Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-10
THE VERMONT EXHIBITS
State CreditabIy Represented at
the jamestown Exposition
In Mines and Metallurey, Pure Food and
Historic Arts Buildings Are Fine Dis
plays-some Valuable Relics.


hibit is a large map Of Vermont i'm oil
colors. This map Is by feet in size
and shows the mountains lakes, rivers,
railroads, counties, ciues. and towns.
Above this map is a large shield of the
state coat-of-arms i'm oil. Upon the walls
are being hung large paintings and pho
tographs in frames illustrating Vermont
scenery, agricultural scenes cattle. horses
and sheep, and also enlarged views of the
leading industries Of Vermont.
noteworthy collection for this space
consists Of 200 specimens of the flora of
Vermont, contained in forty-eight large
frames Another interesting feature of
the exhibit is a collection of the native
woods of Vermont in panels, representing
some so varieties Other features Of the
exhibit are the products of Vermont farms
and articles representing the natural re-
cources OF the state
1t is proposed by the commission to
make an extensive display Of agricultural
products next fall and to show every va
| riety of farm products in the year 1907.
! The commission also proposes to make a
horticultural exhibit and to display the
products of Vermont orchards during the
| fall months Of the exposition.
Vermont has 500 square feet of space
| in the mines and metallurgy building.
| The exhibit was installed and ready for
| inspection on the opening day Of the ex-
| position and il was the only state exhibit
in this building that was complete April
| &c. There are a few additions yet to be
made in this exhibit in the way Of large
| exhibits. photographs Of quarries and
works and marble and marbleized slate
wainscoting, but the original exhibit was
in position for inspection before that OF
any other state. This exhibit of the
quarry products Of Vermont is the most
extensive OF any ever collected before for
exhibition purposes. 1t consists Of more
than 80 varieties of marble granite and
slate. representing nearly every quarry in
| the state
The exhibit is mostly in the form of
slabs and cubes 1t is displayed on a sue
cession Of platforms, and in glass cases
and on tables
In the pure foods building Vermont oc-
| cupies a space Of ! 900 square feet. This
! space was turned over by the Vermont
| commission to the Vermont Sugar
| Makers association and the Vermont
| DairYmen's association for exhibiting the
maple and dairy products of the state.
| The space is divided between the two
! industries but the dairy exhibit will not
be made until later, when conditions are
more favorable for such an exhibit. The
Vermont Sugar Makers association will
| for the present occupy the greater part
of tbs state space in the pure foods build
| ing.
The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers
| association will be represented in the pure
| foods building by \. J. Croft president,
and by NJ. II. Miller who is president of
! the Sugar Makers Market \ large
| quantity Of the first quality maple sugar
and syrup was shipped from Vermont
| several weeks ago. and other shipments
| OF sugar products will be made during the
| continuance OF the exposition The booth
| and fixtures for the maple sugar exhibit
| were sent from Vermont about the same
! time All Of the goods and the equipment
IcI
grounds in good condition and the exhibit
! is now being installed in the pure foods
| building under the direction Of Mr.. Croft
The equipment for the manufacture
| Of sugar and syrup consists Of a COM
/ pletc suGar-h house outfit. such as is used
! in the modern sugar house. 1t consists
! Of a brick arch, sugarinE off pans and
! storage cans. furnished for the purpose by
! the Vermont Farm Machine Co. and G. II.
| Grimm. The process Of manufacture
| will be demonstrated daily during the eN-
/ position.
Under the concession obtained from the
| exposition company, the Vermont Sugar
| Makers association will sell maple sugar
and syrup in various forms, and will also
serve in the booth at reasonable prices
| hot syrup with doughnuts, waties and
! griddle cakes.
The exhibit Of sugar and syrup will
! be Of an attractive character. Syrup will
! be exhibited in cut glass globes and tubes
! and sugar will he exhibited I'm glass show
! cases. A miniature sugar camp has been
loaned by G. II. Grimm and will be set
up in a portion Of this space. \ large
number of framed photographs illustra
ting sugar making will be exhibited here
The commission plans to install a
model dairy or creamery in this space,
and the exhibit will include all the appa
ratus and appliances used in dairying.
The exhibit of maple and dairy products
tive features in the pure foods building
and cannot but prove a splendid adver-
| tisement for this state industry.
! The only large exposition building that
Is not completed is the historic arts pal
| ace. This building will not be completed
and ready for occupancy much before the
first of June. The Vermont space in this
| building consists of about 500 square feet.
\ large and valuable collection of docu-
ments and articles of historic interest are
being prepared by Il. NJ Goddard, assis-
tant state librarian. Among some Of the
most notable features Of this exhibit from
| Vermont will be a collection of the por-
traits of the fifty Vermont governors.
| These photographs are finished in sepia
and framed.
The celebrated Daye press. the first
printing press used in America, north of
of Mexico, will form the central feature
the Vermont exhibit
The large state paintings of Admiral
Dewey and Admiral Clark will occupy a
conspicuous place in this exhibit MI
merous documents and papers relating ia
the early history of Vermont and relies OF
the Revolutionary period and the War OF
1912, will be placed in this collection.
The Vermont state building is nearly
completed and will probably be finished
by the middle of May The building will
be an attractive one and well adapted for
the purpose for which IL was designed
Many of the state buildings are in an UNI
finished condition and some of them will
not be ready until after the Vermont
building is completed
The commission has been fortunate ir
securing many rare specimens of furni-
ture of the Colonial and Revolutionary
periods for furnishing the building
Among the articles that will find a place
in the state building may be mentioned
a solid mahogany dining room table
owned by Gov. Chittenden; tall hal
clock, once the property of Gen. Israe
Putnam, of Connecticut; a chair once
owned by DIR. Jonas Fay of Bennington
a chair that was brought over on the
Mayflower by Miles Standish and chat /!
now owned by one of his descendant!
living in Vermont; and a dressing tabl,
once owned by Gen. Ethan Allen, loaned
by Prof. George II. Perkins, of Burlington
Historic Bennington contributes a larg,
number of household articles of early
days. These articles have been loaned t
the Vermont state commission by thu