The Meeker herald., 1898-07-30
THE TRANSFORMATION EXHIBIT
One of the Important Features of tho
Transmssissippl Exposition.

The Transportation and Agricultural
Implement building is located on
Twentieth street north of the Midway,
ana has the largest ground area OF
any structure on the Trans AIississip-
pi Exposition grounds, being 432 feet
long and 300 feet wide. and is conse-
quently well adapted for the purpose
Tor which ii was erected. Colonel ID.
II. Elliott. the superintendent Of the
building, has enhanced the appear
ance OF the interior to n very great
extent by adding his splendid cOllec-
tfon OF flags TO the decorations. There
are twenty-three fiags, representing
the most important foreign nations.
The Spanish flag is not displayed.
The exhibits installed in this build
Ing are among the most interesting
and instructive to be seen at the ex-
position. The transportation exhibits
are arranged along the north side of
the building, and include every kind
of vehicle from Il plain farm wagon
or bOb-sled to magnificently equip
ped Pullman vestibule train. The
monster freight-engines and the small
er ones used In the passenger train
service are lined up for inspection on
one track, with the old car used by
Abraham Lincoln before his death,
and in which his remains were trans
ported from Washington to Spring
field. 1t is the property of the
Union Pacific Railway.
The Pullman vestibule train Is
moving palace, and is in charge of
Conductor c. o. Chenault, who has
seen twenty-eight years of service
with the company and has been Mt
most Of the expositions in this cOun-
try where the Pullman cars have
been displayed. The Atlantic stands
first at the east end of the track. 1t
is n smoking and reading car up
holstered in leather, and has n bath
room and barber shop The latter has
n canopy roof of opalescent Jewel
glass. America. the dining car. is fin
ished in hand-carved vermillion wood,
and 1t is furnished in mahogany up
holstered in embossed Russia leather
The table service is OF white gold
band china, cut glass and sterling sill
yer, and model kitchen is supplied
with the latest utensils. Columbia Is
a parlor car with small library.
The carpets and chair covers are ma
rine blue. The Repubica is sleep
Ing car with ten sections and drawing
iOo"s. ut CulthlllS anu utTlk DdTtl-
tiOns In this car arc especially beauti-
full. being hand embroidered. The
last car In the train Mt the west end is
the Pacific. This is the combination
sleeping and observation car with
elaborate furnishings. The carpets
are moss-green velvet and the cur
tains are Of rose-silk dnmask. The
train IL lighted by electricity and
steam heated. The wash stands are
all Of Mexican onyx. The old-style
sleeper that stands on the next track
has an iron stove with boxfull of
wood beside It and other accessories
which show how crude was the priIn-
tive sleeping car.
The bicycle exhibit Is very complete,
showing the various models of wheels,
with chains and without them. Cap
tain Sigsbee's bicycle, which went
down with the Maine, is exhibited
here In very good condition, by the
firm that made it. A bicycle nmbu-
lance. such as is in use at the Chica-
go Hospital. Is an object of much in
terest. 1t is built to be propelled by
two riders, and is equipped with COW
cred top and sides with windows and
n comfortable cot.
The. display of carriages, traps, bug
giles and buckboards includes hun
dreds Of models from the best factO-
ries In the land. One Of the latest
buggies is the Hobson. The wheels
and running gear are painted red
with white and blue stripes and the
design decorating the buggy sides is
an anchor. The cushisns are covered
with navy blue broadcloth. Mahog-
any silver-plated farm wagons built
for. the exposition stand side by side
with the plain old-style green wagons
that have long been the indispensable
farm vehicle.