New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904: Report of the New York State CommissionEllis, DeLancey M.
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New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904: Report of the New York State Commission
Ellis, DeLancey M.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) -- New York (State)
The group of Adirondack views contained pictures of a number of the
largest hotels in that region, and collections of mountain and water
scenery. One group was of Lake George scenery. A large picture of
Wawbeek Hotel, on Upper Saranac Lake, was furnished by J. Ben Hart, of
Wawbeek, N. Y. The Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company kindly loaned a
large panoramic picture of Lake Placid and mountains of that locality.
Many of these pictures were in colors. They were appreciated by a great
number of people that had visited the several summer resorts
represented.
AN OPEN HUNTING CAMP
A model of a hunting camp of the open style, of which there are many in
the Adirondacks, was displayed. It was constructed of spruce with the
bark on, and the floor was covered with balsam boughs, which exhaled a
delightful odor noticeable several yards from the camp.
A large rustic table made of a cross section of a cedar tree with the
roots of a tree for the standard and legs of the table, was loaned by
Mr. Ferris J. Meigs, of Tupper Lake, N. Y. The tree from which the cross
section was taken showed by its growth of rings that it was more than
four hundred years old.
DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE
For the purpose of making this State Forestry, Fish and Game exhibit,
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission generously set aside the
sum of $18,000. Being unable to secure as much space as was needed, and
for the additional reason that the salaries of some of the persons
collaborating on the exhibit were provided for in another manner, it was
not necessary to use all of the funds available.
Dividing the disbursements into ten representative accounts, the amount
expended was as follows:
Animals and birds ------------------------- $2,211 56
Fish ---------------------------------- 1,792 51
Insects ------------------------------- 644 52
Plants for nursery, etc. -------------- 392 69
Woods, instruments, by-products, etc. - 1,119 28
Sportsman's Camp and furnishings ------ 1,507 92
Wall pictures ------------------------- 278 93
Freight and express ------------------- 697 10
Installation -------------------------- 2,481 76
Maintenance and repacking ------------- 3,717 81
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Total ------------------------------------- $14,844 08
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