The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-19
CENTENNIAL LETTER.
Our MoundsyiIIe Correspondent
at the Great Exposition.
r. PHr1GpR1PH1k, July IL.


at the Great Exposition.
4. &; PHr11p1PH1G, July H.
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This morning I will IN a few words
give you my idea Of the Centennial As
far as seen. The crowd Of yhitofs here
Is very small compared with what i Eas
the week Of the Fourth. Only 1900
we're within the enclosure on Saturday.
This shows great falling of, but il will
no doubt be greater yet during the re.
maindef Of fhis month, and indeed until
the close Of harvest. The majority Of
visitors Of present are teachers and bust.
ness men. The teachers are enjoying
their vacation, and the business men the
dull season in trade. Now, We think, Is
the time TO come, especially for those
whose means are limited; for those who
are keeping hotels and boarding houses
have reduced their rates greatly. Good
boarding can be had At S. per week; that
is, three meals per day and lodging.
On entering the grounds and taking
the cars TO pass around, one is struck
with NOT only the extent OF the grounds
but also the beauty Of arrangement in
everything. I think the better plan for
q visitor on entering is to ride several
times around the entire grounds, noting
the situation Of everything. This will
give better idea than will the study oil
The guide.bcok for month. The
guide-book will be interesting, no doubt,
10 look over after going back
home, but as q guide here 1t Is NUS
ance. On entering the main building,
one cannot fail 10 Be struck at once with
the great magnitude Of the big show:
Here We find manufactured articles Of
every description, all Of the very finest
quality. Starting from the east We ind
FIRST m exhibit Of the manufactures Of
our own country. The display otcarpets
Is very fine, ~ l. also that Of cotton and
Woolen goods Of every description. We
find all the book publishing houses Of our
nation represented, and the display Of
books is very 6n&. Among other things
10 the book and stationary line Is the
ream OF writing pAper composed Of sheets
10 feet long by 8 vide. This d the lArges:
ream Of loft dried paper ever made. III
weight is 1000 pounds. To give some
idea OF ia size, il il aid that il will
make 5oo,0e0 sheets Of common note pa
per. The displays from foreign countries
are 10 some instances very 6ne; in Others
not what one might expect 70 see. The
buildings erected by the different States
I are some Of them very fine, but -
have not IS yet visited them, / will
attempt no description At present. The
Canadian building Is very unique
structure, built entirely from her own
timber and constructed in = manner TO
show the different woods 70 the best id
vantage. Il attracts crowds Of visitors,
SPANS building, although not 4 fine
structure By any means, Is filed with 4
ine display Of the products Of that eoun-
ry, and II would Be 3 great pleasure "a
visit It could those in charge speak 3 lit
lie better English. In the Canadiar
building il = section Of = tree which i
eight feet in diameter. Il il perhaps
three or four feet in length, and Weigh
1880 pounds. This attracts great atten'
ton from paSsersiby, though heard q
Californian say that II Is 50 small COM
pared with their timber that it Is scarcely
worth noticing.
There has been much talk about the
enormous prices charged for everything
This is true only 70 certain extent
Within the enclosure you pay more Tor
everything than you do without, hn,
many pay more than Is necessary because
they buy without pricing the articles
Ny advice TO all is, do not buy until you
know the price-then II you are bit it il
your own fault. Strangers, on their ar
rival, are beset by scores Of hack
men and sharpers, who will use
every effort to extort from them a
much money rs possible. For instance
when we arrived it was late at night ant
we could have enjoyed the luxury Of be
ing taken to where We wished to go fol
s.. Not wishing to be so lavish in tht
way oil spending money at the start, w
found street car and were taken 4
within few doors Of our place Of desti
nation for nine cents each. Sowe would
advise all strangers to avoid the hackmen
, especially after night. The city has th'
finest street car arrangements OF any il
our country.
It has not beenmy pleasure to see muct
Of the Quaker City as yet, though ! hop
to do go ere l leave ii. | have visitet
Paramount water works, taken six mill
ride up the Schuylkill and spent few
hours on Chestnut street. My impres
sions Of the cityi in general are good. |
1t will be TO the advantage OF those wish
ing 10 visit the Centennial who wish TO b
made as comfortable as though they wer'
at home, and not have much TO pa!
for the privilege, | would advise al
such to call at the following places be
fore engaging boarding elsewhere, viz
George & McCullough's boarding house
Nos. 1868 and SG5 Twenty.sixth street
near Girard avenue, or Mrs. Fienard's
5l32 Lancaster avenue, West Philadel
phia. The proprietors Of the first men
TONED house are from Washington
county, Pa, and they give you there 1
real live old Pennsylvania welcome. The
last mentioned place is in West Phila
delphia, about Ave minutes walk from
the Centennisl grounds, and ] can testify
as to the accommodations-they are frs
class, and rates very reasonable.
] Ny advice to all Is 10 know what yot
Intend TO pay before you engage board
ing. Hundreds OF hotels are near thu
grounds, and just now they are very
anxious to secure boarders at reducet
rates.
In my next I will try to give some
thing Of interest. \.
Is there TO be u Panic In Sar
i francisco?
The tremendous decline in the Sal