The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
SIATUETTES IF
 VULCAN ON SALE
Bronze Miniatures Are Very
 Handsome Souvenirs
IRON MAN Is ALL IN 9L ACE
Weather is Magnificent in St. Lotus, and the Alabama Exhibit is One of the Most At
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One of the Most AL
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 St Louis May 4-(speeial.) 1.-The hrst lot of the small statuettes n br.nze 'o be sold as souvenirs of the great Vulcan have arrived here from Danl ury, sorns and the first sale to an Aiabamah was made to Mir Jacob Pep2a nan of Mont gomery, editor of the southern odd Eel low The statnettes are very handsome. The souvenir booth and the exhibits Wal not be in place for a few Gays owing to the fact that some of lhe bolt holes in the arms of Vulcan were not bored at the foundry so Chat the bolts could be fitted.
 Vulcan is now erected, and every part of the colossus is in place Pending the completion of the Jlting which may take day or two. owing to the difficulty of boring the bolt holes in mid-air, the 1 timbers and tackles must remain in place, and the final arrangement of the exhibits cannot be completed until these are removed from the space. Exhibits which are fully installed are those of the Longview Lime Works, the Tennessee Coal and Iron company, the Republic Iron and Steel company, and the SlossS Sheffield Iron anc Steel com pany. These are all represe ntative in character, and give an exc llent idea of the coals. iron ores and lime rocks of the Birmingham district, and of the coke, pig iron and steel derived from them. The other exhibits, which be in- stalled in a few hours after the space is cleared of timbers and ropes. present excellent samples of the kaolins, cement rocks, Ignite coals. pottery clays, glass sands, etc, which only need develop ment to add enormously to the wealth of Alabama.
 Samples of Marble.
 The only samples of the states marble deposits are found in the head of Christ, by Morett and the bas-relief face of St. ceeelia carved by him. The small bronze replica of the Christ IS exrilrted m the art department, and the marble head is wanted there. But the artist has de- oided to leave it in tie exhibit to show what the state possesses in the way of high class marble.
 Now that the Vulcan is completed ts proportions are found to be correct and imposing MT. and Mrs. P ppermah .ia- gered for some time to view the wonder full thing, and the latter said of it; We were going away, but we heard so many people at the hotel speaking of the great Alabama iron man hat we decided to come over here Everybody is talking about it. and there is no wonder"
 MT. Pepperman was not less enthusi- astic over the great figure than his wife and was especially warm in his praise of the plan to set the Vulcan up in Bir- mingham.
 Tt will do much" he said, ''to make Birmingham one of tha notable places on the map of the world.
 Visitors From Birmingham.
 Mir and Mrs Henry Bernard, MT. and Mrs. Harry Sinnige. MT. and Mrs. George Griffin, Hallet MacIlnight, and other Bir- mlngham people have sazed with admira tion on the statue and been sratfied by the attention it is attracting from the rest of the world. The doors of the Mines Palace. like the other exposition buildings. are closed at o'clock each evening and it is net uncommon after this hour to see beated visitors craining their necks at the doors and asking the guards to let them get a look at the big iron man. The upper part of Vulcan can be seen from all parts Of the great building.
 Of course there is much speculation among visitors as ,o what the figure means and whom il represents. One man wanted to know if it was not Andrew Carnegie. An old lady explained to her younger companions that 1t was the "vil- lage blacksmith" and many have rislSed the opinion, in passing, that 1t was Jubal Cain. But most people take the trouble
 
 the anvil block, which tells plainly that it Is Vulcan, god of fire ard metals When the exhibit Is completed, In a day or two, the placards conveying accurate information on the subject will be 50 prominent as to catch the eye of every one.
 Weather Is Magnificent
 The weather is now ma gn ficent and the fair in every department is complete. Secretary of State John Hay and many other notable persons who haze rassed the last week here attending the Press Parliament. were most enthusiastic in their praise of the fair. It Is not to be compared in any manner to any pre- vious exposition, because ID nther was In the same class. Stupendous in extent and variety, it possesses charms to eaten the fancy of every taste. and to satisfy the curiosity of the young and old
 It has phases for the serious and for the frivolous-for the student and for the mere onlooker. It's deliehts appeal to all lenses; it's ma-chless vistas and incomparable conceits of architecture ap- peal to the. most highly cultivated eye: it's sounds of music. the splashing of the cascades and ripplns iagoons; the lutes and songs of the Venetian gondoiers, and the untrammeled mirth of the Pike mingle to produce a concord which can not fail to please the ear and to carry one away from the. ordinary cares and worries of life.
 Colonel Watterson's Views.
 No man has been more deeply i'm. pressed with those phases of the expos!- tion which have to do with relaxation than Col. Henry Wattc-son of the Louis vile Courier-Journal His remarks on the subject before the editors of the country were touching and instructive Only by such an assemblage of the na- tions can proper neighborly feeling pa established between the different na- tions which will tend more and more to bring about spirit of universal peace and concord. Some one has said that even the man who comes and sees moth. | ing and appreciates nothing will imbibe | some benefits in spite of hiuself'' | That many such actually come here was eXemplified in my hearing the other day when three men walked through the Mines Palace at a rather rapid gait and their spokesman. with his eyes on the floor, and an occasional fnrtive glance tn .fobt md laft