Evening star., 1928-11-04
II. S.Prepares Exhibits of American Life
For International Exposition at Seville

and the various other safety devices.
The various stages through which avia-
ton has passed since the days of the
first American flights Is years ago, will
be exemplif1ed There will be also
working model of an airplane, showing
why it flies and the distribution of the
lifting force of the air over the wing
surfaces.
The early Spanish explorations along
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts will be
recalled by large map forming part
of the exhibit of the General Land
Office. The routes travelled by these
intrepid explorers and the year in
which each ventured forth will be
marked on the map. Accompanying
this map there will be an exhibit of
historical documents issued by the
Spanish crown during the fifteenth,
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, in
cluding land grant patents, patents of
mines, orders of nobility conferred on
Spanish governors and the original will
of De Vargas, an early explorer, who
played part in founding the city OF
santa Fe, New Mexico.
The story of how arid regions in the
Southwest have been made fertile by
irrigation will be shown with a model
by the Reclamation Bureau.
Agricultural Displays.
The production and marketing of
cotton, the size and varieties of the
wheat, corn and tobacco crops, and the
history of the livestock industry in
| America will form the basis of an in
| teresting and instructive exhibit by the
Department of Agriculture
The livestock exhibit will recall that
| Al La
| ish ancestry. The commission in
charge of American participation in the
exposition points out that in 1785 the
King of Spain sent to George Washing
ton a fine Spanish jack and two jen-
nets, and from these imported beasts
of burden there Sprang a family tree
of livestock which today has more than
| five million descendants. In this con-
nection the commission also points out
that Spain, to which we owe the in
PRODUCTION of the jack, today imports
about 25 per cent of all the mules ex-
ported by the United States.
The introduction of sheep into what
is now the United States by Coronado
a Spaniard. in 1910, also is to be
brought out in the livestock exhibit
The exhibit will show that the esti-
Imated total dressed weight of cattle
calves, sheep, lambs and hogs during
1927 was nearly seventeen billion
pounds, ranking as one of the worlds
greatest livestock industries. Comment
ing on this exhibit, the commission or
arrangements states:
ITO Spain, which sent the first live
stock to this country, and which is now
a large importer Of our cattle, these
figures are significant Spain is invit-
ing the republics of the New World
which she colonized in part or in whole
to take part in the international expo.
sition at Seville in the hope that bet.
ter understanding of trade and eco.
nomic conditions may result from ar
interchange of ideas and exhibits or
the part of the participating countries.
Many Of the American governmental
exhibits will be patterned after the lay
outs shown at the Sesquicentennial II
Philadelphia, where the Government
departments were awarded IL granc
prizes, 81 medals of honor, silvel
/ medals and honorable mentions.
The American Exposition, a!
the event at Seville is to be offlciall!
{ known, has been under contemplation
for number of years. AS long ago al
! 1910 plans were discussed for cele
bration TO be participated in by th'
: overseas republics of both Americas
= The World War intervened. however
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