Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-29

The Maryland exhibit in the Mines
Building at Charleston is pronounced
by discriminating visitors to the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian
Exposition to be by far the best the
State has ever made Part of il was
seen at the Pan American Exposition in
Buffalo. where il was awarded the only
Gold Medal given to any state for its
general display of mineral resources. Ii
was regarded as the most comprehen.
sive and instructive exhibit of its sort
at Buffalo. In Charleston il is shown
with many additions and improvements,
and easily outranks the exhibits of all
the other states represented there II
was prepared for the Maryland Com
missioners as it stands, under the di-
rection of DR. VIM Bullock Clark. the
State Geologist. Thoroughly represent
ing our mineral resources, no work the
Maryland Survey has done will be pro-
ductive of greater benefit to the State.
The fpll meaning of it is made clear by
descriptive pamphlet entitled Mary
land and Its Natural Resources. This
contains in less than 10 pages more or
less complete statement Of Maryland
natural wealth. Thousands of copies
have been distributed AT Buffalo aud
Charleston. and the Survey is constant
ly answering requests for il from all
parts of the country.
The exhibit embraces comprehensive
series of leading raw and manufactured
products that come from the mines,
quarries and pits throughout the State,
including the GOALS. building and dec
terry clays. fiints. building aud molding
sands, mineral paints, silica. kaolin.
iron ores, cement rocks, limestones,
marls, and other natural substances as
well as the various types of pottery.
tile, fire brick. building brick. terra cot
Ia, and other manufactured products.
The total value of all these now pro-
duced in Maryland exceeds 5000. 600
annually. Numerous maps, sections,
models, views, transparencies illustrate
still further the distribution of the
States mineral wealth The exhibit
also embraces systematic geological
collection, a collection of soils. and
department where highway methods
are shown. \ thousand square feet of
floor space and over 1000 feet of wall
space, the windows filled with trans
parencles, are required To hold the ex-
hibit.
The most comprehensive. ingenious,
and artistic feature of the display is
great pyramid of Maryland building
and decorative stones This occupies
square opposite the entrance to the
Mines Building, the chief quarrying in
terests Of Maryland having co operated
toproduce the beautiful effect il realizes.
One view of this pyramid Is seen in the
illustration here printed Handsomely
turned columns of granite, marble, red
sandstone. and serpentine stand at the
four corners of the pyramid which is
capped with a beautifully polished block
of Potomac marble. More than 30 other
types of rock are represented by large
cubes, polished on one side. that are ex-
hibited tier above tier. the bottom of the
pyramid being supported by four great
risers that show the distinctive types of
Maryland granite. All of the leading
firms engaged in the building stone
trade have their products represented
Among them are the Maryland Granite
Co., Guilford aud Waltersville Granite
Co., Schwind Quarry Co., Albert Weber