The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-04-25

Great Attention to This Section of
the Country-Those of Georgia, Mis-
seuria aud North Carolina Excep-
tionally Fine-The Government Ex-
hibit-The District of Columbia
The Goddess of Ex-senator
David 3. Hill on Thomas Jefferson.
Especial Correspondence of the Gold Leaf. }
Buffalo, N. Y, April Is. '01.
The Southern States bid fair to
have the largest representation at
Buffalo which they have had At any
exposition since the war. The
Georgia exhibit has just arrived. DR..
David T. Day, Of Washington, who is
in charge of the Mines and Metallurgy
Building, says the mineral exhibits Of
the State. of Georgia, North Carolina
and Missouri are exceptionally fine.
In the Georgia exhibit there is a
beautiful Corinthian column Of white
marble Is feet high and 90 inches in
diameter. There were five of these to
have been sent, but the four remain
ceived.
| State geologi.t, William J. Yeates,
is here with his assistant to install
| the exhibit. He has several slabs Of
handsome white marble, one large
slab Of monumental granite, and four
large squares of translucent marble,
one of which looks like huge moss
| agate and shows magnificent effects
in white and black. Another of these
translucent slabs is pure white; the
third is gray with dashes Of darker
gray; the fourth resembles red and
gold sunset, SO rich is the comming-
ling of colors.
There is fine collection of the
clays Of Georgia and the products
manufactured from it. Another fea
ture of the exhibit consists of two
pedestals, one containing large speci-
mems of red sandstone and another Of
very tino specimen. of porphyritic
granite. There is systematic colec-
tion of building stone from the
Empire State of the South. including
granite, brown stone, serpentine and
other stones for building purposes.
They are in forty-eigbt inch cubes,
polished and dressed on five sides,
one side being left ashlar.
| The choicest case in the Georgia
collections contains large gold mug
gets and other fine ore specimens and
a great many gems from the State.
One case contains aluminium and a
number of articles manufactured from
the metal, including beautiful chased
ornaments for the toilry, Psyche mir
rors, photo frames, cooking utensils,
etc, etc.
The Missouri exhibit is rapidly
being installed in the building Of
Mines and Metallurgy. DR.. Day is
especially gratified at the size and
quality of the exhibit from that State
Several commissioners with a corps
of assistants are here from Missouri.
The entrance to the space in which
the Missouri exhibit will be placed is
very artistic. 1t consists OF an arch
supported by group OF columns
made up Of the different ores Of the
State. At the apex of the arch is a
beautiful shield, cmbiazoned with the
coat of arms of Missouri fastened in a
rich cluster OF American flags. A fine
exhibit consisting Of zinc, lead. and
other ores sent by Mr. James A. Reed
of Joplin, Mo-, i. being unpacked. A
handsome cylindrical case made in
St. Louis, is attracting a good deal OF
attention, and is said to be tho most
beautiful one on the floor. 1t is to be
filed with valuable ores. Commits
sioner Graves says Missouri will be
we'll represented in the Agricultural
and Horticultural Departments.
State Geologist Holmes, of North
Carolina has sent a small but very
choice exhibit of minerals and Jewels
from the "Old North State" DR..
Day said this morning: The North
Carolina exhibit is so beautiful that
shall put every specimen in the cases
reserved for the gems in this build,
ing. The flexible sandstone. large
pieces Of agate, fine specimens OF
amethyst, beautiful crystals from the
Blue Ridge Mountains, splendid spec
linens from the valuable copper mines
in Granville county will be placed in
these cases in a few days" 1t is very
seriously regretted by the citizens 81
North Carolina now in Buffalo that
no appropriation was made by The
last Legislature for an exhibit at the
PanAmerican Exposition. They say
that the money spent in exploiting
the Impeachment trial at Raleigh
North Carolina, would have beer
I much more wisely expended in show
ing the people OF the Western Hemis
phere the resources OF the State anC
in advertising her marvellous climat.
and beautiful scenery.
The State Of Maryland will have /:
large and very fine exhibit. Sh'
wisely appropriated $4,000 for th'
purpose. Mr. S. Archer Gibson
organist and choirmaster OF the Firs
Presbyterian church Of Baltimore. ha
been invited as one OF the artists t
play at the daily organ recitals inaug
urated by the Pan American Exposi
tion Board.
MIR. Ferdinand Dunklsy, OF Ashe
vile, n. c., 10 another organist wh'
will appear as one OF the invited per
formers on the magnificent instru
meut which is now being erected il
the Temple OF Music at cost o
$4,000.
These organ recitals promise to b
a very popular feature Of the sxposi
ton. The finest organists in th
United States have been invited I
perform. and the majority Of then
have accepted the invitation. Fors
most among these are Clarence Eddy
Frederick Archer and John Porte
, Lawrence.
The leading bands Of the Unite
States have also been engaged t
make music for the throngs whic