The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-30
A BEAUTIFUL SUMNER AND
FAVORABLE TO BUSINESS.
The Progress OF the worlds E&-
POsitiOn-SOme Account Of
the Proposed Exhibits.


crly be said to be composed of two
streets with what j. called "ncutral
ground between them, giving room
for four sets of street car tracks. AT
IA point not far from the Mississippi
River, on Canal street, one may find
street ears that are run 10 remote
points, tive miles up or AN equal dis
lance down the river. From Canal
street one may take Il steam ear to- the
lake shore resorts West End and
spanish Fort. These ARE famous
places of recreation: each has it, sum
tucr theatre. presenting nightly light
operas. for the dclcctuiion of thous-
and> of sight-secrs.
The streets Of New Orleans present
an animated appearance this summer.
Canal street has the longest chain OF
electric lights in the world, and when
illuminat ed at might il opens II charm
ing view to the proInrnadcr. In for
mcr times il was customary to close
many business houses AID patiently
await the coming of the fall trade.
Merchants of the present day lind that
they Iiust be doing business Mt all
seasons. or they will BIZ di-tanc"d by
their competitors The construction
ofthc Exposition gives employment
to large number of persons. The
first installmcnt of the loan of 1000
900 advanced by the United states
Government has been received The
money put in circulation 10y the IN
position infringement helps, not II
little, the prosperity of the citizens at
the present time. The -warms Of
. an
seems to take
PERSONAL PRIDE
in the work of erecting such enormous
palaces As now adorna the bank oi the
Mississippi Just nj its crescent curve.
The weather, all summer la, been
dclightful; the cool brcches from the
gulf, about forty miles distant, have
/ added to the luNury OF those who
think that this is by far the pleasant
est place in which to pass the warm
months. The season has been 80 fay
orablc that the work on the two chief
buildings of the Exposition j. nearly
completed. From points far down
the river the mammoth main build
ing presents a substantial and snowy
effect, having recently been painted II
light lilac that arrests and rests the
eve. Though the main building Is
larger far than the chief building of
ANY worlds fair heretofore held, it has
been found insufficient to meet the
calls of exhibitors for space, therefore,
with due appreciation of the patcrnal
generosity of the government, the
! Board of Management has decided TO
erect an additional building for gov
ornamental and state exhibits, the
largest ever planned for that single
purpose.
The exhibiting nations, which, at
present, claim most attention and
attract the most interest are, France,
China. Persia. and especially Mexico.
Mexico appreciates her opportunity,
and has prepared to grasp it with an
appropriation of S2OO,OOO. Not only
viii her present state of progress and
her future possibilities be ndcquutcl!
! represented, but also her history. from
| her conquest by Cortrz with the gor-
| urouS, though cruelty crimson civilian
| ton of the A2tccs, will be displayed
with that regard to detail and ron>m-
mate knowledge of stage effect which
| has made fIrscott's history of that
country the greatest achievement III
American literature.
The fantastic frathcrwork, the many
colorcd armor the strnng" weapons,
the awful gods and the uniqu" archi-
lecture of their
SANGUINARN TEMPLES
will be exhibited on scale of liir-likc
and colossal grandeur. As cotton Is
L.. 4 Ia.
cin state. of America are indebted
for the bulk of their prosperity. SO
one plant i'll Mexico (,hc agavc Amer
| icana) is n particular industry of
| immense commercial advantage to the
| inhabitants This plsnt. which differs
! only in climatic conditions from the
common agavc that is u frequent orna
mcnt of New Orleans gardens sup
plies the Mexican with pins and
needles from lis sharp thorns, paper
from the finer grain of it, fibre coarse
thread. house thatch from the roughcr
| grain. and with it, icrmcntcd juice a
national drink that POSSESSES about the
| aCidity of buttcrmilk and the clcvat-
! ing or depressing influence of whisky.
! This plant illustrate, the mOrulist'S
remark that thuruS grow on the tree
| of intempcrancc.
| Central America will be represented
on an equally perfect scale. spanish
Honduras having applied for permits
/ sion To lay out the garden space of her
allotment in practical map of her
| territory, showing lakes. mountains,
volcanoes, rivers. forests of precious
woods. town, and railroads. with the
exact formation of soils, grains,
gra-~c, and trees III full growth and
luNurianCc.
Venezuela and Colombia will like
wise have appropriate approximations.
In contrast with these agricultural and
! horticultural countries, the mining
states and territories of the Mon
will have special works of equal sig
niiicance, such a. miners cabin aud
shafts in practical operation
Another industry, and one of the
most beautiful. will be that of silk, in
which the department of China, the
South of France, North Carolina, Lou
isiana, and probably California will
vie with each other for admiration.
Every stage of the process. from
the hathcing of the silkworm, its
feeding. spinning, premature death
unravcling, bleaching, winding. loom
ing. dyeing, and final metamorpho,i,
into fitting garh for Il
LOVELY WOMAN
will be thoroughly eXempliied. This
exhibit OF Louisiana and North Caro-
lima, and probably too, southern Cal
itornia, will be particularly instructive
and beneficial, in proving not only
what the South cHn do, but II, opening
II field of delightful labor to persons II
delicate health and especially women.
The machinery department, from the
applications received, promises the
most extensive exhibit the world la.