El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-18
EXTENSIVE
EXHIBITION
AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BY THE NEW MEXICO COL
LEGE OF AGRICULTURE.
The Exhibit Will Interest Every One.
Men and Wage Workers.

For Carnival visitors who see more
in life tnan the frivolous the chamber
of commerce exhibits are a great at
traction. Besides what is to be seen
there at all times there are now the
exhibits of various lines from the New
Mexico agricultural college and expert
ment station at Mesilla, N. M.
Through the kindness of Professors
F. E. Lester, registrar of the college,
and John D. Tinsley, of the department
of soil physics. The Herald is enabled
to give brief description of the col
lege and experiment station exhibits.
On first entering the door of the
chamber the visitor notices a large
banner hung from the ceiling which
sets forth what the college is, how it
is equipped and the lines of work it
provides. On the long table, which ex-
tends the entire length of the room
and which is occupied by the exhibits,
there is first the exhibit of the chemi-
cal department. This is probably the
most interesting feature of the college
exhibits for the FL Pasoan as it touches
upon a subject local to him.
| Professor Arthur Goss. of the chem
istry department, has made some ex-
periments with different waters of the
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and various kinds of solids contained
in a certain quantity of FL Paso hy-
drant water. FIT. Bliss water, Deming
| water and Rio Grande water. How he
obtained the latter The Herald will
not attempt to explain
He took for the test forty lIters,
about ten gallons of each and the SOL
ids found in that amount of each kind
of water are placed in small bottles.
Ii.
that one need not be versed in chem
sort of chemicals he takes into his
system when he drinks the different
kinds of water to be had in Ell Paso.
The soil physics department is rep
resented next by practical display of
the apparatus used in its work. This
is comparatively new line of investi-
cation at Mesilla Park and is one of
great Importance to the agricultural
and other interests of this part OF the
country. A centrifugal machine and
shaker used for the mechanical analy-
sis of soil is shown. an electrical in
strument for determining the amount
of moisture in the soil; another cleo
trical Instrument for showing the
amount of alkali in the soil; a meter
for registering the current of small
streams, and some soil augers, make up
the list of instruments exhibited. A
number of soil samples taken from the
college farm at Mesilla Park are placed
on view and a series of interesting
maps recording important investiga-
lions which have already been made.
| The agricultural department of the
college and experiment station has con-
| tributed what is probably the largest
exhibit from any one department of the
institution. Hung on the walls of the
chamber of commerce room are four
large frames, each five by ten feet, up
on which are arranged complete and
beautiful display of grain in the ear,
and consisting of wheat, oats, millets
barleys, and other cereals. On the
table is shown a very large display of
samples of grains in bottles. which in
cludes eighty varieties of wheat, and
fifty varieties of other grains. Each of
these samples is properly marked with
its name, and all the grains shown.
both in the ear and in bottles, have
been grown on the experiment station
farm at MeSilla Park. The rest of the
agricultural exhibit consists of a mag
nificent display of fruits, preserved in
tall specimen jars. Fourteen varieties
of peaches are shown, twenty-one of
plums, twelve of pears, two of grapes.
and two of tomatoes. Each variety is
marked with its name, date of bloom
ing, date of ripening, and a descrip-
ton of its quality. Like the grains,
all the specimens of fruit shown have
been grown on the college farm
The agricultural department exhibit
makes up a wonderfully vivid demon
stration of the possibilities of agricul-
ture and horticulture in the Rio Gran
de valley, and visitors have admired
the display greatly.
From the department of mechanical
engineering in the college is shown
an extensive display of shop work, all
of which has been done by students in
the department. This consists of wood
work and wood turning, metal work,
consisting of machine work and forge
work. and other examples of students
handiwork. A pattern for a Stag pot
is one of the pieces especially admired
by those who appreciate good handi-
work, as it shows workmanship of a
high order by its beautiful finish. Sew
eral vases are shown as examples of
wood turning, and a beautiful gavel.
Specimens of intricate joints and dove
failing are exhibited and a number of
excellent patterns for foundry work.
The specimens are all displayed on a
large frame and on the table in front.
The display is accompanied by twenty
six photographs mounted on card board
showing some of the machinery and
apparatus which form the departments
equipment.
Next to the exhibit from the engin-
eering department is shown a very at
tractive and interesting exhibit from
the department of biology. This in
cludes twenty-six nicely mounted spe-
cimens of native plants and flowers
which are attractiyely diSDIayed on the