-THE forestry exhibit will be the most
complete and comprehensive exhibition
of the fora of the South ever gathered
together. The Chief of the National
Bureau of Forestry will have charge OF
this exhibit, which will cover 5000
square feet in the center of the Forestry
Building. This exhibit will be one OF
the most instructive lessons OF the ex'
position. ALI kinds of economically
important trees and plants will bf
shown, and methods of forest cultivation
and preservation will be practically IL
Illustrated. The different results obtained
by good and bad forestry will be illus
trated by models, and one Of the most
instructive exhibits will be set of three
models, representing 100 acre farm il
the hill lands of the South. The frs
will show how, by bad forest manage
ment, the farm has become quilted anC
silted over; the next will show how
with bush dams, terracing, sodding, etc.
it may be recovered; and the third vii
show the farm restored by proper forestry
to good condition. 1t will be an obJec
lesson of untold value.
''The forest resources of the South vii
be further shown by sections of wood
with botanical specimens and descriptive
labels of more than $50 different kinds
of Southern trees. The lumber interest!
of the South will be fully shown, an(
many illustrations will show valuable
trees which may be proftably introduced
Altogether the forestry display will b.
one OF the most comprehensive and in
teresting of the government exhibits.
NEARLY all the buildings are finished
and exhibits are being placed in them
The Seaboard Air Line people are pac
ing very fine exhibit of their resource
in the Agricultural building, and tn
Southern railway is completing a gem 0
a building. 1t is not very large, but it
proportions are very fine indeed |
will be decorated with figures Of staff
showing the primitive mode OF travelling
by stage, on the one hand, aid directl
opposite will be representation Of thei
--latest vesti3ule train. The inside OF ID
bulldog viii be decorated with views 0
mountain scenery, rivers, bridges. etc.
on their line.
Everybody seems to have great con
fidepce III the exposition and all Atiant
seems to be working for its success
wish very much that the same spirit Q
enterp Use and working together TO
public good were as popular here as
appears to be there. If that had bee
the case last winter, North Carolin
would undoubtedly have an exhibit q