Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-13
FOR MUSEUM
Iowa State College Receives
Consignment From st. Louis
Purchase Exposition
is BOTH RARE AND VALUABLE
The Collection Consists Largely of
Grains, Woods, Banks and Gums
Are Being ReIabeIed and Distributed
to the Various Departments Inter
ested-What Consignment Includes.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Feb. 13-'The museum at the
iowa State College has recently re-
ceived a consignment of material. COM
ing from the ST. Louis Purchase eN-
position 1t comes as a donation ahu
is a very rare and valuable collectloh'
adding much to the different depart
ments among which it has been prop
erly distributed. 1T consists largely
of grains, woods. Banks and gums.
From the exhibit of the Argentine re-
public in the forest, fish and game
building at st. Louis, large NUMBER
of very fine specimens OF WOOD nave
been received. Some of the most M
teresting of these are three long tele-
rraph poles which belong to the palm
variety, and which are very heavy ana
durable A number of paving blocks,
similar to those used on the streets OF
Beunos Ayres. were also received.
These come from a very common tree
called Algarrobo, which belongs to the
pea ldl1lllS. EIOIil Vic t,ioti' f''.s' -
this tree people make bread and by
fermenting them the popular drink.
aloha is made portion of railroad
tie used on the main line of the II. "A.
& W. railway from 1877 to 1902, With
out change of nails. is shown. Among
the specimens is also a case or Brea
gum, which comes from tree belong
ing to the pea family. This gum is
exported to Europe and used largely
in the manufacture Of hats, paint and
varnishes There is also a case OF
Peruvian or quinine bark, of two kinds,
showing the way in which it is ship
ped to this country for manufacture.
The woods obtained from are Argen-
tine Republic are mostly very heavy
and dense and take an excellent polish.
Some of the finest of those obtained by
the college are very closely related TO
the Usage orange, the Mesquite of the
south and the Black Walnut. There is
"a small section of AN Alder tree, some
eighteen inches in diameter which
comes from an exceedingly high alti-'
tude; this tree is said to grow at q.
greater altitude than any other tree in
that country.
small specimens of different woods
were obtained. Most of them are trop-
ical and semi-tropical and are very
heavy ami G.tite ur;iKe the usual tim
bers in our country. From this coun-
try also were obtained few specimens
of interesting minerals, crude coffee,
wild rice, beans. fiber and chocolate.
From the japanese exhibit there are
some six or eight large planks very
much like our common white oak, sev-
eral large spruce timbers. and an eX-
ceedingly fine piece of timber which is
eight feet long by four and half feet
wide, by four inches thick. The wood
is rather light, easily worked, and be-
longs to the ginseng family. From this
country also was obtained a design
made from so-called natural sponges.
From the forestry exhibits of Oregon
and Kentucky, were obtained number
of cones of evergreens and set of
small blocks representing the more
common timbers of the western coast.
The exhibit from Kentucky is largely
made up of round sections of woods
showing the bark.
These various specimens are being
relabeled and those relating to horti-
culture and forestry. will be placed in
the museum of that department, with
portions going to the various other de
partments interested. A portion of the
agricultural exhibits that were in the
Iowa building will come to the college
also, composed mostly of grasses, and
grains.