Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-07-29

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o feel that there is no such thing as an
Those who express dis ;
and dissatisfaction after
laving seen the Fair must be indeed
lard to please. In whatever direction
iou turn is something of surprising
interest. If you find many exhibits for
which you do not care, you will not look
far till you find a vast number in which
you are interested.
Everything is on large scale. How
many miles one would have to travel to
see every exhibit do not know, but
some idea can be formed from the fact
that the Palace of Agriculture covers %
acres and has miles of aisles. Ten
other buildings average 10 acres each,
while the whole extent of the grounds
occupied by the Fair is 1910 acres.
To say what departments are most in
teresting is impossible for every person
has his own ideas on that point. All
seem to agree however that the Govern
ment building is one that interests
everyone. The war department exhibits
seem to claim special attention. The
rapid fire guns and the big IL inch gun
which requires 600 pounds of powder to
throw the 24OO pound shot, makes one
think that war is dangerous business.
Nearly every phase of a soldiers life
and work is illustrated. The post office
department is less thrilling, but calls
forth even more admiration. Here are
shown all the processes of handling and
carrying the mail from the COW boy rider
and the old stage coach to the latest i'm
provement in steam and electric mail
cars. Much amusement is furnished by
the glass cases containing all sorts of
things that have found their way to the
dead letter office. Nearly everything
that can be thought of from snakes to
false teeth can here be seen.
The Palace of Agriculture shows every
conceivable product of the soil prepared
in every imaginable way. Here too are
shown the latest Improvements in all
kinds of farm machinery. Many of the
Western states have fine exhibits show
ing their great resources, while Canada
here and elsewhere seeks to attract al
even greater number of our people tt
her great northwestern wheat fields
AS | was wandering through this build
ing l was pleased to find Vermont
maple sugar booth in charge of a mar
from Newport. A taste of real maple
sugar was like visit to Vermont.
The Transportation building shows
better than almost any other the grea
progress of the last seventy years. Iva
particularly interested in the great en-
CINE, the largest in the world, made TO
the Baltimore Ohio Railroad. 1t i
an articulated compound locomotive an,
has six drive wheels on a side. 1t i
It really two compound engines joined int
: one. 1t weighs 240 tons. Reside it
s placed model of the first 10 comotiv
}, built in America in 1880. The contras
e could hardly be greater.
s Machinery hall also illustrates tn
|, great progress of recent years. Here il
T. shown machinery that seems almost t
IS possess human intelligence, and certain
s. ly does represent intelligence of yer
y high order. The great printing pres
y that turns out $4,000 copies an hour G
l. an eight page paper, cut and folde
a ready for the newsboy, or the mailin
8 room, is not the least of the wonders G
l, this department. The latest improves
type setting machine beside it seems,
j. possible, more wonderful still. Through
out this and other buildings are fir
II quently shown not only results br
Of processes. Much of the machinery
in motion. In many cases the who
IT process of manufacture is shown. FL
example, complete shoe shop is
Of operation and shoes are being made
the same way as in any modern factor
Of Some of the most interesting thing
to be seen here, however, are not Il
If products of human skill, but peop
themselves. The ends of the cart
It. seem here brought together. Here 20
h, may see people of every race and CLINE
!; speaking every kind of strange languag
IN representing every stage of civilization
and conspicuous in some cases by the
i dress, and in others by their lack of
re Not the least interesting of these strane
he people are the Philippines. To sit
y, their village of an evening listening
their large, fine band, and watchir
lg those men from the other side of Il
ly world, who a few years ago were fghtir
ed against Spanish oppression but now a
IN wearing the uniform of United Stat
on soldiers, stirs in one strange emotion
he No wonder it takes us little time
on get accustomed to the thought of o.
new responsibilities. No wonder son
men shake the head and fear, viii
others see opening before us new al