New-York tribune., 1901-07-14
GEORGIA DAY AT BUFFALO.
VISITORS FROM SOUTH SEE PAN-AMER-
ICAN EXPOSITION.
DAY THIS wEEK-CURIOUS ARTICLES
FROM FRENCH COLONIES AND PERU.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrsUNE.I


Buffalo, July 13.-Southern people predominated
at the exposition to-day in honor OF Georgia Day.
and If the weather had been made to order II could
not have been better for the visitors from the
sunny south. In the morning the cool breezes from
the lake swept through the grounds. and just when
the heat was beginning to manifest itself rather
unpleasantly the clouds of a distant thunderstorm
obscured the sun. 1t until the afternoon
that 1t became warm. and then it was not uncom-
Portable. because the storm had increased the
breezes from Lake Erie and the Canadian forests.
without drop of rain In Buffalo.
An elaborate programme arranged and car
red out to the last detail for the entertainment OF
! the people from Georgia. and it was appreciated
shown by the interest in that States two ex-
hibits at thesfair One is in the Agriculture buiio-
Ing and consists of display Of everything thae can
be grown in the State. The entire collection was
raised twenty-five acre Georgia farm. Ihe
other exhibit is In the Mines Building, ana con-
ssts of one of the most comprehensive exhipits IN
that structure. 1t prepared by w. s. yates
commissioner to the Pan-American Exposition from
Georgia. and State Geoogist
The interest manifested in the exhibits by the
Georgians source of qualification to the ex-
position officials and demonstrated the value OF
setting aside special days for the States The
Georgians themselves were obliged to marvel at
what their State could do. and they went away
feeling prouder than of the Empire State OF
the South.
PUBLIC GEORGIA EXERCISES.
Representatives. of different Georgia newspapers
In attendance and took charge or the e&er-
cises that held in the Temple of Music In the
afternoon. H. H. Cabaniss, Of 'The Atlanta Jour-
nal," presided and made brief address, which was
responded to by John G. Mburn. president Oh the
exposition company who extended a nearly WEI
come to the Southerners. This was responded TO by
w A. Hemphill of 1.-The Atlanta Constitution,
who was followed by r. r. Wright. Assistant Com
missioner of Agriculture and representative OF
Governor Gambler at the exposition; p A stoVail'
Of Savannah; Norman e. Mack and Colonei Johh
In,,, Tay,,r1a
Of THE Atlanta Journal" Mr. Stovall spoke brehy
regarding the Charleston Exposition. Other infor-
NAL addresses delivered by w. S. Coleman.
president of the Georgia Weekly Press Association,
and T. j. Simmons. jr., of THE Atlanta weekly
News"
Ohio will be the next State celebrate special
day. II will be Thursday of next week. and one
thousand invitations have been issued. Secretary
c. L. Swain of the Ohio Pan-American commission
predicts that Ohio Day will be one of the most
notable days IN attendance and all other respects
thus far at the fair. He has just returned from
his home in Cincinnati. and bases his prediction
what he knows of preparations being made Tor
the event. In the afternoon following the exer-
cises in the Temple and luncheon. an informal mu-
sica will be held in the parlor OF the Ohio Building
at which Nine. Bishop will sing, also the Misses
Eva and Ella Valeratti. sisters of Colonel Edward
valleratti. of the sth Regiment. o. n. G.. which
Will the exposition escort to Governor
Nash. In the evening Informal reception Will
be held the State building.
EXHIBIT OF FRENCH COLONIES.
This afternoon the labelling OF the French colo
MES exhibit at the exposition was completed. This
statement than first appears for the
task enormous one. IN view OF the fact that
this is the only exhibit that is classified in scien-
tihc manner. The work done by DR.. Gus
Niederlein and IS thorough and COM
prehensiye that any scientist OF any nation can
view the exhibit and tell at a glance what each
individual article IS and Its history. Too much
he gty To labelling,
particularly IN view of the desutory manner in
which exhibits are usually displayed. and II one
has not studied this exhibit one has missed much
that is not only entertaining and interesting. but
thoroughly instructive. The exhibit is divided into
two sections. Of them In the Agriculture
Building and the other In the Ethnology Build
ing. The exhibits from Guadeloupe. French
Guiana, Martinique and st. Pierre -Miquelon. and
loaned by the French Colonial Office.
George p. Linden is IN charge and takes much
pride in pointing these products. The dis
play of cereals and starches is large one. the
latter including sweet potato and yucca starch.
Oils and the nuts from which they produced
including the palm nuts. castor oil beans. cocoa
nut kernels. sago and cotton seeds also
shown. The islands export some of these COM
modities TO this country, but trying to work
up larger trade. most OF the exporting at pres
ent being confined to France
I'VE have need of capital" said Mr. Linden. "It
a man will TO the islands he will be corn
fortably well off In short time a comparatively
small amount Of capital. Labor is cheap. capital
is scarce We have the same sort of contract labor
they have at Observation-Disclosures who sell them
selves for number of years to contractors. Yes.
form of slave labor. but the Hindoos make the
best workmen in the islands. 1 should man
could make excellent start, that would prom
Use fairly big results with say from $4,000 So 900.
He could get big plantation for that money
SOME INTERESTING ARTICLES.
One of the most curious exhibits is the vegetable
ivory nut This is the nut from which most of the
export large quantities of these this coun-
try. Chocolate is exhibited in all stages OF de-
velopment from the leathery pod containing the
chocolate seeds numbering from fifty to hun
dred and nifty in pod. to the finished product
that Is found In any grocery
fishery display Is made that Is not COM
prehensive as Chilis. but is wthal interesting be
cause it contains many different things. notably
the seasugs, also known .eacucumbers. which
are edible and said TO be nourishing although they
highly colored feathers. hats of various
kinds. including the valuable Parama., and sim
ilar articles, most of which priced highly by
the Indians. are shown In quantities.
The cotton display Is good one. but is not equal
TO that OF some of the Southern States; wild cotton
Is shown. and attracts attention because OF its
beautiful gloss This is the cotton that Is used in
stufiing the so-calied eiderdown pillows. 1t can be
detected by the fact that ii has staple that is.
that IL cannot be stretched.
Flprous goods from tropical trees. showing the
numerous ingenious and useful articles into which
they can be converted create much interest For
example. whip is shown. the stock and lash of
which is made from single piece of wood. about
an inch in diameter. Fragile 1t appears.
singing blow be struck with IT. Razor strops.
said to be superior to leather. made from the
pith of the century plant. Cloth made from the
rame. plant belonging to the nettle family. and
also from the banana. having the appearance of
old linen. is carefully locked In a case, although
those of the articles of which it is imitation.
In the Ethnology Building. the French colonies