West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-12-24
GENEROUS TEXAS.
Worlds Fair Visitors will be Supplied
With Alberta Peaches-Many Hand
some Souvenirs Dispensed
Texas' Great Agricultural
Exhibit.


Texas will keep open house at ST. Louis
during the Worlds Far. aud will entertain
ma style la harmony with the Lone Star
States reputation for open handed generosity
and OH a scale in accord with the magnitude
of her vast domain aud resources.
Every visitor 10 the imposing five. pointed
star shaped structure that will be headauar-
tiers for Texans al The Worlds Fair will
carry away lasting impression Of the great
ness Of the larges, State m the Union.
Daring the peach season two days each
week will be designated as "peach days"
on which occasions large quantities of
Alberta peaches will be served free to all
visitors. All during the exposition period,
as the fruit seasons succeed one another,
other fruits will he dispensed in the same
way as the peaches.
Cape Jasmine, that wonderful flower of
the southland. with it's creamy. white bios
SONS, and delightful and subtle perfume,
will be provided by the Texas commission
in unlimited quantities. and. every lady visit
or may wear away spray fastened to her
eorsage and the gentlemen may have their
labels adorned with the beautiful blossoms.
Among the other attractive souvenirs sup
Piled will be cotton balls to which neat
badges are attached. Large Texas pecans
fashioned into scarf pins will also be dis
tributed among visitors.
Texas agricultural products will form on.
of The most striking features in the Palace
of Agriculture. A space 100 feet square
has been set aside for this purpose. The
exhibit was designed by +. Graham of For,
Worth, who has charge of the agriculture
exhibits. a design, of unique architectural
conception, stands in the center This is
built OF four great stars, set square, and
crowned with circular collonade, forming
large and ornate pagoda. built of the
agricultural products of Texas.
Surrounding the 100 foot space is fence
as interesting as the pagoda. The base is
built of miniature bales of cotton aud hay.
The palings are glass tubes filled with the
grains grown ON Texas soil. On the center
OF the table is reproduced in the miniature
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working in the field, horses, wagons, etc
On another side, on similar table, will be
an exposition of the rice growing industry.
The rice fields, the irrigation bitches, the
methods of cdllivaling and harvesting the
crop will he enteris::::.iingIy shown. This
SETON will be particularly interesting in
that the story of the stop and bottom" of
the soil will be told. Three hundred feet
below the surface where the rice grows are
the oil deposits, and the story of the Texas
oil fields will form an interesting part of Tie
exhibit.
Another side will be given to the repro
dueros of n great West Texas cattle ranch,
with it's wind mills, etc. The picture for
Eas, Texas vii! los the reproduction of
model SMALL fruit and truck farm.
Among some Of The big things that Texas
will show in agriculture may be mentioned
Johnson grass 10 feet long; alfalfa "a feet
long, and cucumbcrs weighing so pounds.
Sam III. Dixon. in charge of the horii.
Iicnl,ure exhibit, says that on each day of
the exposition there will he fruii, fresh and
fair, displayed on The exhibit tables When
the exposition opens on April 30 the Texas
strawberry harvest will he nearing the end.
and many of the choicest berries will he
kept IN cold storage that they may adorn
the tables on April 80.
Another fruit that Texas will make
great display of will be Japanese persim
mons. These are vastly different from the
puckerY sort grown in the northern forests.
and which not edible until frost. In
Texas the Japanese persimmon ripens ON the
tree, aItains a size Of II by IL inches in
diameter, aud possesses a delicious flavor.
The exhibit will also contain fine specimens
of lemons, oranges and pineapples.
Texas is one of the leading nut producing
States, her pecan orchards being the most
extensive in the world Last year 500 car
loads of these nuts we're placed ON the
market. Honey is another product of which
Texas will make splendid exhibit.
There are % fruit associations in Texas.
affiliated with one central body. These
associations have made arrangements where
by the Worlds Fair Commission will obtain
for display certain percentage Of all fruit
shipped and thus fresh supply is insured
for every day.
Texas will play an interesting part in the
universal tobacco exhibit which will be a
feature 1T he Agriculue building Texas
tobacco grower, elaim they produce grace
of sobacc" that cannot he distinguished
from the hest Cuban iobaecos They claim
To have soil identical with cuba's, the
same temperature aad the same humidity of
the atmosphere
Work on Texas star shaped building on
the Plateau of States at the Worlds Fair is
progressing nicely, and the unique and
handsome structure will BE- ready for the
furnishings by January Ist.