Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-06-09

II Int lAISthi anu uittht othit buliuink On iut
Worlds Fair grounds. This is conceded BY
everybody. Its architecture Is stately and Its
appointments rich and artistic as money can
buy. In this 1t Is typical OF this imperial
State and Its rich and varied resources. The
Worlds Fair structure first seen by visitors
approaching these grounds will be the golden
dome OF this building as 1t dazzles resplen.
dent In the sunlight s, on rs summit VIII
a statue fashioned by the artistic hand OF
a Missouri sculptress, q gifted daughter OF
one Of our distinguished judges. Over the
a Missouri newspaper writer is written that
splendid Missouri greeting, viz. 'Efnbrac-
Ing within her confines all the elements Of
an empire devoted to all the arts and sciences
that advance civilization, Missouri. the cen
trial State Of the Louisiana Purchase. greets
her sister States and welcomes the world
"Withln this building, the keynote is pub
lie comfort, culture and social enjoyment.
In this State Hall will be held the meet
ings OF the various State Organizations, large
public receptions and banquets. In the great
East Hall Will be found the latest up-to-
date model public library Of over 10000 vol
umes. and In 1t a bound volume of every
Missouri newspaper. In the great West Hall
will be found q conspicuous display of the
best work OF Missouri artists, including the
ship bell cast In bronze for the battleship
Missouri and presented to It by the PEG
pie of the State. Between will be found the
Governors Suite, Ladies' Parlor. Mems Par
lor, Press Room, Dutch Room, Japanese
Room, Commissioners Suite. and other
apartments, furnished, carpeted and draped
with the best and finest goods found In the
American markets, and the approaches and
propriate ~statuary. by the best American
~sculptors. The building Is warmed by steam
in cold weather and cooled by refrigeration
services of the building are entirely free TO
all our visitors, and on every day for the
entire period of the Exposition two musical
concerts will be given in the rotunda by the
hast rartctno1 folanf In tha 2fofA
"Truly then 1t may be said that every
Missourian can stand under the beautifully
decorated sofit Of the great dome above
yonder rotunda and under the bewiidering
Kaleidoscope transformations of the Elec-
trio Fountain, and enthused and inspired by
the matchiess appointments Of this palace
of public comfort, stamp his foot upon the
floor and declare to the world that he Is
proud Of his State.
q our inspection tour Of our State ex-
hibits, we will start by travelling over the
Intramural Railway, boarding the train at
the station at the east entrance Of the Mis-
souri, Building and swing around to the west
In order to reach the Palace of Hortl
culture. As we near II we zee to the. left
| Of US the plateau OF ground upon which Is to
be made the greatest exhibition Of live
stock In the history OF the world. And how
will Missouri show up In this ~contestf While
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Com
OU.O0 In prizes to the live stock winners OF
all the states AID countries OF the world, yet
the Missouri Commission gives the more .un-
precedented amount OF S100,000.00 In prizes
to the live stock winners of Missouri alone.
$T,000.00 of this will be used In prizes fol-
the encouragement OF that very popular and
very valuable Missouri asset, the Missouri
hen. For ten years Missouri has taken more
live stock prizes than all the other states
combined. and we propose that the exhibit
to be made here this year shall be the best
we have ever made, and far better than thal
Of any other state OF country on the face OF
the earth, Missouri doubles all the prizes
of the Worlds Fair list won by Missourians
and out of the 500, 100000 appropriated fol
this exhibit, will ampiify and extend GU
Missouri prize list SO as to give the Creates
encouragement to the further development
and growth of our matchiess live stock in
terests. Come here In the late summer ant
early autumn and we Will show you an ex
hibit that will be the wonder Of the world
Again Missouri will go TO the head OF tn
class amid the 1utter of blue ribbons as tn
But here we are at the Palace Of Hort
culture, and as We enter the main entraDc
there stands Missouri Installed on 6600 squar
feet of floor. This Is the finest. most com
plete, most unique and most artistic frui
exhibit ever made anywhere or by any au
thority In the world. Our space Is large
than that of any other state or foreign coun
try, and the Missouri fruit installation cos
more money than thar Of all the other state
and countries combined. Who says Mis-
souri, fruit isn't in itY
"Here we are spending $75, 10000 not onl,
to make a magnificent fruit display, the yer,
appearance of which will startle the world
and give the State a prestige 1t merits II
the realms of horticulture. but In our displa,
we Will emphasize some things of command
ing Importance, for instance
First. Our display will show and demon
strate that Missouri grows every fruit o
the world except tropical fruits. From tn
extreme frozen Northland. we bring thei
few fruits such as the red raspberry, rec
%currant, and Alpine strawberry, and grow
them to very Improved quality In Missouri
From the extreme south OF the United States
we bring Chinese peaches, Japanese plum
and similar fruits and grow them success
fully. The same Is true of the fruits hereto
fore peculiar to the East and West of us
so that today we are growing all these fruit
without limitations and In most cases o
size and quality equal or better than tina
Of any state or country. This Is shown b
our 1920 jars OF preserved fruits and on
almost countless specimens Of the finest nat
ural fruits ever exhibited.
Second. Our display will demonstrat
that for apples and Strawberries We lead tn
world. While now second in peaches. frs
rank Is certain for us In a very short time
We. have 25.O00,000 apple trees, or 100000
more than any other state. In the last te
years our acreage OF apple orchards has u
creased over 300 per cent. Our. mmens
strawberry acreage. producing berries OF a
the varieties and Of the highest quality, Ell
nbles us to ship to the other states 1000 ca
Dads annually. And during the World
Fair when the fruit Is In season we will ca
bringing here for free distribution to II
wondering visitors a car load at a time {
strawberries, peaches and apples.
Third. Our display shows that we gro
fruit all over the State. In our exhibit 9
least 100 out of the ia counties have hig
that all along the Missouri River Bluff
where the glacial drift left a great deposit