The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
HAVE ADOPTED
AND APPROVED
Worlds Fair Commissioners
Have Complete Plans
FOR ALL EXHIBITIONS
Agricultural, Horticultural and
Mineral Showing.
FOR ALL EXHIBITIONS

Guthrie Q. T.. Feb. 4--The board Of
Worlds Fair commissioners at a meeting
yesterday adopted and approved the COM
piete plans for the agricultural, hort-
cultural and mineral cxpos1tions.
The agricultural exposition viii occupy
rectangular space forty by seventy
three feet It will be surrounded by a
railing three feet high, made of native
Oklahoma woods. Just inside Of the rail-
ing viii be tables on which viii be dis
played fresh vegetables and other farm
products. In the center Of the space there
viii be a facade fifteen feet high com
posed OF eight arches, each arch repre-
senting a special crop grown in Okla
homa and VIII De decorated entirely with
the products OF that particular crop. In
side OF this will De the special cotton and
grain exhibits
The horticultural exposition covers h
rectangular space covering 1880 square
feet It will be surrounded by a railing
O. native Oklahoma wood and just inside
OF tne railing viii be a lire of tables for
cisplav fruits. At the center viii be Il
Ia-ee pyramid with smaller pyramids at
each apex Of the triangle The large py-
I.tl--lu VII DC 1tT tl' hl>iilHN ~ - III
In fatr The smaller pyramids VIII dis
play apples and other fresh fruits From
the center of eaeh pyramid will rise
staf. surrounded by n silk banner bearing
the coat Of arms Of oklahoma and fes-
tocniug IN the national coIors VIII he
Gra9ed from ore to The other. The pyra-
mics and al the tables viii be enamled in
pure white and the fruit win be display
ed in plates of special design. each plate
bearing he coat of arms and monogram
% the exposition company.
Th- mineral exhibit viii he forty by
twenty-six feet and viii be surrounded
by q railing made OF artificial stone con
structed of Oklahoma cement. also Ok
lahoma lime stone and granite. Al the
center Of the exposition viii be a relief
map Of Oklahona six by ten feet and
every kind of clay. stone, cement salt
aad other mineral found in the Terri
tory win be shown.
The commission has accepted the propO-
sition Of the United States gypsum com
pany of Chicago, to decorate the main
entrance han Of the oklahoma Building
with rtlief stucco work made entirely Of
Oklahoma cement from the mills of that
company in Oklahoma. II will be among
the handsonlest work Of the kind shown
at the fair, and the Gypsum company
viii donate the work to the territory
The commission contracted for life size
bust portraits Of all of the Governors Of
oklahoma. which VIII hang in the ok
lahoma building during the Fair and at
the close, be turned over to the territory
10 go into the state house
Arrangements We're completed for the
holding Of a reception To newspaper men
Of Oklahoma, which list viii be trans
mitted at once To the exposition com
mission. An invitation will be sent every
one of them to participate in the exer-
cises Of that week All who attend viii
be provided with PASSES to the grounds
and To al the attractions ON the grounds
by the commission. At the reception pro
posed to be gwen the oklahoma news
paper men VIII be asked to receive the
newspaper men from everywhere else at
tn oklahoma building.
The next meeting will be held Febru-
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