The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-06-25
PHILIPPINES EXHIBIT
Site VIII Tecm With Life and In.
duStry Factories at Work;
Churches, Markets, Etc.

y. Louis. Strange and wonderful
things from the Philippine Islands will
be shown in a grand exhibit covering
forty acres in the western section of the
Worlds Fair grounds at ST Louis.
The lnsular government has made a
liberal appropriation for this exhibit,
and the sum will be still further in
creased by individuals and commercial
organizations i'll the American posses
sions in the Pacific Ocean. The large
area set apart for the exhibits will TEEN
with life and industry and the many
phases of the Philippine life will be
accurately portrayed. All of the use
ful and many of the curious products of
the Islands will be shown, and the
theory of the Exposition to show pro
cesses along with the finished product
is tenaciously adhered to. The forty
acre exhibit of the Philippine archi-
pelago is on a rolling piece of ground
Immediately west of the Palace of Ag-
riculture. A portion of Arrowhead
Lake is included. The Filipinos will
reproduce on the Worlds Fair grounds
typical Filipino villages; for example,
lake dwelling built upon the Woo len
uprights- A market square will be
constructed, with buildings of varied
architecture. Typical Filipino indus
tries will be illustrated in them.
Churches will be reproduced, and the
rites and ceremonies shown ln the
market square market will be held
every day for the various tribes, rep
resentatives Of which will make up
the population to the villages One
building will be devoted to agriculture,
in which will be shown sugar, coffee,
rice, tobacco, etc Another building
will be devoted to forestry This
structure, 40 feet long and 40 feet
wide, is to be built Of timber and palms
representative of the most important
Philippine species In the frame of the
building, boards twenty-five feet long
and the greatest possible width will
be shown Tall timber bamboo, etc,
will be shown in rotunda, which will
culmlnate in Il tower 100 feet high.
A part Of the building will be devoted
to minor products of the forest such as
gutta percha, caoutchouc, the chief
resin gums, oleaginous plants and seeds,
oils, perfumes, tan barks dye stuffs,
medical plants, etc.
One pavilion will be devoted to illus
trating the work of the Filipino women,
another will contain a war exhibit, con
tributons to which will be made by
native Eiliplnos and by Americans who
have seen service i'll the archipelago. A
pavilion will be devoted to Filipino
library and lecture hall
The fibre exhibit of the Philippines
will embrace the Manila plant, a
banana tree bearing inedible fruit Its
fibre produces the strongest ropes and
cables made. 1t will include ramie
and all the fibre plants grown in the
archipelago, The great numbers of
cess of Transforming the fDrous plants
into the finished product, will be an
interesting revelation and will show
the islands vast resources as regards
this one industry.
There will be shown coarse MEETINGS
cordage, threads yarns, cords, lines
| tyvf
will be a large collection of the diff
ferent varieties Of rattan and rattar
} products. All sorts of spinning product
and ush-making materials, baske
' stuffs, hats, ramie stuffs, sandals
: street sweeping rolls, and many simila
Q articles will be shown
p This section of the exhibit will eli
Y brace large number of photographs
showing all the textile plants in growth
: and the process of stripping the fibr
and weaving, Most Of these processe
will be shown in the space allotted
IS the fibre exhibit by Filipinos actual
n engaged in the work.
Arrowhead Lake will abound with il
terest for visitors. On the borders wi
is be constructed typical fisher village
I and all kinds of Philippine fishing Al
"A "A paratus Pearl fisheries in operalo
4 will be shown In another section {
[e the lake will be exhibited water tran
ee portation in all forms boats, canoe
=. :. bridges, ferries and all the Philippil
W methods for crossing rivers. In cret
" gold washing will be carried on by n
z tives.
IL III A reproduction of section of Il
ar city walls of Manila win mark the ma
entrance to the Philippine exhibit