Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-01-29
From the Exposition.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 2e, 1885


 pointed at the mass meeting to raii
 the needed funds for transient e1 penses of the exposition, report sal
 isfactory results.
 Il Approaching the magnitude c
 the exhibition by States and Terri tories, the United States commission
 CTS held a meeting to memorabilia
 their respective legislatures to ap
 propriate additional funds to carr,
 out the original intention of having
 said States and Territories in way 0
 keeping g fresh supply of agricul'
 tural, horticultural and pomologica
 productions at the exposition. To give your readers clear Idea ] of the magnificencs of the Exposi- tion, we will write short descriptive paragraphs of the contents of the various departments, and there is no better place to begin than the Gov ernment building, which covers 16 acres of land, contains every State and Territory well represented in productions, natural and artificial. The center space is monopoliZed with the United States matters proper, which takes in all the de- partments at Washington under the district heads. This will be minute ly described when reached.
 New York State is located in the southeast corner of the building and is in charge of Jas. c. Truman. of Binghamton, special commissioner from the Empire State. While the display already shows up well, MT. Trumon says it will be two wee ks before it will be complete. The geological display is very fine, cons taiuing the leading minerals, coal and iron, with a pyramid of stone showing it in all conditions of A speciality is made of l the public charities of the State, in the way of asylums of every de- Nearly every county | sends q messenger in the way of a beautiful photograph of some large the home of the poor, which speaks volumes for the char, ties of the State. There are fine views of natural scenery, represent ng all portions of that State. Nice rooms are open for the public, where one can read, write md rest in peace.
 Nebraska, on the east side, under under the commissionership of 3ov. Furnas, which was the only tate ready on the day of opening, makes most favorable appearance, md though all others had the ad. of improving on it's designs, lolds well with any and all. Corn 8 king, as on its walls the head of monarch is ingenlously formed rom different colored grains of orn. In 1883 this stafe produced 25,000,000 bushels of the staff of fe; 20,000,000 bushels of wheat; 5, 100000 bushels of oats; 10,OO0,0O0 f barley; 100000 bushels of rye; DO 900 pounds of flax. It has 25,- O0,000 acres in farms, with school md of $6O,OO0,0OO. In fruits s display of apples cannot be ex. elled as to quantity and quality, as I fruit trees number over 12,000, ,000 I the state. Specimens of grains q 1d grasses grown on its soil are resented for inspection. In timber t shows fine quality, much of which i turned into useful and ornamental Q ,tIcles.
 Oregon IS represented here by E. c '. Allen and J. c. Swash, who have exceedingly good display of the ltural agricultural and manufact> ed interests of their state on exhi- tion. Wheat Is shown which ands six feet six inches in height, N Id averaged sixty bushels per acre; ~ e seven feet nine inches high oats \ feet eight inches high, yielding .' 6 bushels per acre. The exhibits = fruits and vegetables are truly e onderful. and comprises amoug it's I splay apples that weigh pounds s ozs.; pears pounds g ozs.; ruta- !. gas 50 pounds; potatoes 81s lbs. :, bbage 61 pounds; beets, carrots, h dishes of very large dimensions. :, le Columbia River salmon indus< ' is well represented. The timber ., -erest of Oregon is represented in ,, manner worthy of her, and em- tt aces many varieties of beautiful :. pod. n Many of the relics of the Greeley V, lief party nave been placed on ex- z, bition in the States department. lmmies aIe dressed up in the GO 'thing worn by the men, and the ee tsnt they used is erected, while II, 9 entire camping outfit is on view. a, le small boats from the Thetis and n .ar, which first reached the Gree- a, 7 sufferers, have been placed with - ese much-vleTed curiosities. It ni hard to realize in land where gl ow is unknown what suffering and pl ath the Greeley Relief exhibit h, presents.
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