The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-20

souri, Astonishes the Natives With
its Display of Fine Fruits.
Especial Correspondence of the Gold Leaf }
Buffalo, N. Y, june II, '01. -
Thanks to the enterprise, liberality
and business acumen of the Southern
Railroad, the Southern States through
which that great railroad system runs
all have a small exhibit in the Agri-
culture Building at the American
Exposition. The names of these
States are emblaZOned in golden
letters high up on the wall space
occupied by the exhibit of the South
ern Railway
The exhibit was installed in the
Agriculture Building by Mr. Green.
Of Washington, ID. c., who performed
the same service at the Paris Exposi
ton. | was gratitied this morning
to see in it very fine pictures of the
Swanannoa and French Broad rivers,
the chateau of Mr.. George Wander
bilt from several points Of view, the
mountains around Hot Springs and
view of Round Knob, nicely framed
and advantageously hung. In this
building agricultural products from
the States of Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas were artistically grouped.
While it is impossible to do Justice
to any of these States in the small
space necessarily allotted to the
Southern Railway, this exhibit is a
great deal better than nothing. On
the desk were scattered number Of
attractive pamphlets showing the re-
sources of this fertile section. The
exhibit is temporarily in charge of
Mr. Nj. A Hayes. of Boston, Mass.
Mr.. Green is expected back next
week. The literature, which is given
out freely to all who pass by. is
superbly illustrated. There are a
great many pictures of the cotton
mills in the several States. There is
4 fine pamphlet on the city of Raleigh
which dwells particularly on the
tobacco and cotton mill industries Of
North Carolina. 1t shows the State
as producer of all the cereals and
fruits, cotton, etc, etc. Special
mention is also made OF the fine
climate of North Carolina. | am
sure the State owes the consideration
shown her here mainly to the in
huence of Col. Alexander b. Andrews,
First Nice-President of the Southern
Railroad, than whom no man in the
history of the South has done more
| l.. I,-on 'Thi .
i. especially true as regards his
native State of North Carolina. If
the citizens of the State do not know
and appreciate this truth, they are
unworthy of their past.
Mr.. Nj. V. Richards, Of Washington
City, has proved himself an able and
energetic First Lieutenant Of Colonel
Andrews in pushing to the front the
vast resources Of the South. This
kind of service is worth more to the
masses of the people than the i'm
peachment of every Chief Justice and
Associate Justice ''for political pur-
poses" in Dixie. Let them keep it
up, and in time the whir OF cotton
mills and tobacco factories will be
heard throughout the land. Fine
crops of fruit and cereals and al
evidences of prosperity will be seen
on every hand. when capital and
skilled labor seek her fertile fields
and unexcelled climates.
Independent of this exhibit, Ala
bama has one of the most artistic
pavillions in the Agriculture Build
inc. Commissioner and Mrs. German
are both there and extend a genuine
Southern welcome to all visitors.
have never seen a better installation
than the one which Mr.. German has
made. He has constructed mode
of the warship '.Alabama, of samples
OF iron ore, pig iron, limestone, ebert,
gold ore, woods. fire brick, wire nails
draw heads. gearing wheels, stee
castings, steel bars, steel plates, ex'
ira wide sheets Of rolled iron. coal
coke, cotton seed oil, cotton seec
meal, fertilizers, all from the State
of Alabama. Several car loads o.
Alabama peaches have Just arrived.
Every ybody is surprised at the size
} beauty of coloring and delicious
flavor of this fruit. The peaches are
free from insects and bruises anC
arrived in Buffalo in firm condition
These peaches command the admira
tion of the visitors who now throng the
Agriculture Building daily and lingel
long in this pavilion.
The State of Virginia shows the
twenty-five varieties of winter apple:
from the mountain section. These
were sent by the Virginia State Horti
cultural Society. In the Georgia ex
hibit one hundred varieties of cereal:
are shown, grown on one farm o
twenty-five acres. The farm is own
ed by John Manget and is nea1
Marietta. Georgia. Rice. cotton
wheat, corn, oats, hay, cotton seec
are some Of the one hundred varistie:
shown. This is remarkable yielt
for twenty-five acres of land, espe
cially in the South where the land i
cheap and labor plentiful. Thi
week the second large shipmen
Florida fruit bearing trees will arrive
here. There will be on the same dat
a shipment of fresh pine apples
bananas, pears and peaches selected
by the commissioner. Mr.. Fredericl
=
Pfeifer. who is now making the col
, lection in Florida. In addition t,
this there is very fine display o
fancy canned goods. Mr.. Pfeifer vii
distribute from his desk handsomel,
illustrated literature, gotten up unde
! the auspices of the State of Florida
which will prove very interesting t.
those seeking homes in the South
land. There is now on exhibition il
the Florida exhibit hybrid orang
as large as grape fruit. The name o
the fruit is ..Nocatee."
The commissioners of the Louisian,
exhibit expect to open the rice kitche