Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-24
ston. AIa-Iron ore and sundry min-

niston, Ala.-Iron ore and sundry min- erals
 Virginia and Alabama Coal company. Birmingham-Coal and coke. a typlcal display and very pretty design.
 Standard coal company, Brookwooa' Ala.-Represents the properties of this company and shows products or the field, forest and mines in attractive shape.
 Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing company, Thomas, Ala.-This display should be seen to be appreciated. as It would be difficult to form an accurate idea of it from any description that could be given. It Is structural exhlpit, con taining all the clements that enter into the production of iron, so tastefuily ar ranged that the sentiment and beauty of the exhibit vie with each other TOT su- premacy in the mind of an appreciatiVe beholder.
 The sentiment is: "Thomas. Jefferson county, the keystone of the arch of Ala bama's mineral wealth, destined to span the world" The letters are in gold on background of coke, pig iron and ore ln- tertwined with blue bunting, the broken ends of the pig iron showing forth Tn scintillations that rival genuine dfa- monds, while the globe on which the words "The World" appear, Is perfect globe with latitudinal and longitudinal lines all cut from a mammoth piece or faxing stone. white keystone in the top of the arch represents. also. Penn- syivanian tribute to A1aDamaS mdtch- less wealth.
 The Slosst Iron and Steel company, Birmingham. Ala.-They have perhaps the most complete exhibit of their pro- ducts of any other company represented in the building. While not so artlstlcally arranged as the Thomas exhibit it is still yery.iastefully arranged and quite elab- f,ra afa1u DrpSentlnR A striking and attractive display. They have pyramids of coal. coke, ore, lime rock and pig iron. with tram cars loaded for the furnace in the background.
 The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company have by far the largest and most massive specimens Of their pro duets not only in the Alabama building, but on the entire grounds. From huge boulders of brown ore to an immense shaft of red ore 22 feet in height, sec ton of vein of red mountain ore Of which this company has 15.00O acres to great blocks of coal from their various mines, some of which are the largest ever transported. There is an air of vastness conveyed through this entire exhibit, such as more fittingly illustrated Ala hama's unbounded mineral wealth than perhaps in all the other exhibits com bined
 The Corona Coal and Coke company
  coal exhibits. They are in the annex" just east of the main building, and their exhibit is one of the attractive features of the entire exposition, an operating coal mine A large vein of coal is shown, with a frontage of some 40 feet. with two openings, into which electric tram cars enter and come out loaded with " black diamonds" while visitors can go in and see an electric. coal mining machine at work, with miners lamps in the darkness "a veritable mine and thousands flock to see it.
 Limited space will only permit list of the others:
 Tutwler Coal and Coke company. BlosSburg, Ala
 MontevaIlo Coal and Transportation company, Aldrich, Ala.
 The Coaldale Brick and Tile company, Coaldale, Ala.
 The Huntsville furniture company Huntsville, Ala.
 The Huntsville Spoke and Handle com pany. Huntsville, Ala.
 The Ninnegar- Craven company, red cedar and ash woodenware and hickory handles, Huntsville. Ala,
 The West Huntsville cotton mills, Huntsville, Ala.
 The Dallas Manufacturing company, textile exhibit, Huntsville. Ala.
 J. D. Jervis company, doors, etc., De- catur, Ala.
 Il. J. ton yarns, Decatur. Ala.
 N. B. Hall & Sons, fruit and vegetable boxes, Decatur, Ala,
 Decatur Car Wheel works, car wheels, Decatur, Ala.
 Decatur Cornice and Roofing com pany, Decatur. Ala.
 Colbert county Alabama, forestry and ores.
 Rock Springs ore exhibit, Rock Springs, Ala.
 Miss Sarah Bentley, carved wood. Bir- mingham, Ala.
 Alabama agricultural department, Montgomery. Ala.
 Alabama Polytechnic institute,Auourn Ala.
 State gelogical survey. pr. Smith, Uni versity of Alabama.
 Madison county, agricultural. Hunts vile. Ala.
 DeKalb county, agricultural.
 Colbert county, agricultural