The evening times., 1899-07-29
FOR THE PARIS EXHIBIT
Progress of Work at the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
Great Efforts Being Made by the
Experts i'm Charge of specfai
Dfvisfons-The Cotton Display to
BE I'm Keeping With the Import
ance of the Southern Industry.

The several experts in charge OF col
lec,ing the exhibits of the Agricultural De-
partment CT the United States for the
Paris Exposition, which will open on the
18th OF April next, are very busy. Eight
divisions Of the Agricultural Department
will be represented, embracing every
branch of industry in this important in
stitution.
Secretary Wilson is supervising the
plans, but the representative of the Secre-
tary at the Exposition and director for the
Commissioner General, will be Charles
Richards Dodge, who was seen by Times
reported this morning. Mr.. Dodge is a
very busy man, as the time for the COM
pletion OF the preparations of the depart
ment is growing limited. 1t is expected
that the agricultural exhibit will be The
most extensive furnished by this Govern
ment to the Paris Exposition The de-
partrnent wants 10 make ii the most in
teresting.
The work of collecting the meat and
dairy products is under DR.. d. s. Salmon,
Chief CT the Bureau of Animal Industry,
and Major Henry Award, dairy expert
The silk culture. bee products, etc, are
being arranged by DIR. l. o. Howard, en-
lO.uOlOBlSl- fTolS. 0dllONos anu 1dIlSNOu
are arranging for the vegetable, wheat
corn, rye, and other raw cereals. Chemist
II. W. Wiley is looking after the spiritu-
Gus and malt liquors, sugars, syrups, and
other products. Leaf tobacco arrange
ments are being made under Milton Whit
ney expert in soils. Prof. Lamson Scrib-
ner, has charge of grasses, forage. and
plants; G. B. Brackett and w. A. Taylor,
of horticultural preparations; F. v. Col
H.. ,@r,~ onI
John Hyde, of cotton. The experiment
station exhibit is under A. C. True. and
the exhibit of the Weather Bureau is be-
ing prepared under the personal supervis-
ion of Prof Willis Moore, its chief. Wools,
fax, and hemp are in charge of Charles
r. Dodge.
The larger portion OF these exhibits is
being secured by correspondence. The
work of collecting has begun and will con-
tinue through harvest time.
The most important branch of the Agrt-
cultural Department exhibit, however, will
be cotton. With the cotton exhibit spe-
cial pains are being taken, and il will be
a display creditable TO the extensive cot
ton belt of this country. The department
has issued a circular especially appealing
to correspondents TO cooperate as exhibit
tors or render assistance in the way Of
contributing samples of the products o
tnelf Plantations, tnOs alQlnS 10 secure al
exhibit which will prove instructive TO the
millions OF visitors TO the international eX'
position marking the close of the century
and which will impress foreign manufact.
urers with the great variety of this mos
useful of all fbres which the varied physi
cal conditions of the United States enable
il to produce.
The fullest credit will be given to ever,
contributor his name and address. to
gether with the locality from which tn
specimen was derived, being fully dis
played. Samples will be taken from III
crop Of the present year. No photograph
mounted on cards other than 22x2S will b
received. The number of samples by an
one individual is not to exceed three
Everyone producing cotton is cordially in
vited TO make an exhibit Of the varietie
produced in his section. All communica
tions concerning prospective exhibits mus
be addressed TO John Hyde. statistician {
the department, who has ben appointed a
cotton expert.