The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-09-28
LOUISVILLE EXPOSITION.

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LoursvILLx September "a, 1871.
The one thing that absorbs attention In
Louisville now, that the President has gone,
Il the Exposition, and Il Is no small affair.
The people have had 20 much Of this kind of
thing for fer year. past that they some
times profsss 10 BE- tired Of Il, but the facts
and the cash receipts show that the Exposi-
ton Of the present year 10 - much spprsci-
ated - any former Exposition here or else
whore. The institution IL . good thing for
Louisville and for the surrounding country,
and the fact that It has been so heartily sus-
tanned for half dozen yean is an evidence
Of the interest and pride the people take In II,
and also an evidence Of the business vitality
of . city which d the proper business center
of large section Of country. The Exposi-
ton IL the bloom which Is the forerunner Of 9
prosperous business season. II Is no great
affair 10 see . showcase or two OF dry
goods, or Of bonneu and ribbons, or .
display Of q few hundred dollars worth
Of je~elry, or q half dosen highly polished
sewing machines. nor would any one 60 out
Of the way, perhaps, to see any single mer-
camille display, but take the Exposition s a
whole and the dullard who can not find =
quarters worth Of enjoyment and instruction
in il IL to be pitied.
Bat there are . 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 10 no room for more articles, ~ the
space Ia 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 10 be fair
exposition Of the mercantile and industrial
interests Of the city, ell Glasses Of business
must be represented. An Exposition, like .
nrst-elass newspaper, must be made up to suit
oil classes; so visitor will dnd many parts Of
the whole which he might think ID would have
been - 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 10 sse Some
Of the readers of the great Courisr-Journsl
can not endure the sight Of its base ball
column, and 50 great is their prejudice against
that department that they imagine IL gives
the whole paper bad odor, but there are as
many readers who take the paper for the sake
Of the base ball news as there are who take II
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 DO accommodated. This demonstrates
the value put upon ii by merchants, artists,
and manufacturers, and while few croakers
are trying to persuade themselves that this
will be the last Exposition, the receipts at the
doors show a growing interest, or at least, an
increased attendance.
In many particulars the Exposition is tn,
best we have ever had. The dissertations ar,
very elaborate and hne the art gallery hal