Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-08
Sights Enough to Keep One Looking
For a Week or Two--Addltlons
to the Texas Exhibit,
The Art GnIicry 10 lie Thrown Open on
New orleans Day-.A Congress Of
DoiIs-Otiier oddities.


appointment VI Mr. Buck rs director-gen
cral there has been marked improve
ment IN tho expositionl there are no lon
ger blank spaces, but II boasts OF atirac-
lions enough 10 keep one busya couple OF
weeks Sightseeing Tho work VI prcpara-
tIou goes on so smoothly and rapidly IL
will keep on until the very day The gates
are closed, for an exposition Is always
improving aud receiving additions that
the management has devoted Itself cxclu.
siyoly 70 arranging the transportation
rates, 80 NJ 10 attract big crowds here,
and providing amnscments and entertain
menis 20 interest the visitors when they
come.
The transportation problem Is Of the
nrst Importance, Tile rates are better
than last year, sl2 fora round trip from
Memphis to New Orleans and return, with
privilege Of laying over month; Si6
from Atlanta aud SIS from St. Louis, and
other cities IN proportion, but tho man
ngcmcnt hope 10 get oven better terms
than these, especially for excursions.
They have already had several large OK
cursions, mainly from Mississippi Ala
bamn and the uelghboring states; aud are
waiting for the cold snap 60 send visitors
down here from the North to enjoy the
mlldCst and plcasantost winter New Or.
leans has ever had
To-day an unexpected party Of visitors
turned M, delegation OF Mormon
bishops aud elders who came down here
expressly to see tho exposition, and not
to look up moro wives, They were on
th1slastic IN their praise OF the great
worlds Fair and promised The co.opera.
tlnn of the church OF the "Lattcr Day
Saints" There II already Il very full aud
interesting exhibit of the resources OF
Utah, mineral aud agricultural, but IL IL
made wholly by the GontilHs of that terri
tory; and these visiting elders promised
To send dOwn at once n collective exhibit
mndo entirely by the saints, that would
clay out' the Gcntilcs.
A series of excursions from the neigh
boring cities, Ike Memphis, Mobile. Mcri-
dan and other points has been arranged
Tor next week, beginning with December
q, which has been liked upon a "New
Orleans day" and when the first repre-
senlatlon VIII be given of Prof. PAINS
great pyrotcchnIcal display Of the de-
atructl0u of rompci The exposition
viii be IN such shape, by TINT time, that
the visitors viii carry home the most
liatIcriug reports aud send others 70 see
the sights.
Other celebrations win follow fast.
December 2 will probably be- chosen na
Iowa day, when the governor OF that state
aud several large excursions OF Iowans
viii arrive. December % viii he New
England day. In which event The gov
eruors OF all the six New England states
win join.
To-day was devoted % the installation
OF the exhibits Of Guatomam, Venezuela
and Columbia, which are thoroughly mr.. |
ranged They were turned over 10 the
dlroctor.genoral with the usual ceremo-
MES, speeches, wine aud music from
band brought here from Central America
Tor tho occasion.
In the main building, the consular dis
play continues to grow apnco, represent. |
ing every country on the face OF the |
globe The French, Russian. Central
American and some OF the South American |
exhibits are In position, hut there are
many yet to come, The machinery hall |
has seen the erection Of two sugar mills, |
one by a Pennsylvania, the other by a |
Cincinnati company, whlo complete
rico MIL liz In course of construction
In the Government building the miss.
ing states and territories are rapidly turn |
ing up. The Missouri exhibit left ST. |
Louis yesterday by steamer. 10 n very |
large, weighing between 500 aud GOO tons |
On the same day, the Colorado exhibit, |
which Includes special displays from tho
elites oi Pueblo, Greeley and Denver. lett |
tho latter city, aud the Alaskan dlsplny
was forwarded from San francisco. This
leaves, of the states that viii be repre-. |
scented here, only New York and virginia
yet missing.
The Illinois miniature farm Is now ne
knowlcdged TO be the prettIcst ln The
building, u perfect copy OF w. Klrkpat.
rluks celebrated ploucer farm In that
state, In the background IL tho bound
less prairie, stretching far away; nearer,
Is q olih, whence a stream of water
gnshos. ~ turns tiny mill, thence
skirts several farms, bridges cross II.
noats iloat upon IT, bosom, while fisher
men are seen busy with the rod In ita
waters, Along It's banks are log cabins,
hclds divided by worm rail fences,
farmers blowing, hoolng digging, and
upon the roads, teams OF oxen drawing
the produce tn market; complete pic.
turc, IN miniature, OF country lifo in
Illinois
The nolRhboring state OF indiana bears
testimony 20 the sorrow over tho lpss Of
Vice-rroeident Hendricks. Il IL draped
entirely In mourning while a committee
oil commissioners u atwork hanging with
Grape The government building.
Commissioner Johnson Ia sim absont IN
Texas trying TO arrange hottor excursion
rates, The exposition II determined Ia
hammer away at the Texas companies
until they give the Same reduction as the
otler roads conterlng here.
In the meanwhile, however, tho Texas
exhibit Is growing and receiving many adj
Ihtlons, Conspicuous among those have
been The museum OF Or. w. Delivers Of
Corpus Christi, who Is one Of the sub.
commissioners for the state. Tho musoum
Includes many mineral exhibits and 700.
logical and other curositics. Among
these are samples OF the celohracod giant
Stone crab found IN Arkansas bay, and
which Is Tho largest crustacuan that has
ever pecn caught measuring ten feet from
eaw TO CLAW, aud lar exceeding IN Size
tue crab OF Japan, which have hitherto
stood at the head Of the list. There arr
Also large number OF specimens Of the
lknnlltlffn tTltfaist 4 r.t.