The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27
LOUISVILLE EXPOSITION.
from our own Correspondent

LOUISVILLE, September "a, 1877.
The one thing that absorbs attention in
Louisville now, that the President has gone,
is the Exposition, and it is no small affair.
The people have had so much of this kind of
thing for few years past that they some
times profess to be tired of it, but the facts
and the cash receipts show that the EXPOSE
ton of the present year is as much sppreci-
ated as any former Exposition here or else
where. The institution is q good thing for
Louisville and for the surrounding country,
and the fact that it has been so heartily sus-
tanned for a half dozen years is an evidence
Of the interest and pride the people take in it,
and also an evidence of the business vitality
of city which is the proper business center
of q large section Of country. The EXPOSE
ton is the bloom which is the forerunner of a
prosperous business season. 1t is no great
affair to see q showcase or two OF dry
goods or of bonnets and ribbons, or q
display of few hundred dollars worth
of iewelry, or half dozen highly polished
sewing machines, nor would any one go out
of the way, perhaps, to see any single mer-
camille display, but take the Exposition as a
whole and the dullard who can not find a
quarters worth of enjoyment and instruction
in it is to be pitied.
But there are q number of single features
that are worth the price of admission, and,
taken all in all, the Exposition is pronounced,
by men who are fully competent to judge the
best that has ever been held under the roof.
There is no roem for more articles, as the
space is all taken, and the only question is
whether more attractive exhibitions could be
substituted for some Of the displays that now
occupy the room. This question is set at rest
when we consider that in order to be fair
exposition of the mercantile and industrial
interests of the city, all classes of business
must De represented. An Exposition, like a
Hrst-class newspaper, must be made up to suit
all classes; so visitor will find many parts of
the whole which he might think it would have
been as well to have omitted; but the part
that this man would condemn is just the thing
that the man at his elbow is looking for, and
perhaps came hundred miles to see. Some
of the readers of the great Courier-Journal
can not endure the sight Of its base ball
column, and SO great is their prejudice against
that department that they imagine it gives
the whole paper bad odor, but there are as
many readers who take the paper for the sake
of the base ball news IS there are who take it
for any other single feature. The greater
variety, therefore, the better.
The popularity of the Exposition is shown
in various ways, which are unmistakable.
Although the available space is all taken there
are numerous applications by persons who
can not be accommodated. This demonstrates
the value put upon it by merchants, artists,
sud manufacturers, and while few croakers
are trying to persuade themselves that this
will be the last Exposition, the receipts at the
doors show growing interest, or at least, an
increased attendance.
In many particulars the Exposition is the
best we have ever had. The decorations are
very elaborate and fine; the art gallery has