The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-20
VIRGINIA. AT
NOR;'LDI.)'SFAIR
20, 1900. =: L. $500. .....-.:.
A Very Interesting Report Re-
ccivctl q g. Conditions li':i II,
... St. Louis.
VIRGINIA IS BEING :.|II FAVORED (: Re: >
Ever,tl,if1p Being Done to Md
VIRGINIA is BEING Be FAVORED Q {: {
Every thing Being Done to Aid
the Old Dominion to Make
a Creditable Showing. +,

tile Old Dominion to Make
Creditable Showing.
Al. a full meeting Of the Virginia Com
mission OF the worlds Fair. held this
\ week, BESIDES a large amount Of routine
/ business transacted an interesting report
/ was heard from superintendent @. ..
4 Turrell. and Captain 0. w. Stone. OF the
! held cotps.. who went 10 st. Louis on bus
I mess for the commission with Mr.. Muir
1 ST. Louis, where they had spent some
4 days locating vlrginia's space for the
/ exhibits Of the State, and secured vaiu.
/ able information. The substance OF their
report, together with Information sup.
! piled BY the field men and Captain Nor
/ ton Propagcnt presents Instruction.
/ The exposition authorities showed the
| Virginia representa- tives every courtesy
| and facility in locating the space &C.
! quired, and the desi. 6 to give Virginia fa-
varoble consideratio lion was distinctly evt-'
| dent at every turn! I'D" +.
AGRICULTURE.
1.-THE position secured In the Palace Of
! Agriculture for the general agricultural
| exhibit. Is on. the main GENITAL aisle
where 1900 square feet were assigned the
! Virginia Commission. 1000 feet were also
set apart for the tobacco exhibit, and
| 2.ooo for corn with sufficient space for
| cotton as 1t may be required.
HORTICULTURE.
In this department our representatives
| secured In the beautiful Palace Of Horti-
culture what they. consider to be second
! choice as to space. being $500 square feet
at front entrances. including a prominent
ell!pse:.opposite the only other elipse IN
the buildihg,.s lis occupied by Mis-
| souri,. Besides the large general display
OF apples and other fruits, Including ber-
res Of all kinds. ia. be displayed on ia
bles. the ellipse. will: be j occupied by an
apple tower t1fty-two feet high, crowned
| by an Immense colored apple Of paper
mache,. twelve feet. seven inches In diam-
| eter. The tower will. be o!namented with
every variety Of Virginia: apple from
PEANUTS ..5...:
The central feature. Of the agricultural
exhibit WILL be,ta, peanut temple. about
thirty feet high, modelled after the order
OF. a Greclan.or East Indian temple, en-
tIrely covered with natural and artlhcially
|+coored peanuts. OF different .hues. blended
In harmonious effect. g Grouped around
this tower will be arranged corn, wheat,
rye, barley, ETC., the whole decorated with
/ vines, bottles OF domestic wines. &C., maxi
Ing a display entirely unique In Its char 's'
.acter. #
y In the universal corn exhibit Virginia
will not be absent, but will have sec
| ton treated with that grain alone. in
which one thousand bushels will DO used.
TOBACCO.
Z, Besides a section In the universal to-
bacco exhibitait Is contemplated to make
| special exhibit OF Virginia tobaccos.
modelled after the Washington equestrian
statute In the Capitol Square, with the
| surrounding group. The pedestal or stone
| work Is to be OF bright tobacco, and
| the figures or bronze work OF dark to-
bacco, Around this central figure, will
be Assem- bled the products OF the several
| Virginia markets, and the manufacturers
and dealers exhibits. lettered to Indicate
the different places and firms represented;
| also machinery and appliances used for,
handling and working tobacco. All will be:
| garnlshed and decorated SOFAS to dis
guise the commercial aspect, but still re-
! tain the advertising feature. The tobacco
! people are literally contributing Of. their
| own means for this support.
MINERALS.
Perhaps the mineral eSAlbit will be the
| most elaborate display that Virginia Will
make. and equal to that OF any other
| State or county. In addition to the gem
eral cabinet exhibit OF the State which
| will be located IN the Palace OF Mines. and
metallurgy certain firms and individuals.
who are infatuated In the mineral In
! dustry. propose to Install at their own
! expense, a colossal mineral exhibit which
isto be placed either in the great mineral
building, covering nine acres. or outside
and contiguous to It. This. will embrace
not only cabinet collection; but also
| massed exhibits OF more or less spectacu-s
| lar effect fromithe various large opera
tors iof the State, Among them, Will be
an extensive exhibit from tho arsenic
| mines Of Floyd county. Va, the only ar
senic mines operated in this country.
FORESTRY.
| Various lumber companies Of the State
| have taken active interest In the EXPOSE
ton, and among contributions offered IS a
piece OF white spruce mast timber now
Company. which is from 100 to 200 feet
long. This will illustrate. the claim that
from her vast white spruce forests. this,
state can compete WIN the forests Of
Maine; also a variety OF hard wood, OF
exceptional width and length: have been
secured, showing the possibilities OF the
southwestern Virginia forests in this hpe-
ciality. A collection. OF timber has been
already received here from the Dismal
Swamp section. and steps have been taken
to complete this exhibit from Tldawater.
FISH AND GAME. '5>
This part OF virginla's display, will ia
exhibited In connection !. with that Of
forestry which Will constitute the back
ground Of an attractive natural picture.
The anirnals and birds OF every variety. IN
mounted skins or models, being grouped
ii tho foreground, a large part OF these
have heen already. prepared. and enough
can now be seen to insure that this State
vii! have one OF the most novel exhibits
OF this character that has ever been 1T
tempted BY any state!ln exposition WORK.
PROGRESS OF PREPARATION,
BY comparison Of reports gathereaNat
headquarters In st. Louis our represent'-'
tives were much gratlfied to find thar
virginia Is as far advanced IN assembling
material for exhibits as any OF nor sis or
States. and ahead OF many.
This fact he comm ss!oners Thought was
complimentary to the activity and intel-a
gent work OF Mr., Murrells field mon,