The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
PHILIPPINE EXHIBITS.


ing worlds Fair.
Worlds Fair Bulletin.
Strange and wonderful things from the
Philippine islands will be shown in a
grand exhibit covering the worlds fair
grounds at st. Louis.
The insular government has made lib
eral appropriation for this exhibit and the
sum will be still further increased by in
dividuals and commercial organizations in
the American possessions 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 useful and many of the curious prod
ucts of the islands will be shown and the
theory of the exposition to show processes
along with the finished product is tena-
ciously adhered to. The forty-acre exhib-
it of the Philippine archipelago is on
rolling piece of ground Immediately west
of the Palace of Agriculture. A portion
of Arrowhead lake is included The Fill
pinos will reproduce on the worlds fair
grounds typical Filipino villages; for ex-
ample, a lake dwelling built upon the
wooden uprights. A market square will be
constructed with buildings of varied archi-
illustrated in them. Churches will be re-
produced and the rites and ceremonies
shown. In the market square market
will be held every day for the various
tribes. representatives of which will make
up the population of 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
a feet wiz 10 fo hc hrrf1< 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 Gull
inmate in tower 100 feet high. A part of
ucts of the forest, such as gutta percha,
caoutchouc, the chief resin gums, olea-
ginous plants and Seeds oils, perfumes,
tan barks. dye stuffs, medicinal plants.
One pavilion will be devoted to illus
trating the work of the Filipino women.
tributions to which will be made by native
Filipinos and by Americans who have seen
service in the archipelago. A pavilion will
be devoted to Filipino library and lecture
hall.
A valuable feature of the exhibit will con-
sist of a third-class observatory of the Phil
ippine Islands made by the meteorological
observatory at Manila. 1t will contain not
only all the instruments, but also charts
and maps showing the Genealogical condi-
tions of the Philippine archipelago, rain
isotherms. Others will illustrate the pres
sure of air, trade winds. typhoons, etc.
The fibre exhibit of the Philippines will
embrace the Manila plant, banana tree
bearing inedble fruit. Its fibre produces
the strongest ropes and cables made II
I'LL include ramie, and all the fibre plants
bers of varieties shown, and the actual pro-
cess of Transforming the fibrous plants
| into the finished product, will be an inter-
| esting revelation, and will show the islands
vast resourcesNas regards this one indus
There will be a large herbarium. repre-.
senting the whole range of botanical speci-
mems in this line, and a full collection OF
fibres in various stages of manufacture
All sorts of manufactured fabrics from veg.
etable fbres will be shown. from the COATS
est burlaps and rattan mattings to the won
derfully dainty laces for which the Fill.
| pino women are famed
| The more common commercial fibres OF
the islands will be represented by a large
collection, showing all the commercial
| grades the amount of fibre produced b,
| single plant, the amount produced on 3
| given area, and the different qualities pro
| duced by all of the different methods o,
extraction.
There viii be shown coarse MEETINGS. cord
age. threads. yarns. cords, lines. twfnes
ropes and cables. And there will be a larg,
| collection of the different varieties of rat
| tan and rattan products. All sorts OF spin
ming products and brush-making materials
| basket stufs, hats. ramie stuffs, sandals
| street-sweeping rolls, and many similar ar
| ticles will be shown.
| This section of the exhibit will embrac,
a large number OF photographs, showing al
| the textile plants In growth, and the pro
| cess OF stripping the fibre and weaving
Most OF these processes win be shown II
| the space allotted to the fibre exhibit b,
| Filipinos actually engaged in the work
Arrowhead lake will abound with interes
for visitors. On the borders will be con
structed typical fisher villages and al
kinds OF Philippine fishing apparatus Pear
fisheries I'm operation will be shown n
another section OF the lake viii be exhibited
water transportation in all forms-boafs
canoes. rafte- floating houses. as well a