New-York tribune., 1884-12-16
TIE INTERNATIONAL FlIR.
HARDLY READY TO OPEN TO-DAY.
EXHIBITS NOT IN PLACK-PRoFUsE CHAoS-A
CROWD IN NEW -ORLEANS

EXHIBITS NOT ~ PIACR-PBoFUSE CHAOS-A
CROWD IN NEw-ORLEANs
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NEw-ORiFANs, Dec 15.-This' city lis well filed
tonight with strangers who will be present to-
morrow at the opening of the Worlds Exposition
There is a general display of decorations and the
day will BE observed holiday The visitors
now here are. with few exceptions from Southern
States all of which are showing deep interest III
this noteworthy event in the history OF the south
Many have come with the expectation of seeing
President Arthur and President Diaz of Mexico.
who were extensively advertised to take part in
the opening exercises. Neither will he here this
month. Governor Mcl,nery of Louisiana the
Rev. T. Dewitt Tamage. of ilrooklyn. the Mayor
of this city. Secretary Teller Postmaster General
llatton. land the officials of tho Exposition will
participate in the opening exercises.
II is full as well that the President was not
brought here at this time. the exposition is In no
ht condition to be opened and one OF the most
backward portions of the fair. ia that furnished by
the Government. Congress last spring appropriated
$500 600 TO cover the expense of sending here ana
placing In order the exhibits ficm the various
departments. II certainly would hc no credit TO
tho President 90 witncsa the chaotic condition of
tho government building at thin timc, About h.ooo
carloads of oxhihita from yaroua states, Tcifofica
aud foreign conntIira are 10 compose the tair, Az
this time not mpre than one half of them are IN
order aud lai 90 share Of them arc blocked on tho
lllnois Central and Loulavillo aud Nasty He
railroads, which apparently were unprcpaied Tor
the rush. The prlncpal European exhibit. afo 10
come ON the Great Eastern, and word has been re-
ceiyed that IL VIII not sal from Liverpool uhtl
December 10. The Mexican, Central America ana
South American Governmental aud individual dis
plays are arriving on incoming vessels.
Many of the States have no exhibits yet IN order.
The space i'm thcspovormmcnt and estate building
assigned 10 New York has not yet the sign of an eX
hibit Commissioner johnson IS not here, but Is
represented by Mr. Truman OF Blnghamton VINO
is anXiously awaiting the arrival OF the goods.
Pennsylvania space is also unOccuplcd. But many
private firms from both States are placing III order
fine exhibits in the main building Commissioner
Barney of Ncw-Jersey is working cncrgotlcally,
and that State makes fine showing. Delaware
and Connecticut also have good displays. he
territory of Wyoming at the present time makes
about the best collective display. Texas. winch
raised about $4,000 to deiray the expense of eX-
hibitIng nor resources and industries, and which Is
next door neighbOr. has scarcely ANYTHING IN order
Mexico. which appropriated T25O00O for the same
purpose has many car loacS OF valuable EXHIBITS,
which are yet unpacked.
II is only fair to visitors intending to come here to
see the show TO advise them 70 wait two or three
weeks longer There is good deal to be seen now
but there will be much more later. The manage
mont is working energetically; and the vast buid-
ings, covering over sixty acres, are completed.
The grounds not yet in order, though and there
is much 10 he done before the . 900 exhibits will
be IN readiness TO he seen 1t is probable that when
everything is in order the Exposition will compare
iayoraby with the Philadelphia Centennial