The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-03

some of the buildings on the Pan-Ameri- I
can Exposition grounds. in which large {
quantities of this material are used Land /
plaster from various localities are also (
shown. together with many beautiful
specimens Of the gypsum rock
Among the abrasive materials shown
are mill stones from Ulster county, which
are manufactured rom the Oneida cor
glOmerate, ITpOH from WIlmuTt. HeTki-
nler county, and garnet from the Adiron-
dacks.
Several manufacturers Of saudpapeT
have furnished an interesting series Of
different grades OF garnet paper which
are used in the manufacture Of shoes and
IN wood working y large piece Of corun-
DUN emery from PeekskiII is also Included
in the exhibit.
The oil heIds OF New York State are
represented by fifty Specimens, obtained
from Steuben, Allegany, and Cattaraugus
counties, representing all the known oil
fields Of the State
One exhibit Of peculiar interest IS that
OF the mineral paints The mineral paints
Of New York are manufactured from ma
ter1aIs coming from six sources; the pre-
Cambriau graphite Of TicOHdeToga; the
Caubrian and Ordovician States OF Wash
ingTOn county. the DeVOuian shaleS OF
Delaware and ChaUtauqUa countess the
Rosie iron ores and the Clinton iron ores
A small quantity is also made from the
tale OF Edwards and Fowler. st Lawrence
county. Samples OF ali these materials,
showing both the ore and the finished
product, are shown in a glass case, two
and a half inches By. five inches.
Among the miscellaneous minerals
shown may be mentioned tale, from St
Lawrence county, which is Used to q great
extent in the manufacture OF paper, IL
mineral paints and II stove putty, and
quartz and feldSpar from Bedford, West
chester county, both Of which are used
{ IN the manufacture Of pottery
All the exhibits from New York State,
/ with the exception Of the building stones
and clay products, are shown in dust
proof glass cases, so that the last visitor
viii be enabled to see as good an exhibit
as the first. a chart, showing the mineral
1 production Of the State for the past year
/ has been prepared for distribution at the
Exposition
Special days have been agreed upon for
/ the exposition, as follows:
/ June St. Johns School Day.
/ June G-Hotel Mems Day.
/ June IZ-COal Mems Day.
| June I3-Presidents Day.
I June I4-Flag Day.
/ June I7-Runker Hill Day.
/ June lS-NFelIs College Day.
! June Is-MianesCta Day.
! June 1S-A- O. L ". Day.
/ June ZD-ConuecticUt Day.
! June Z1-Rochester Day
/ June Z2-Smith College Day.
! June 2+-Saengerfes
June Z5-Saengerfest
June G-Saengerfest-Odd Fellows Day
June q SaeugeTfest Fellows Day
/ EUIks Fest evening".
June -saengerfest-C Cincinnati Day.
June 2O-Saengerfest-Phi Philadelphia Day
July 2-WeUesley, College Day.
July New York Lieierkranz Day.
July Educators Day.
July 10-MaTylaud Day
July ll-CommcrciaI Travellers Day
July 16-ChautauGUa Day
July IS-Ohio Day.
July 19-EagIe Day
july &c. NJ. y. Il Ifay.
July 24-Knights of Columbus Day-Utal
Day.
/ July 2J-ScandinaVian Day-PoTtO Rice
July 30-NationaI Commissioners Day
Aug. T-Maccabees' Day.
/ Aug. S-NeTmCnt Day.
! Aug 1G-AIiSsOUri Day
! Aug I2-Cuba Day.
Aug l5-Red Mems Day.
! Aug 2O-MichigaH Day
/ Aug H-LOuisiana Day.
/ Aug E-Elsctrical Day
Aug Virginia Day
{ Aug. 2G-MuuicipdI Day
Aug 3I-Mystic ShTiueTs' Day.
| Sept. 2-I1abor Day
Sept 3-DistTict Of Columbia Day
Sept. 6-National Association Of Station
airy Engineers
Sept. New York STATE Day.
Sept. -Spanish-American War Veter
ans
Sept. 1o-Ehede Island Day.
Sept. l2-Polish Day
Sept. 16-MeXican Day.
Sept I7-G- A R Day
Sept 10-WeIsh Day
Sept 20-St- GATHERINGS Day
Sept. 25-Oregon Day.
Oct. S-Brooklyn Day.
oct 9-New York Federation of Won
! ems Clubs
oct IO-NationaI Grange Day
An exhibit in the Ordnance Building G
the exposition is instructive TO those no
! conversant with the commtSsary ar