The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-17

also been very careful i'll picking out
for It's programmes the women who can
speak as well as write, teach or achieve.
Every day there will he u congress upon (,
subject or series of subjects more or less
allied. Each subject will he treated by
one or moro women who have gained
emincnce in its study or handling. and
where there arc two sides TO any uucs-
tlon each side is TO have II spokesman
The Forestry Exhibit.
The forestry exhibit is the most com
plete and comprehensive exhibition Of
the flora Of the south ever gathered to-
gether. The chief Of tho national bu-
reau of forestry has charge OF this ex-
hlbit, which covers 5000 square feet i'll
the center of the forestry building. All
kinds of economically important trees
and plants arc shown, and methods of
forest cultivation and preservation prac-
tically illustrated.
The forest resources of the south are
further shown by sections of wood, with
botanical specimens and descriptive la
bells of more than $50 different kinds OF
southern trees The lumber interests Of
the south are also fully shown.
Tho bureau also exhibits its work in
the line of the introduction of useful
trees to suitable localities; the system
of orchard protection by planting sur
rounding forests and hedges; the meth
cd of stopping the inroads of sand along
the coast by the planting of grasses and
trees, and tho replacing of forests that
have been destroyed by ignorant and I'M
skilled forestry. The windows Of the
exhibit are utilized by substituting for
bare glass transparencics showing Sc
RES OF views of the most important tim
Der trees, surrounded by transparencics
OF tho leading sawmill establishments
of the south.
I Tho Mineral Exhibit.
The exhibit of the mineral resources
OF the United States under the direction
of DR.. David T. Day of the geological
survey is the most thoroughly represent
alive and best classified exhibition of
the mineral resources of tho country,
and particularly of the south, that has
ever been seen. A feature of the exhibit
is four oil paintings, each 12O feet long,
showing four sections of the Appala-
chlan range of mountains, drawn on
the Immense scale of one foot To the
mile By these paintings every mineral
and coal vein in the Appalachian sys-
tenn will be shown, and the pictures
VIII show at glance the immense
wealth of the region i'll these products.
These paintings have been prepared cs-
| peclally for this exposition by Dr. Day,
and VIII be striking illustrations. They
are hung i'll the mines and forestry build
| ing
The Fish Exhibit.
The space allotted to the exhibit Of
the United States fish commission is To-
| Gated in the southwest corner of the
Government building, and its area is
upward of 5000 square feet The prin-
clpal features of the exhibit are the
aquarium and the fish hatchery. The
J aquarium tanks are arranged in yrotto
which will extend from the main aisle
running north and south around the
sides of the building to the main aisle
running east and west The structure
has Il width of 20 feet and the wall1way
Tor visitors width of about ten feet.
! This passage is entirely inclosed and is
lighted only from the tanks containing
the fish and other aquarium objects.
The space accommodates 30 tanks aver
| aging 800 gallons each in capacity.
They are about equally divided between
fresh and salt water
Tho sen water is brought from the
ocean and is stored in reservoir nm
derneath the building. from which it is
pumped into large tank located in the
southwest tower of the Government
building.
The Foreign Exhibits.
The foreign exhibits for the depart
ment of manufactures and industry.
when fully arranged, will be in many
respects a miniature of the Columbian
exposition, but will also have original
features. While the representative in
dustries Of the different countries have
their fair share of space, particular at
tentlon is paid to showing the special
productions OF each country i'll as COM
plete a form rs possible. Accordingly
Germany has n large collection of pot
terry, ceramics and musical Instruments
France contributes many new scientific
appliances, the collection of electrical
instruments being especially large, and
from Russia comes a large exhibit of
furs M. Grundwaldt, special furrier to
the car, has promised to send OYER
some OF the finest furs obtainable
AS the managers of the exposition
have devoted one-half of the Manufac-
/ lures building to European exhibits it
will be possible to find room there for
statues, bronzes, china, pottery and
! glassware, and these make IN no small