The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
INV ORLEANS LETTER
ANXIOUS ron TIC fAlnro OPEN.
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81 industry Ia the iiuishins
Touches Extremes of Neigh
borls Exhibits, ItU.

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INV OHtrAss, Dec. 10 special Cor
ospondence. New Orleans il thinking
Of nothing bat her Worlds Exposition,
and the swarm Of exhibitors nov here
sstonlsh even that "0ldest inhabitant'
with hisVast capacity for estimating The
largest Mardi Gras crowds of the past
Tho scene at the Exposition grounds II
hewildering 20 p visitor. The buildings
are 81 numerous and 81 huge ~ you up-
proach them, looming overwhelmingly
shove your Imagination, aud most ~
them are strown with such glittoring
ceneraiities of confusion, that ono II APT
u get "mixed.n rhe horticultural hal
at present i attracting great Mt, ntiou
nom it, heing most nearly Ia readiness
Only the lighting remains Ia hc per-
feoted, and the Thomas Houston elec-
tric light company, of Boston, are put
ting up within IL ilfty-fnur are lights
four of which will hang in tho tor OF the
dome above the fountain, which They
will illuminate. There will be nine are
lights placed ON the top of the dome aud
one arc light will overhang onch of the
feur entrances. lncandesrent lights
will be used for the offices of this build
ing, Four large cocOanut palms,
TWO ROYAL PALMS
aud three date palms now ornament the
centre OF this hall. The fountain ha~
been entirely completed aud the well oi
IL mas been rallied in and the wall of it,
curb has been covered with two foot
eementod Gaping. wherein have been
placed potted plants, thus forming n
eoronet of eVergreens, through which
visitors can watch the play of the
Ninnehaha. At night, with electric
lights rejecting upon tho spray from
above, the sight win no beautiful, be-
yond all power OF picture. The garden
ers of the horticultural department are
setting out Irult-bearing orange trees IN
the open grounds. All the trees and
plants set ont are doing very we'll, ana
the Randall grass is growing luNuriant
~.
hour. The boom of the heavily loaded
freight ears that constantly run into the
building are rapidly relieved OF then
valuable burdens, ana then as rapidly
pulled out 70 make way for fresh arriN-
ais; the whiZZ Of machinery,
THE MIMIC THUNDER
Of the hammers OF the exhibitors putting
up their platforms and arranging in ar
tistic shape their varied wares; the ca
ger, excited tones and the curious com
piuations OF costumes, max" one feel a.
II in the palace of some mighty magician
wandering in wonder under touches
from a wand.
It's interesting and often amusing to
watch the opening ofthe exhibits,and 10
note tho indiscriminate manner in
which they are set on the iioor prepara-
tory to final adjustment. The visitor
will be- startled ia his walk, on glancing
up from the reNery into which he has
fallen, TO see an immense figure, about
the size of the big policeman in the
pantomime, which proves TO he annie
roic figure of Gen. Grant, constructed OF
light metal, while near him, with tom
ahawk and bow and arrow, glazing at
the general with fierce aspect, is noble
son of the forest, who appears to be on
the point of taking
THE GENERALS SCALP.
A little further on the goddess of Lib
erty smiles unterriiied on an immense
bison, who seems to De in the act Of
charging on her majesty.
The Japanese exhibits and many
others of Importance were opened yes
terday, and the work of putting them
up progressed fayorably.
Turning from the main building
towards the city, and passing the very
handsome furniture pavilion, erected
by Grand Rapids company, one comes
upon the stables or barns for the live
stock exhibit, which are close on COM
plotion and furnish an excellent idea OF
the extensive scale on which this i'm
portant feature of the Worlds EXPOSE
lion will be conducted. Mr.. George Y.
Johnson, of Kansas, who has managed
this department, and who has been en-
gagged in and seen all the principal live
stock exhibits elsewhere, states that,
Enthusiastically, this will be the finest
ever seen anywhere. The, reader Will
better appreciate
THE IMMENSELY
OF the affair by reference to the number
and dimensions of the barns. There are
six barns, each containing $50 stalls land
each 37S feet long and 60 feet wide. Each
building will be lighted by twelve arc
lights, while the feed and forage room,
which is 60 by los feet, will be lighted
rendering the buildings secure from the
danger OF fire. The display of fine
horses will be exceptionally great; the
state of Illinois alone will send 800
heavy draught Pecheron horses of the
most valuable kind, the cheapest OF
which could not be bought for less than
$1,000; these horses will take up one
barn, another will be devoted to the
American Norman association, of mag
niflcent animals, while another will be
given up TO occupancy by the Clydes-
dale and Shirebred Scotch mixed breed.
Besides these there will be
THE SPLENDID ANIMALS,
which are mixtures between Arabs and
Claws. The exhibit of cattle and live
stock generally will be equally fine. The
leading exhibits of the Kansas City and
Chicago cattle fairs will be sent here, IN
fact, the first shipment of Cattle is ex-
pected here either to-day or tomorrow,
40 that The lowing of the thoroughbred
COW will be added shortly to the many
curious sounds that emanate from this
treat centre of enterprise and activity.
II has not yet been determined wheth-
or any speed horses Will he brought mere
for exhibition or to give speed trials,
Int a regulation half-mile track is being
built, which will admit OF such use
should it be deemed necessary twill
be greatly used, OF course, for the eAhi-
bition of valuable live stock.
THE TRACK
is located between the barns and the
government building; it will be a fifty
feet wide, 400 feet in diameter and $50
feet straight stretch.
In the central portion OF the ground,
between the track, an electric light
tower has been erected, in which there
will be ten lights of 5000 candle power
each. A great manv inquiries have
been made about a bicycle track on the
inside of this one, but nothing has yet
been decided on the subject. However,
the main track will be so constructed as
"a admit of this being used to advantage
for this purpose, if necessary.
Heir to a Million.
A marvellous story of sudden wind