The Lake Charles echo., 1876-08-17
From Our Special Correspondent.
NEWSPAPER PAVILION.

newspaper paNlllOny u neat NuOAGh otA WS'u'Ni
sixtyseven by forty-six feet, and thirty-three
feet high, with galleries surrounding the in
side, furnished with writing desks and writ
ing materials free, to accommodate the men,
bers of the press. On the sides Of the first
floor arranged in alcoyes, in perfect order,
are complete files Of all the newspapers pub
lished in the country-eight thousand one
hundred and twenty-nine-and any visitor
from any part Of the United States, can find
any newspaper he asks for, Of the atest da'e
of publication. The number of press repre-
sentatives whe resort here daily is large and
constantly increasing. Mr. Moses, the SUI
perintendent, extends O cordial welcome to
all visitors, and makes them all feel at home.
Plaoards are conspicuOuslyposted "Free to
the Press" Z" Ask for any newspaper you
want to see." This is the first time and place
in our history when a collection OF all the
newspapers published in this country could
be seen at any day of the week or month.
The press owes Mr.. Rowell unstinted thanks
for this magnificent exhibition.
PRINTING PRESSES.
There is a very great number and variety
Of printing presses in machinery hall. The
principle ones being the Bullock, the Wal.
ter English Hoes and the Potter. Some
of the large newspaper press run daily edi-
ton here. The New York Times ships its
plates here by express, after its edition is
worked of in New York, and, at stated hours
through the day, works off large number OF
copies and distributes them gratuitOusly to
the crowd. 1t use the Walter press, which,
at ordinary speed, prints fourteen thousand
copies an hours.
H~s 4Lo
thing, on the Bullock press, which prints
twenty thousand, and at a forced speed has
printed twenty.eight thousand eighthundred
an hour II sells its morning issue to protect
its large local trade here, but gives them
away in the afternoon.
The Philadelphia Times has quite recently
adopted the same plan. So that we now
have three daily papers with the complete
news Of the day issued III machinery hall.
SOME SERIOUS MISTAKES.
The dlrectresses Of the women pavilion
have made some blunders which greatly de-
tract from the interest Of their exhibition.
Mrs Maxwell, the huntreBs of Colorado
wrote them, more than a year ago, asking
permission to exhibit in their department,
her collection OF two hundred animals, i'm
cluding all the native fauna of Colorado, eX-
cent the stone maFteu, and perhaps one or
two others-and six hundred stuffed birds in
cases, birds nests, &c, all prepared, and
most of them gatherd by her own hand.
But they never answered her application
until about a month before the time for
starting, and until after she had arranged
with the Colorado commission to exhibit i'll
the Colorado department. And then they
wrote her that her letter had been
overlooked, aud that they would like to hear
from her again. They did not offer her
place in their department. 1t is no dIspar.
agement to other exhibitors to say, that there
is nothing exhibited in the wOmen's depart.
ment that cxCites half the interest or atten.
ton that Mrs. MaXwells exhibit does,
Perhaps they regard her practical studies
in natural history, as they did the efforts of
another woman to improve wOmenS dress,
whom they refused space to exhibit samples
Of dress reform garments, as being without
the proper sphere Of woman, or not COnsO-
nant with womanly pTOpnety.
Mrs. Ella HalleF, inventor of the best fruit
lar ever made, having a reservoir top which
supplies syrup so that the upper part OF the
fruit is never uncOyeTed-whiCh every fruit
preserver, lady or gentleman, can see, at a
glance, must supercede all Others now in use,
because it preserves the fruit absolutely free
forever from mould or taint, was refused
SPACE TO exhibit in the wOmen's pavilion, and
when she begged for " Just a little spot" they
had mot an inch" and she was sent tOseC
ton J. q, agricultural hall. And now that
thousands flock 10 Mrs. Hallers stand, and
she has become a celebrity, the women have
invited her 10 exhibit In their pavilion.
could cite other instances, but let these
suffice. make these criticisms reluctantly,
and shall be happy TO hear any eXtenuating
explanations Of tlRse grave mistakes. That
these wOmen are engaged in noble work,
and that they mean 10 do Justice to all, do
not dol bt. That they should make some
mistakes, with their lack Of experience in
this ield, was inevitable. That there could
be satisfaction with their decisions on the
paFt Of all exhibitors could not be expected.
That they should have declined many things
offered was doubtless pTaisewOFthy, but that
they should do 80 without inquiFing into the
merits Of the articles proposed 10 be eXhib.
tied, ID not 10 their credit They certainly
should, If possible, have made place for the
best things, those which reflect most credit
upnn the sex. And that Il was possible, any
one, who has examined the womCns eXhibi.
tion knows. A great opportunity, s1oh as
the world has never before seen, is here open
20 women 10 show what she Is and what she
can 10, And the managers of this pavilion
stand rs the representatives Of theiT sex be-
fore al the world, and what they do IL not
can be awarded them al the close Of their
iaboFa, would be, that they we're equal to
their great opportunities.
TRIAL or REArERs AED BEEDERs
was held the past week at schenok's station,
some twenty miles al owe here, on the line OF
the road 10 New York, aud large
number Of machines on exhibition here
participated Ia the trial, Director General
GoshoFh, By published hBnd.hill, had an
nOuuced that the competitive trial ordered
,snFnR kfufR nan would NOT hp held for rRaanu