Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-06-09

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minated glass plates, showing prominent
State educators and various scenes of actual
school work is the feature of the Educational
Building. Within II every phase Of our great
public and private systems Of education are
thoroughly and attractlvely exhibited. In
the State Section elegantly leather bound vol
ines and portfolios of written work, glass
cases of kindergarten and manual training
school work. drawings and paintings are
shown In great quantity and Of the highest
quality. In this section the latest method
OF showing actual school work by daylight
moving pictures Is presented by seven OF
the celebrated Blogen machines. The NOV
Ing pictures Of these machines were made at
large cost in Missouri schools by an expert
from New York. and are pronounced by the
American Mutoscope 4 Biograph Company
OF New York.. TO be the best Of the kind
ever made, and ones that will cause a sensa-
tion among the educators OF the country.
Among the many interesting exhibits In
the State University Section Will be shown
the original monument and tablet erected
over the remains OF Thomas Jefferson. An
other striking features Of this exhibit Is the
complete detail model Of the University and
Campus, 1t Is said TO be the finest specimen
OF such work on exhibition at the Fair. and
an inspection OF 1t will serve to impress upon
the world the greatness OF our State uni
I'm the Social Economy Section our ex-
hlbit OF ths Boys Training School at Boon
Vile, the Deaf and Dumb School at Fulton.
and the Blind School at st. Louis, are the
finest exhibits in their respective depart.
ments. Every taxpayer of the State should
visit these exhibits, and be impressed with
their philanthropic and economic service to
the people OF the State.
AS w pass over the lagoon to the Pal
ace OF Mines and Metallurgy. we see to our
left the Palace Of Manufactures. in which
Is shown the products Of the great and rap
ldly Increasing manufacturing plants Of the
state. Under the rules of the Exposition
Company. all such exhibits must be made In
the name OF the manufacturing person,
company or corporation for that reason the
state could not make such exhibit, but the
visitor Will lind that Mlssouri's wide-awake
and progressive manufacturer have Installed
magnificent exhibits, and especially is this
true Of st. Louis, the fourth manufacturing
city. Of the United States. The same thing
transportation Building, Varied Industries
Building. Manufactures Building. Liberal
Arts Building, Machinery Building, Elec-
trlcity Building and the Arts Building. In
each Of these palaces Individual Missourians
and Missouri companies or corporations are
making superb exhibits In number and char
scter that reflect great credit upon our
"But now we have reached the south en-
trance Of the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy,
where Misseurlis Mineral Exhibit is strik-
ingly Installed on s,400 square feet Of floor
at a cost Of ST5,O00.00. This extensive and
comprehensive exhibit of our mineral re-
sources Ii conclusive OF the fact that Mis-
souri, Is a mining State of great magnitude.
and tends to make good the assertion that
her mines have produced over 100000, 900 90
In mineral wealth. Our exhibit Is the largest
of any state or foreign country, and In Its
arrangement and completeness Is without a
peer. OF course we lead the world in our
display OF zine ores and production. and with
a single exception show and produce more
lead. Excellent coal for fuel and manufac-
turing purposes Is shown In one-half the
counties OF the state, and the great Iron
Mountain in Southeast Missouri is another
monument TO our iron and other mineral re-
sources. A beautiful cement pavilion and an
ornate and handsome .pagoda constructed Of
manufactured clay products, will appeal to us
all A comprehensive collection OF building
MATERIAL consisting Of most handsome blocks
o. granite porphyry, onyx. marble. lime
OF our people with its extent and quail
ity.. The exhibit Is uniquely Installed by
a circular facade consisting Of an overhead
operated six miniature. trains Of seven cars
and a locomotive each, representing the six
great railroad systems, of the state, and each
train loaded with and carrying the mineral
products found in that part of the State
travelled by such railroad.
In the outside mineral exhibit Missouri Is
also represented by a large pavilion for mas.
slye specimens Of ores and minerals, BY a
Cotton concentrating mill and a Scotch
Hearth Furnace, all In actual operation in
the working OF lead and zinc ores.
This completes the inspection OF our main
state exhibits, and as we wend our way up
the Government Terrace toward the Missouri
Building and are told Of the ST. Joseph Stock
Yards Exhibit, costing 100000. and the
Kansas City Casino. showing the advantages
ana resources of our second great city, at
y eosl VI f<O,OOu-uus ana we are again en-
traneed by the palatial outlines OF the Mis-.
souri, Building and fancy the money that
must be spent therein In the proper enter
tainment OF our own people and our visitors
and guests from all the states and countries
Of the world, the thought comes forcibly to
our minds that this milllon-dollar showing
o.. the resources, products and Industries OF
Missouri ought not to be limited to those
only who may be fortunate enough to have
visited the Worlds Fair. No, no, this gospel
OF our greatness should be preached to all
the world that thereby may come our greater
development and prosperity. With this in
S00,00O.00 In the publication Of the Missouri
Volume. To do this important work, we have
selected that scholarly, Christian gentleman,
that prince OF newspaper men, your own
walter Williams, whose Incompatible diction.
epigrammatlc expression and graphic English
will htly tell the story Of Missourls great
ness. That former newspaper associations
> might not tend to too highly color the glorles
of his beloved State. II would seem that a
kind Providence caused him TO be sent, two
years ago, to the Holy Land, that there,
under the spell and inspiration OF the sur
/. roundings In which the Great Master Of Al
Truth once lived, he might be so inspired
as to be enabled to return and to so write
Z the annals Of his States resources that mont
/ would doubt his story, whether he be a saini
: or sinner, within or without the Holy Land
=. This octave volume of 600 pages in sill
: binding, containing some 600 Illustrations
Z printed on elegant paper and issued in nj
: edition Of 10000 copies, will soon be ready
4 for free distribution IL will authoritativel
: deal with Missouri as II is and as Missouri
5 Is to be. Upon proper request and withou
i cost, IL Will go Into the hands Of every In
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