Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-04
Kansas at the Worlds Fair.

question, "What is the matter with
KanSas?p the Worlds Fair makes
answer, rShe'S all right" No state
in the entire Union has made u more
creditable showing than Kansas. To
the people of the East, who are apt
to remember only. be- drOuth-plagued
poverty stricken state of the western
prairie, the exhibits of Kansas in the
Palaces of Horticulture, Agriculture,
Mines and Education is an eye-opener
indeed
1t is a showing that speaks we'll not
only for the natural resources of the
state, hut for the enterprise of the
the general population and the wis.
dom and energy of the Board of Com
mlSsionerS Col. John Q. Carpenter,
the president of the commission, is
always at his post in the beautiful,
roomy office Of the Kansas building,
ready to give information with regard
to the wonders of his native state
Much of the time he is assisted by his
colleagues, MeSSrS j. C, Morrow, Vice
president, r. T. SimmOndS, treasurer
G. H. Lullng, Secretary and VIM. T.
Waggoner. At all times the hostess
Mrs. PrentiSS, is ready to extend a
welcome not only to the KanSanS at
the Fair but to all who visit the
Kansas Home.
The building, which faces on Com.
mOnwealth Avenue, and is located
between the Exposition homes of
New York and Iowa, Is one of the
most popular of the state pavilons,
1t owes its own popularity as much as
to the fact that everybody Is given a
genuine western welcome and invited
to "cOme again" as to the real beauty,
and attractiveness of the building
and furnishings. In architecture the
building follows the lines Of the west
ern mission structures; but 1t is Suffi-
GENTLY decorative to be in thorough
harmony with the ornate buildings
around it. From the outside, the
most delightful feature is the multi
tude of wide verandas where every
weary paSSer-by is urged to stop and
rest. The promise of the outside Is
fully kept by the appointments Of the
interior. The reception hall is 80 by
65 feet In area and is furnished with
luxurious and comfortable chairs and
divanS In weathered oak with leather
upholstering. The carpet and hang.
ings rich and In good taste. Indeed
the entire interior is marked by an
exquisite refinement of taste. There
is nothing Snowy or inharmonious;
nothing that one would not want to
take away and Peep in his own home.
There are two grand pianos on
which those who are unsteady inclin.
ed to play. Surrounding the recep-
tion hall, which Is covered by great
sky-light, is a gallery the walls Of
which is Incl with the work Of
Kansas artists. Among the art works
to be seen by those who ascend to the
second floor, none are more worthy Of
consideration than the marvellous
handmade laceS and embroiderles Of
Kansas women.
Opening from the reception are the
Offices Of the Commission, the gentle
mems smoking room, the rest and
reception rooms for the ladies, the
check room aud poStotilce, the
emergency hospital and day nursery,
This last feature is a most valuable
one. There is an attendant In charge
of the little ones, atd the building
was constructed with one broad
veranda entirely walled In so that
the children could neither fall off nor
run away while the mothers were out
enjoying the greatest exposition.
The display In the Palace of Mines
and Metallurgy is almost as much Of a
revelation to the visitors from Kan.
sas as to those from other parts OF the
country. Few Kansans have any AIDE.
quate conception Of the mineral re-
sources Of their state. They know
about the coal and crude oil, and they
have some notion Of the salt, evapo
rated by the suns heat, and also Of the
enormous rock salt prodution; but
they do not realize the value OF the
Portland cement and gypsum in
dustry. No native Of the great state
of Kansas should fall to look up the
mineral exhibit.
OF equal interest is the Kansas dis
play In the Palace Of Education
Here the exhibition OF pupils work /,
truly remarkable. The length t.
which manual training and art have
been carried is astonishing. There
are many fine examples OF carved anc
turned wood, and the relief mar
showing the plan Of campaign ID
several Of the most important battles
of the Civil War. a man that tvas