Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-21

long avenues stretch in every direction
anG the visitor who wants to see eyerv-
thing within has promenade Of over 30
miles ct aisles and avenues beforehim.
The GOVERNMENT BUILDING
is devoted 70 the United States exhibit; to
the collective State exhibits, to those
made by the railroads, and finally to
! those known as the "COlored Depart
ment." great effort has been made to
/ secure handsome exhibit, that will dis
play the progress made by the negroes
since emancipation. A handsome sum
was subscribed from the exchequeT of the
exposition for the purpose and every en-
| couragement held out. 4 great deal of
! interest has been aroused bat as vet. the
promise IS not very good. TIE Louisiana
negroes Will make fine display. but from
m any of the States there will come little.
If any, credit to the cOlOred race, and
not hing to show much progress on their
part during the past two decades.
IHE HORTICULTURAL BUILDING,
the largest conservatory in the world, is,
next IT, the Mexican structures, the hand
soonest in the Park. 1t is. of course,
nearly a Il OF glass, with a tall tower ris-
il g in TIE centre to height of over 100
feet. A large pond is situated lust below
this, and IN its centre a very handsome
fountain. Like the grounds, the floral and
horticultural display in this building is
largely tropical, the plants being nam
ly those which need protection from the
weather.
The other buildings-the Art Gallery.
Machinery Annex, Saw Mill Building, and
the stock stables and arena are ordinary
structures Of extra size BUT of no special
architectural attraction. The Art Hall
is plain iron building lighted from above.
The electrical display OF the exposition
is one of its strongest and best features. |
In this respect it Is very nearly, if not |
quite, as full and complete as the electri- |
cal exhibition lately held in Philadelphia. |
Every company engaged in the manutac-
ture of electric lights has been given an |
opportunity OF making a display. A dis |
ferent building has been assigned to each |
company. Thus the Edison Company IL |
Eliminates one; the Brush Company an
other, and so on throughout the list. The
plant to illuminate thes main building is |
sufficient for city of $4,000 people. On |
the grounds are 10 electric towers of q, 200
candle power each and innumerable /
smaller lights. In the centre of Lake
Rubio&so named in honor of the wife of |
President Diaz, of Mexico, standing above
a 10O-fOot fountain, is the largest electric
light in the world, one of 100, 900 candle
power An electric railway tfaVerses the |
grounds, crossing the lake and connect
ing the Main and Government Buildings.
In addition to these are all the recent in
ventions and discoveries in electricity.
ANOTHER SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE EX-
POSITION
is that known as the Woman's Work De-
partment, at the head of which is Mrs,
Julia Ward Howe. This is pet project
of the managers and has received cOnsid-
cradle support, financially and otherwise,
from them. All manner of articles made by |
women are exhibited in this department in
order to show what the sex is capable of.
The galleries in the main building are as
signed to these exhibits, sewing, knitting
and art work of various kinds forming the |
bulk of the display. This department is
very full and complete, as much so as any
IN the exposition, each State or section |
having its lady commissioners, while in
the South there are commissioners for
each county. heladies Of the Northwest |
have sent in some very large collections. !
The hotels here are few and cannot con-
Veniently hold more than 5000 people. |
There is room for $4,000 persons in board |
ing houses, and $4,000 more can secure |
rooms and board with private families.
The finest general exhibits are those in |
drugs and medicines, hardware, agricul- |
tural implements, carpets, food products, |
silks and ladies' wear. The rival thread |
companies have handsome displays. Each
OF them has a mill in full operation. The |
exhibition Of machinery is very large and |
there is hardly a foot in this portion of the |
building which is not already occupied.
The Horticultural Hall presents very
fine appearance, and, although the ship
mems of Western fruits have not yet ar
rived, it fully cOmpensates for them in its
tropical plants, flowers and fruits.
Most Ofthe articles from Europe have been
shipped but have not yet arrived here or
are still at the custom house. The Next
can exhibit has been in the city for several
days but is held back by the freight block
ade, and while all the cases for the display
are ready the goods have not yet been I'M
packed. The Central American States
are more advanced than any other foreign
powers.