The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-17
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Schaub Saw In.
teresting Things at Show.
Terrace of States Most Prominent
Feature Of the Exhibition.
When Illuminated at Night Presents :
Magnificent Appearance.
Down the Pike and Among curiosities
Of the Exposition.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Arthur Schauo, vino came back to tn,
city recently from st. Louis, spent 81,
weeks at the Louisiana Purchase Elk
position. Mrs. Schaub was a visitor al
the fair with him, and both were
charmed with the grand scale on which
the enterprise was being carried on
The cascades form one of the most
unique and charming attractions of the
entire exposition, Mr.. Schaub says
These cascades are about the center OF
the grounds. They fall in a series Of
beautiful rapids down a hill, on the
brow of which stands the Festival hall
Right out from this building pours the
main body of water of which the cas-
cades are formed On either side of the
Festival hall in an arc to right and to
left extends the Terrace of States. This
is sort of avenue along which reaches
beautiful colonnade, and in front of
this colonnade stand the plaster stat
ues of beautiful women, representing the
different states. Some of these statues
hold wheat, others corn, others cotton,
according to the products that are raised
in these states. Minnesota is there with
her sheaf of wheat. At each end of
the Terrace of States stands another
hall, with stream of water pouring
from it into the main stream. All three
of these streams unite and form a cent
raj lagoon, which extends from the bot
tom of the hill across the main part of
the grounds. At the bottom of the hill
the water bubbles up in a series or beau
tiful fountains. Along the hillside here
and there are various statues, represent
ing many subjects. In one place are
represented all the characters that were
concerned in the famous purchase of
Louisiana. There are perhaps as many
as thousand statues in all. At night,
when the whole hill is Illuminated with
the electric lights, the sparkling of the
cascades, surrounded by the other beau
ties of the place produce an effect that
is simply magnificent.
At the bottom of the cascades lies the
main street of the fair grounds. Here
along this street are eight of the larg-
est exhibit buildings of the fair, all of
huge proportions. As one stands at the
bottom of the hill looking at the cas-
cades, far off at the extreme right are
the foreign buildings. Back of the spec
tator stands the Pike, running parallel
with the main street and containing a
series of rare views.
Near the Plateau of States stands the
government building. At the other end
of the main street in the vicinity of the
foreign buildings, stand the buildings
of agriculture, administration, horticul-
ture, and others.
The government building is probably
the most interesting of all.
Here one, may see in the department
of state the originals of the Declaration
of Independence, and all famous treaties
and public documents. One very inter-
esting feature is the section of war
vessel, where one may wander among
the different compartments and observe
the officials and subordinates, attending
to their duties. The army exhibit is
grand. A mint is in the same building,
where souvenir coins are made. The
Smithsonian Institute has a remarkable
series of exhibits. There are skeletons
of prehistoric animals of immense pro-
portions, eggs of prehistoric birds, larger
than mans head, and other strange
specimens
Beside the government building is
the United States fish show, where all
the various kinds of fish of the North
American continent are shown in the
pools. Nearby stands the colossal bird
cage with two thousand birds of all
ATTITUDES, where the American flag floats.
One of the eight buildings not far
from the foot of the cascades is the
building of mines and metallurgy.
Here all the states have exhibits.
Miniature mines are run by machinery
and shown in operation in every depart
ment. There are also great mining ma
chimes in motion here and there, giving
an excellent idea of the way in which
they do their work
Not far off stands the liberal art build
ing. The German exhibit here is remark
able. German work in book binding and
printing, and the architectural and sani-
tary public work of Germany are shown
All the exhibits of the building are in
miniature, OF in maps, or in detailed
plans.
In the manufactures building, the
japanese show their silk industry. Every
stage of the development of the silk worm
is exhibited in the actual specimens.
The miniature silk factories are intense
ly interesting. The number of beautiful
statues among the exhibits that are a
product of italian manufacture is won
derful. France shows a marvellous col.
lection of Partisan gowns that is truly
These gowns are almost fab
ulous in value. Ladies stand here by
the hour gazing at the gowns and it is
hard task for their husbands to tear
them away. Leather and shoe facto-
ries are shown here in actual opera
ton. Forty men are constantly at work
making shoes. Dozens of looms are