The Portland daily press., 1884-05-19
NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
Extensive Preparations TO be Made for
Representing the Different Departments
of the Governm


WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE board of representa-
tives of the departments created to prepare sxhib
its and represent the government at the New Or
leans exposition, has organized with Col. c. L. Ly
ford. U. s., chairman, and w. A. DeCaindry secre
Rotary. The Department of State will exhibit
samples of cotton, wool and cosmos fibres, and Of
fabrics made from them in all parts of the world
with statistics of markets. styles ruling prices and
demand The salient feature of this department
exhibit viii be the illustration of the peaceful and
economical work of the diplomatic and consular
service. In addition to the displays named efforts
will be made to secure from leading commercaI ma.
lions model exhibits of their merchant marine in
competition with the best shipbuilding of the
United States. Approaching the Importance of such
an exhibition, the management of the exhibition has
determined to offer q handsome award to the sue
cessful competitor.
The Treasury Department will exhibit works of its
several bureaus on extensive scale. Among
these are the bureau of engraving and printing Of
the coast survey, of the light house board of life
saving service OF the customs and of internal rev
enue All these will be fully and practically illus
trated
The War Department will exhibit models illus
tratng the various work of the engine bureau such
as torpedos, models and methods of submarine
mining appurtenances of the military engineer and
held service. The ordinance bureau exhibit will
include variety OF artillery and small arms of
fuses and projectiles from those in use before the
to the latest improvements of the present
DAY The manufacture of guns and metallic cart
ridges will be illustrated by machinery in opera.
ton, signal work in war and peace will be Illus
trated BY all the apparatus of the field service and
by exhibits of the exhibits of the weather bureau
The Navy Department will exhibit every variety
OF ordinance and small arms used in the service and
those that have been superseded, all torpedos used
will be shown, also Farmers dynamo-electric ma.
cnne Tor firing, models of war vessels aocient and
mSoern and samples eft all things belonging to the
supply department will be exhibited.
Inc Post once Department will place a hand-
somey equipped office in practical operation at the
exPositi N, and will exhibit the postal railway car
and all applications of the mail services It will Also
stamps.
great variety Of objects collected by agents of the
Indian Bureau, illustrative of aboriginal life and
customs and Of the gradual progress of the red
men from barbarism towards civilization. The
patent office display viii consist of groups of
models taken from its cases, showing chronology
cally the advances in steam engineering in cotton
spinning, and in other industries due to the in
genuity OF the American inventors. The bureau of
e9ncstion will exhibit complete sets of publications
WIN maps based on statistics of the tenth
census, showing the population and COM
parlson Of wealth and illlteracy articles
n nitEr school architecture, school fur
nture apparatus and text books, exhibits of
elementary instruction from the kindergarten up
wards, manuscripts and handiwork from the Indian
manual labor school, illustration of secondary in
strucuon by sch lars, work of higher education as
shown by histories of colleges and professional
schools with photographs of buildings and grounds
methods of conveying Information to the blind and
to deaf mutes and to the feeble minded.
Inc department of agriculture has instructed
Prof Riley its entomologist to make an exhaustive
exmblt OF insects destructive to vegetation with
collection of all approved devices for prevention of
their ravages. Toe microscopic and all other bur
ted.
The Smithsonian Institution will have exhibits
from the several divisions of the national museum.
Every variety of fishing tackle used throughout the
world from the crudest savage devices the latest
photographs Of fishermen pursuing their calling of
thelr homes, OF their manifold methods of prepa r.
fishing craft and everything connected with their
lives and surroundings viii be displayed. together
with life figures of fishermen of all nations clad in
est and best equipped steamer of the fish commits
SION viii be anchored at Exposition wharf as an ex-