The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

SnerfyVale 49, So ~ -. 40
IN COMPARISON.
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The visitor can see here:
Photographs of oil wells at Chanute
and Cherryvale, showing derricks, oil
gushing and pumping plants.
Samples of zinc ore, raw and calcin-
ed.
lola Portland cement in miniature
barrels, limestone and shale samples
from which the cement is made.
The visitor can see here:
Broken briquettes of Portland cement
showing tensile strength
Pictures of the lola cement plant.
Picture of Western States Portland
Cement Co. plant, from plans, to be
built at Independence in 1904
Large block of glass from the CoHey-
vile Glass factory and the simple mix
ture from which glass is made, namely:
sand, lime and salt cake.
Gas burned shaIe red brick from
Coffeyville, lola, Chanute and Inde-
pendence.
Miniature oil derrick.
Fifty pound plate zinc smelted at
lola.
Gas mantels from Chanute. Roofing
tile from CoffeyVille.
In large glass jars is the crude oil
Just as it comes from the wells. 1t
looks like molasses. Here are also dis
played many of the products from
crude oil such as:
Machine oils.
Harness oils.
Candles.
Axle grease.
Carriage oils.
Parafine.
Lubricants.
The visitor has not seen all the placards
yet. Here are a few others which give
some wonderful figures. Did you know
Kansas produces over one-half the zinc
of the United StateS2 Here is the way
a Question of Rank.
Zinc over p total u. S.
Oil among II states.
Gas 6 among ID states.
Salt 8.
Brick % among so states.
Coal Ii among % states
Gypsum plaster second in U ).
Map showing mineral productions east
ern Kansas:
Oil production .-.....--... w. ag0'o09
Oil production s-...-.-...-.... 1907 1,oyJ'9oV
Gas production 1tos 1 1sSs S 5sS9 09S
Brick production (daily)-.-- 1SS l'oV!ooo
Map showing vertical geological sec
ton of the rocks of Kansas; Lime
stones, gravels, shales and sandstones'
coal. gas and oil sands.
Vertical section of Lyons rock SAT-
shaft.
in the center of the west side of the
booth is a map on which Prof George
P Grimsley of Washburn college.
spent nearly two months time. 1t goes
to the worlds fair. 1t shows the geol-
ogy of Kansas and various matters OF
interest. as follows:
Geological Map of Kansas.
Prepared for the Louisiana Purchase
exposition, St. Louis, 1904.
Showing lead, zinc, coal, clay. cement,
oil. gas, stone. salt, gypsum, shale,
chalk and gravel measures The map
is compiled from the University Geolog-
ical Survey
Area of state. 81, GOO square miles, ST.
000. 900 acres.
Average annual temperature. 50 de-
greos.
Population, !. 4e7 sos.
81 Railroads, a,e00 miles.
Agriculture, $350000,000 annually.
Mineral wealth. S15,000,000 annually
sands from a Cherryvale core and bot
tied to go to the st: Louis exposition
! The exhibit at the ,h1idwinter fair
/ has been prepared by Prof. George 2.
! Grimsley under the direction of the
| three Topeka companies named above,
and by a careful study of it the visitor
will learn all that is here written and
more Intelligent guides are ready, to
answer questions about the state
great oil and gas 4elds.
The. wide and favorable attention
which this display has attracted at our
/ exposition besDeaks we'll for the Kan
sas exhibit of. the oil, gas and other
mineral industries which will be pre-
scented in the Mines and Mining build
! ing at ST. Louis.