Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
IOWA'S EXHIBIT.
How II is Being Put in Shape at the
New Orleans Exposition.
Laboring Under Difficulties.

The last number of the Exposition
Iowan gives a lengthy but interesting
account Of the progress of the work of
preparing the exhibit of this state. The
accident which befell part of the goods
in shipment is already familiar to THE
BEE readers. 1t has necessarily caused
great delay and damage, but a noble
rally is being made. Superintendent
Chase knowing that his pyramid for the
grains of Iowa had been destroyed,
promptly gave an order for a new enc to
be built. Professors Akers and Mcbride
were the first to take off their coats
but they discovered that their education
al exhibits had been limited to a space of
only 20x35 feet. After three days pro-
testing and b%eseeching they secured
double this space, and went to work pre-
pairing the exhibits. 1t was intended
only to provide tables and racks, but
when 1t became apparent that adjoining
spaces were being adorned handsomely,
a decorator was employed, handsome
designs selected, and Iowa's educational
space speedily transformed into a parlor.
The space ON the ground floor, intended
for the general state exhibit Is 55x1S5
feet, and plated into four main divis-
ions with a circle in the middle of it.
These divisions are awarded to the agri-
cultural department, the flour
and grain exhibit, tho
mechanical exhibit, and the fourth t.
the geological exhibit of wood, fruit, etc.
the intervening spaces to be filled with
miscellaneous articles. With lumber and
other articles ordered In the city, five
miles away, with rainy and cold weather,
and the rush on all sides, it has been
slow work TO get the exhibits In shape.
Col. Bracket, much disappointed at
the preparation and temperature for his
fruit In the horticultural hall, decided to
make his largest display in the state ex-
hibit.
The superintendent to whose lot una
voidably came the most annoyance, was
Col. @. w. Huntington. He had just IN
loaded upon the Iowa space splendid
specimens of carriages, wagons, reapers,
scales, barb .wire,' etc., when the man
agement of the exposition interposed an
objection to the placing of manufactured
products and heavy machinery in the
government building, claiming that 1t did
not properly belong In the states display
but in the main building. The contro-
versy at last accounts was still unsettled.
There has been great delay getting the
womau's work department adjusted.
Mrs. Scott had agreed to go with other
states, upon certain conditions, in the
gallery opposite the Iowa space, but after
numerous meetings and conferences the
the chiefs of the department have not
been able to make much progress toward
getting ready for the several lady super
intendents to place their goods.
The sanitary exhibit was ready for
inspection on the opening day.
In the centerof the Iowa space, q week
or more ago, the much talked of corn
house wss erected and In charge of Mrs.
T.. S. Durham. Owing to the rainy
weather much of the corn sent the lady
was damaged, 1t will require a week
longer to complete 1t.
From the review of the work that has
been lone on the Iowa exhibit, 1t will be
inferred, and rightly too, that a large
amount of work remains TO be done, but
az nearly every other state Is In the same
condition, the Iowa commissioners feels
that they have company. The work will
all be completed by January 10th or 10th.
Among the Iowans whose names are
pleasantly mentioned among the ~viuitors
are: w. I'll. Dwelle, of Fl. Dodge; Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Brsden and son Har-
ry,. of Des Moines; K. III. Cslkins, of
Burlington; James Rowan, of Dubuque;
Peter Stone, of Des Moines; r.. @.
Brown, Of Mt. Pleasant; Mayor f. M.
Drake, of Centefville, accompanied by
his son John and daughter Miss Mamie,
ann Mrs. NJ. H.. Kirkham, a sister; Hon. |
James Dunn, of Jackson county; Z. G.
Fracher and wife. of Iowa City; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. d. Reynolds, of Iowa Fails; @.
S. Newbu.y and wife, of Davenport. j.
Cottong, of Storm Lake; George Ran
cinan, of Fairfield; Charles Stevens, of
Keokuk; Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Mast, OF
OHumws; Wm. Mcmillan, of West LIB.
erty.