The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-23
PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT.
Covers Forty-Acre Area at Worlds
Fair. St. Louis.

AAAe ALgA-as
ST. Louis June Strange and Won
derful things from the Philippine is
lands VIII be shown in "A grand exhibit
covering forty acres I'm the western sec
ton of the worlds fair grounds at st.
Louis.
The insular government has made a
liberal appropriation for this exhibit.
and the sum viii be still further in
creased by individuals and commercial
orga uizationS in the American possess
sions i'm the Pacific ocean. The large
AREA set apart for the exhibits VIII tenn
with life and industry. and the many
phases of the Philippine life viii be
accurately portrayed. All of the use
Iui and many Of the curious products of
the Islands viii be shown, and the
theory of the exposition to show pro-
cesses alone with the finished product
Us lenaciously adhered To- The forty
acre exhibit OF the Philippine archi~
IelaEo lS on a rolling piece OF ground
Immediately west of the palace of az
riculture. A portion Of Arrowhead lake
Is included. The Fiipinos viii repro
duce On the worlds fair grounds typ
lcal Filipino villages. for example q
Ia ke dwelling built upon the wooden mn
lishtS. market square viii be con-
81 lcted' with buildings of varied archf-
lure typical Filipino Industries VIII
pc Illustrated i'm them. Churches will
Doe reproduced. and the rites and cere-
monies SHOWN. In the market square q
market viii be held every dav for tina
F" i'us tribes, Representatives of which
Nili make up the pOpula ton of the vii.
lagos One building viii be devoted r.
agriculture. in which VIII be shown
sugar, colfee rice. tobacco etc Another
D4iillng VIII be devoted to forestry
ms structure. 40 feet long and "a fer.f
wide is to be built of timber ana 1,a1,1s
leI.l sentative of the most importan-
l'l1h5 species In the frame of ths
DllsAlns boards twenty-five feet long
anu the greatest possible width win I,S
SHOWN Tall timber. bamboo IT.. N
~ SHOWN ln rotunda which win orI
tt il "a tower 100 feet high mart
's- nuilllng VIII be devoted to minor
~Nta OF the forest such az err,++s
l.icha, caoutChOuc the cher 49,,
Sums, oieaginous plants and seeds Ill.
49ll uiaes. tan barks dye stuffs meat
maj plants. herbs. etc
one PAVILION win be devoted ~ ;,,..-
.'a,..is tne work of the Filipino ,-orae,,
-Nt-.I VIII contain war exhibit con
l. lDu ll.ns TO which VIII be made nv ~.
tD fllpinos and by Americans VII,
-Hfr seen service tn the archfne1aeo
pavilion viii be devoted tn a f5i5 y, "A
library and lecture han. III l'i'iO
- .iutDle feature of the exhibit 81, i'm
consist az "a third-class observe ~, ~
tiir nllppine Islands made ~ ~ va
e..l"'o6lcal observatory ar Manila A.
Will contain not Oni.- am A. i4
..'s, nut also charts and mans show
i.H 1Iiinafol0giCai conditions ~ H.
i''lte archipelago, rain charts
!
isnlherns. Others win iIlns+rs+, l''t
l.es7ure of air. trade winds. tvnboo1s
lne hnre exhibit of the Philinnines
s.rs 'li'I ave the Manila plant a ban
"i' tree bearing inedibie frufr H. Ell
produces the strongest roues ana - NJ
IL VIII include ramie and an
'i'-g plants grown in the arcbina
A"0 great numbers Of variafies
SH'" d. ana the actual process of +rars
forming the ibrous plants into 49, e..
-S"F product Will be an inrsraeti,..
-Nf,iANQA, and viii show the islands
Gustry. ''9 one IN
There viii be a large berbari,,r, ,e
res nting the whole range II hota,5ioal
fOtiineNs m this line and fnH col
itNton NJ fbres i'm various STAGES ~
Iis 'ielae ture- All sorts of manufactured
ebe..r e rom vegetable fbres viii be
H. from the c0arsest burlaps and
.'an matunGs to the wonderfully
men are famed.
ne ne more common commercial fbres
OF the islands viii be renresenta1 b.-
large collection showina an tle lo,,,.
eielai grades. the amount of fibre
produced by a single plant. the amount
N--ceA On a given area, ard the DIFF
leltNt qualities produced bv all of tn
oifferent methods Of extraction
mere VIII be shown coarse nettines
e"l"@se, threads yarns. cords. lines.
vines ropes and cables And there
VIII be large collection of the dif-
Ierent varieties of rattan and rattan
products All sorts of spinning products
ana prush-making materials, basket
Stunts, hats. ramie stuffs sandals.
7tIre l-sWer ping rolls. and many similar
articles will be shown
This section of the exhibit viii en-
brace large number Of ptotogl APPS. Z
showing all the textile plants fn
growth, and the process of stripping