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Another section of the Empire Building is given over 

 to the American forestry exhibit, particular attention being 

 given to the Southern states, which are just now being 

 looked to in a commercial sense as they have never been 

 before. A large part of this display was secured at the 

 Atlanta Exposition, and includes the collection of sugar 

 cane from Louisiana, and the interesting turpentine exhibit, 

 showing realistically the method of collecting this valuable 

 product of the turpentine forests. 



The exhibits are tastefully and conveniently arranged 

 according to countries, beginning with Mexico and following 

 with the Central and South American countries, in their 

 order. After these come the countries of Europe, Asia and 

 Africa. 



Especial prominence is given to Mexico and the Span- 

 ish-American countries because of their growing importance 

 to the mercantile and manufacturing interests of this coun- 

 try. This prominence, however, is not at the expense of the 

 exhibits from other countries, for the collections from all of 

 them will be extensively and conveniently displayed. The 

 exhibit from Mexico can be taken as an illustration of the 

 completeness of the different collections. It occupies no 

 less than nine large rooms, and embraces every possible 

 article of commercial value that country produces. In the 

 exhibit are collections of woods from no less than fifteen 

 different states in the Mexican Republic, which have already 

 been or will be in the near future brought into use by the 

 manufacturers of this country. 



Another department, which illustrates the great scope 

 of the museum and the thoroughness contemplated in its 

 general plan, is the testing department. Here, with suitable 



