The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-31

BUFFALO. Y Y. July SIN the ex-
hib,t OF the Southern Railway. I'm the .
AEricui suraI Building at the Pau-Ameri- .
can Exposition "a large painting of the
tea farm. SumueryilIe. s O.. has recent
ly been hung This canvas is about five
yards long and ten yards wide. The Dor
der is an artistic arrangement OF tea .
leaves and the effect Of the whole is one .
of the most attractive pictures in the +.
building Below this are grouped colored I
photographs OF The Pines" Flat Rock. /
y. c. Ashevile. with its semi-circIe Of /
magnificent peaks in the distance. the TO- /
mantle valley of the French Broad River 4
and Round Knob with its fountain in the .
centre of the picture.
There are othe< coIored photographs /
which tell both of the beauty and prog
ress OF Dixie. notable among which is +
that OF the Olympia Cotton Mills, Column /
hia. $ a.. There are rows Of glass jars
contain uE the various products produced
in the lands adjacent 10 the Southern
Railway. Conspicuous among these are
fruits and vegetables from Tennessee, T
sea island cotton from the Charlotte oil
Mills, Charlotte, y. c., cottouseed oil,
oats. wheat, hay. corn, fruits. and yege-
tables of every description from Ala
bama. Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
n
see. Virginia Illinois. ami Indiana. with
innumerabIe photographs of important
cities and towns mining and timber dis
tricts. manufacturing and commercial
centres and of the most productive agri-
cultural districts.
There is an exhibit Of tea raised near
Fayetteville and Pinehurst. n c. In
shorr-- il. is "A condensed exhibit Of the
marvellous resources of the entire South,
This exhibit is thronged with people from
every part Of the country who are pro
fuse in their expressions Of admiration
both Of the manner in which the exhibit
is installed and of the splendid resources
of the section through which this rail-
road runs. The woodwork i'm front OF the
exhibit is tastefuly done in the curIed
pine for which tn South is famous The
background Of the exhibit is wiue-c0Iored
felt Tendrils OF grey moss. clusters Of
rich mahogany- c1lored tobacco leaves,
sheaves Of rice. rye. oats. and wheat are
50 arranged against this bright back
ground 10 make most effective en-
I semble- At the base of the exhibit there
are several framed Dlacards containing
T sentences of which. the following are sam
pies.
"The South 7Has $3.50 square miles Of
coal lands. The iron interests Of the
South are wonderful I'm extent. Its mills
3 command the markets of the world. The
3 orchards of the South produce fruits OF
I exceptional quality. Fast freight service
+ of Southern Railway to principal mar
/ kets"
/ The exhibit occupies the space immedf-
ately in front Of the New York State Pa
I vilion, which is in the centre Of the Agri-
cultural Building on one side Of il is one
OF the most popular entrances to- the
building; on the other is the exhibit Of
. the State of Minnesota Its position is
well adapted to catch the eve Of the peo-
pie who visit the building II this road is
an octopus it is "a grear pity that the
( South does not swarm with Octopi Of this
! species 7.e- -.---.---- ---
Mr.. Crumbaugh. the superintendent Of
! the agricultural exhibit Of Missouri. is
continually adding new and attractive
features 10 his pavilion The wood in
which MissOuris exhibit Is installed is
/ painted pale blue with an ornamental
( frieze running its entire length made OF
/ corn. kafIr corn, and other cereals. Mr..
/ Crumbaugh is a. good talkcr when Mis-
B souri, and her resources are his theme. He
Z says: Missouri took the honors al Ona-
+ Ia and Chicago. in the agricultural build
I ing for the best and most varied exhibit
+ OF agricultural products The advantage
. she has over all the other States in the
/ Union is that Of location. In 1919 she
/ raised forty bales OF cotton In the south
4. ern portion OF the State we have com
/ pIete line Of tobaccos and all the varie-
| tieS of wool Of this years shearinEs.
/ twenty-four varieties Of wheat and nine
teen varieties Of oats besides all grades
| Of cotton. Besides the agricultural pro-
/ ducts, We have on exhibit here twenty
! eight different brands Of flour"
10 the middle OF the pavilion is an old
/ fashioned corn crib made OF wire sur
I mounted BY an ear Of. corn that Baron
( Munchauseu could not make creduIous
/ pubic believe ever grew on any corn
/ stalk II is twenty-seveu inches long and
| four and a half inches In diameter over
I thr private entrance is "a large coat Of
/ arms Of the State Of Missouri with the
I motto Salus POpuii Suprema Lex Esto"
I coiiSplcu"slsly displayed in large letters
on a yellow background
Next 20 that Of the State Of New York
the largest agricultural exhibit that
comes from any State in the Union is
mat OF LOUISIANA. Here. too there are
some mammoth objects exhibited for the
Celectauon OF Northern brethren Mr.
3lenk, OF New Orleans. the suDerfut-u-
dent OF the pavilion, has resUrted TO a
clever ruse to make the visitors To the
! fan-AmeFlcau Exposition believe thar
cotton trees grow in the Pelican State
/ IN "a conspicuous place lu his exhibit he
has what De- labels "a cotton stalk The
I background D. dark green against which
are displayed arches and clusters OF
I PAINS The pictures, many of which are
l very attractive. are hung against these
I clusters producing an effect al once ar
I lSIg and pleasing. on thirty-five tables
are displayed ia various attractive gruIIus
I inc immense resources OF the Pelican
! state Jerusalem corn, pearl miIlet. SUI
kar 79fEhufns. etc, are among the for
l age plants. Rice. miniature bales OF
twenty Two different varieties OF hay. in
c-uclnS the valuable alfalfa. and thin
{ ly-pne varieties Of peas are dis
played There IS large exhibit of
| Spanish moss which Isl dried and sold as
| vegetable hair. Big Ben" the sweet
potato weighing IL pounds, commenced
| 10 slFuGt three weeks ago and fha vine
has climbed over the TOP 0f the c-se
| which contains tdirty-fve varieties 81
/ sweet potatoes Big Ben is Keeping M
| with his reputation and II looks as III he
| VIII climb out of the window before The
arrival Of Louisiana Day. Blocks of sII
Z Ehur foot square are piled on one. OF the
| tables. MI Gienk says
| sulphur OF q Per cent purity Is found
| throughout the southern part Of the
/ state II Is mined hy driving tuelye-iuch
! serting a siX-inch inner tube. The Suuer-
| heated steam is sent down the outside
pipe and the melted sulphur is pumped
up on the inside and caught I'm wooden
ciste-ns and allowed 10 harden"
] ON each side Of the entrance written in
golden letters on white back ground are
| these sentences: New Orleans, chief
| commercial emporium Of the southwest
/ Natural gateway OF the Mississippi Val
| ley 20 South and Central America Thir-
| " miles Of Wharves- Second city ia cN-
d F~Fs