The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-06
THE GREAT EXPOSITION.
POSTPONED FOR MR.. ARTHUR.
The President Must he Present at
The Opening.
Director General Burke's Heport-ir the
Park We're Rooted All spac. would
he Tnken-Artiiiciai Day
Extraordinary Exhibit

NEW ORLEANS, Nov, Col. Il. a,
| Burke, dircctor-gcneral of tho Worlds
Industrial and Cotton Centennial expo
sitiOn, announces that rs congress meets
on the day heretofore designated Tor the
opening ceremonies, aud therefore the
president and congressman could not
then be present, the formal opening wi
| take place at noon December III. ES-
| hibits will he received until Docemhe
! 10, with the understanding that They
must he arranged In place by the open
| ing day. as demand upon the Worlds
exposition for space has exceeded any
thing in the history of former. eNposi-
tons, the management has added 1000
| square feet To the buildingsa rs originally
| designated, anu advantage be taken
| of the time now allowed To provide adj
ditional space for exhibitors who may
rely on every possible uilOr, Ia accord
advantages To all who may apply.
Director-General Burke has completed
"a full report OF the progress of prepara-
tons for the Worlds exposition. The
main building has been completed, and
| ton.
The extension of the machinery, an
| iron building, requires only SaShes and
flooring, making that hall now about
| LOIS feet i'm length. But little space re-
| mains In the machinery department.
The Worthington water works were
completed to-day, water placed in the
boilers, and this magnificent plant will
he ready on Tuesday TO snpp'y 3,WO,O0O
gallons OF water daily. Filtered water is
furnished at the rate of So,ON gallons per
hour.
Steam will be raised for the purpose
OF testing the boilers, engines and shaft
ing November 20.
Tho horticultural hall is rapidly being
flied with rare plants. Large ship
ments are arriving from Central Amer
lea and from Florida. Already 5000
northern and southern eyergreGns are
purchased or contributed and are rap
idly being placed on the grounds. The
walks are all to be completed by No
yember 10.
The saw-mili building, 600 feet long,
was completed yesterday.
The building for government and state
exhibits is the handsOmest building on
the grounds, and has as much iioOr
space as the main Centennial building.
The director-general notifies the state
commissioners that their exhibits can
come along at any time. The building
will receive exhibits in November.
Every state and territory Is now repre-
scented.
The erection of stables is progressing
rapidly. Stalls are being provided To
show 1000 horses; also suitable cattle
and horse barns and stock arena, half
mile from the track. a Wisconsin dis
patch says that Jay-Eye-See and Phal-
lis Will be exhibited. Arrangements are
being made for noted horses. The
stables are 800 feet long, and the live
stock exhibits will be the largest ever
made.
Edson's agent has arranged for space
for a splendid exhibit, and has opened
an Office in the main building. SIX loo
horse power engines VIII run EdSon'S
light draft motor. The agent is arran%
ing to run trains inside the main build
ing and around the gallery, nearly one
mile; also for roads<n the grounds.
The Jenny company commenced to-
day to make foundation for five to".
ers, which with lGO standard arcs and
five 36,OOO-candle power lamps wili
make the ground appear light as DAY.
The Pullman company has closed az
rangements for eXhIblng immature O.,
the city of Pullman, 100 feet long by 50
feet wide.
The splendid building of the Mexican
commission Is nearly ready for occu-
pancy. The Mexican exhibits left the
CITY of Mexico october 81 via the Next
can Central railroad and III Paso.
The commissioners of France, Mex
lcO, SPAN, brazil, IUltiSui, yat''pI, iiOh
duras and Guatemala are all here, and
are arranging for the installation OF
their exhibits.
Gen. Burke is arranging with Diaz, who
will be inaugurated December |, to adj
journ the Mexican ")ngress December
| 10, and he also eXpeC the United States
congress to adjourn December12, so that
the exposition can be opened in the
presence ofthe presidents of the United
States, Mexico and the Central Ameri-
can republics, heads Of departments and
foreign representatives.
The action of the management in de-
! ferring the opening until President Ar
thur can inaugurate the exposition IS
warmly approved by the community.
President Arthur's warm support of the
exposition is greatly appreciated all
over the south, and the management de-
clared that it would be source of in
tense disappointment to the exposition
were it opened without his presence. The
delay will enable the deiinpuents to get
into position snd will prevent much OF
the confusion incident to the opening OF
expeditions.
Gen. Burke reported to the manage
ment yesterday that if they would root
the park lover 277 acres) and give him
sixty days, the applicants for space
mould All IL