The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-08-24
and the flowers are in position, it will seem
like Yeritable garden of Eden

anu tuS MOWERS are IN position, 1t Will seen
like veritable garden of Eden.
Cincinnati always carries off the prize in a.
floral displays, and has originated more de
signs for flower pieces that any half dozel
cities in the Union. Her florists are selfcon
fident, ambitious and able 10 indulge their ex
travagant fancies, and with marked apprecia
ton, the merchants and hotel men of the cit,
offer large cash premiums for the best flowe
pieces. Days are set apart as flower days,
and all energies bent to make that day some
thing worth remembering
THE GRAND PAGEANT ON OPENING DAY.
Not long ago wrote you description o
the Mardi Gras professions in New Orleans
l don't know as | ought TO say that Cincin
natl is jealous OF the reputation the Crescen
city is gaining by its annual wonder-show
but there surely was never before such '4hur
fying to and fro" such planning and organi
zlng, such undated effort to do something or
a grand scale as there is this year. The curious
thing about it all is that everybody is inter
ested, and everybody anxious to help the
thing along.
do not think it will be possible for tn,
Exposition parade to equal the professions O
the Mystic Krew or the Knights of Proteus
because this parade took place in the evening
and thus secured the aid of torch and calcium
lights !; but the Cincinnati people have deter
mined to excel the King Rex procession, and
so sure are they of success they have in.
yited HIS Majesty to come, with his suite, and
join in the demonstration.
i'll did not know that these Western men
: are made of material that does not crumble
beneath the sunshine or melt away in storm
| should be a little afraid they have hitched
more horses to their wagon than they can
} drive; but knowing them, have no fears OF
the result The men engaged in 1t have never
learned how to back down and they will win
if it burns hole clear through their pocket
books.
One Of the striking features of the pageant
will be the ~. ef
"QUEEN OF THE WEST" ni
This will consist of car beautifully draped
In royal purple and drawn by twenty horses,
four abreast. Upon the car, seated upon a
throne of roses, will sit the Queen, surrounded
by her cOurtiers, representative members of
| the mechanics and merchants Of the city On
| the four corners of the car will be placed
| symbols OF industry, commerce, art and sci
erce. Her escort will consist of at least one
| thousand mounted men, all in uniforms, the
escort to be led by the Mayor Of the city
| Another entirely new feature of the parade
is to be representation of the variOns epochs
of the history Of the city. The first will illus
trate the name OF the city-a beautifully dec
GRATED car showing the great Roman Cincin-
natus at his pillow. fs5E 3- i'd 4
Second.-The same great citizen enjo ying
| Roman triumph having saved his country,
before again retiring to private life. 'l''I
Third" The Order of Cincinnati" foun-
ded after the War of Independence.
Fourth-The primeval forest where the
city now stands, with the peering face of the
| first pioneer. a4 II
Fifth-The fat-boat bringing the first &C
tod
Sixth.-The infant settlement attacked by
hostile sayages.
Seventh.-Fort Hamilton, with French and
Continental soldiers, in camp in uniform.
Eighth.-LosantiVille
Ninth-SOldiers of the war of 1919 on their
march from home. 4
Tenth.-March to and conquest of Mexico.
Soldiers of the United States, staff, ETC.
Eveenth.-Peace.
Twelfth.-War of the sections.
Thirteenth.-Peace.
| Fourteenth.-Reconcilia of North and
South, with charity for all and enmitV to
none" i
observation-disclosures as it is.
In this last epoch will be represented all the
great establishments, the civic bodies, the nu
merOus organizations, and a hundred things
cannot now recall. One occurring to me Is
the four cars to be furnished by the city water
oaken bucket" to modern hydraulics. The
designs Of these cars are very beautiful, having
spring, buckets, fountains, rlvulets and reser-
voils OF real water with engines in operation.
The Fire Department will also display the
present modes of and machinery in use for ex-
tinguishing fires, along with every device
ever used-away back to the time when water
was toted in bucket all the way from the
spring to the burning building.
Each of these 0iSDAVs will have mounted
escorts, in uniform, and be accompanied by a
band of music. s..,.s
The pageant cannot fail to be an exceed
ingly fine one, and all along the route the
citizens will greet it with flying banners and
beautifully decorated houses. Cincinnati people
love holiday; they delight in a triumph for
their city, and they have never yet permitted
jealousy or any other contemplate meanness
to mar the pleasure OF a gala day. H
WHY HAVE WRITTEN ALL THIS?
For the sole good of those who read my
letters in the VIRGINIAN. want to stimulate |
you to come up and see Cincinnati when she |
decks herself in gorgeous apparel. l wan
you to see what great things single city |
can do when public spirit, and enterprise, and |
good fellowship work in unison. / want you |
to see the displays in the Exposition building; |
there will be many new things for all of US.
| want yoa to see the magnificent Exposition |
building made possible for Cincinnati by the |
generosity of one man. l want you to hear |
the grand organ; to carry its music home with |
you, as I have carried it In my heart since it |
first fell upon my ear.
And right here, let me ask, why does not |
Virginia have exhibits here2 You want inn |
migrants to come with their capital and help |
build up your manufacturing interests, de- |
velop your mineral resources, and increase |
your agricultural prosperity. To secure them |
you must keep your resources before the peo- |
pie. As they say out in Dacota, g il you want |
to thrive you must boom things" which is |
only another term for liberal advertisement |
of facts. ata ss siI ..,. f
Three years ago the Exposition contained an |
extensive exhibit OF grains, fruits grasses, veg
etables, etc grown along the route of the Kan
sas Pacific. A fine display was made, and it |
required no GIFT OF prophecy TO fOretell the |
road which many who carefully examined that |
department would travel. The road to Kan |
sas might prove for them rs hard as the road |
to Jordan, but their feet were turned in that |
direction, and they helped to swell the census |
there III 1880.
What portion of this fair land can show |
finer grains or fruits than the beautiful Shen- |
andoah Valley? Along what road are there |
finer deposits of minerals than along the Ches- |
apeake u Ohio? Why Virginia ought to &C.
cupy large space her farmers, her gardeners,
her owners of mines, her manufacturers. her |
housewives, all ought to send something here |
From the mineral springsalone an interesting |
exhibit could be made; and when some of the |
fine stones-agates as beautiful as gems, mar
ble slate, ETC., and samples of your woods are |
added, with specimens from your wonderful |
caves, you can set tongues wagging about
You everywhere. don't know half your re-
sources, yet Iknow OF sufficient to make a
most creOitable Virginia department, and you
ought to have it. You need notoriety-not
the kind that comes from not paying your
State debt, but the world needs to have its
eyes opened TO the fact that there is something
down there besides the beauty" of the Val |
lev. It is a chance to make money
at least good honest living-what the ma
jority of people are hunting for nowadays.
You want men with capital? True but by
the same token, men with capital don't want
to go where the only prospect is that they
will be permitted to see no growth of their
capital T.
You have one of the best outlets in the
country 1t used TO be rather tedious when a
person had to go East all day to get where he
could make fair start for the West as was
the case before the completion OF the G.. & 0.
Now less than a DAVIS ride brings YOU to Gin