The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-06-27
The PAN AMERICAN
Weekly Resume Of Important
Events at Buffalo.
The SOUTH'S PART In IT
Florida Still Attracting Marked At
tentiOn from Visitors.

buffalo, June 22.-The Louisiana and
IexaS rice kitchen is attracting a great
deal OF attention on account of the
beautiful wood that has been used in
It's construction. The lumber was
shipped from Louisiana and Texas
The panels and friezes arc remark
able specimens of the curled golden
pine. The doors and window trim
mlngs are of curled cypress. These
Two ornamental woods are found in
greae quantities Throughout the State
OF Louisiana. They are very much ad-
mired by people who have made a
speciality Of ornamental wood work.
he rice kitchen was inaugurated To-
day with appropriate ceremonies. The
building IS in charge of Col. J. w.
EgglestOn, Of Lake Charles, La.
The OUJect Of the establishment of
the kitchen is to show northern people
the virtues of rice as a foou. Dainty
dishes will be prepared during the ex-
position, and the various methods of
cooking rice will be explained by Miss
Ella Whitney Gould, O. New Orleans.
who is graduate of cookery from one
Of the best schools of New YORK CITY.
She will be assisted by Miss Carrie
Waterbury, of Boston. The cashier is
LIS. Clement, formerly cashier of the
Arcadia, National Dank, of Crowley,
louisiana, one of the greatest rice.
centres in the world. There are at
least 200 different ways of cooking
rice, and the management has printed
a very handsome and extensive menu
card which will be distributed through
out the grounds. The demonstrations
will be from IL to a a. m, and meals
WI be served from II to and 5 to z
p. m. A nominal price will be charged.
Prof. S. A. Knapp, who is president
of the Rice Association Of America,
will De here on the 18th of July to
spend several weeks at the exposition.
ne leaves here to go on a tour around
the world in the interest of rice. The
southern Pacific Railway has printed
100000 cook books showing how to
prepare rice in every possible manner.
These will be distributed free from the
free, every dead beat who could get ad-
soup about whicn our northern breth-
rem know nOIhIng Whatever, will be
the first dish served every day. GumbO
fill is chicken soup thickened with rice,
gumbO -(Okra) and Mi. Fill is a spicy
aromatic ingredient made from the
dried leaves of lie SasSafras, which
when one becomes accustomed to it,
is one of the most fragrant and ap-
petiZing spices known. Rice pan cakes,
rice fritters, rice pUddings, rice ices
and similar dishes will be served in
regular restaurant style practically at
no appreciable cost to the customer.
Hundreds here who were at the Paris
EXpOSI,IOn and know that $30,0Uv was
spent on the corn kitchen regret very
much that corn was not exploited on
the basis of the rice kitchen here. The
American corn kitchen at Paris sup
| piled every pauper with his daily lunch
| free, whereas by charging the small
price which Col. EgglestOn demands
from those who are served in the rice
hitchen, the attention of thrifty .rm-
erS and hOusehOlders is secured. Served
free, every dead beat who could get ad-
mission to the grounds and every
pauper would be the first one to enter,
as was the case in Paris. The grea- V
increased production of rice will make
its purchase easy to the masses of the
people, VINO are always ready to listen
| to reason when an economic, healthfuI
and nutricious food is offered for their
consideration. These are the people
Col. EggleStOn wants to reach and the,
plan he has adopted cannot fail to
be successful. 1t is suggested by those
who are familiar with foreign viands
that special campaign should be car
ried into the enemy's country, that is
rIce should be officially introduced into
the foreign markets by the rice assO-
citation at whose instance the rice
KILchen was established here. French
cooks, both in Paris, London, Berlin,
Vienna, Rome and athens fail to ap-
preciate its merits. If it was properly
introduced by a person who under
stands foreign languages well enough
to make its merits known, it would
undoubtedly become popular because
Of its delicacy, it's nOurishing proper
ties and adaptabilIty.
The officers of the Rice Association
OF America are: S. A. Knapp, Of Lake
Charles, La, president; D. L. Evans, of
Goldsboro, North Carolina, vice-pres-
ident; Oswald Wilson, OF Houston,
Texas, secretary; H. C. Wheeler, OF
Galveston, Texas, treasurer; S. 4.
Knapp, Oswald Wilson, H. u. Wheeler,
John Green, Of Crowley, La, and E.
F. RovsOn. Of Jennings, La, executive
cOmTittee.
The Florida exhibit of sponges in
the Horticulture 6ui4 4AIng, Pan-AmerI-
can Exposition, deserves especial r,en-
ton. 1t is an important Industry IN
that State, and should be developed.
Ar. i. M. Wier, O. Tampa, the Com
missioner from Florida. saws: "The
Florida sponges are Of many varieties,
differing in commercial value from 50
10 great many dollars per pound. It
is one Of the largest industries In the
State, more than 100 vessels being en-
gagged solely in this trade. The busi-
ness is carried on almost entirely BY
negroes. It is not an uncommon 81
to see vessels captain and all of ,