The Green Forest tribune., 1898-09-08


 erals ranging from Klondyke gold field to Arkansas lead. The display is most artisticly arranged and will doubtless prove one of the most popular attrac tions. Director Grif1ths of the fine art department has been aboard the greater part of the past year collecting choice paintings for the Exposition.
 It is but befitting that the Agricult- ural building should attract widespread atten tion. The Temple of Ceres is an immense garner house for the western products of all the Trans Mississippi states are fightingly represented. The different railroads have excellent dis plays and a curious novelty is an im mense picture exhibited by the Cotton Belt Line. The picture is in two parts, representing the south as it was twen- ty-fye years ago and it's condition today. The novelty is in that these pictures, even to the smallest detail are composed of corn. Great pyra- mids of grain, artisticly arranged, meet the eye, while the best that the country produces is seen on every hand.
 In the Electricty building are inter esting individual exhibits of Edison, Tesla, Prof. Thompson and Lieut.. Squires. The American and Bell Telephone companies also have ex- cellent displays, The building of Electricity has always has attracted an unusual amount of attention at other Expositions, and it is expected that the Omaha Fair will offer no ex- ception to the rule The strides that have been made in the last five years in the development of the science pro- vide that great many hitherto unex- hibited inventions will be seen, The building itself is most beautiful in appearance, and is decorated in the most novel designs of cog-wheels, interlaced, and other parts of the me- chanical machinery which relate to the science of electricity. Above the entrance appears a heroic group of statnary representing Mans triumph over the forces of Nature" "
 The great business concers of our country are we'll present ted in the Man. ufactures building. Numerous booths, stalls and artisticly draped sections lire the isles and afford comprehen sive display of the great manufactur- tug interests of our country.
 The administration building contains the officials offices and affords an ex- cellent view of the main court. One beautiful feature is the series of colon ades which connect the buildings. An electric fountain, crowned by collosial figure of the water god, Neptune, orna ments the western end of the lagoon, directly before the entrance to the Gov ernment building.
 At the east end of the main court is a great stairway leading to the via duct which crosses Sherman avenue, and gives communication with the annexed tract where the state build ings are located. At the top of the stairways are two restaurants, so placed that the cir patrons can enjoy a view in one direction of the main build ings and the lagoon, and in the other can look off across the turbid flood of the Missouri river to the Iowa hills on it's eastern shore. Quite separate from the main group of buildings and occupy the Bluff Tract, are the mum efous sta te buildings, the structure devoted to horticulture and the Midway. Here are a great tumble of sights and shows. There is Chinese village. The colored people represent southern life by a typical plantation home, with it's group of negro quarters; there is a Moorish village, a German village and an Irish village; Hagenba ck's show, cyclorama of the Merrimac and Mon itor encounter; two immense beer pa- vilions, theators of native and foreign talent; the "Streets of Cari O." and a gre at iron "Sew. Saw" as we'll as numerous evices to catch the quarters of the visitors.
 It was right thought by the manage. ment that serious display, ilustrat- ing the arts, industries and products of the west, would not of itself be 8 strong attraction to western sitors therefore to this display there will be added great variety of amusesnents. To increase the attendance, arrange menfs have been made with nearly