The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30
WILL ATTRACT ATTENTION.
kansas VIII Have at st. Louis q
Corn Indian, q Corn Steer and
Fence Of Grain.

sas worlds fair commissioners have
approved the plans Of C. II. Kassa-
baum, the Atchison artist, for the con-
struction OF the ornamental features OF
the Sunf1ower states exhibit in the
agricultural building in st. Louis next
year. It is believed that the finished
work will not only compare favorably
with the exhibits of other states in
the same building. but will attract q
great deal Of attention. The space Of
ground allotted to Kansas in the agri-
cultural building is 62x91 feet. 1t has
a frontage Of 81 feet on the main aisle,
and people walking along this aisle
will be attracted by an immense Indian
made OF corn, with tall pillars with
corn and wheat eagles In the act Of
alighting on top of them, and a foun-
tain flowing constant stream Of
wheat.
The Indian will stand 16 feet high,
and, while the figure will be made Of
corn, corn husks. and corn stalks, it
will be more than mere dummy. It
will be artistically correct in every
way, and a striking representation Of
OA4O Va x1aAo0o 6AdAt AO
Indian will stand on top Of booth In
the left hand corner, looking toward
the front, and in the booth will be ex-
hibited specimens Of corn raised in
Kansas.
On the right hand corner Of the in
closure, looking toward the front, will
appear the wheat fountain. A child
In plaster Of paris, representing young
and vigorous statehood. will recline
against cornucopia made of wheat
straw. Out of the cornucopia will flow
the wheat into terrestrial globe. The
terrestrial globe will be six feet In
diameter. This will represent Kansas
supplying the world with wheat This
feature will rest on a booth in which
will be exhibited specimens Of wheat
raised in Kansas.
Two pillars % feet high will mark
the front entrance to the Enclosure.
On top of each pillar will stand mon
ster eagle, one of corn husks and one
Of wheat straw, pausing in. its flight.
The>pilIars will be covered with grains
and grasses. Inside the Enclosure will
stand a corn steer on colonnade Of
square columns above 20x30 foot
pyramid. The entire base will be dec
Grated lavishly in farm products.
This feature will be Mr.. Kassabaums
most pretentious work and a great deal
Of time and attention will be devoted
to it. The steer will be seven feet
high and II feet long. Two other
features will be constructed inside the
Enclosure, but their nature hiss not yet
been decided upon.
The fence itself will be attractive,
being fligree work in grain, grasses,
corn stalks, etc. The corner posts
will be of ornamental designs, sur
mounted by cereal jardinieres four feet
high. Mr.. Kassabaum has had the
advantage of several years experience
in making features for the Atchison
corn carnival, and this will be his
orowning effort. He has already be-
gun work on his features and has one
of the eagles finished. 1t will require
steady work for himself and several
others all winter to make the features
given above. The features will be
made in Atchison and shipped to St.
Louis. The Enclosure Of the Kansas
exhibit will have four entrances, front,
sides and back.