The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-09-06

also been very careful in picking out
for its programmes the women who can
speak as we'll as write, teach or achieve
Every day there will be congress upon
subject or series of subjects more or less
allied. Each subject will be treated by
one or more women who have gained
eminence in it's study or handling, and
where there are two sides to any ques-
tion each side is to have 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 the national bu-
reau Of forestry has charge of this ex-
hibit, which covers 5000 square feet in
the center of the forestry building All
kinds of economically important trees
and plants are 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.
The bureau also exhibits it's 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 the 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 transparencies showing a Sc
ries of views of the most important tim
Der trees, surrounded by transparencies
Of the leading sawmill establishments
Of the south.
| The Mineral Exhibit.
The exhibit of the mineral resources
| Of the United States under the direction
Of DIR. David T. Day Of the geological
survey is the most thoroughly represent
alive and best classified exhibition of
the mineral resources of the country,
! and particularly Of the south, that has
ever been seen. A feature of the exhibit
is four oil paintings, each 100 feet long,
showing four sections Of the Appala-
chan 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
will show at glance the immense
wealth of the region in these products
These paintings have been prepared es-
pecially for this exposition by DR.. Day,
and will be striking illustrations. They
are hung in 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-
cipal features Of the exhibit are the
aquarium and the fish hatchery. The
aquarium tanks are arranged in grotto
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 width of 25 feet and the walkway
for 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 80 tanks aver
aging $50 gallons each in capacity.
They are about equally divided between
fresh and salt water.
The sea water is brought from the
ocean and is stored in reservoir IN
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 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
tention is paid to showing the special
productions of each country in as COM
plete form as possible. Accordingly
Germany has 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 over
some of the finest furs obtainable.
AS the managers of the exposition
have devoted one-haf Of the Manufac-
lures building TO European exhibits il
will be possible to find room there for
statues, bronzes, china, pottery and
glassware, and these make up no small
mart of the foreign exhibit. From Italy