The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-07-11

ladies' IN charge received MIN anu eA-
pressed regret that Commissioner
Bell was in Missouri making a colicc-
tion of fresh fruit. He replied very
CALAMITY and said he saw the touch
of feminine fingers in the tasteful
arrangement of the Missouri pavilion
Speaking of the Missouri exhibit of
apples he said: Il have been nearly
everywhere over these interesting
grounds, but | haven't seen anything
vet to beat the Missouri apple. | tell
you | believe you raise apples about
the size of the majority of the Demo-
cratic polls in Missouri in presiden-
tial years" He especially praised
the Ben Davis apple and was dilating
on its merits when a Democrat with
baby to be kissed interrupted him.
He was especially pleased with the
exhibits in the Horticulture and Agri-
culture Buildings.
Alabama has just added more min
erals and implements to her collec-
ton. These are coal, coke, iron ore,
limestone, steel wire, nails, plows,
drawheads and other finished pro-
duets of the mines. There is also
one of the most complete exhibits
OF cotton, cotton seed and other
products ever placed on exhibition,
some of the things included in this
exhibit being cotton carpets, olive
oil, potash and fertilizers. Alabama
is third coke producing State in the
Union and is nearly third in her pro-
duction of iron, coal and steel: She
exports so per cent. Of the pig iron
exported from the United States, an
unparalleled record made in recent
wears which is but forerunner OF
the mighty things that are to be.
Alabama's exhibit is one of the
most complete at the Pan-American
Exposition, showing the whole vast
reach of natural resources as we'll as
the products of factory, field and
forest While Alabama lays no par
ticular stress on its fruits in this eN-
hibit, at the same time the magnifi-
cent display would be a credit to
California, for there is practically no
fruit on the temperate zone which
cannot be successfully raised in Ala
bama. Grapes. peaches, water
melons and strawberries are shipped
in immense quantities, but those and
many other fruits are common to
everyone in Alabama and few are the
homes that do not possess plenty OF
fruit. Alabama has 3S4 thousand
square miles of original forests and
the Government statistics show that
the average cost for tirst-class lum ber
F. 0. B. is only 81 per thousand feet,
which statement will have a peculiar
significance to the people interested
in lumber in this country. There are
222 varieties of wood in the exhibit.
In few weeks Alabama fruit and
vegetables will be sent on continual,
ly and be placed on exhibition. Com
missioner of Agriculture, r. Poole
has made ample arrangements to see
that every interest of his State is
fully advertised and represented, and
it will we'll repay those attending the
Exposition to see the marvellous ex'
hibit and in seeing it realize the un'
paralleled possibilities of Alabama
AS a matter of interest it is we'll tc
say that Alabama has two million,
5000 miles OF railroad, 1000 miles o.
navigable rivers. that it has led the
South in the manufacture of cotton
in the last ten years, the number Of
spindles in use having doubled once
every two years or an increase of 500
per cent. The gentleman in charge
e ha ri II
ors and wants everyone to feel a,
home when they visit the pavilion
over whose arched entrance is the
word Alabama, an Indian name whose
meaning is Here we rest
1t was hoped that North Caroline
would send some paintings here O.
her wonderful mountain scenery but
it seems she was too poor to do so
Therefore, far Off Oregon yesterday
appropriated the space North Caro-
linian had kept several weeks 70,
this purpose, and instead of the
peaks of the Blue Ridge and the
idvllic scenes along the French Broad
and the Swanannoa Rivers, the stately
snow capped mountains of the North
ern Pacific coast, beautifully painted
and elegantly framed hang on the
walls of the two large reception rooms
in the Press Building at the Pan
American Exposition. Here there
are hundreds of visitors every day
noted editors and their families from
every part of the world. distinguish
ed journalists and authors who have
travelled everywhere and who enjoy
and comment on these pictures
Mount Hood, the Three Sisters
Crater Lake, Mount Shasta, the peak
crested with snow and rising out OF
landscapes interspersed with irs
balsams, lakes and rivers, making an
ensemble that causes the throng tc
remark what wonderful place
Oregon must be-" Some of these
canvasses represent these splendid
peaks of the Rockies under the light
of early morning or bathed in the
glow of the remarkable rose colored
twilights of the Northwest. Crater
Lake occupies the crater of an extinct
volcano. 1t is filled with water sc
clear that the frs and other trees can
he seen growing in its bottom. 1t is
surrounded by peculiar and sym
metrical formation of hills that en-,
tirely encloses it. There are several
other pictures of striking and
romantic bits of scenery. This dis.
play is already proving to be great
advertisement of Oregon.
The entertainment in the Stadium
Thursday night drew together the
largest audience that has ever been
assembled in that magnificent amphi.
theatre. The attractions were a
masschorus by the singers of the
North American S4ngerbund and in
cidental performances by Bostock
the Indians and the beautiful Orient.
There was one performance not on
the program which made some of the
people in the audience little
nervous. One Of Bostock's lions go,
out of the cage and ran around the
entire arena before he was caught by
his keeper. The animal seemed tc
eDlOy his freedom and was not at al