The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

Il special building constructed Of Virginia
building material and containing. a great
show of tits products, which e was & pros
jccted some time ago by several wealthy.
mineral land owners of the Southwest.
and in the preparation Of which it was
said about s1oO 90 would be expended,
has been bandoned This Is owing to the
withdrawal Of Mr. IEentz. the wealthy
mine owner. whose son recently mystic. 4
Sriously3 disappeared, Hon. Rufus y Ayers
was a monG those who We're involved In
the effort. Instead OF this special build
ling, however Virginia will have a great
exhibit In the Mines and n etnllurgy
building that will do credit to the state
Eint every way. 1t will embrace specimens
sof'every mineral found intfiis State, In
Guiding a great variety OF rich ores
hemntites and specular ores. iron I'm
various forms and the material neces-8
sary for furnaces; zinc, copper, lead,
gold, arsenic. mineral paint, salt, tin ore
building stones and fire sat clays IN
great variety and excellence. marble.
granite. onyx, Goa in every form. coke
in4 tho natural and manufactured form,
and all the products OF mountain and
field. The onyx exhibit BY the Appala-
chan Onyx Company will be one of#ithe
most beautiful features OF the mineral
exhibit.S This will consist OF specimens
in the form Of large spheres of polished
onyx and many other forms There arc
sixty varieties OF building stones. which
will be shown in eight-nch cubes with
one polished face The arsenic exhibit
from the plant OF the United States Ar
senic5 Mines Company. the only one on
the continent, will DO a special exhibit by
the company. In coal specimens Of bltu-
minous, splint, anthracite and Rcokes VIII
be shown. This exhibit Is too elusive to-
be described, and must be seen to realize
1.-The ast6 and varied mineral wealth Of the
State.
Forestry, Fish and Game.
s4 The nfth exhibit will Il be that Of
forestry, fish and game In the building
reseryeIFfor such exhibits This VIII be
|suniaie and thronghly reprcsentattVc.I y MS
will embrace lumber or timber OF al
kinds found iii tho State. shown in US
)Epolished FORM or rough sawed 4 or Win VI.
| tho highest polish. Al tSwill also include
l5discs from giant trees in the s7outhWe vest
and charcoal. NJ S . H q e. {, q y !,
In the forestry exhibit will be shown
specimens OF spruce, white pine, yellow
Sninc q emlock, white and black Walnuts.,
|fhickory. poplar maple y oaks In fifteen
or twenty varieties. cedar, ash. gums and
All the ordinary building woods ana ~
ornamental woods, III connection with
this exhibit the Richmond Cedar WORKS
will make a great display Of It's Pre- if'7F-i
ducts 81 s BIZ III VI, I, 4, !, y.
,1sin Tie nsh and game exhibit about one
shIndrnd and twenty-five birds prepared
4 IL tho finest styles. Of tho art 81 tax, d
4 idermy. nifty or sixty specimens OF ts
If nll kinds, found in the waters OF the
/ state animals of all kinds and q speclal
oyster exhibit embracing ono hundred r1lre
and twenty-five specimens Of oysters re,
nroduccd in wax so naturally as almost
10 deceive tho eye Of the he'll older, I,
IN addition to these real 3{t hlngs,.f
thcre vii be shown fifty nsp.,susNsIs
two by three feet. beautifully done ,n }, = ~
4 colors by q secret process by j. Is. ILL
i lers. Of washington an expert, ana, IN
4 3fact the only mar, In this country dol1ls
i thIs style OF work. These show fer ile
fields OF various agricultural prodfiulc,t.ss,
i magnificent orcha rds Eelg he'd q OWL VIII y.
luscious fruit points OF scenic anu. ne,
l torlc interest, and all sorts OF PEI utltu'
views so naturally colored az ~ g l1''ss'f ~
4 them works of art. 1, " i.
4 An exhibit Of the work OF pupils In tie
i ed,1ca tional institutions of the State VIII
a ibo sl,owr, In the State building, This
i display will be varied and VIII be reYs-
i lation to Virginia people Of the Work
4 being done in the schools OF me ota a'
The Building.
The Monticello or Virginia building,
1.-the LOCATION of which has already been
4 stated, Will he 1l3 feet long by ps feet
Il 10inches In width, and y, dlme tensions Alle'
appearanco5 Is Il representation OF It's fa-.
nous prototype, The main hall IS g
feet BY 81 feet, and opens into the main
4 salon 20 by % feet, and also into the
ma In dinirg room 80; by. 40 feet in ydimen-
4 sions. Jefferson's room also djoins Y,
A and is an apartment 10 by % feet. al
a 5thesa q "a rtments are two stories in their
nritcll. A ladies' parlor wlll ba occupied
III the Daughters Of the Revolution. VII
Il 8.yjll he permitted to name he regent
"a ass III 6clanter being represented By its re-.
a rnrt. This Isl a graceful rec ognltion of
the ronspicuols service rendeled ty y ne ne
Il iaa ies ilri raising funds Cor the coast TNS,