The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-10-17
The l1th Cincinnati Exposition.

A hurried view of any large exhibition
only gives general idea of its character
and magnitude. But after going over ii
and becoming familiar with its parts, then
to take time to return again and again to
study what most interests one, makes ii
means Of education, and it becomes so fix
ed In the memory that 1t Is thereafter q
possession The Music Hall is q delight
to the eye in its architectural proportions,
. Its symmetry, its details Of beauty and con-
veuience, Its solidity, the amplitude of its
plaza, vestibule, corridors, galleries, orches-
ira stage, and at evening when crowded
to hear . concert, and made bright as day
with electric light added to its multitude
Of gas-buners, the great organ supplement
ted with full band, and its impressiveness
added to by the sound Of the waterfall in
the Horticultural Hall adjoining, 1t is q
picture worth seeing and remembering.
50 too is the view of that delightful retreat
where growing plants of every description
make slopes, hill-sides, and forests of rare
and beautiful foliage, with conspicuous
ness of coleus, begonia and palm. There
are wide and winding paths, rocky ledges,
sheltered caves, a broad sheet of falling
water, and narrow cascades leaping into
clear basins There are fountains and run
ming streams, and the latter spanned by
rustic bridges afford passage-way through
!. leafY and blooming groves of such as are
! At home only in warmer climes. Behind
the waterfall row of Edison lights her
metically sealed in glass protectors makes
the sparkling fluid brighter still; and at
night looked down upon from the upper
windows Of an adjoining corridor it sug
gests glimpse into fairy land.
One Of the Directors of the Exposition
edifice building at St. Louis, and intended
TO be permanent says they will not at
tempt to rival, and "can not hope to have
anything so attractive as this, which is be
yond the reach of ofcomparison." The effec-
tiveness OF the exhibition in every depart
ment is increased when seen by the arti-
fetal light at evening. All the machinery
is running unr ten o'clock p. m. A warn
ing bell is thSn rung, and three minutes
thereafter every light in the building is
turned of, and the crowd which might
have a disposition to loiter learned the
necessity Of making an exit at the nearest
door, ofwhich there are many, or be caught
in the darkness with uncertainty as to steps
and landings. In the morning every hall
Is swept, cleaned and wiped by men and
women who, with buckets, scrub-brush-
es and cloths, pervade every part where
there is q bare floor or tile. Any gain OBJ
tanned by an early entrance at the private
gate with exhibitors was offset by the
dust or dampness that met one everywhere.
The cut flower exhibit was entirely dis
tinct from Horticultural Hall, and on diff
ferent days the competition and taste of
the various florists made this room much
sought It Is Of course an evidence Of
great industry and some skill to construct
locomotives, trains of cars, organs, animals
and ships out of solid blossoms but these
monstrosities add nothing TO the lovliness
of tube roses, carnations and balsams of
which they may be composed. Indeed it
seems about as much out OF place as poss-
ible 10 put grace and delicacy into subjects
associated with harsher materials.
Power Hall with its belts and pulleys
its swiftly revolving wheels, its hum and
whirr and clang was exceedingly interest
: ing, but exciting to timid or nervous
person. The silk weaving had all the
time an admiring crowd about the loom.
The safety pin mandatory and needle in
dustry, the def swiftness of the young
woman who folds, clips and tucks the
papers after machine has stuck the
needles on, was one of the astonishing ex-
hibitions Of American hurry.
The incubator had the first of the last
week Of the Exposition Matched eleven
hundred chickens.and an interested crowd
all the time filed the passage near it.
The turn-sfiles admit but one person at
atime and are selfregistering,so so thatwhere-
ever the admittance there is no deceiving
the accurate instrument, where upon q
dial one may in the heart of the building
see just how many are the total entrances
Of that day up to that moment.
The display Of chemicals by Philadel
phia firm, Powers s. Weightman, which
received gold medal was one of the most
varied, tasteful and handsome in the build
ing. .
The agricultural, mineral and timber
display Of the @. N. o. & 7. P. railroad
was very attractive and gave one new
ideas of the resources of the Southern
States, as did that Of the Northern Pacific
railroad Of the great North Western Terri
tories. The magnificent specimens OF
timber from the South, cut the size of the
log in diameter, and polished on one
planed surface; the hickory, magnolia and
maple, the beech, pines and sassafras were
suggestive Of abundance for fuel and
building purposes; and her cotton, corr
and fax; coke. coal, and marble seemed
sufficient for all needs. On the other-hand
the Incompatible cereals of Dakota, and
the splendid specimens from the fields and
gardens of Minnesota with an abundance
Of the richest ore from Montana and Colo
rado, Idaho, Utah, and New Mexico
showed how inexhaustible is the nations
wealth in its soil and mines, and made
every latitude of her broad area appear a
the land Of promise. But said q gentle
man. who had travelled and compares
much: "The Northwest Is at once ready
for profitable grain raising with Away
solid wagon roads on which to do busines
and go to market at all times Of the year
while the South, tolerably well supplied
with railroads. is mud-bound and helpless
part Of the year for the want of wagor
roads,. There Is much in that fact as WI
in Lorain county know, some of our coun