The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-25
BUFFaLO'S GREAT FAIR.
Western Hemisphere F ood Prod
ucts to Be a Feature.
INTERESTING EXHIBITS PROMISED.

Fine Fisheries Exh1D1t - strange
Tribe of People From South Amer
ica-EIectrical Display VIII Dazzle
Visitors with Its BriIliancy.
Work on the Pan-American exposi-
ton grounds at Buffalo has been push
ed so steadily of late that already
many of the buildings show even in
detail the wonderful architecture and
harmony Of color which II was prom
ised would be q main feature of the
enterprise. says the New York Times.
The framework of the principal build
ings has been covered with staff. and
the staff itself is receiving the varied
tints ami brilliant hues which. together
with the novel architecture, will dis
tinguish this exposition from any other
that has ever preceded it. So radical
is the departure in this respect that
this feature in itself will mark a new
era in exposition building.
One of the instructive as well as
Interesting attractions at the exposi-
tion will be the exhibits that are meant
to familiarize the people of all America
with the food products of both Ameri-
L
selves will be housed in n building
which measures over a third of mile
in circumference. The development of
coffee. for example. Will be shown
''frOm blossom to cup" Coffee grows
more like a cherry than anything else
with which people in north temperate
attitudes are familiar. The tree. if al
lowed to grow naturally, will attain
height of 90 feet, though it is often
pruned to keep the branches within
reach when standing on the ground.
For beauty it cannot be eXcelled even
in the tropics. With its deep green
shining leaves and pure white. fra
grant. though transitory, blossoms, to-
gether with the ripening fruit. it pro-
duces a picture peculiarly effective.
The fruit, first a tiny green ball,
changes to pale red as it develops, and
| finally, when ripe. the color is a rich
| brown. 1t has pleasant flavor. though
rather sweet and somewhat insipid.
| Its pit is the coffee bean of commerce.
Each fruit contains two beans, which
grow with the fiat sides together in
separate cells. though should one be-
come abortive the other grows round
and fills both cavities. The coffees ex-
hihited will be the American coffees
only. The United States being the lar
gest coffee market in the world, this
| feature of the food exhibit, as well as
other food products wherein this coun-
| try excels the other countries. will re-
ceive especial attention.
Another attraction wherein it will
be aimed to outrank any similar ex-
hibit ever made will be that of fish
farming. This exhibit will be housed
in building 100 feet square. which
will form a heel calk in the horseshoe
plan of the government buildings.
| Many features of dominating interest
will receive consideration in this .ex-
hibit. Take. for example, that much
maligned and discredited food fish, the
| German carp. 1t will be presented at
| it's true value. Like the lake sturgeon,
once it Is really known in it's true col
ors it will be appreciated. The exhibit
will show how in Germany the carp
Is cultivated as a farm product
In Germany streams are damned,
which causes the water to overflow
areas of several hundred acres in ex-
tent Once each year. in cold weather,
when the fish are at their best. the wa
ter is drained off and the largest fish
scooped from shallow pools with dip
nets. In this manner a pond contain
ing 2J0 acres of water has been made
to yield 10000 pounds of carp per year.
A thorough business is made of catch
ing the fish and shipping them immedi-
ately. while in proper condition, to the
larger markets throughout the country.
At the outlet of the pond a floor is
built with sorting tables and large tubs
of water in which the fish are cleaned
and otherwise prepared.
The men and women out in the pond
barefooted. with little protection from
the cold. have the disagreeable part
of the work. a fire is often lighted
on the higher ground. at which they
may occasionally warm themselves.
During the fish harvest the poacher
is a constant nuisance, q watch being
required day and night until the pond
is refilled.
That carp are appreciated on the
German market is illustrated by the
fact that the output from one of these
carp farms, amounting to about $4,000
Pc 'nds of fish. brought fl go. or about
20 cents per pound of our money. Many
rural streams that are now running tc
waste could be sheltered and stocked
: with suitable varieties of fish which
! If it were known how to cultivate them
properly, could be made to yield for
tunes for their owners. And not only
carp, but catfish, varieties of salmon
eels and many kinds of other food fisI
will be shown the visitor under cult
vation under conditions favorable and
otherwise. When properly understood
the question of raising fish is as simple
as that Of raising poultry and infinitely
, more profitable.
Another interesting feature of the
exhibition will be the drug exhibit
Generally speaking, the public knows
less about the source and manufac
ture OF the American drug supply thar
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