Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-08-07
THE CITY BY THE GULF.
.s BEAUrlEUL SUMMER. AND
 RUs1xEHs EN9E Es Ts.
The rrokre. X Of tasc wOrl.'- E>- pc ftior-Sene Account of the Prep s. d Exh bIs.
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 eouliar and an attractive city tG s'Isr gers. IT. area il is the largest in tl.c woilG. Theie aie mary long,
 V iGe ssreeis, snd the apparently level surface makes locnuo ion tiy street cars pleasant ard easy. . nal street is the roadway oi the sDwn, and may properly be said |" lee composed If two streets. with what is called neutral" ground be = tween them. giving roem for four sets of street car tracks. Al point not far from he Mississippi nv. T, on anal street, one may find street cais tlat Hie rnn to remote points, five miles up or an equal distance down along the river. From Canal stIeeI one may take steam car tn tie lake shore lesor s-W est Eud and Spanish Fort. These are famous places of recr, ati n; each has it's summer theatre. presenting nigbtl, light operas, for he delecla- tiop of ihousaf ds of si sisbt~secrs
 The str, et> of New Orleans pre- sent RE animated appearance this summer Canal street has tLe long est chain of tl,cirict lights in the world, and then illuminated al night il opens charming view ln The prum-uadcr. In former times il was customary to c'ose many bns- ines. houses aud patiently await rhe coming of fall trade. Merchants of the present day find that they must le doing busi. ess at all seasons, or they NiIl be disirnccd by their com petiturs. The construction of the Exnosition gives employment 10 a large mum Der nf persons. The first insialmeni of the loan of $l,00O,000 advanced by t United Sia,es Gov einment has been It received. The put in circulation by tic management helps not a little the prosperity of lhe citizens nj the IF. sent time. The swarms of %orh men on inc Exposition grounds st ems To take
 PERSONAL PRIDE
 in the w rk of erecting uch cnor- nous palaces as now adorn the bank of ihe Mississippi just al it's curve.
 The weather, all summer, has been delightful; the cool br, ezes from the gull about forty miles distant, have added to the luxury of those who think that this is by far the place in which to pass the warm months. The season has been so favorable that the work OF he two chef buildings of the Ex- position is nearly completed. From points faI down he river the mann moth Main Building presents q and showy effect, having recently been painted in a light lilac, that arrests and rests the eye. the Main Building is larger far ihan he chief Duilding of any worlds fair heretofore held, it has been found insufficient to meet the | .llIs of exhibitors for space, there 1 oe, with due anprec atinn of the l generosity of he govern ilen ihe Bnhr'i If Mana cement has ,eoiled U erect an additional build- ng for governmental and State :xhibits, inc largest ever pIarued 1 or that single purpose.
 The exhibiting nations, which. at i present, claim most a teniion and ! ltiract the most interest are F ance. China, Persia and pecial'y MeXi- .o. Mexico appreciates her orPor- unity and has prepared 10 grasp with an appropriation of $200,G00 Not only will her present sta C If ,rogrt S and her future poss bilitics 'e adequately represen' ed, but also o Ter history, from her conquest y JnrteZ with the gorgeous, tbou4h ruclly crimS on civilization of he Azt 'cs, will be displayed with that egard to det il and consummate Eowledge of stage effect which has naGe Presents history of that ountry the greatest achievement of Imerican literature.
 The fantus=ic feather work, the lauy colored armor, the range the awful idols and the nique architecture of their
 sANGUINARY TEXTILES
 ill be exnibhed on scale of life Ike anI colossal grandeur. As Diieu is the special plant to which ne southern States oi Amer ican are ldcbted fOi the bulk of their pros erity, Q one plant in Mexico (tiie gave -4meficdna) is q particular in uslry of immense cpmmericial ad- antage 10 the inhabitants. This lani which differs cnly in climatic 'nditi"ns from the common agave iai Is a frequent ornament of NJ 'rleans gardens. supplies the Mexi, an with pins and peedles from it's larp ihnrne, paptr from the fl CT Ssln If it's fore, coarse thread.
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