Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11
MONSTER EXHIBIT HERE
Baltimore & Ohio Storing Worlds
Fair Outfit in the 81 ops.
THEY ARE NOT YET N PLACE
Will Be Completed in March, When
Visitors Will Be Permitted to
Go Through Buildings.

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! Mr.. George Renner, of Chicago. one
OF the uperintendents Of the exhibits
OF the Baltimore q Ohio railroad at
the worlds fair in st. Louis, il Just
now engaged in task which IL ONLY
little less in magnitude TO the as
sembling of those exhibits at the ex.
position. namely. the storing OF the
thousands of the component parts
of those exhibits in the vast brick
buildings Of the Baltin ore & Ohio near
the depot in this city.
Mr.. Renner has been here for seve-
raj days experimenting the construc-
tion of stalls and the fitting mp of the
buildings for this purpose, and has a
force of men busily engaged In the big
undertaking. After the exposition at
st. Louis was closed the problem of
caring for the wonderful exhibits Of
the Baltimore & Ohio was solved by
the determination to shin the whole to
this city for safe keeping until the
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ready for them. and as work ON this
building has not yet been commenced,
it is probable that the exhibit will
rem ain here for at least year. 1t is
expected that the city of Chicago will
appropriate the sum OF $500, 600 for
the erection of building suitable for
this big museum illustrating the
progress of railroad travel aud traffic.
and when it is completed the exhibit
will be erected therein as a permanent
affair.
The exhinit fills 81 cars and COM
prises every imag Unable appliance of
railroad construction and, operation.
from the first rail used by the first
railroad aud the imperfect switches,
engines. etc., to the latest and most
perfect locomotive used on the Bslti-
more q Ohio at the present time
The development of the railroad is
illustrated in snch manner as to in
stantlv impress one with the tremen-
dous strides made in this direction.
AS an illustration of the different
modes of travel and transportation in
different countries. and the superiority
of American methods, there will be
shown side by side the team of oxen
from Mexico. the pack mule from
Palestine, the mule and burro from the
United States of Columbia. the dimin-
utive mule from Turkey and the llama
from Peru, South America. contrast
ing ludicrously with the monster
freight engine and steel car of this
country. These animals have been
mounted by skillful taxidermist.
and are startliuRlv lIfelike.
Among the exhibits is 15-foot Sec
I tion of the first "T'' rail ever made,
! this piece having cost 500. while
other items include rails, switches.
crOssties, ballast. spikes, wheels, etc. /.
from every country on the globe,
showing the different methods of con-
struction in the diffe, ent countries.
There will also be fac-similes of the
smokestacks used on the earliest types
of 10 omotives. huge, unwIeldv affairs
showing in share contrast with the
diminutiye affairs now used by tins
highest type Of locomotive. From
Brazil there wa. sent a crosstie OF
solid mahogany, showing how cheaIly
that precious wood is held there.
One b. anch of the exhibit will con.
tain a number of enormous pictures oil
scenes along the line of the Baltimore
q Ohiu, among them being Harpers
Ferry and Washington, 25x10 feet, the
Potomac between Brunswick .anc
Polu' of Rocks, Locust Point, the
Cheat river, and duzsns of othel
picturesque sections. Other pictures
will be those showing all the locomo
tives in use OH the Baltimore & Ohio
! from the first ancient affair to the
latest monster with twelve driving
wheels ri the Sand Patch grade.
One interesting feature will be miss
| lux. uOWsN6Fp the mOoel OF Ine new
union station at Washington, which
the visitors to the st Louis exposi,
tion will remember as forming one Of
the most pleasing features of tie ex
hitit This model is 40 feet long. and
was torn down aud stored in boxes
and will not be erecteo here owing Il
lack of room aud the danger of in
jury. 1t cost $40, 600. and is a bean
tiful piece of work.
The lighter portion CT the exhi hi
will he placed OH the second floor O
the west shop. WI lie the heavy por
ton. such as mod Is, engines, etc.
will be- stored in the east roundhouse
1t will take about SIX weeks to get tn,
whole in shape, and 1t will then be II
snch position that visitors can view
it and form au idea of how It looked
at ST. Louis. The value of the Who'll,
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