The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-18


providing for the participation of this
country in the French Exhibition Of 1909.
the Secretary OF Agriculture was author
lied 70 prepare suitable exhibits illustrat
ing the resources of the United States.
Accordingly Secretary Wilson took steps
toward making this exhibit some eight
months ago, and placed the preliminary
work under the direction OF Mr.. Charles
Richards Dodge OF the Department of
Agriculture
The offices Of this section of the United
States Commission are in the old museum
annex, and here the writer found the d.
rector plotting the space for the American
dairy exhibit. In a labyrinth Of pencil
marks, representing aisles, were squares
and rectangles which were supposed 10
represent handsome ebonized oak cases Of
varied form and size. These cases, esti-
mated 10 cost nearly $4,000, will be built
/ in the United States, and be ready for
shipment about December, with some
twenty carloads or more of exhibits.
These will come from every portion Of the
United States, and be so systematically
packed that when the work of arrange
ment In Paris begins it will simply
amount to transferring the contents of
particular box to its appointed place in
the Palace of Agriculture. The collection
will comprise not only the best export
cottons from different sections, but will
show all the varieties with the name of
the producers attached, while duplicate
I arrangement will show the same cotton
commercially graded or stapled. The
cotton seed products will also be shown,
together with cotton machinery.
Uncle SANS Big Exhibit.
The United States will have nearly H.
| 900 square feet Of space in the Palace of
Agriculture, admirably located, our near
est neighbors being Great Britain, Bel
gium, and Norway. The agricultural prod
uctS will be brought together in Wash
! ington, TO be prepared for exhibition, and
/ packed for shipment at the expense O. the
government. They will be installed. cared
! for and explained to the public without
cost to the contributors, after leaving
/ Washington. BY the complete system of
labelling adopted, any visitor may learn
| what the specimen Is, where 1t was
grown, VINO is exhibiting 1t, and the ex-
hibit will receive the same consideration
from the Jury of Awards as though it &C.
cupied many feet of individual space.
In addition TO a complete and interest
ing exhibit of the agricultural resources
and products of the United States, some
attention will be given to agricultural
implements and tools. The horticultural
! exhibit will be installed in the Palace of
Horticulture, a beautiful building located
/ on the north bank Of the Seine, in which
! the United States will have about $500
! feet Of space. The chief feature of this
| exhibit will be displays of fresh fruits
| from different sections of this country,
| and as they are needed fresh fruits will
| be sent over from time TO time The prin-
/ cipal fruits exhibited will be apples and
( citrous fruits. There will also be a dis
| play of nuts, the pecan being prominent.
| Practical Corn Kitchen.
| One of the most interesting features of
/ the American exhibit will be a practical
! exposition of the various uses of corn or
maize. For this purpose a suitable space
will be set aside for the corn kitchen,
where maize foods will be prepared and
/ given out free 10 be sampled by the pub
/ lie while hot. Space is so valuable that
| there will be no attempt to make out
| dOOr displays of trees, shrubs or garden
plants and flowers.
A Building has been specially designed
/ to meet TIE wants of the Weather Bu-
reau, which proposes TO show on its roof
a working meteorological observatory
the instruments being connected by eiec-
/ tricity with the exhibit on the main floor
/ below. Access &c the roof display will be
| by means of an easy flight of stairs lead
! ing 10 the tower, with exit on the roof
/ level. This building will be located with
/ the merchant marine exhibit on the
/ Seine, near the Eiffel Tower.
/ Considering that over two-thirds of our
| entire domestic export consists of ami
| NAL and vegetable food products the i'm
| portance of properly showing 10 foreign
! erS the vast extent of our resources will
/ be readily apparent.
An attractive feature VIII be the re-
YOlYing OCtdgOndl plate. which will con-
/ tain perishable meat products and dairy
J products. This receptacle will be made
/ 10 correspond with the cases. and will be
/ twenty feet in diameter and thirteen feet
/ high, being divided into eight compart-
ments. The meats used in this exhibit
| will be contributed by the different pack
ers in the United States, and 10 a certain
! extent will be their individual exhibits,
| for which they will, of course, receive
| due credit
| In this connection II might be well 10
| state that the Commissioner wishes il
| distinctly understood that personal credit
| and mention will be given 10 all iniividu-
| al exhibits. and TO State exhibits as such.
| although the latter will simply be a. part
, OF the whole display 10 be made. But in
| cases where a farmer sends only a few
| specimens of grain or a small dairy ex-
/ hibit he will be given full and satisfactory
credit for his contribution. In other
| words, fl is the endeavOr of the depart
ment 10 represent the American people
| individually and collectively in this mat
ter rather than TO make an extensive sci
| entific display of resources as whole
| Prof.. Dodge Is anxious 10 have this
point clearly stated. so that farmers or
| exhibitors on a small scale would not
! hesitate TO come forward with their vari-
Gus interesting and valuable contributions
What Bryan Forgets.