River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-02
AS The TOURIST SEES THE
PACIFIC COAST
By MRS. E. B. Armstrong.
Read before the Tuesday Club at


the meeting of Oct. 10, 1850
Continued from last week.
The modern development of
street car equipment, complete
showing of railway supplies in
Guiding all of the new inventions
and appliances for the protection
of life and property. The back
ground of this display is an enor-
nous relief map Of the Lincoln
Highway from ocean to ocean. The
Palace of Agriculture covers seven
and a half acres. The exhibits
deal with every possible phase of
the agricultural industry, model
farms, vineyards, and gardens are
shown with all the latest inventions
in farm machinery and implements.
There are moving pictures showing
the different parts Of the country
and their products. The decora-
lions are made largely from grain
and se1ds and are very beautiful.
Mines and Metalliargy. This Pal
ace was a center Of much interest
on account of United States Gov
eminent exhibit. The steel corp
Grafton exhibit covers nearly an
acre of floor space and shows coal
and iron mining and the manufact-
ure of products Of these two sub
stances. A fire proof Movie thea
tire safety devices and social centers
in use by this company for its work
man. A pipe organ is shown here
with cut-away sections which per-
mits the study Of its interior work
Jugs. There is also shown model
mine constructed below the floor of
the building Entrance to it is made
in shaft. Visitors are carried to low
er level in a regular mine cage
which by means of specially arran-
ged scenery creates the illusion of
two thousand foot drop. There
are also demonstrations of mine,
rescue work and safety devices.
One display shows a ninety
barrel mill in operation producing
the finest white flour and the other
products in which the grain of
wheat is utilized. China and ia
pan have several ornamental booths
that contain Oriental delicacies of
infinite variety. Australia and
Argentina have fine display. The
California Viticultural association
has a beautiful booth showing
every step in the great California
industry. Education and social
Economy. The exhibit in this
palace show development along
these lines since 1905. There is a
comparative exhibit of the educa-
tional system of all nations part
icipatlng and comprehensive dem
onstration of educational work in
the United States in all its phases
from kindergarten to University.
New York demonstrated the worth
Of centralized control. Wisconsin
the first state to incorporate motion
pictures in its course Of study, show
how films are used in teaching civil
engineering, etc. California features
it's University Extension work,
Oregon makes her rural school the
center of attraction. The Phili-
ppine Islands had a fine exhibit in
Manual Training work, also Cuba,
China. Japan, and Argentina show
ing model school houses, The
Jesuit Fathers, Roman Catholic
Missions, Marking Province. ap.
propriating $26O,0oO. The Zikawi
Orphanage, Shanghi art and tech
meal department had a wonder ex-
hibit, the most exquisite wood
carving on Teak wood. They had
chairs, boxes, cabinets, chests,
screens, etc. The coromandal
Lacquer screens are lost art. The
facsimile of the gateway entering
the forbidden city of Pekin, go
boys worked on for two years.
They had also copied all the noted
Pagodas. They wish to sell these
to a museum. They also had most
beautiful embroideries and hand
work of all kinds. They showed
great skill in all their work. The
welfare work is large exhibit;
shows the welfare, health, mortali-
ty and labor conditions effecting
the Nation's children.
Manufactures and varied indus.
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