The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-07-25
GEORGIA SCRIBBLERS
Have a Big Time at Pan
American Exposition
BANDS PLAY POPULAR AIRS
OtneT Interesting Facts Concerning
What is Going on at Buffalo.

Buffalo. July 13.-Wednesday the
strains Of Maryland, My Maryland
and of Dixie" mingled WITH the flow
Of a thousand fountains as Governor
Smith escorted by a brilliantly uni
formed staff and the Pan-American
officials entered the exposition now
in progress by the great waters of the
North" The visiting Marylanders
all wore the colors of the city, orange
and black. A blue silk banner bear
ing the elaborate coat OF arms of
Lord Baltimore was borne III front OF
the procession with the Stars and
Stripes. Among those present in the
party when it arrived at the grounds
were Gov. Smith, Col. Albert Sisk, Col.
John P. Moore, Gen. Murray Vanliver,
Col. Arthur D. Foster, Col John Wat
| erS, Col. George NJ. Upshur, Gen.
Charles A. Chipley, Adjt.-Gen. John S.
Saunders, Gen. John B. Schwatka, Col
Israel ROSenfeld and Col. Colds
borough, Francis K. Carye, Franklin
P. Carter, John S. Gibbs, Reuben Fos-
| ter, Samuel ROsenthal, Col. Herman
| Stump, Oswald Tilghman, Norval E.
| FOaTd and the President of the Com
mission, Ferdinand C.. Latrobe, Judge
| Thomas ]. Morris, Harrison Tilghman.
c. H. Forrest, Lloyd Wilkinson, Sam
uel Dennis, Cow Smiths private sec
retary and Bernard Courlaender, as
| sistant general passenger agent of the.
Pennsylvania Railroad, and many
| others. Arriving at the Temple of
Music, Mayor Latrobe made the first
address. In concluding he gave utter
ance to what applies to the entire
South:
Here you will realize what the
United States can produce. We have
coal enough to supply the factories
and the navies Of the world. If they
don't want coal, we can give them
oil. If oil is not satisfactory, let their
factories come TO Buffalo, and we can.
turn their wheels with electricity
produced from the harnessed waters;
of Niagara. Our visit to your city,
where at your exposition we have
asked for Maryland Day is not al
together matter Of sentiment. We
have shown on your fair grounds In.
what we have sent here, that we have,
! goods to sell. You have shown that
| you have goods to sell, too, and, what
is more, the money to buy our goods
advocate closer trade and social re-
1atiOns between Maryland and Buff
falO. Let us. oyer the iron links that
bind our States together, be closer
brothers in trade and commerce May
| the Pan-American Exposition be the,
means of nearer relationship than
/ that which now unites Buffalo and
Maryland together"
President Milburn extended a cor
dial and courteous welcome to the Wis
iting Southerners, to which Governor
Smith of Maryland gracefully respond
ed. He also expressed sentiments OF
sincers regret that every State in the.
South was not represented here. He
said:
1T is a source of regret to me that
Maryland is not more extensively re-
presented. She is rich in all :things,
and it had been my intention to have
her represented not merely by a cred
liable exhibit but by one thaf could
not be surpassed by any State or
equaled by any foreign country. Hence
/ say that any country or any State
that fails to participate literally in,
such expOsitiOns is lacking in appre--
citation of them, and is laggard in
taking advantage of opportunities for
material advancement. This Observa--
tiOn applies, regret to say, to Ger
tain extent, at least, to my own State. %
And it applies to- many others as
well. Maryland appropriated some
thing for the Pan-American ExpOsi--
ton, and has very creditable though.
small exhibit, but IL is very made
quate.. She has in the Mines Building
a geological exhibit which is one of
the most artistic installations on the,
grounds. This is the work of Dr.
VIM. Bullock Clark, State Geologigt-
A sample Of emi-bituminOus coal
from the Georges Creek district out
of the famous big vein is shown. The
sample is eight feet nigh and three
and half feet wide, making q mass
of solid coal weighing. about three
tons. The coal territory is restricted to-
the western portion Of the State; i'm
Allegheny county. Specimens Of small;
er veins are shown. Ali the veins GrGs
now being worked to their fuIF capaS
city, and the supply seems inexhanst--
ible. The exhibit Of soil types IS very
interesting, being made up Of samples
of the soil from the different sections
of the State, showing the constituent
cy Of the soil. This exhibit shows the:
natural soil in a large glass vial, then
the soil subdivided in seven divisions.
in small tubes, each tube showing the.
percentage Of clay, silt, very ps sand;-.
fine sand and medium sand, coarse
sand and gravel. Nine samples Of
soil are exhibited, showing the char
acteristic soil Of the State. This ex-
hibit is one Of the most complete from
a scientific point Of view, the arrange
ments being very simple and capable
Of being understood by the general run
OF visitors, 1t is of importance to-
agriculturists in determining the best
section Of the State in which to grow
special crops. Another interesting ex-
hibft shows the results Of tests OF III