The Washington herald., 1908-08-16

the south side OF Pennsylvania avenue
10 the new Municipal Building probably
do not recolIect and hundreds Of them
do not know. that on the first floor Of the
Office building at 1920 is contained one OF
the most interesting exhibits 70 be found
in this or any other American city In
this building. which houses the land and
industrial department Of the Southern
Railway, that company. in conjunction
with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. has
gathered a great collection o. the gEains
products. woods. and mineral resources
Of the Southern States
/ The collection IS made UP largely OF the
objects prepared IN recent years for exhi-
I bitiols at various eXpositions IN this
country. 20 which are added many OBJ
jects brought directly from the forests.
fields. mines. and factories OF the South.
The exhibit is unique in Washington and
well repays a visit 70 the building and an
hour spent in is examination
The exhibit is representative OF the
country reached by the Southern Railway
and Mobile and Ohio Railroad. and in It
are shown specimens from the different
sections which lie between the Potomac
and the Gulf and the Mississippi and the
cultural. mineral timber. and DanUfac-
turing resources Of the South. in such
manner that it IS readily apparent why
this section has grown wonderfully IL the
last two decades and why its continued
development and prosperity VIII com
mand attention and challenge all other
records
Agriculture Takes the Lead.
Agriculture. the base Of all prosperity.
has a leading place Ia the exhibit. which
shows 20 advantage the diversity of crops
grown on Southern soils. and inpresses
the fact that The south is not one-crop
country OF a section limited IN its posi-
/ bllJ.es. In open cases are specimens Of
/ wheat cats. rye. and barley. IL the
sheaf. as splendid specimens Of the ce-
reals as are grown in any cline or upon
any soil each bearing a card giving yle
( community 81 which u was gathered and
the yield OF the acreage from which it
was taken. y-g latter record showing that
the South has lands which yield products
equaIing those IN sections IN which they
are thH principal crop
4 fine showing IS made Of the great
l staple OF the south IN the displays OF
I both stalk and lint Gotten. and the dbers
are also represented IN hemp fax and
silk Corn IT. TIE ear. ir glass. is also
aa-E fL A--r -Ta-Aa--sHr as dlr --4A NtlAea-s -'1
which were awarded the gold medal az
the recent jamestown Exposition
n glass. In pyra-lldal form. there are
many specimens OF apples. peaches. pears.
plums. grapes, figs ounces. perslm-l0ns-
pOmegralaJes and other fruits Tor which
the South Is famous, together with wines
from the ScuQperno1s. a distinctly South
erG product. and the other standard and
weIl-k1own varieties of ECapes. There IS
also = display Of edible nuts, as vel as
honey from the neliIo-us. soC-Wood. and
the clovers, the most psiatable gathered
Much CottoB-eed OIL
. Cotouseed oils. IN quality from the
fnest table varieties 20 the cheaper
grades used IN manufacturing, are also
shown Only lack Of space prevents the
attractive showing Of tArashed grains IN
large variety and % abundant yields, .to-
gether with the forty-odI varieties OF
forage crops which have been features
Of exhibits made al fairs and expos-tio1s,
and Il which were specimens Of blue
grass. alfalfa, timothy. Bermuda, the
cIoveys. 7ed-top, johnson grass, and
herds grass
Sixty specimens Of beans and peas have
also had a space II different exhibits. In
the windows and upon the walls are
transparencies and large photographs o:
many pleasing farm scenes. displayins
types Of Southern cattle, horses, hogs
sheep and poultry, and ripening fields 0.
/ craIn. grass. and tobacco, and the only
tea farm in America-near Sunlulerville
:. c.
The mineral exhibit IS principally ir
/ handsome cases Of CHARTERED oak and
glass, though the larger and heavier speci-
mems are arranged in open display That
F- 49, 70
: tive of the South and its great mineral
wealth is demonstrated by the single
statement that the Smithsonian Institu-
{ ton authorities and other experts who
have examined il have rated il as one OF
the best collections IN the entire country,
Many Kinds of Marble
Specimens from nearly 100 properties
including nearly 100 marble and other
ouarries. are shown These include eoal
from all the prominent fields, and iror
from ali the welI-known deposits. which
are grouped in a single case. as are the
| exhibits OF copper ores
Silver. lead. zinc. nickel. and tin COM
prise another grouping, and are followed
BY gold IN the ore, with casts OF the Iarg-
est nuggets found in Southern fields. The
economic minerals come next, and in
cluds corundum. emery. asbestos, mona
zite. rutile. mica. graphite. tripoH. oil
stones and gem materials OF which there
are moonstOnes. amethysts, touTmalins
rUrilated quartz. amazon stone. beryL
jasper. and chalcedony.
/ In another grouping are yellow and
red ochres. glass sands. sOapstones, tales
/ feldspars. fuller's earth, and brick clays
these being followed by kaolias. OF china
| CLAWS. and specimens Of china made from
| them In open arrangement are granite
I marble, sandstone. serpentine, ltho-
!. / graphic stones, and specimens Of other
well-known materials
The forestry exhibit is indicative Of the
great timber resources Of the South and
includes the leading woods Of commercial
Importance In addition 70 showing the
different varieties OF pine and oak. there
are specimens Of poplar. birch, maple
gum, hickory. beech, cherry, black wal
nut. and ash
In this division are many splendid
9 specimens Of the curly and figured woods
sUita ble for fine veneers. A large variety
| Of S0okes, handles, rims, names. and
/ whips ocks comprise the commercial for
estry exhibit in which also IS q large
bowl from poplar. measuring nearly fifty
inches in diameter. OF practical use are
| the rustic seats for the convenience OF
/ visitors. These are made from rhododen-
dron. which is largely used IN the manu-
factures Of chairs, settees, and tables.
How Cotton Is Handled.
In the general exhibit are models rep