Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-06
a.. ..a. !, .aad Exhibits at
St. Louis.

Maryland products will have good
representation at the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition when it opens this year
at st. Louis. and the agricultural and
horticultural exhibit promises TO be the
finest ever produced at 4 similar exposi-
ton. The exhibit will be in charge of
Mr.. William l.. Amoss, of Hartford coun-
ty. and he is putting forth his best
efforts to make it great success The
exhibits are for the most part in cold
storage in Washington. whence she per-
ishable goods will be taken ont. shipped
and placed on exhibit when needed
In order to increase the quantity aud
quality of the exhibits. MIR. Amoss is
drumming mp trade" while on his trav-
els through the State attending the
farmers institutes He is requesting
the farmers IN number of the counties
to bring their nonperishable products
fruits excepted TO the institutes during
this winter, where he is to have a capa-
BILE assistant to select. wrap. pack and
ship to the Agricultural College the best
of the exhibits. Later on they will be
gone over carefully and culled and then
forwarded to st. Louis. In this way Mr..
Amoss hopes to secure every product of
commercial value grown in the State,
and to use the most important i'm such
quantities as to impress a visitor of the
importance of the products i'll this Stare
He also hopes to present such as will
convince those seeking information that
our climate is mild, soil productive and
the State desirable place in which to
make home. A number of the eau.
ners have promised t. send exhibits to
the Exposition.
Mr.. Amoss. in speaking of the design
for the Maryland space in the Agricul-
tural Building, said that it was his pur-
pose to build in the middle of the space
with canned goods an outline of the
Battle Monument, divided in proportion
to the number of contributors to such
an exhibit. The monument is to be the
central design, because of the import
ance of the canning industry to Mary
land and because it is the best means of
displaying the goods. Government ex-
perts have collected 10 varieties of soils.
both surface and subsoil. which will be
arranged in a case where they can be
seen. with description of each and the
products adapted to them. An opportu-
nifty will be given with this exhibit to
handle as well as sec the soil exhibit
The design in mind for the tobacco
display in this special exhibit is a
laborer at work in the field, built of
Maryland tobacco leaf. surrounded by
carefully selected samples of the several
types grown in the state, and there is a
promise from the Patuxent Planters
Club to furnish tobacco grown by its
members for this exhibit. The Mary
land Tobacco Leaf Association is pre-
pared to supply the necessary types
selected for the display.
1t is especially desired that the state
make very full exhibition of its
possibilities of growing corn. believing
that through such an exhibit the West
ern home seek ers can be convinced that
Maryland offers greater possibilities
than many of the Western States, be-
cause of their knowledge of this cereal
and what it means to the stock grower.
The Maryland display will take the
form of the historical Peggy Stewart.
which will be built entirely of COIL land
around which will be arranged the corn
contributed by the farmers of the state
for the display.