The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-27
RAMIE FIBER EXHIBITS.
Those at Buffalo Are Attracting Con.
siderable Attention.
DEDICATION OF COMMISSION BUILDING
Several Notable Speeches Delivered.
Early Apples--DispIays from Island
Possessions.

Buffalo. July 10 Especial Correspondence
OF The Post)-An Interesting exhibit Of
rainie fiber Is displayed In tho Louisiana
state pavilion IN the agriculture building
al the Pan-Amerloan exposition. gamie
was nrst Introduced Into the United States
soil whore the winter are NOT loo se,s,s3
a. temperature Of ~ degrees however, VIII
nn u. Tue Yield Is from fifteen to twenty
me Inner bark. which is cut i'm strlns four
rect In length Samuel Il! Allison nf CaI
Iest9n Texas, Invented and built the only
machlnc for separating tho inner from
,he onter bark. This machine was taken
~ "nlycston by Mr.. Allison and was
IosI WIN IT'S inventor, during the dis
hstrous storm OF last fail with ali data
regarding the specifications Of the Inven.
tloh' Inc outer bark is Of n reslnous mn
in nre, ana brt 10 Japan Is separated from the
handled separately and the two LAYERS ~
Dark separated with knife All The flbpr
I Io uSet' lh THIS country Is procured from
Japan, Louisiana having no machinery to
produce the fiber and labor being Too et
pchslNe 10 compete with the chcnp Jnnan-
~ m3ur. hamie can b. made into cloths
.. various textures and will take any dye
~ nus a silky appearance and when Inter.
MwuNch win SILK u is next TO impossible to
eiaeoyer me ramlc hber. Tho sails of the
Shamrotk and Constitution and nearly ali
tho racing yachts ara made from ramIe
nbrr. kamie Is the strongest ana longest
, srsGi.An o I noer known \ very superior
GoWh profusely throughout Louisiana with.
out any cultivation whatever II grows to
nv nv helsht or from four to eight feet. four
Ieel reeds being the mos desirable for use
II Is OF rapid growth. sometimes produc
ing as many as i've crops n year Tho
Louisiana commissioners say that state
produces enough ramle to supply the
United states aud are anxious to interest
c9pilHI ~ the production Of It,
h6 state ,I Senator o'Brien from Florida IS
exhibits the Southern states have made
especially his own H 81 "Tv'' So''
ern State that failed to make an appropria-
tion for this exposition made a serions
mistake, the effect Of which will be felt
for years"
the Louisiana Purchase commission was ono
Of the most notabIe eNeAta O. t.a la.
week The, opening speech was made ~
the mayor OF ST. Louis. who gave a brIrf
history or the famous purchase from Ma
p0lFon Bonaparie. There We're several
ihson from Louisiana, Governor Jefferson
Davis from Arkansas and Winston Chur.
chill, ESQ, the we'll known author % Rich.
ara Carvel etc, etc. Representatives OF
the Louisiana Purchase contlnission viii re
main In this elegant building during the
exposition, making selections Of the more
no.Hlle exhibits on the grounds and keen
Ing IN touch with exposition people. both
~ this country and I'm Europe. Governor
FRANCIS made very fine Impression. He
is man of distinguished presence and Of
splendid executive ability He was thu
host after the inaugural ceremonies werA
over al delightful luncheon served 10
ing.
The frs. early apples exhibited Mt the
fan,AmSrican exposition came IN from Mis-
Sourl and were put on exhibition early last
Monday morning The variety IS the Early
Harvest, q well known AMI delicious sum
mer apple Of the Mississippi valley. Th2
IA Hmm
Is made FROM she earliest products of one
of the finest apple belts of the Union, Con-.
missioner Bell has Just returned from Mis-
the Stone Hill Wine company Of Helmana
Missouri. He s8ys Il VIII bc IN greIt est
vino exhibit ever, shown from points be.
mountains The stone NH Wine cemRany
possesses cellar capacity and carries a
stock e. vine unsurpassed By ANY nrm In
this company has q fortune IN Its wine
cellars, all of which are below ground
More than twenty brands Of Mlssouri wines
Including the famous Black Pearl Il win
which won the Medal Dor ~ tho Paris
exposition. It is claimed by. Mr. Bel that
the Missouri wines rival, II they do not
excel, those OF California.
culture. hns the fines, display Of roses o.
the Pan-American grounds ever eren h. thr
United States. Twenty thousand blnsl
roses are now in full bloom In wHlNng
through MS rose gardens on IS femluueH
OF the famous valley of Cashmere, whnre
for centuries the altar OF roses has been
made II is nosslhie this Industry m ~
yet be introduced on large scale Into the
United states.
There has recently been installed in Tile
exhibit Of the bureau of education in the
government building a school exhibit FROM
the Philippine Islands ana Hawaii. The
work OF the mSsre advanced pupils will be
u surprise to those who Imagine the inhab-
itants OF our new possessions are bar IA
Ham Am 4, xf4tat chi
the Philippine exhibit were the various
books ordered for school use in the Islands.
manuscript poem In the Togalog dialect.
arithmetic over 100 yeas I'D,
and letters written by the children Ia
Spanish, English aud rngalog The eX-
hlmt Is very crcdlluhle considering the IN e
The teaching force In the Islands is limited
to 100 teachers who are scattered over he
various Islands OF the archipelago.
ne Hawaiian exhibit is not less ia -c-rs'-
Ing, ON the wall is a raised map of tla
island Of Hawaii mnde hy the hinese IN
pills Of kauluwela on the island OF Oahu.
Near by Is large flag made by the cir $
OF the Princess kailulani sch ri. reen
made of seeds ana an Interesting corcc.
ti"n OF baskets, fans, picture frames raats.
napkin rings, hats etc. wo'en from the
Thcre are three cabinets conttnnC manu-.
script wVk of the various schools uf tho
territory. There Is "A hot1ni al exhibit
made by the pupils Of hhe nth and siXtl
plants painted NV the pupils Of the Kpu,
lRnl schools This exhibit was rtllartcd
by Mr.. Alatau H. Atkinson, sup ,iutcndent
OF public Instruction for Hawaii
The visitor TO the Pan Auleg ~ eApost-
ton should not fail IA exam Ne the grnu,,
OF huildings erected by the South Aue +tnT.
Central American and Mexican rem, los.
In these buildings are displayed prndu 'ts
peculiar to the country they rspr ,sant
Take for instance Honduras. unique
agricultural display first arrests tn Ten
non, then there are highly cnp:@d cottvn |
cloths woven by tho natives NJ Hon llras,
nut the most interesting sing'e feautre OF
TINS exhibit is the ruins Of ;he auc ens eli.
" Copnn. This city was hu's IN a vast |
plan 200 feet above the sea- 'c.rl aad is
by mountains which average
$3.50 feet above the plateau they enclrcle
Spanish history Is silent about this WIN
the niche SET apart for the sculpture mar.
oles. columns, etc.. OF Copan are some vnu.
ierfully carved heads of idols OF men ara
women some uf these heads are Ella ssic
In ortline Two symmetrical w0maa ale
rohe'l In dresses which might have hctA |
made In the city OF Rome at the time NJ
1ti greatest power These are stone eagles |
'plendidly carved and tablets hearIng IN, !
'cilpilops In characters as yet IukloVa'oui |
lndeciphered by 5hc srcheoleg II
The Mexican building contains many In |
Aztecs Cnnspleuouslv displayed here IL |
IN oil painting OF King Montezuma sur |
'onnded by his courtiers Inc figures nud /
ne Landscape are OF especial Interest Ia /
hose who have an interest In the rraat |
epuhlic 10 the south OF us Here are dis
lANed specimens Of beautiful laces woven /
rom tue rber OF the cactus. cloth ~ * |