New-York tribune., 1901-08-25
THE WEEK AT THE FAIR
GREAT CROWDS AT THE PAN-AMERI-
CAN LOUISIANA EXHIBIT AT
TRACTS ATTENTION.
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Buffalo. Aug A.-In spite OF weather that early
in the day threatened rain II another big
Saturday the exposition Visitors began 10 az
rive at daybreak from their homes on the oeautlIui
Mohawk Valley farms. and they kept pouring INTO
the city until noon. The jam at the New-fork
Central station great that it was Impossible
to get even the regular trains off on time, TO say
nothing of the trains that were 10 take away oe-
parting visitors. AS September approaches the
crowds increase and Buffalo will have all she can
do next month take care of the strangers as
was predicted six weeks ago by The Tribune.
To-day was set apart especially for residents OF
the Mohawk Valley. Special rates were MADE me
day was well advertised and the results were all
that could have been desired.
Louisiana took Buffalo by storm last Wednes-
dav merely by bringing a big delegation of people
to the Pan-American and holding attractive special
ceremonies. The State succeeded in attracuhs at
tention which will have its effects for long tihe
to come. Already its exhibit is being Wsiteu py
many more people than ever went there oelore'
and because particular attention is shown Dy
Robert Glenk who has charge OF the exhibit. TO
each guest the State is able to tell the puoAc
what is OF most interest to the commonwealth VI
course it could not attract and hold this attention
If it did not ha a display that would warrant IT,
Cotton is the largest and most important crop OF
the State and last year, in round numbers. the
crop was worth S36,o00,Goo The cotton lahus he III
the lower Mississippi delta. and are the rIches'
in the world, producing sixty Varleues' with sla-
peS that from one lIlCn 10 stlI iAANAl anu
eighths 1t is estimated that 1t costs nFe Genus d
mound TO produce cotton. and in intrinsic NaIue
alone the exhibit of cotton shown ny Louisiana -
very valuable. Bales of all varieties just aS 'IeS
are shipped 10 all parts OF the Worlu' anu i''-- w
sample bales of the different kinds are shown as
veil as the way cotton is grown. Wax models are
,,se6 for making the lesson still palmer .
sugar IS next in importance 10 cotton IL LouIs'
ana and the output last year was Nalueu a. ''''
coo No0 There are $50 sugar factories IN the 0tal
oft
s,,gsr Ahou1 twenty tons OF sugar cane Is the
produce from an acre. and from TINS ABOUT I0O "
$50 pounds of sugar can be maze LoH4i - -
duces 80 per cent Of the sugar consumer III @ us
country and does the work IN me mus mos 60 ts
manner because in this way alone the state -
go 20 co,,nete with Germany. Cuba ana 1@'@' us
principal competitors ,,.s.s,a =,
The third crop in importance Id - =
rice and 800 900 acres in the state doECt9 ~ ~ re
pToduct Nowhere else n the world can elnai nat
ural conditions for rice cultivation De ionnu. @ ,a
grown nowhere as in Louisiana. and eighteen va
rieies OF figs make pretty display but the oyster
exhibit. next to cotton sugar ana rice, H]naouo ] u.
edly is the most important The oyster INDUSTRY IN
a%9sters secured there are so large and luscious
that baltimore oyster dealers have established fac
oysters in cans that bear Baltimore labels. The
beds along the irregular coast line are almost limit
Ieee on which oysters be grown. ana each
YEAR more oysters sown than in previous years.
To1isiana. and is practically the only place in the
world excepting a small part Of France, where
this tobacco can be grown ard cured to perfection
The creole residents cultivate the tobacco
and guard the secret OF curing IT. White men
have tried II. but have failed. One reason, IL Is
now thought. why the creoles are so successful
with it is because they refuse absoutely 10 Fut
any of the perique on the market that mas not
undergone a I'VE years curing process.
rTa b9sco sauce IS derived from the product OF
four acres of land IN Louisiana, which II Is said
net to their owner S2o.000 year profit OF course
the ma king of the sauce is trade secret protected
hv patents as no firm Of men would be permitted
10 have monopoly long OF the industry that pro-
6uce such results.