The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-12-23
TOSUPPLY THE WORLD
Kentucky Coal Fields Will Be
Turned To In Future.
A STRIKING EXHIBIT TO BE MADE

space AT EXPOSITION IN winch 10
Show the States Wonderful Re-
sources of This character-The Dis
play On Broad Scope.
The space allotted the Kentucky
Exhibit Association for the several
displays to be made of the States
products and resources in the differ
ent exhibit palaces of the st. Louis
Exposition is quite as prominently
located in the mammoth structures
as is the Kentucky Building on the
grounds. Starting with the reserva-
ton made for the mineral resources
in the Mines and Metallurgy Building
it is no effort to show how well the
State that gave to the world the
president of the Exhibition, Hon.
David r. Francis, born in Madison
county, has been taken care Of
At the west corner of the Mines
Building, where crowds coming from
the walks around the Grand Basin
and from the Restaurant Pavilions
will pour il. rests the space in which
will be shown the wonderful mineral
resources of Kentucky. Here in ore
spot is three thousand square feet. In
addition to this, distributed at inter
walls through the building, will be du-
plicate displays of coal, clay, iron.
lead and zinc and mineral waters in
the various collective exhibits. In the
general display, naturally coal is
given prominence. A year ago one of
the leading operators of the State
made the assertion in a paper read
before a body of prominent financiers
that fifty years from now the coal
fields of Great Britain and the coal
fields of Pennsylvania would be all
but exhausted and that the world
must needs then turn to the Ken
lucky fields for it's coal supply. This
gentleman was no idle dreamer He
spoke of the rich veins in Eastern
Kentucky and the rich veins in West
srn Kentucky. He talked in figures,
not in fancies. It will be one of the
purposes CO the Exxh::5...: Association
to prove in it's coal exhib.- by geo.
graphical maps and charts. and by
constantly increasing productions,
that the statement is to be borne out
by the future
It is believed, too, that the clay de-
posits of Kentucky hold in their grasp
the coming years of this great indus
try. What these deposits will bring
forth only time can tell, but that they
will not be disappointing has been
scientifically demonstrated. The
same might be said of the States
lead and zinc ores, her asphalt rocks
her materials for lines and cements
her building stones and her litho-
graphic stones. All of these things
are to be given due prominence in the
Kentucky display.
And petroleum! The Standard Oil
company has its fingers on the pulse
OF this growing infant, and the infant
that the Standard Oil company takes
time TO feel the pulse of is certain to
grow rapidly The Mineral Exhibit
Committee CT the Association viii be
able to show oil from the various
sands Of the state. During the past
month there was erected in Lexington
by Professor II. Kastle of the State
college a refinery especially to get the
product from Kentucky's petroleum
to show in the states mineral display.
There will be at least fifteen different
samples displayed in extenso, from
the crude form even TO the paralne
One OF the unique features Of the pc
troleum display win be bottle of oil
from the first well bored in the Unit
ed States. This well was situated in
Cumberland county, and was struck
while boring for salt water When
this well was sunk-in 1929, before
oil was heard Of in Pennsylyania-the
crude oil was put up in bottles by the
American Oil company, and sold all
over the United States at fifty cents
per bottle eight ounces, as a cure for
cuts and bruises and sores Of all
kinds OF man and beast It was not
thought of that time for Illuminating
purposes.
Another striking mineral exhibit
will be massive blocks Of onyx, while
it is the hope of the committee to be
able to get a very fine collection OF
gems from Elliott county. To all Of
these things will be added in proper
ton to their wealth polishing and
securing materials and molding sands,
road materials. barite. fiuorite, iron,
coke, etc, etc. In one corner OF the
display there will be geographical
sections, in another a large geograph-
ical map. Much space is also to be
devoted to cases with different exhib-
its. Mineral waters will also be at
tractively displayed Eleven of the
most noted springs in the state have
already agreed TO furnish water in
bottles with especially designed labels
and water to be served on tap, gratis
The water to be given away will be
placed in the Kentucky Building, the
different springs to alternate in the
time of serving.
Former Mayor Charles P. Weaver
OF Louisville is the chairman of the
Mineral Exhibit Committee of the AS
ISOLATION; Professor c. ]. Norwood OF
Lexington is the chief counsellor