The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-18
Interesting Facts Concerning the
Great Industrial Event Of
the Year.
Delays in Preparation For the Opening
and Their Oauses-A Thousand
Tons Of Foreign Goods.
What the Various States Have Done
and Are Doing For the Great
Show.

Over thousand tons Of goods of the
loom are lying in bonded warehouses
and aboard ships, although the manage
ment used every endeayor to secure q
modification Of the customs rules and the
usual formalities attending the entry Of
imports, and although they were seconded
BY customs officials here, and the Treas
ury department at Washington seemed
willing to make concessions, it was only
Monday night that Collector Badger re-
ived an order from Secretary McCul.
loch 70 allow all articles intended for the
exhibit TO be sent to the grounds imme-
diately, without being disturbed In any
way. Bond will be required on small ar
ticles OF great value, which will be given
by the exposition management.
BY far the largest and most interesting
Of foreign exhibits will be that of Mexico,
and their building has just been com
pleted, caused by delay In their iron
work at Pittsburgh.
In the Government building there seems
to have been unreasonable delay on the
part OF the Commissioners and owners,
The United States exhibit is magnifi-
cent one, but is not yet complete. The
Smithsonian Institution and geological
department is well advanced, and very
little can be added to them.
Almost every animal Of prehistoric
times and Of the present day is seen in
the formers space, from the mammoth
that occupies large portion Of the gal
cry ~ the smallest fish.
The patent Office is represented by
thousands Of models, some Of which are
novel and interesting.
The State Department is constructing
alarge glass globe which will represent the
world in miniature, both from inside and
exterior. 1t will be transparent, and one
standing within will have birds-eye
view OF the entire globe; its commerce.
population, etc.
the Navy Department has a very
creditable exhibit, though not as yet COM
pleted.
Some Of the State exhibits are com.
plete; some in an embryo state, and
others not begun.
Ohio is building beautifully construct
ed sky of blue bobbinet, interspersed
with stars, an exceedingly fine effest being
produced, the domes being an exact pic
ture OF the heavens as mirrored in sheet
OF water.
The States presenting the finest dis
plays are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, ali OF
New England except Connecticut, In.
diana, Nebraska, California, Dakota and
Wyoming Territories. All of these pre-
sent every product Of their soils, mines
and waters.
The mineral display from the Western
and Pacific Coast States could not be
finer or more complete.
The finest and most picturesque dis
play in this building is that Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad.
In large Swiss chalet, built OF sheaves
OF grain with ornaments of corn in the
ear, is every vegetable raised in the vast
section OF country through which the
Road passes.
The art collection is said TO be exceed
fngly fine, containing gems of the best
artists, aud connoisseurs declare it will
equal any ever exhibited.
Horticultural Hall is garden of Eden.
Every flower, seed and plant Of the
tropics and temperate zones is seen.
Even IN It's present stage nothing ever
before presented can compare with it.
Altogether, while the Exposition is not
yet in as complete order as its manage
ments and its friends desired on opening
day, 1t will fully repay a trip across the
continent. One cannot see the exhibits
now presented in day, or even in
week. The first day leaves the VISITORS
mind In whirl, and he passes over so
much space that he really does not know
what he has seen. Booths that would
hold the attention for an hour, If standing
alone, are passed unnotced in vain at.
tempt TO cover the mammoth buildings at
q single visit
The greeting Of Major Burke, the Di-
rector-General, by the vast audience was
spontaneous, hearty and long continued.
He had to pause ten minutes before the
applause subsidized, and it was htting
tribute to the man who has worked eigh-
teen hours day for six months, to make
the affair a success, by attending to every
detail OF the work. Subordinates did
nothing that had not his supervision, and
TO his efforts are due the present adj
vanced condition of affairs.