Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-09-22
LOUISVILLE EXPOSITION.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: The Expo
sitiOn is a grand success, or at least
so thought your humble correspon-
dent when on last Wednesday even
ing he attended it for the first time
in his life. Perhaps the impression
would not have been so vivid had
he had the pleasure of attending the
Centennial, but not having attended
that magnificent affair, the Louis
vile Exposition rolled up before
him in magnificent proportions.
When on last Tuesday night I
boarded the north-bound train that
was to bear me from your beautiful
county and my native home, it was
with deep regret that l wandered
through the full length of two cars
so densely crowded with sleeping
men, women and babies that it was
almost impossible to find even foot
room in the aisle, and no possible
hopes of a seat. l had just begun to
despair of finding a resting place,
and was contemplating with no very
pleasant anticipatiOns the prospect
of a stand-up from Guthrie to Louis
vile, when a kindly brakeman
nudged my elbow, and to my great
relief said, "FOllow me, sir; PIl gel
you a seat" | followed this friend
of humanity into another car that,
to my eyes, seemed as badly crowded
as those through which l had just
passed. But we soon came to a gen
tleman occupying a full seat, and
apparently enjoying splendid nap.
My conductor gave him mild
shake and gently suggested that he
should "straighten up" and share
his seat with me, which he did i'm
mediately. But enough by the way
side; now for the Exposition. Go
ing into the hall at the main en-
trance the first thing to attract our
notice is the large fountain Of three
jets just in the center of the building
and sending its spray almost to the
ceiling. This is surrounded by
circle of beautiful tropical and hot
house plants, whose luXuriant foil
age is kept dripping and in constant
motion by the spray of the fountain.
A chair sits near and an irresistible
impulse to drop into it and contem-
plate our surroundings at leisure
comes over us. We yield to its en-
ticement and for half an hour drink
in, as it were, the many charms of
the little world around us. The out
side world is forgotten in the splen-
dor of the little one that greets our
limited vision, and look where we
may, something of striking interest
presents itself to view. But all
cannot be seen from n seat, and at
tracted by the hum of machinery
we bend our steps to the left, to that
portion Of the hall devoted to the
larger machinery and agricultural
implements. Here we find that the
enterprising manufactures of Louis
vile appreciate the advantages of
making their business known
through this means of advertising
and are largely represented. There
are also many implements and ma
chimes on exhibition from various
points in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. |
Prominent among the agricultural
machinery of interest to the farmers
of your section is the Mccormick |
self-binder and reaper, the Invinci- |
BILE Separator and the Gilpin sulky |
pillow. | would like to call the at |
tention of your readers particularly
to the last, the most convenient and |
simply constructed sulky pillow for
breaking purposes l have ever seen.
There were many other reaping and /
machines, separators, etc,
on exhibition, and a most varied
collection of ploWs for every variety
of soil and work.
The art department of the Expo
sition is perfectly splendid, and COM
prises a large and beautiful collec-
ton of paintings of every size and
style from the finest American ar
fists. There are also several beauti-
ful specimens of statuary on eXhibl-
ton, and although we are no critic
in the sculptor's art, we would pro
nounce some of the specimens almost
perfect.
Without attempting a description
Of any of the splendid musical IN