Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-22
NAN ORLEANS LETTER.
Foreign Exhibits Pouring In-The
Show in Many Respects a Big
ger One than that Of 70.
The Inelement Weather a Great Draw
back 10 Visitors-Ths Management
in Heed Of More Funds.

we're much fewer and lees attractive
than at the centennial in Philadelphia.
II seems now that the principal por-
tlons Of the Eastern exhibits were de-
lsyed by "the dangers OF the sea, F" for
during the past ten days they have
been pouring in and put in position
for display: and wonderfully attract
i've they are, 10 be sure. BY the
time they are all in / will have
to recall what / formerly stated
10 do the exposition injustice. I now
say that with the exception Of paint
iDgs, statuaTy and other fine arts gen
orally, this show Will be bigger one
by long way than that OF 1875 The
mastOdOn and the elephant, side by
side I'm the government building, Will
illustrate the difference In Size between
the two exhibitions The government
exhibit Is much larger than the one
in Philadelphia. In fact there is no
comparison between that and this in
magnitude and variety, 80 far as the
government exhibit Is concerned, and
That Of the states, individually aud
collectively considered, far surnasses
that In Philadelphia. So In the ma
q D
hibits in the msin building All are
on more extensive scale. So I'm the
! livestock department ana In horti-
cultural hall. All are larger and more
] attractive, and what ast' nlshts
strangers more than anything else
il how this eX position has been brought
about by One-third the outlay
J that was expended In the centennial
Of 1876. II is true the managers Of
this exposition are now embarrassed
for the want OF funds, but this is not
/ AZ all wonderful when the amount they
have accomplished with their limited
means Is considered. Thus far the ex
position has been delayed by the
= weather, for since the first OF Decem-
Der II has rsined "foTty days and forty
l uightsn AS no streets but the business
streets are paved, 1t has been almost
/ impossible to reach the exposition
park, except by stIeet.caIs drawn by q
single mule, and one or two boats that
= ~ late have been making hourly trips.
| Until steam Is used In pro-
polling cars and a new road opened
I getting TO and from the exposition will
be as uncomfortable and as uncertain
IS AZ present. / say uncomfortable,
! because the street-cars are packed like
! box OF saTdines, and one-hAlfof them
u are "smokers.n All but gentlemen
are perInitted to smoke at pleasure,
= and the bulk OF animals who travel are
not gentlemen. No gentleman
there are ladies', even though he Is per-
mitted to so by the owners of the car
and the conductor. AS many who
ride In these cars do 80, the number oil
gentlemen 10 limited This smoking
, business Is much commented on by
- Northern people, who come from a sec
ton where such an outrage is not toll
Grated, and 80 far as they are con
10 cerned, at least, II Is iDjuriBg the ex
position. A cRr-company that would
abolish smoking on It's line would no
only have all II could do during the
I. exposition but for a generation afteI
II closes. The few should not be per
mittCd 10 intiict nuisance upon thI
T. many, and would not be in commu
a. nifty properly regulated.
n. But few Texans have as yet arrived
y. aud still the Texas department Il
a. thronged daily, and already over 60'
Texans have registered Mrs. Terrell
and Mrs. Foster have got the ladies
department In order, and with the ex
ception Of the minerals the entire Tex
- AS section may be so considered.
Y False reports have gone abroad con
corning the rates charged in this cit
ar for Communications. The truth
rates are not high, for excellent &C
p commodationa can be had here 70
y, from 81 so TO So per day and II you
n readers will apply to this cOrTespon
dent, at 242 Felicity street, he will tel
them where they can be found. Tn
hotels all charge the same they hav
charged for years and so do many o
| Our lending boarding hOuseH
The city is filled with idle persons
They came here 10 make money dur
ny ing the exposition" and they are nov
staying because they cannot rails
money enough 10 pay their way home
y Included ia these idle persons ar
O. many newspaper men, who flint
az only employees attending to the eX
en- hibits. These have no discretionar.
power, so far as advertising Is con
~, cerned, Fully one-fourth of these col
:" respondents have returned home
All Of which leads this correspondent
No. TO remark that this is fine place ar
an time TO spend money and poor plac
a. 10 earn IL. Earning money here fo
the present Ii played out; spending
Is still In vogue. Newspaper men ha
], better secure all the advertisement
they need before they leave for the eS
"A position.
90 As an exhibit the exposition wi
= prove a success, and that Is what th
"a visitors are most deeply interested in
as financial speculation II will prov
failure, and that Is what most deepl
m concerns It's managers.
'' II has not as yet been determine
how the $3.50. 900 the exposition is no
.oO in debt for and the $3.50 600 IL sti
90 needs 70 complete IL Is to be Iaiset
'oo@o The idea Of appealing 10 congress Il
,0S future aid II ridiculous. Galvesto
be might as soon think OF getting II
lew 81 900 O0O asked for while that gre,
NV. deyil-hsh, the wharf company, bea
that source. Neither can It be secure
In this city, at least not until ia
iesgy showing IL made OF the money alread
bis spent Business is business, and sei