The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-22
national. EXPOSITION 8.
!. !, =. !: zoe. CONSERVATION

made application ford charter, profid
5ng for capital stock Of Il, 100000 4
The present equipment is yalled al
$l.0OO,OO0, and It is planned to expend
another million in preparing for the
Conservation fair. The new buildings
to be erected are. designed 10 range In
cost from $4,000 TO $2SO,OOO. Among
these is a Southern States Building
which will contain exhibits from. ali
the Southern States which do not erect
separate structures OF their own. Ae,
cording 10 the deslbIgus now In hand
this building will probably be the most
beautiful on the grounds. 1t will be oil
colonial architecture and will curve
around the border OF a lake to the edge
of,which q series Of steps will descend
forming an amphltheater. On this lake
and on the opposite border will be held
oil carnlyals and entertainment spec.
.taeles.a
An immense agricultural and land
building is planned to be an agrlcul
tural exposition In itself. In this build.
ing mammoth relief map OF the
Southeast. measuring 200 by so feet
will be made OF the soils and minerals
Of the various sections represented
and will show the mountain and valley
contours, the principal streams with
actual running water, and the loca.
ton OF cities, railway lines, and main
ihighWayst. A SECOND door balcony, will
enable thelRlslioE to1get q blrd's1eye
view. of,thls man. rgAlopg thstsides6nf
HE STRUCTURE, behind, glass, will n be
shown, the various soils OF The South.
eFnt States. and, oRRosiie. on, the other
side Of an aisle. viii be exhibited. the
products OF these soils. The map will
also show the Atlantic and Gulf ports
OF the Southern States, the Souih's
forest areas; hillside and mountain
slopes that have been cleared OF TIM
Der and washed by rains. and others
that are made TO conserve the raIlfall
by forest protection, or TO produce
bounteous crops by proper methods OF
terracing and contour plowing. As
an annex TO this building will be erect
ed n large auditorium for lectures and
such conventions. as that OF the Ma
tiopal Conservation Congress-, good
roads assemblies, and dtithag@ ard
waterways conferences. w "'I T.,
Among other buildings planned are
Q corn palace, TO be erected In coopera.
tlOn with the boys corn clubs OF the
South and formed of ears opcorBlc0
erlng framework. and a model con
crete residence OF colonial styiefto be
used as the women's building. inithls
latter structure such exhibits as per.
tain to domestic science. chlldwelfafe
and the like will be shown. iiAnother
prominent; feature will be "A model
farm of about i've acres. eantabliug a
cottage. barn. q sanitary dairy, port
able hog and poultry houses. modern
fenceS. and the most approved furnish
ings. tools and machinery. Itiislplsp;
ned that one OF the State. experiment.
stations will work the farm according
10 the latesti scientific methods. This
will be a most valuable object lesson
TO visiting farmers. in. ~
a bill was introduced in Congress
on March 2 by Representative Richard.
W. Austin OF Tennessee, providing for
an, approximation OF siOn rnn fo- =. 1nr;
eminent building and exhibits from TIN
departments, OF the uovernneu, yo..i
cerned with the conservation OF natur-