The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-05
A MAGNIFICENT EXHIBIT.
Prof. Attwater'S Industrial Collection
to Be Shown in Houston.
SECURED BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROAD
Display Now Stored in the Company's
Offices i1ere--Movement to Have the
Museum Opened for General Public

The magnificent exhibit or Industrial.
agricultural and natural products Of the
state of Texas. which has been collect "a
hy Frot II. L. Attwatcr formerly Of Rock
port. has been brought TO Ilonston by tho
management OF the Southern Pacific rail.
way system, ana is now stored at the
offices Of that company Mt the corner OF
Main street and Franklin avenue where
the professor himself has It in charge.
For the past seventeen years Prof Att.
water has been cugnged IN getting this dis
play together and It now ranks as Que OF
the best and most complete private col.
lcciions in the United States
The Idea Of Its collection was conceived
by Prof Attwatcr when lie vas made man
NIGER of the natural history display ana
cotton and wool department OF the Texas
exhibit ~ the exposition In New Orleans
during the yenr 1854. Tho professor he
came Interested in Texas possibilities then,
aud he nj once set to work getting together
specimens of which this almost match.
less collection Is the result
Since the New Orleans exposition the
collection has been displayed NJ thr Waco
ana the DIllns State fairs. It has created
widespread interest wherever exhibited
The exhibit comprises two pntts or iii.
visions, one II which consists entirely OF
Texas material and the other Includes rare
natural history specimens. rcilc~ aud curios
from an parts Of the earth 'rhe natural
history Is madc MP OF animals. fowls ani
nslcs and embraces many Of the most
Interesting spccles.
The rcNas division Is inst as wondcrrm
representing as 1t does The SatoH nm to-
ycioped resources, ANA showing IN most
practical manner what The possibilities or
the commonwealth arc. Prof Attwatcr
mas given every detail the most cnrcful NJ.
tcnilon and the old pioneers find as much
pleasure and wonder IN going through the
museum as do strangers.
BESIDES the samples %, agricultural pro
duets IN the Texas division, there are spnri
mems OF the raw material IA different
stages Of development, showing At n glance
the wonderful resources Of the Lone Star
state ana the great possibilities aud ad
Nantngcs offered for future industrial en-
tcrprlScs aud Developments
To realize the Importance OF this coffee.
tlon, ana ia fully appreciate It's magn
tudc and scope, one must see It, us % writ
ten description could hardly be made to DO
it justice.
II has been claimed 10y many that the
exhibition of this collection at the diner
cni expeditions aud fairs has boon worth
millions of dollars 10 Texas and There Hrr
some who Insist that the display Ia largely
Responsible Ton the present industrial
awakening within the borders of thu state.
II has been suggested thar it wound uc
ffIN .slf.
the display transferred TO some more ac
CeSrthlc ur convenient building I'M the cir
SO that the public az large. especially the
strangers now In Texas ana tn" rnuttallSlS
and Investors who, from now on. will hn
Investigating the resources OF the SutC !
may bc enabled to sec and examine 1t aud
judge of lts merits for themselves rtis
movement has. In fact. already been In
auguotCl, aud there Is no douht that IT'S
accomplishment viii result In great benefit
~
The fact that the justly celebrated south
Tn Pacific industrial exhibit. under the
OF PROT Attwatcr, ls to nc
Installed not only for the benefit Of the
New York delegation Of capitalists Of VA |
i"hal reputation, but that the people al
portunity to see a collection of Texas re, /
sources which won q gold mcdal and nrst !
rrzG Tor the hest collective State exhibit |
NJ the omaha exposition, was The subject |
of a great deal Of comment oyer the en-, .
yesterday '''
\ nm early hour Ia the morning Mr.. r.
~. Scanlau made a brief examination of "A
portion Of this exhibit and expressed the
opinion that II was most valuable, SHOW
Iug OF the natural resources OF this State
Wnirh II Properly shown would hc NJ vast
henrht to Texas. Mr. Seaman has been n |
resident of the State for forty ave Years
but was as thoroughly pleased with looEing
aver this collection, rs wuulu visitor who
state. Wv
lf some centrally located room In the
lcart ot the city can he secured from April
~ 10 80 aud tho funds are available Prof
VIII make such an exhibit as viii
lot only surprise all visitors lint delight
ne home people MIR j 5, rurdy ot the
Ioustou Show Case company is making m
VIZ make an early report TO the commit,
Mr. H. W. Cortcs, who for the last fcw
months has given great portion " his
i IN to public affairs, ana as president OF
lNal aud Live Stock and Industrial Annex.
'yotcd about two months exclusively tn
phHc matters, said: The exhibit SHOULD
q opened 10 the public now. II Is Sc vast !
nd comprehensive that II Is utterly I'M
ossihlc to go Into dctalls In u brief inter !
lew, Int none can look through even Il j
ortion Of this remarkable collection with
nt hclng Interested There are many
beers vet 10 he developed, which are shown q
al different forms. II Is the same with a
laws, grains, fruits woods minerals tIc
wis Of the air and the fishes OF the son u
Years Of time have been speut I'm col $
citing this wonderful exhibit nnd | mn u
specially delighted to know that thcre il | 1
probability of It's hciug placed upon ~ !
Wtloa IN crcdtahle form. Tor | feel | ,
ne thai n the people who are Interested
the development of Houston and south ,
rNaS once soc even Il mart OF what prnf
ttwater has to show. that the exhibit win
: put on permanent basis"
Relative TO the exhibit. Mr.. II. f. Mac. "
roger said; Houston holds first rank 81
nong the cities " Texas and a. is pub r
: duty To SEQ that this exhibit IS nut op Ill
hlhltlon. This collection Is probably ,he al
st in tho entire south, ana certainly -
ere is nothing else like 1t In Texas As N
curiosity It is worth travelling miles e., IN
9, while as an educational factor il is Of v
Houston Is big enough now 10 carry ,,,, ~
ls project and Ia haudlc other n,ottpTs bl
men VIII add To IL Importance. nof n,lv | IN
the chief conecntrating pOiut In 'reNas h,
'm u railroad standpoint. bnt Ms n ctfy | II
hch mas an opportunity to surpass al
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