The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03
MORE FINE EXHIBITS.
Those in the Agricultural Line Are
Great.

Great.
Idaho has confined itself to a display of
mineral ores which show the state to be pos
sessed Of almost unlimited mining resources
Not only is the richness of the ores attested
by the exhibit. but It also shows the soil of the
state to produce nearly every precious metal
IN abundance. A large table consisting of
series OF shelves, is completely filled with diff
1erent specimens from the highest grade gold
ore to recently discovered mica. The lead
ores are of the richest quality and the speci-
mems run so pure that they may be cut with
knife almost as readily the refined
product. An idea Of the richness of the min
Ing resources of the state be had from
the statement that its run from 81. 80
to S14 1000 ton. Copper ore of valuable as
say Is among the specimens as well as a
great amount Of rich silver ore. The dis
play is in charge of John Hunter, secretary
Idaho.
The Oregon exhibit is a part of the Pacific
Northwest display and is probably the largest
OF the states represented, with the exception
OF Minnesota. 1t is in charge Of A. H. Davis,
of Portland. All kinds of fruit raised in the
state are displayed in fresh and preserved
states, the cherries, prunes, plums and pears
being OF remarkable size and perfection
There are also potatoes fifteen inches in cir
conference. The wheat in the display is of
high grade, and is said to rank with the
best product of Minnesota and the Dakotas.
running from twenty-five to thirty bushels
to the acre.
The salmon fishery and canning industry
Is ILLUSTRATED Dy photographs or the factories
and the process of catching the fish, fresh
salmon weighing sixty pounds was shown
Yesterdays visitors. The salmon industry
alone is said to represent S., 000, 900 per year
An interesting feature of the exhibit is
the specimens of fifty different kinds of pol
fshed lumber, which is secured from the Ore
gon forests. Nuts. too are grown in great
quantities and specimens Of walnuts almonds
hickory nuts and filberts to be SEEN The
walnut is grown most extensively and cult
walton is fast becoming an industry In itself
hoe nvhf H. i'll,
grade Cotswold. merino and delaine WOOL of
which 1t annually produces to the amount
OF thousands of dollars.
The exhibition of South Dakota Is for the
most part from its famous belt, compris-
ing the southern tier of counties and its
adaptability to this particular crop is fully
evidenced by the marvelously large and fine
grain. Corn on the stalk is shown which
grows fifteen feet high On these stalks the
distance to the first ears is nearly eight feet,
ana the ears are, some of them fifteen to
sixteen inches in length, besides being unus-
ually large around. All are full of the most
perfect kernels.
grasses grown in South Dakota. and all are
displayed in the exhibit. Thirteen varieties
Of apples form a part of the display. in addi-
ton to a collection Of fine vegetables. Sew
eral pictures made of grain. which were dis
played in the state corn palace are with the
exhibition. They are remarkable from their
nothing used in their design except the
natural grains and their stalks
A. Bracket, of Mitchell, S. D.. is the
periDtendent of the exhibit.
The display of Minnesota is the largest in
the building. This being a Minnesota fair.
such conditions were to be expected. as it
was far less difficult and expensive for the
home state to gather and place its exhibit.
Eight glass cases are completely lined with
grain in the stalk, while about their bases
are glass drawers containing 280 different
specimens in the kernel. There is also
large display of vegetables. The entire for
estry exh bit which attracted so much atten
tion at the worlds fair is to be seen in the
display, and is IN charge of ]. o. Barrett, of
Browns Valley.
The Minnesota Society of Surveyors and
Engineers has, an. exhibit Of modern engineer
ing instruments in the building and immedi-
ately outside is a bridge. a section OF a road
and sewer facilities illustrating the process
of building good roads. A photograph shows
a deem cut in a road near Inyer Grove. which
filed in land transformed into a sooth
road way by practical methods at the small
cost of $780, a