New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
FILIPINO FAIR EXHIBIT.
4 Toriod and Interesting Display To
Be Made at ST. Loais.

War Department regarding tie native Filipino eN-
hibit 70 be made at The ST Louis Exposition. 4
srecifc arrangement has been entered into by the
crpositon company and the Insuiar Bureau re
gar6ing every detail OF the concessions 10 perfect
which has required mauv conferences There have
heer tir7es when matters looked dubious for the
exhibit but the conclusion reached is declared ~
D. highly satisfactory, particularly - the lnsuar
bureau
Az af,~ouriation ~ $50 ono has been made by the
Trsuar Government for the exhibit and the expo
siton corrua- ~ has Appropriated 500 600 additional
half 81 which is he paid hack from the proceeds
OF the exhibit. Work the exhibit is tc besin at
once Eleven Filipino carpenters and Tour hundred
tons Of freight have arrived AZ Seattle thirty-one
Filipino workers and five hundred tons OF treight
iavc arrived al san Francisco. while an equal
amount 81 freight has reached New-Nork from the
PHILIPPINES.
Tho Philippine Islands have an area about equal
60 shat o. Nev-I-uCland. New-York State, Penn
t,Ivani7 and New-JeTsey. They are 50 located as
90 DO tropical I'M regard 10 climate. and so d.
,er-elv populated with nearly sixty different tribes
src-erarfnc approximately seven millions. with a
'auge ~ intelligence running all the way from hiEh
civilization 10 sayugerv. that the most interesting
conditions 81 harharism and Intelligence may he
illustrated in this exhibit. For OBVIOUS reasons. y
S. the desire Of the Philippine Government 10
demonstrate by this exhibit far as possible what
1hese islands are physicallv. what state az ciHza-
sion they are en- what commercial. mercantile and
rrsnufac curing interests there are there now. or
NAV D. developed. The Philippine exhibit Will
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peoples and conditions Of these islands in p COM
prehcnsive manner
There wiz be forestry exhibit, which viii show
she richness the islands in valuable umbers. In
gums rosius iauharls. dyestufs and the like.
Tho building designed for this section viii Itself
p "a timber exhibit The roof viii be supported by
between ono hundred and two hundred large. iuH
length logs showing the size and quality 81 the
rIrlhers Different sums and resins suitable ior
Harnishes will Do exhibited Rubber. Eutta percha.
md 81 r-~ fry I'd. AZ
collected u show the resources ri the country
Eminent scientific men have been at work for
months with CAPABLE assistants. examining and
Studying the romotest forests with this exhibit ID
view.
TIE PSYCHOLOGICAL EXHIBIT
An e.-.-e,,-, sxhfrftion ~ the cthnoIogy OF the
sslarls has been projected. This VIII show the
habits and customs OF the people IN their caiy lie
Hnd iutercoUrse As there are about sixty oiHereit
srfbes on the islands, which stretch from north 10
south "a distance OF fifteen hundred miles, an OK
Ieusive and interesting exhibit may be expected
Collections Tor this section are being made 10y the
chic II Tho Bureau Cor the Study 81 Noa-Christan
Tribes and 30 Ear have been made largely at the
ez7enee ~ the Philippine Government with moneys
rot included in thc appropriations made for the
Philippine exhibit A building for ethnology viii Re
erected which viii itself De illustrative OF The habits
end customs 81 the people Surrounding it viii De
placed several specimens OF the peculiar dwellings
- Of the more TeTn1rAalle tflaes iLIiSile4
and inhabited by the natives themselves.
a large building for agriculture horticulture and
ginning has been projected, in which Viii be shown
the present status q hemp culture. the method 81
raising ri~c. tobacco and many other products o.
rre ISLANDS together with the crude implements
with which the soil is titled. The Philippine Aeri-
cultural Bureau composed Ct experts from the
Tinted States. has charge Of this work, which VIII
represent as fully and completely possible
81 those interests which show the advancement OF
lhe FIIpinos IN this direction. Experts have Tor
Tho last six months been mahluE an extensive coll
lection az minerals representative OF the mining in
'e7ests OF the country. The horticultural interests
viii also he shown IN the same building this sec
t'c1 including great orchid collection. together
with living ferns and palm trees which are now on
she way. and which have been insured for over
5000
As fishing and hunting two Of the chief in
forests of the natives. collection including several
hundred varieties OF FISH indigenous 10 those waters
VIII he shown. together with native boats and
other paraphernala connected with the interest.
such implements ana methods are in vogue
among the wild tribes fra tho hunting and rrocur-
ing uf game VIII also Doe shown. a separate build
ing for Fisheries and game may Boz erected
As tho Philippine Government. represented by the
commission has been for several wears doing
tensiye work through some twenty thirty hu-
roaus n ciyiaz.ug. educating and lettering the
condition of tho people "a government building viii
he erected IN the old Spanish STYLE. for the pun
roso of illustrating Tho methods employed. chiefly
Tho educational methods. Few people are aware
fhat over two hundred and twenty-1yo thousand
natives arc being daily instructed in English
THE MILITARY DISPLAY.
mos extensive war exhibit is also being pre-
pared. under an order issued by General Davis d.
recting the appointment &C an officer % make an
exhibit representing The military campaigns 81
rho Philippine Islands. This win include cone--
Tons malc ty different army officers in the va
r-0us Campairre i1 the islands. uniforms, arms and
materials of M kinds together with documents
captured. IS vel aT maps and charts showing the
progress o. rhe campaigns. il viii probably De-
necessary 70 place This exhibit a building of
own
Ter many wears the Philippine Islands urce-
spanish rule were noted for their Observatory sill
uatel In Manila. This observatory was constructed
fy and s under The direction Of Jesuit noted Tor bis
work in this lire and for his invention Of astro-
r.onicsl sr5 other Instruments. This man has been
employed DO reproduce his onservatory with his
TnarlZable Instruments the Philippine grounds.
together with an extensive relief map. about I25
feet IN length. showing the location. shape and
eleystion % the different ISLANDS Of the archipelago
bt}oia ms, ana especially tor The STUDY and
entertainment ~ the millions OF visitors. IL has
First-To bring over large number of l .iuiaos
felresertng the oiHorcnt tribes " the islands
mere VIII % "a village consisting az about nifty
oe placed over water. On when VIII be carried on
fhe varied industries Of their serni-ciEized lie
btL re 70 81 visitors, aiso Nisayan village OF
Felal proportions. Illustrating the life and la bits
village ~ taeir peculiar houses in which shall
Ie Eelfet lee sl-h peculiar industries they may
possess. IN these village the normal life ~ The
people VIII be shown For each village II viii 81
necessary 20 build eight special dwellings
secono--A constabulary band of eighty pieces con-
FlrrEE ~ native musicians who viii NAV I-ilfr7,
eira rae afb st-irses a. 1SSS bang o. as an
~ orchestra va play I'm the open. free 20 an
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