The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-25
SEEING THE BIG FAIR
Mines and hetaIIurs, Education, FiIipinoS
and the Pike.

The palace of mines and metal
lurgy is one of the central attrac-
tions because of it's exhibition of
the process of mining precious
stones as well as the baser metals.
1t is situated opposite the palace of
Liberal Arts and is easily accessi-
BILE from several of the main pala-
ces. In size it covers nine acres,
more than enough ground to make a
| living for an East Texas truck
/ farmer. 1t cost half million dol
the balance of these beautiful APP
/ pearing structures, is worthless.
/ The exhibits include the classes
which cover all the stages of the
mining and manufacture of mine
| products into articles of public and
/ general utility, including the equip
ment and processes of working
mines and ore beds and the extent
and development of mineral re-
/ sources.
/ Nearly all the states have exhib-
/ it's in this building. l was interest
ed in Texas, of course, and to the
/ Texas exhibit | went. The first
thing to draw your attention upon
| approaching the Texas section is a
large 800 pound cannon ball floating
in pot of quicksilver. The ball
! slowly revolves of It's own weight.
SO popular was this feature, and so
/ investigating were the visitors that
/ it became necessary to put a wire
/ screen over the pot to keep people
| from running valuable rings with the
quicksilver. The Texas exhibit is
large and varied, taking second
/ place with none.
/ 1.-The average visitor seems to find
/ it difficult to believe that one state
/ can produce such a variety of stones
| and minerals. His eyes rove over
the display of vari-colored and high
ly polished GRANTEES, the different
exhibits of sandstone, limestone,
lime, marble, llanite, Goals, serpen
| tine, dolomite, cement shales, gyp-
| site, clays, cements, he sees piece
/ of metaoric iron weighing over 200
| pounds and the thought crosses his
mind that heaven fairly rains good
! things on Texas. He sees a quartz
crystal weighing 700 pounds, the
largest ever found, he is permitted
to try and lift r. kettle containing
|. 200 pounds of quicksilver. He
| hangs about displays OF cinnabar,
aragonite, asphalt, natural paratfin,
oils, soapstones, onyx, salt and
opal granite, and then he steps off
toward Alabama far enough to per
NIT his eye to embrace the whole
exhibit, and then he goes away, but
the onlooker can readily see that
the mere effort to carry the memory
Of Texas mineral wealth is causing
his memory to bag at the knees and
bis head to wobble heiplessly."
For the first time in exposition
history an entire building has been
assigned for a display of the edu-
cational work of the world. The de-
mand from foreign nations, states,
cities, schools and colleges for ex-
hibit space excelled the capacity Of
the building which covers seven
acres. Thirty-three states. fourteen
foreign nations and four American |
cities have exhibits IF the nhaTac- |
ter of work done in their schools. |
We boast a great deal about our |
schools and our educational growth, |
but as a matter of fact there are |
European nations teaching in their |
common schools cirriculums we
hardly reach in our colleges. The |
Germans have one of the most ex-
tensive educational systems of the
world, and you have doubtless
noticed that the worlds great phi |
losophers, scientists and physicians
come largely from the Kaiser's
land. Our public school exhibits,
no ~CN CT al 2 ~ u ' CA AilEA DAhEI
Que is really astonished at the
splendid work being done in our
public schools today. The Texas
exhibit was inst getting in place.
The Waxahachie schools have an
exhibit there. It had not been
placed at the time Of my visit, but |
am sure it will compare favorably
with any in the state.
There are dozen other palaces
and buildings | could tell you of.
There's the Palace of Fine Arts, the
only permanent building Of the fair.
/ wish every reader of this could 20
through it. There's transportation
and Manufacturers, Electricity and
Machinery. all fun Of interest to
everv one who loves 20 see and to
learn. But this IS our last day and