Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-06-19
IThe Exposition Closes.

that three more days will see thi
close Of the exposition, 1T may no
be without interest 20 make 9 briet
review Of the whole subject. From
the beginning the exposition has la
bored under very serious difficulties
threatening at one time to almost il
not entirely destroy its usefulness.
| The opening day found everything
in very chaotic state, and thousands
having come te see the show were
Obliged to return home having scarce
ly seen the half. For much of the
delay exhibitors were responsible
in not having moved earlier towards
having their exhibits on the ground,
and scarcely an exception, no state
exhibit was completed on the day of
opening. The reports then carried
home to all parts Of the country had
the effect to discourage thousands
fiom coming, even after it was
known that everything was in readi-
ness for.inspection, and many hard
things were said by the management,
which were not justified by the facts.
The very great magnitude OF the
work they had undertaken, made
mistakes inevitable, and should have
screened them from unjust criticism.
Some correspondents were not only
unjust, but seemed to be actuated by
malignant, predetermined purpose to
traduce the exposition in every par
ticular when it is more than probable
that they themselves could not have
named any particular men who would
have done better or as we'll, under
similar circumstances. The manage
ment did make some serious mis-
takes, which ought not to have oc-
CURED, and, especially in the matter
OF transportation, which, and all
others, it is expected, will be fully
remedied, should the fair be reopen
ed next fall but that they intended
and aimed to do all in their power to
make the exposition q success, no
reasonable person can have doubt.
Weather, finance and unfriendly
criticism all had to be met, and now
looking over the entire field, the
wonder is that they accomplished so
much as they did as well as they
have done.
Despite all mistakes, all discour-
no such mammoth exhIbi-
ton was ever seen on earth, nor one
SO fraught with magnificent benefits
to the country and to the world. The |
exhibit was never equal
ed by that Of any other national ex-
pose, the result being to familiarize
visitors every department, and to
kindle enthusiastic and patriotic ad-
for, and devotion to q sys-
tenn as evidently designed to promote
The public welfare. No one seeing
his exhibit made by his government
could turn aside and say that he was
proud to be citizen of the great re-
public.
The state exhibits have been the
admiration of all comers,
and even single day spent among
hem has impaired more accurate
of the actual resources of
each section than could have been
obtained by months of inquiry or
study or otherwise pursued. The
purely commercial or industrial re-
suits certain to follow theseresources
alone, would be sufficient compen-
satioH for all the cost of the exposi-
ton, if there were none other. The
southern states especially, have laid
open to the world the almost limitless
IN which they abound, and
have so cordially invited immigration
and capital to come in and help de-
EeIop their native wealth, that must
result in unlocking and putting into
many millions of hitherto
die capital, and bringing many
Of people frcm the crowd
I'd north and east, to find or make
prosperous homes in these states.
This result will reach upon the north
srn sections and naturally create
greater commercial activity there,
md greater and more commercial
activity and exchanges between the
MO great geographical divisions of
! common country. So that while
capital and people will flow south,
he respective products Of both north
Ind south, will find or make both
mutual and better markets than have
existed.
There is general expression here
n favor Of reopening the exposition
lext ahtumn, and this is likely to be
lone if the president will consent to
llIow the government exhibits to re-
main. The citizens Of New Orleans
rave agreed on their part to raise
s27O, 900 to defray the Immediate
expense of holding it over. and it
would be pity not to have it con-
iinued, so that more people can visit
t.
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