The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-18
SEEING THE BIG FAIR
A Day in the Agricultural BuiIdins With
Texas Exhibits.


points of interest about the great
exposition at st. Louis. There are
so many thousands of things enc
sees and so many of them are so
entirely new to him that the limited
time at his disposal does not pre-
pare him for intelligent description.
There is the palace of fine arts
where is displayed the best works
of the finest artists of the world to-
day, and many of the old masters.
One can spend days in this build
statuary department was not open
during my stay so ] was denied the
privilege of seeing the displays
there. AS usual Texas takes the
lead in statuary, having three pieces
| in statuary hall, one more than any
other state in the union. Over at
| the administration building you can
view the jubilee presents of Queen
| Victoria sent her on the anniversa-
ry of the sixtieth year of her reign.
| These are in solid glass cases
mounted on ebony stands and are
constantly under a guard of British
soldiers. The collection is valued
at five million dollars. In this
| building is also the Egyptian ex-
| hibit Of mummies, pyramids and
| sepulchers, and a vast amount Of
! Egyptian vessels and manufactured
goods of the early ages as well as
| those of today. Some Of these mum
mics are four thousand years old,
| The Anthropologica department in
| this building will interest the stu
dent of psychology. Here one can
test his powers of concentration,
will power, and thought. He can
| get his exact measurements, weight
and strength, his lung power and
| strength of vision, and by compare
| tive tables determine Just how far
| above or below the normal man he
! is. All these are interesting and in
| structive, but must be seen to be APP
preciated. | take it that the read
ers of these letters are more inter
ested in what Texas has on display
than in anything else, hence this
| letter shall deal with Texas exhibits
only, and with one more l hope to
close the series. The Agricultural
building s full of interest to every
one Nearly every state in the un-
ION has an exhibit here showing the
different products Of its soils The
wheat and corn states make excel
lent showiugs Of those grains, the
hay growing states show all va
rIeties of hay and grasses, and ali
the cotton states make good eXhib-
its of this great staple. The Texas
exhibit has been so well described
by my humorist friend, j. NJ. Lewis
Of the Houston Post, that I beg to
Incorporate il.
There is one conceded fact In the
immense agricultural building, and
that is that Texas has In its exhibit
a larger variety of farm products
thau any other state in the union.
Texas has everything that every
other state las and some things
that none Of them has. Iuquauity,
or bulk. the Texas exhibit surpas-
SEES that Of any other state. and
while the quality # some products
shown bv atne~ .eates is better .lau
the quality of The same products .
shown by Texas. making "a general .
average Of the exhibits viii place
Texas very near. r NOT quite. ut the .
ta..
aTHa Texas agricultural pavilion .
is almost .a the exact center az the .
buf.8fnv. Dr. about four other
states have AS much space Iu that
building as Texas has. and fun adj
vantage has been taken this large
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