The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-07-19

"How about accommodating SO
many guests ?''
''0h, there will be no trouble about
that. Five large new hotels have
been built, and several others have
been enlarged SO as to almost double
their Capacity. That matter is all
in the hands of special committee,
and they have systematized the mat.
Ter SO that there will be no trouble
in connection with 1t whatever"
"What inducements have the
Railroad men offered to get the peo.
pie to come %
"They have been very generous.
They have reduced the fare on all
roads in The South, east Of the Mis-
sissippi, to one and one half cents
per mile, and on Northern roads the
round trip is offered at one and one
third the regular fare. Arrangements
are now pending for the Southwest
It's about $50 miles from the centre
OF your State IN. Co. isn't it -: Well,
people can come and go back home
make the round trlp-for 1880
That's little enough, isn't it p
swell, l should stutter. But
what are you going to do to interest
them after they get here p
They'll find enough in the Expo
sition but if that doesn't, there will
be no lack of amusement. SCme of
the leading theatrical and operatlc
stars of this country will be in Louis
vile at that time, and there will be
thousand things to amuse every
body" ..
How about the music at the Ex-
position %
"Well, sir, it's to be just as good
as can be procured. The famous
7th Reg. Band of New York, and
Gilmon's Orchestra of Boston, have
both beer secured-they charged us
$50, 900 too. Then we have had q
grand organ built, which cost $10,-
900, and there will be a series OF
grand vocal concerts during the
progress OF the Expo sition. There
will be six hundred voices in the
chorus"
''Are you going to have anything
in the way of an Art Department p
"We have sent out several com
mittees for that very purpose, and
their success has been astonishing
Yes, sir, we have built an Art Build
ing separate from the others, in Cen
tral Park. and we expect to have i,
full. Gen. Grant has promised te
lend US his famous collections, and
several other magnificent collections
have been placed at our disposal. II
is intended that this shall be an es
pecially attractive feature
"Do you propose to have anything
in the way of an Horticultural dis
play ?"
"rhere will be no special building
for that purpose, but arrangement!
have been made to have perma-
nent exhibition of the rarest ant
most beautiful flowers and plants
and there will be every week, exhi
bition of cut flowers artistically ar.
ranged
what is to be the price of admis
sion %
Fifty cents. Ten dollars for
Season ticket. Each entrance wi
he supplied with patent registerin
turn stile like those at the Cent Ell
nial, so that the number in atten(
ance each day can be known exact
ly."
"And you think the Expositio
will be a tremendous affair, do yo'
: Judge-?''
= eyes, sir, do most emphaticall.
1t will beat the famous Centenni
- in many respects. Well. I have a
: appointment to meet the Machinel
Committee at II o'clock-Pn ha,
$. to leave you," aid the Judge Wake
p off. leaving your correspondent as
N ltonished at the magnitude Of tt
70 proportions which the ExpositiC
: has assumed.
:, How many Of the $4,000 Mort
!. Carolinians will be from among tt
!, readers of The COMMONWEALTH?
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