The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-15
The Worlds Expesisioa.
OFFICE or THE DIREcToa GENERAL
New Orleans, La, Nov. I, 1854.

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much as Congfess convenes p the day
1 heretofore announced for the opening of
the Exposition, the opening ceremonies
could not then be inaugurated by the
President, executive officers and members
OF both houses of Congress, as contem-
plated by the act Of Congress and cam
estly desired by the management
1t is hereby announced that the formal
| opening OF the Worlds Industrial and
| Cotton Centennial ExpoGlion will be at
1 IL o'clock noon, Tuesday, Dec. 16 1884
Applications for space will be received
until November Is. Exhibits will be re-
ceived until December IL, 1884, with the
understanding that all exhibits must be
in place by the opening day.
The demands for space have exceeded
anything in the history of former expo
sitions. The management added 10000
square feet of exhibiting space to the
buildings originally designed, and advan-
tage will be taken Of the time now allow
ed to provide additional space for exhib-
rtors, who may rely upon disposition to
accord reasonable space to all who may
apply. E. A. BURKE.
Director General.
The following report from Director
General Bun ks has been sent to Pres-
isieht Arthur aud to The press Vi the
northwest:
The main building has been CON-
pleted, and exhibits are now arriving
Tor Installation. The extension oi
machinery hall, and iron building.
requires only tue sash aud flooring,
maklng that ball nov about ly48 fee,
III length. But little space remains
III the machinery department. The
,hafiing Is rapidly being placed
Nsari, all of The boilers have been
set, aud three fourths Of the founda-
lions are laid for engines. Sixty-six
boilers afford $500 horse power OF
steam for twenty engines, aggregat-
ing 42O0 horse power Eighteen buu-
dred horse power IL required to drive
The electric light, aud 1900 for shaft
ing. Horticultural ball was CONF
pleted some months ago, aud IL
rapidly being filed With rare plants
Diaz reports plants for the Mexican
garden ready for shipment. A vessel
will be sent for them. Large ship
ments of plants are arriving from
Central America aud Florida.
The Wortbington wa,erworka were
completed to-day, aud water placed
III the boilers, aud this magnificent
plant will be- ready on Tuesday to
supply 3.O0O,0O0 gallons vi water
daily Filtered water il furnished at
the rate Of $1,000 gallons per hour.
Steam will be- raised for the purpose
Of testing the boilers, engines ana
shaftings Nov. 20.
Eight thousand northern and
southern evergrsens, purchased anti
contributed. are rapidly being placed
|, IN the grounds. The walks will be
completed by Nov. 10 The Barber
Asphalt Company is laying the prin-
cipal walks. Seventy i've Carloads ol
! gravel aud eheil are arriving daily
Tor the walks.
A saw. mil building GOO feet long
VAS completed yesterday, aud Samuel
Stnlth, superinI end+nt of machIrers
. reports forty saw MILLS located III tn.
extension building. Have ordered a
aew building for brick aud tie -mak
ing machines. 800 ieet long. Apph-
cations now in Will fill it. The ART
gallery will be completed Nov. 10
1t is an iron building, $50 feet long
, The building for tue government
, and State exhibits is the Landsomes'
uniltiing GU the grounds, and has "a
much floor space as the main central
! building. Nearly all the roof is laid
aud twv-thirds Ut the flooring finish
, cd. Sash and doors will he placed
and tue building flushed on Nov. Is
The Director General notifies Stat.
commissioners that their exhibits car
come along at any tme. The bnild
ing will receive exhibits Gu tue lot
, of November. Evey Stale aud Ter
ritory is now represented.
The erection Of stables is progress
a ing rapidly. Stalls are being pro
s vlded to show 1000 horses; also suIt
able cattle aud horse barns, aud .
stock arena with haif-mile track.
A Wisconsin dispatch says Jay
a Eye-See aud Pallas will be nj the tx
. position. Arrangements are being
: made for noted horses, stables Leu,
eet long, aud live stock exhibits ihs
largest ever made before. Edison,
agent arranged for space for splen
4 lid exhibit to-day. aud opened a,
h otiice IN the main building. Six 100
! morse power engines will rua thea
light draft motor. The ageu, is herr
arranging to run trains snside III
usin building around the gallef.
j, nearly one mile; also for road IL
the ground. The Jenny cnn,pa, u.
commenced to-day. Tie departures
If Noa,ei' a work hn W s,,ac&. 600 IT,