The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-08-06
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
ETTER FROM THE WORLDS FAIR.


81. LOUIS. Mo-. August LIST. 1904
Messrs. Editors One Of the great attractions
in the Palace Of Agriculture is the log cabin oc-
cupied by President Roosevelt while cattle
owner on a rancho in North Dakota, from 1883 to
1888. This cabin was removed here and placed
in the exhibit of that State. It is one-story
log house. Inside are shown the boots, Sunday
pants and other wearing apparel used on the
rancho by Mr.. Roosevelt; also straw hat with
a narrow rim he wore when he reached there,
ana notice which reads he hung it on q nail in
the cabin upon his arrival, where it remained
thereafter When Miss Alice Roosevelt was at
the Fair she nailed silver plate to the door in
scrfbed as follows: ''This plate was nailed to the
door of the Roosevelt Cabin by Miss Alice Roose-
velt June 3D. 1904 Outside the door is pic
ture of her and her party taken in front of the
cabin that Friday afternoon. She also drove
some brass-head nails into log by the side of
the door and formed her initials IA. r." She
hit the nails very square with the hammer, ex-
cepting one, which shows a mishit, it being bent
over. A person expressed it that Miss Alice
s'foozeled ON one nail" in driving it.
North Dakota is making great to do over
Macaroni wheat, which is being grown extern
sively In that State. 1t is much harder wheat
than other kinds and was introduced there afew
years ago. 1t is more productive there than
other species and grows on poorer land. The
flour is richer. more yellow and does not dry out
as quick. Biscuits are made of it aud fed to the
crowds each day. Formerly all wheat was Inn
ported from which macaroni was made. but
North Dakota is now supplying the macaroni
| flour mills.
Michigan makes showing in the sugar beet
| line having many large factories.
Il kufo o1rna q anpofQlfv 0f of
all kinds and has large variety of potatoes,
numbering 12O, / think. Also big exhibit ia
canned goods.
| Iowa claims the lead in the value Of horses
.4os ~ growing more horses than
any other state and during the last five years an
average of 100000 bushels more ofcorn per
year than Illinois. which has been supposed to be
the leading corn state. Iowa furnisles figures
to prove her claims. SO she must be u the lead.
Utah shows raw and finished silk. ;product of
the State, which looks very handsome.
The food exhibits are where you AN get sam
| Piles to taste. and by sampling then you get q
| free lunch. This goes on every da! and at each
a crowd is generally congregated, being trait
| of the American people to take what they can
! get for nothing, even though it b. some special
kind of chow chow on cracker IN inch square.
A firm in Illinois has swing that doesn't
swing up and down, but rolls backward and for
ward on level platform and : provided with
an awning, table and fans, with seats for four.
the fans revolving over the table. This is the
best thing out and every farmer should have one
on his lawn or porch.
The Oliver Chilled Plow Company has in glass
cases gold plows showing all their different
makes and valued at several thousand dollars.
| They are beauties.
/ - A.. rf Arrs-f-
culture is the floral clock The dial is liz feet in
diameter and the minute hand is "a ft.long. Each
hand weighs $50 pounds. The minute hand
moves feet per minute and 500 miles per year.
An astronomical clock regulates the floral clock,
running it by compressed air. Each hour is
struck on large bell. The entire face of the
clock is made of flowers. different colors form
ing the minute spaces, the hours and the centre.
An hour glass also is operated. the sand running
down each hour. The whole thing was erected
by the johnson Co., of Milwaukee, Wis. az
On the south side of the Palace of Agriculture
is the Horticultural Palace, where fruit of 1903
is still shown sound and nice. Fruits as they
come in season are also exhibited. Most of the
states make displays. Virginia exhibits corni-
copia with waterfall of apples. California
makes very large showing of her fruits, punches
| of grapes being nearly 2 feet long; also COM
| plete irrigation system.
Owing to special effort of the Agricultural
Club, composed of great many of the exhibit
tors in the Palace of Agriculture. the Fair OFF,
cials have erected pavilion in the centre aisle
near the south entrance and not far from Block
| Z, for the headquarters of the National Grange.
A ladies' retiring room. Office and check room is
provided, and on the outside of the pavilion
tables and chairs are furnished where visitors
can come, eat their LUNCH have their bundles
checked and rest themselves, all free. The
grange headquarters was to have been in Festi-
val Hall. but owing to the sagacity of President
Durkee, of the Agricultural Club, we landed
| them in our building. The club members are to
sst Rtfiit
| of the fair for mutual benefit and to boom the
Palace of Agriculture and to let the people all
over the country know that it is the finest on
| the QrOundr You'll say so too when Won eae r.