The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-30

those looking after products the dis
| play of minerals will be such that it
| will show what can be done with some
| OF the raw material. For instance
Cranberry magnetic iron ore will be
displayed. and the material In prep
aration for making pig iron will be
| shown and alongside of 1t will be
| display OF knives, shears, raZors,
swords and watch springs made from
this pig iron. Then the value Of each
| article made from one ton OF ore will
! be shown. With watch springs ii
| runs into many thousands of dollars
| This shows the value of the raw ma
| terial when manufactured into the last
article for sale.
| Very few know that the Jellico coal
| district ships Goa THAT has been wash
! ed and put into bags and then into
| box cars and on arriving at Chicago
! is sold In the market at IS per ton.
| This Is the highest priced bituminous
| coal is sold for In the markets of the
/ country. The local display Will be aug
mented this year by a display of the
steam. cooking, domestic. splint. chan
mel and other Goals. Some OF the
| fancy GOALS will also be shown, as the
famous Peacock coal from the Jellico
| district. the semi-anthracite coal from
Coal Creek. the Jelly roll from Oliver
| Springs. Then in steam Goals the
several grades, with prices delivered
/ in Knoxville, will be on display.
One Of the important features that
will be displayed II the present plans
are carried out is one OF the finest coll
lections of the valuable gems from
North Carolina j. s. Stewart, the
secretary OF the committee, has an
order for a garnet of four carats in
weight and pigeon blood color. He
offers $4,000 for such stone and II
II can be found IL will be on display
at the exposition.
The collection of non-metallic min
erals will be interesting. This list
comprises some 100 different minerals
from the Appalachian region. Some
Of the minerals are of great value IN
the arts and mechanics. Medical min
erals are being sought Cenehts and
cement rock will be displayed
Marbles and ali building stones are
being sought for exhibition. Some
very fine ones will come from Morgan
| county From Petros will come a
very light blue sandstone that is fine
In texture and has been used in ella b.
crate carvings. Efforts are being made
to have a display Of the fine Autograph
stone found In Fentress county.
Onyx Ia found in Union and An
derson counties and VIII be displayed.
| ne Hlhln oHSA SuRpiS Npif#1o AAttii
Mexico and is found in forms of no
great size, and with six to twelve
sides. The onyx OF this sections is
found in blocks not unlike marble.
and In larger form and easier to work
on account OF not having SO many
sides.
Then in timber all Of the varieties
will be shown 10y cuts and boards TO
give some conception Of the extent
and quality. Veneors that run "a
sheets to the inch will be shown. and
3 many new features are being worked
in order to show the products TO the
best advantage.
Gold and its working by new pre-
cess in order to get the most out OF
$ the deposits In this region may be
shown. Flour. gold, placer gold and
quartz gold from the Tennessee and
North Carolina mountains is to nt
6 shown.
! Zinc viii receive special attention
e as will iron ore. Lead Is also 10 be
shown. In the last two years new
!. processes have been brought out that
treat gold. silver. leads zinc, iron and
many other valuable minerals so that
now the refractory minerals OF the
Appalachian region can be so treated
that their value can be obtained al
reasonable cost.
In the Appalachian region there
, are not less than 500 minerals hoth
metallic and non-metaltc that arr
known In timber there are cover lou
varieties that are of value In some
form. AS many OF these rs can pe
found will be exhibited
Salt from Tennessee and Virginia
:, gypsum from Virginia alum, salt
' peter, phosphate rock and other I'm
portant minerals are being sought
Everything OF value ts being inNesn
gated and efforts are being made fol
a Displays 49, 49, 5''Ta' - g +.
7 g Stewart and Charles a Welle'
Il are among the best informed men II
this section on minerals, and they ar
: at work obtaining a fine display. Ihe1
y have spent years In this WORK, an'
y have bought and sold many minera
:, properties,ns understand what is
: value and ITS true value In the mar
. ket.
;. owners of minerals who have prop
= erty One Of the prime enorts or IN
. whole committee la to make such
- sscw that they can work for the 10
cation of Industries 10 use minerals u
ynanufs curing and In this way brinl
ca pital and labor into this section.
Union. Roane Morgan, Sewer
= Blount, Knox, Campbell and McMin
- counties win make mineral and tim
= Der displays Other counties VIII n
doubt do the same.
The committee desires information
regarding valuable minerals tina
y ought to be displayed and invites sug
= gestions.
Probably the greatest display o
Tennessee marble will be made
Ia beings sought in Knox, un'or
BIount, McMinn, Loudon. Roane, An
derson. Claiborne. Hawkins Gralngel
Hamblen and other counties. Man
new and interesting specimens ar
being asked for. The extent OF III
colors and markings are little know
NV the average man, and some ne'
features will also be displayed.
! Most of the railroads in the Appa
lachian region win make combine
z display Of minerals. timber and agr1
, cultural products as we'll as manu-
featured products. The commttte
has about 700 suggestions 1t Is work
ing on along the lines indicated MOS
of these are said to be OF great valu
to the committee in their work. Ever
day men from all over this sectio
are calling on the committee an
r Offering suggestions and displays An
l swers are being received from man
men assuring the committee that the
will make a display and Will be yer
rlad to assist in the exposition. Man
III of ira members OF the committees an
= subcommittee live out or knoxNii
and come to Knoxville to attend tn
y meetings Of the committee