The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-12-13
RIFs CAICASEU PARISH
detached structure, some distance
west of the machinery annex.

west of the machinery annex.
THE BUILDING FOR THE GOVERNMENT
| AND STATE EXHIBITS.
The principal and central portion
of this building has been appropriated
to the exhibits of the United States
government, which has been sub
divided into the departments Of State,
Navy, Treasury, Postoffice, Interior,
Justice, Agriculture and Smithsonian
Institute, the latter including the Ma
tional Museum and Fish Commission.
Tho other portions Of the lower floor
are occupied by exhibits from the
various States, Territories, railroad
companies and collective exhibits.
The gallery Of this building has
been appropriated to the Department
of Education, which will occupy nearly
two-t thirds of it, woman's work and
the exhibits of the colored people.
The offices of the several departments
of the United States government are
being arranged in the pavilions of this
building, as are the Offices of Col.
Dabney, chief superintendent Of the
Department of State Exhibits, as
well as Gen. John Eaton, superinten.
dent of the Department of Education;
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, superinten-
dent of the Department of Woman's
Work.
EXHIBITS RAPIDLY ASSUMING sHAPE--A
SCENE OF ACTIVITY.
The Main Building presents re-
markable scene of activity, and it re-
quires some time for the visitor to re-
cover from the dazed feeling lie is
sure to experience on first entering
the immense interior. Carpenters,
painters, machinists, exhibitors and
their clerks are all busily engaged on
their respective exhibits, while work.
men are to bo seen on all sides either
putting up electric lights or giving
some finishing touches to portions of
the building. A second look, how
ever, reveals the fact that out of this
seeming confusion there is being
evolved harmonious well-defned
shape that denotes the steady cstab-
lishment of a perfected appearance,
and even the daily visitor is sur
prised on his arrival each day to note
the progress made. The Music Hall,
with its magnificent proportions, in
creases in attractiveness, and presents
an imposing appearance as viewed
from the main entrance. Suspended
from the roof the electric light com
pany crescent shaped fixtures for in
candescents that added very much to
the ornamentation. On either side
the foreign exhibits are being are
being worked at; the Mexican and |
Turkish exhibits especially are being
rapidly constructed by workmen Of
countries, and the unusual and hand
some appearance of the paraphernalia |
used to attract attention at once; the !
other nations are also laboring on the |
space allotted to them. On either side
of the hall handsome stands cover the
space allotted to business enterprises,
and indicate the extensiyeness of this |
class of exhibits, while important |
agricultural implements are placed in
position and shown to good adyan-
tage.
On the upper side of the building |
whole trains of freight cars, among |
which the principal roads Of the conn-
try are represented, stand on the
tracks and are emptied of their freight.
The cold storage structures and tank |
will soon be finished. The long line
Of shafting and the immense ma
chinery constantly being put mp form
one Of the most intensely interesting
presented, and hundreds of
workmen are constantly engaged plac-
ing in position the monster engines,
The Main Building in fact, even now,
is worth travelling miles to see.