The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-11
MARYLAND AT ST. LOUIS FAIR.
State Building, Geological Display
and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ST. Louis. Aug. 4.-There are three
things at st. Louis to excite more
especially the pride of Marylanders.
These are the MARYLAND Building.
the geological exhibit. and the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company.
Considering the limited an Of ex-
hibit money at their disposal and the
short time in which the work had to
bedone, thelresult accomplished by the
Maryland Fair Commission is really
remarkable, and the commission, of
which Gen. L. Victor Baughman is
president is entitled to the thanks of
the people of the state. The site
awarded to Maryland is one of the
most attractive in the avenue of states.
The building in appearance, is IL
| handsome private residence of Colo
NAL architecture. 1t is surrounded
by pretty grass plot and number
OF stately oaks. The arrangement of
! VIZ lOl 10 anu lilt
furniture and.pictures handsome and
appropriate. Mrs. Park Fisher and
Mr.. Albert Jones have been in charge
the former the hostess at number of
| delightful entertainments and recep-
tlons. General Baughman has been
in st. Louis great deal, and has been
/ upramitfinor in biC yrorIy ~, :. ,,,a,,la,
of the commission. As result, the
Maryland Building has attracted wide
attention, and the receptions have
been attended by many.ladies of the
exclusive social set of st. Louis. and
by men and women of many states
whose names are familiar throughout
the land. 1t has also been a refuge
and resting place for Marylanders
who have visited the Fair.
The display of the mines and quar-
ries of MARYLAND is pronounced by ex-
perts to be the finest of the kind at
the Fair. 1t shows constant industry
in gathering it and skill in its prepar-
alton and arrangement. 1t is the work
of the MARYLAND Geological Survey,
of which Prof William Bullock Clark,
of the Hopkins, is chief. Nothing at
the Fair more thoroughly and salts
factorily advertises the natural wealth
of Maryland than this exhibit.
The exhibit made by the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company occupies
large and conspicuous place in the
great Transportation Building This
exhibit, which was gathered under
direction of Major Pangborn, Illus
trates the history of the railroad, and
the Baltimore and Ohio being the first
road in operation in this country and
almost the first in the whole world
for the transportation of passengers
and merchandise, its history illus
trates the history of railroading. In
the construction and operation of
modern railroads the best the engineer
or manager can hope to accomplish is
to make some improvements on exist
ing methods. But in the construction
of the Baltimore and Ohio from Bal
timore to the Point of Rocks. there
was no model for guide no expert
ence which could be used. The men
who built that road invented many of
the appliances which are now in COM
mon use. Among the men conspicu-
GUS in this great pioneer work were
Ross Winans, who improved locomo-
tives, and John Elgar, who invented
switches, turntables, chill bearings,
plate wheels, etc. OF these men and
those associated with them the Amer
lean Railway Journal of 1895 said that
their reports have gone forth as a
textbook, and their road and work
shops have been a lecture-room to
thousands who are now practicing
and improving upon their experience.
This country owes to the enterprise,
public spirit and perseverance of the
citizens of Baltimore debt of graft
tude of no ordinary magnitude"
The charter of the road, which was
formulated by the great Maryland
lawyer, John " L. Mcmahon. is still
the charter of the company, and al
| though it was the first railroad char