The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-24
SOUTHERN STATES TN LINE
Several of Them to Have Fine Ex-
hibits at Buffalo.
Georgia Heads the List with "A
Splendid Mineral DispIny-North
Carolina and Missouri Conspicu-
ous-some of the Shows Features.

/ States bid fair to have the largest repre-
scntatiOn at Buffalo which they have had
at any exposition since the war TIE
/ Georgia exhibit has just been received
and Dr. Davis t Day, of Washington,
who Is in charge of the Mines and Metal
lurgy Building, says the mineral exhibits
/ of that State and the States Of North
! Carolina and Missouri are exceptionally
/ fine
/ In the Georgia exhibit there is a beau
! tifuI Corinthian column Of white marble
fifteen feet high and twshty-two inches in
diameter Five of these were to have
| been sent, but the four remaining ones
/ have not as yet arrived State Geologist
Yeates is here with his assistant to in
FstalI the exhibit. He has several slabs of
handsome white marble, one long slab Of
monumental granite, and four large
! squares of translucent marble, one Of
/ which looks like d huge mOss-agate and
/ shows magnificent effects in white and
black Another Of these translucent
slabs in pure white; the third is grey with
dashcs of a darker grey; the fourth re-
! sembles a red and gold sunset, so rich Il
| the commingIing Of coIors.
! There is a fine collection Of the clays
| Of Georgia and the products manufacture
ed from it. Another feature Of the ex-
| hibit consists of -pedestals, one con-
tanning large specimens of red sandstone
and another Of very fine specimens Of
porphyritic granite. There IS system
attic collection Of building stone from the
| Cracker State, including granite, brown
| stone, seTpentine, and other stones for
| building purposes. They are in 4S-inch
cubes, polished and dressed on five sides,
one side being left ashiar.
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lection contains large gold nuggets and
other fine ore specimens and a great
many gems from the State. One case
contains aluminium and a number of ar
ticIes manufactured from that metal in
Guiding beautiful chased ornaments for
| the toilet, Psyche mirrors, photo frames,
cooking utensils. etc.
The Missouri exhibit is rapidly being
installed in the Building Of Mines and
MetaIlurgy. Dr. Day is especially graft
fled at the size and quality Of the exhibit
sent in from that State Several COM
missioners with a corps Of assistants are
here from Missouri.
The entrance to the space in which the
Missouri exhibit viii be placed is very
artistic It consists of an arch supported
/ by a group of columns made up of the
different ores Of the State At the apex
zoned with the coat-of-arrns Of Missouri
fastened in a rich cluster of American
flags A fine exhibit consisting of zinc,
lead, and other ores sent by James a.
! Reed, of Joplin, Mo, is being unpacked
1 4 handsome cylindrical case made in St
Louis is attracting a good deal Of atten-
ton, and is said 70 be the most beautiful
/ one on the floor It is to be filled with
| valuable ores Commissioner Graves, of
| Missouri, says that State VIII be Wei rep
| resented in the agricultural and horti-
| cultural departments
State GeoIogist Holmes, OF North Caro-
lima, has sent small but very choice eX-
! hihit Of minerals and Jewels from the
Old North State Dr. Day said this
morning: The North Carolina exhibit is
so beautiful that [ shall put every speci-
! men in the cases reserved for the gems
in this building The flexible sandstone,
large pieces of agate, fine specimens of
amethyst beautiful crystals from the
Blue Ridge Mountains, splendid specimens
from the valuable copper mines in Gran
vile county viii be placed in these cases
in few days"
| 1t is seriously regretted by the citizens
of North Carolina now IN Buffalo that no
appropriation was made by the last Leg
/ islatUre for an exhibit at the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition They say that the money
spent IN exploiting the impeachment trial
at Raleigh would have been much more
| wisely expended in showing the people of
the Western Hemisphere the resources of
the State and in advertising her marvel
Gus climate and beautiful scenery.
The State of Maryland viii have Il large
! and very fine exhibit She appropriated
! SZ3.yiJ Tor the purpose ). Archer Gibson
! OrganiSt and ChOiTmaster Of the First
Presbyterian Church. Of Baltimore has
been invited as one Of the artists to play
at the daily organ TecitaIS inaugurated by
the n-AmeFican Exposition Board Fer
diuaud Dunkley, Of ASheviIie- y. C. is an
other oTSaniSI who viii appear as one OF
! the invited performers on the ma gnificeut
/ vi is h-iF II,
tie Temple OF Music at a cost of Sf5. 900.
These organ recitals to be a very popular
feature IT the Exposition The best or
| SaTlStS IN the / ulted States have been in
VIted 10 perform and the majority of them
| have accepted Foremost among these are
| Clarence Eddy, Frederick Archer. and
John Porter Lawrence
| The leading bands of the United States
have also been engaged 10 make music for
| the thr0ngs which viii visit the Exposition
tltE- SnuSa, with lduTclS fresh from the
capitals Of Europe, viii be here for three
/ weeks with SiXty-five artists. Iuness
| PhinHey, FanCiuIIi the FOrty-eighth
| Highlanders, Of Canada, and other notable
organizations VIII participate in the great
festival
The hotels Of Buffalo pledge themselves
not to charge cXOFDitant prices for rooms
and board during the Exposition. Several
hotels are now undergoing extensive re-
! pairs
| Mr. Hills, of the Treasury Department
says the Government exhibit VIII be one
which has never been surpassed. He pre-
diets that the National capital VIII send
large CROWDS 10 BuIaiO Tor the EXPOSE
( ton. Great interest IS being shown
| throughout the District of Columbia in
! this representative gathering OF the PAN
| American republics An effort is bein.
| made to have the Board of Trade of
| Washington take action In this matter
w. Y Cox. secretary Of the Government
| board suggests that the handsome re
! viewing stand used by the President at
the Inauguration. and now packed to so
( TO St. Louis shall be sent here first and
| used as a pavilion 10 contain the exhibit
of the District OF Columbia. 1t is also
suggested that the splendid plaster mod
els now in the Hall of the AnCients. show
! ing design of Franklin W Smith for
/ beautifying the National Capital. shall
| form q CentTepieCe for this pavilion. Mr..
/ in the Hall of the Aucients which he
| would probably be willing to add TO this.
| Pictures of the beautiful new Library of
Congress would be another attractive fea-
| There will be an oficNl meeting of the
| Government board in this city or Satur
/ day By which time 1t is expected that all
| of the Government exhibits will be in
! their proper places
| The pavilion for the Argentine RepUb
lie is the first one to be erected in the
| Agricultural Building The framework is
| supported by rows of iron columns. The
! entrance is deliberately carved, the arch
| way being supported by a cluster of Ionic
and COrinthian cOmmiugled-
The Goddess of Light, which Will sur
| mount the electric tower. today received
a coat of gold leaf She is to be elevated
| TO her high position in a few days. Nine
| tv-siX SeaTChlightS will throw their "a
! dance on the cascade that plays in the
| immense circular court at the base of the
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