Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15
Letter from Louisville.

Letter from Louisville.
THE THOROUGHBRED BETWEEN STAUN-
TON AND THE wEsT-THE RACE GAM
BLING AT LOUIsvILLE-THE GREAT
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.
&C., &C., &C.
CORRESPONDENTS of the Staunton vIND1cAToR
LOUISVILLE, KY. June Sth 1888.
1t concerns large portion of the popu-
lation of the Shenandoah Valley, the peo-
ple of Augusta and Stanton, and there
fore man1 of the readers of the V1ND1-
GATOR to know more about this great me-
,ropolis of the West than they do. You
will acknowledge the truth of this asser-
tian, when you recollect how close the
extension and connections OF the Chesa-
peake u Ohio railroad have brought our
people aud this city To each other. You
leave here at 8 O'Clock this evening, Dreak-
fast tomorrow morning at CilftOn Forge
and reach Staunton at 1890 A. M. Then tn
train you came on Is ia washington an"
Richmond by A O'Clock hat evening O
the passengers can take supper IN PhIln-
delpbia and New York. The me is jul
as good coming this wav, ons l95 tr'nt
between StauntOn and LOuisv He, and III
hours between Richmond and Louisville
Being 80 near then TO US the enterprise
business and prosperity of this fine city
must concern our people, AMI 1t will bt
money In their pockets to keep themselves
posted. Hardly day passes now but You
nav see. or hear OF, a ST .untOn or Augusta
man on the streets, aid 1t will not b. long
before our citizens will be seen here almost
as often as 10 Richmond. You can't walk
| a block without meeting Virg1nlan.
| while many of them are among the wealth
| Test and most enterprislng cltiZans. and
| thu successful manager of a prosperous
Kentucky railroad, aud one of the most
popular gentlemen in this city,is Staun-
| ton man. and still regards your town as
| his home.
THE RACES.
| The Louisville races for two weeks drew
great Gro Wds here and amcng them not q
| few Virglnians, and some from your own
| town and county. The amount OF money
| that has changed hands 10 that time, lost
and won on the favorite horses. sounds very
| large to man from the country. One day
| last week. it was said, one man alone won
| $40 600. Several hundred poor fellows pro-
badly contributed to that mans pile. |
suppose be got what they call "a pool. !"
| and the whole of it TOO. The crowd that
came into the city from the race course
| that day. packing the street cars, Omni-
| buses and carriages was very sad, quiet
| looking set The next evening they looked
| much brighter, was told that Indicated
| the winnings had been more equally dis
! tributed. suppose the 'pool'' hal beeu
divided pretty much all round. l heard
enc man as he passed. say with beaming
| face. "well George I raked in cool $500
| on Eva s." Well this sort of thing brings
a great crowd here and they leave lots OF
| money in the town, but do not see any
thing else commendable about it except
that they stop when Sunday comes, which
| is not the case understand in some cities
| furth er South where have been lately
THE SOUTHERN EXPOSITION.
But the "big thing" to which all Louis
| vile, is now looking forward, the ''big-
gest' thing by far, she has ever attemp-
ted, is the Southern Exposition, to COM
| mence in August and to last 100 days.
| have been out to look at the huge build
| ings now rapidly fastening towards COM
| pletion. only Is minutes ride by street cars
| from the business centre of the city and
along Fonrth street, one of the handsom-
est streets eyer saw. Eighteen acres is
| a large piece of ground to be covered by
| bui ldings devoted to one particular pnr-
pose. one building you might says but
| there it is ON the exposition grounds and
| you may we'll count 1t thirty acres of sur
| face, when the space included in the gal
| leries. of the second story, all of which are
| to be filled by lighter artl Giles, is taken in
account. The buildings too are hand
some the architecture Icing of high Or
| der aud more than 800 men under the d.
| rection OF the contractor, Mr.. John Bau-
meister, are building. painting and beau
tifying as they go. The buildings are so
| constructed as to form four courts which
| are to be frightened with flowers and
vines and cooled with sparkling fountains
| among which hundreds Of seats will be ar
ranged along the gravellod walks where
visitors, when tired of the crowd and the
din and glare inside, can retire and get
the rest so grateful to wearied slght-seers,
! rest that the Centennial visitors longed
and sought and often tainted for.
SPECIAL PREPARATIONS.
| To give you some idea OF the expense
attending this work and the heart with
which the Louisvillians have gone into it,
will say that they have subscrib ed and
donated without any prospective interest,
directly. in the donation, the sum OF $780,
900 towards the show, and one of the
items of expense, the music alone, has
been engaged at cost of $4,000. The
famous New York It'll Regiment sand is
to furnish this part Of the entertainment
for the first SO days aud Gilmore's Band
of Iaostoa. the remaining so days.
Tie Art Galley fog Louisville does not
propose TO be behind philadelphia in that
particular either, will be erected in Cen
trail Park which adjoins the grounds pro
per. In this beautiful park. already most
attr active with its trees, shrubs and Il wv
ers, will be placed an artificial lake and
more fountains and bowert seats and here
will be found indeed ''rest tor the weary
But baye not time to tell you me half
of what tie Iva Kentpckians are prepar
ing for their couhtfldni n this summer.
This sketch does not begin to cover the
attractions described in the Exposition
circulars, and they do not overstate the
thing one iota as far as can now be seen |
know that the Valley of Virginia will
send her iinnGreds and her thousands OF
visitors, and in yha gnegualled facilities
for going and coming, siih will appreciate
the ability and enterprise Contributed by
her own sons.
| do not, however, like to leave this sub
ject or your readers, without referring to
the additional attraction which Louisville
offers in her pretty wonan." put these
tyo words in quotations. b. cause [ don't
want you 80 think the first time l heard
Of Louisyille's pretty yoGaen was after l
got here, In this rare inst anGe, distance
has not lent enchantment to the view. He.
ports have not been exaggerated. They
bear close inspec ion. They are beautiful,
these Louisville ladies'; beautiful in face,
soraa, aud character; the streets are fall
of thems the stores, and houses, and
churches are full Of them. Baltimore
with her population, eanpst compete sue
eessfully; New Orleans must stand ABIDE
Nashville alone can enter the list, and
then-the contest will be close.
T. c. M.
W. D. Adams, Of tynchburg, has
Jersey Ayrshire COW. fourteen days' milk