Arizona republican., 1906-11-17


 some table that in moment
 can be converted into a high back seat convenient for many purposes There are also a work beach. book
 racks. tools and many small construc- tions.
 The Northern Arizona Normal dis play came late but is we'll deserving
 and includes a large case of pictures,
 grade work and construction from the
 manual training department.
 Similar work from the Latter Day Saints academy. attracts more than
 passing attention. Fine picture frames. book racks stools, bread boards, etc. as we'll as drawn work, sewing, lace work and embroidery. are shown. The Snowflake school in Apache county, an institution with six teachers, shows creditable drawings, written work. sewing. water color paintings and other things.
 The Sacaton Indian school gets a blue ribbon on a dress for a child. made by an Indian girl.
 The Phoenix Indian school shows q collection of blankets. written work and a miniature school uniform made by the pupils takes a second prize. The St. Joseph academy of Prescott shows some oil paintings that would look good in a professional exhibit and that take the first and second prizes. The Yuma exhibit includes oil paint ings dore by Sarah Greer and Lottie DeMund who have never had a paint ing lesson. One Is the picture of a cowboy who came himself to look at himself and his presence was noted at | once by those in the building who had seen the picture. Other pictures are or still life. The same school also has q good display of water colors, pencil, crayon. bead work and blue prints as we'll as grade work.
 In this section also. but not part of the educational display. is a model four-masted schooner, made by Henry Emmerson, formerly a sailor, but now resident of Casa Grande. It Is q perfect model, was made especially for the fair and is named Mark Smith.
 The Mining Building.
 The most important single industry in Arizona is that of mining. consider ing first that more money is invested in 1t than in any other line of develop ment. and secondly. that every dollar taken from the ground is a new dollar. added to the wealth of the world. Rec ognizing this fact from the first the fair commission built a handsome min ing building and a notable exhibition of ores was made in it last year. This the building has been somewhat fur ther improved. space has been more economically disposed of. new exhibits are on display. others came too late for exhibition. the show is greater and grander than last year and the depart ment has outgrown it's quarters Ii Is under the direction of F. F.. Ford who had personal charge last year though he was not the official superintendent This year the bare shelves. which fol- low each wall around. have been paint ed a a dark green, the ore blocks on which the exhibits rest are a lighter green, a fine contrast with the speci- mems. On each ore block is a brass tag with stamped number. for reference to a catalogue the commission is now preparing for general circulation. A brief description of each specimen also appears on a little card by the brass tag.
 This year there are on exhibition 675 different mineral displays in this build ing and they come from the respective counties in the following numbers: Maricopa 50. Pinal 140. Gila 6S, Santa Cruz 50, Mohave 55. Pima 62. Yuma IS, Cochise F, Coconino ,. Graham s. Yav- apai 200. the last named county having much the largest and finest exhibit and being under the personal supervision of A A. Johns. who has devoted sev- eral days past. both to the arrangement of the exhibit and to giving Yavapai county the greatest publicity. One of the methods employed is the illumin- ated bill board at the Santa Fe depot that all should see.
 It should be mentioned also that F. F. Towle, of the Gibson Copper Com pany. is looking after the Gila county display and Mir. Twitchell is caring for Pinal cOunty's interests. The copper bar of the United Verde Company. that took the gold medal at St. Louis. ar rived Thursday and will be on exhibi- tion today. F.. O. Armstrong. advertis- ing manager of the Mining Review oC Prescott, is also connected with the Yavapai department and is doing good work both for his county and for his most excellent mining journal.
 The floor plan of the mining build- ing Is similar to that of last year but the central rock pyramid of Copper Queen ores has been replaced with handsome Octagonal, pyramidal. glass case. metal bound, and to be gold let tered. furnished at the expense of the Copper Queen and containing its ex- hibit. This includes carbonates, blue and green, from the upper levels. na- tive copper. stalactite formations. from the limestone of the upper levels and commercial ores both sulphides and OK ides. from the lower levels. as we'll as matte and converter bullion. It is the first display the eye meets on entering.
 F. F. Towle, of Globe. came in charge of the exhibit of the Gibson Copper Company. which is in a fine show case at the south end of the building. Find. ing Globe had no commissioner present Mir. Towle has volunteered to do what he can for all the Gila county interests. Last years display is still there and there have been a few additions. bur not many except that of the Gibson company, which has become famous in the last two years. Four years ago