The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-07-12
ARYLAND'S DAY.
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ion that the Pan-American EX-
position makes when lighted up
at night. To see it and watch
the Vulnerable lights as. they
creep along after dark until they
bring out the whole architectural
design of the vast city of light is
the realization of dream. Moth
ing that the fancy romancer has
created is equal to this effect.
There Is nothing like it in art or
literature and nothing to suggest
the idea. Out of a materialiStic
age comes beautiful dream of
domeS ana towers. of shafts and
columns and beautiful architectural
designs outlined against the dark
sky, covering the whole area of
the horizon. 1t is marvellous.
TO see it is to see one of the
greatest artistic production of the
age.
The Governor and the Mary
land officials body started for the
return trip to Baltimore by the
$50 train tonight.
MARYLAND EXHIBITS.
The Maryland Geological Sur
vcy, iii It's exhibit at the Pan,
American Exposition at the
Mines Building, is making a good
showing of the resources Of the
State.
An allegorical picture repre-
Scnting the genius Of geology IN.
covering the mineral wealth Of
Maryland. occupies the upper
part of the east front of the
building Below this are hung
large maps Of the State. colored
III various ways to represent gc-
ologN, rainfall and temperatures.
! photographic provinces. relative
elevations and drainage areas.
lu the large windows are eXlib
/ lied large coloreG trauSpareucipS
of Maryland scenery and stone
/ Quarrles ana a series OF photo
autographs Of sections Of rock
colored, as seen under the micro.
scope 10y polarized light magni.
+ fed 90 diametcrS.
Nineteen frames OF illustra-
tionS from publications, topo.
graphic and geological maps.
scenes of quarIies and coal mines
cover the remainder Of the wall
space.
One of the most striking OBJ
/ jects is pillar Of coal three feet
square and seven feet high.
weighing about three tons. This
cost the Consolidation Coal Com
panY an immense amount of care
and labor to cut from the breast
of the 'big vein,' which is four
teen feet thick, send it to the sur.
face and ship it to Buffalo in one
perfect piece Seven smaller
cubes represent others of Mary
lands famous coal seams.
The exhibits on the tables are
mostly of economic value. At
one end are shown the building
stones from the principal Mary
land quarrieS. Blocks of various
shapes represent the polished,
hammered and rock surfaces Of
Port Deposit, Guilford, Wood
stock, Ellicott City and Jones
J Falls GRANTEES. Marbles from the
Beaver Dam quarries and the
famous Seneca red sandstone and
Shenandoah limestones are
shown. This is backed by the
exhibits of the Maryland slate
companies - rough blocks and
dressed slabs, modern. neatly
trimmed roofing states and states
which have served on roofs for
over hundred years.
The ornamental stones are rep
resented by a collection of pol
iShed slabs Of variegated marble,
Potomac conglomerate and a
beautiful series of Serpentines,
including the precious variety
and picrolite.
Next comes a less ornamental
but very practical exhibit of
the highway division of the sur
Vey, showing various tests by
specimen and photographs of ma
chinery to which stone, brick and
cement are subjected at the labo-
ratory in the Johns Hopkins
University.
The soils are we'll shown in a
series of glass Jars and tubes
Seven tubes are arranged around
each soil specimen, each tube con,
tanning its proper proportion of
the constituent of soil.
ClayS, labeled with their local
tiles and properties: building and
moulding sands, kaolins, ground
tIintS and marls are shown in
glass Jars. Under the table, on
a series Of steps and lighted by
electricity, are the clay products
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