The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-23
EXPOSITION NOTES.
WAGONS or INDIGENOUS WOODS
Wonderful industrirs ~ the 'uuihland~
Tosas Day aud Preparation, There
for- Major fiiioir- Energy
a Miniature steamer

a Miniature steamer.
NEW ORLrANs, April no. - Icorro-
spondonoo. Our state commissioner at
Now Orleans To the Worlds exposition
in determined u mako Texas Day u
grand success. over 1909 Invitations
hayo boon Issued, Tho railway COM
pauiss have been appealed 10 by writ
ten communications, personal requests,
TO-, 10 reduce rates for the excursion to
New Orleans, and the Texas space IN
being put In condition Tor the reception
of guests.
The 2lst day Of April will be- San ia
olnto Day, and Texas ought "a turn cut
woll az the Worlds fair. II viii he an
odd thing to witness a Mexican band
playing "DlXie" and "Thc Bonnie Blue
Flag ON Texas Day, and sue Celobrat-
ing tho victory over the MeNicans Al
san JaCinto. but Commissioner Elliott
will make IL all right with our Aztec
neighbors, and not hurting their feel
ings, will yet glority the yalor that won
for us our Independence.
The decorations Will be line, with
United States flags, Texas flags and
flags from all tho nations,
thus showing how cosmopolitan
Texas, is fl aternizing with all the world.
The souvenirs TO be distributed are
unique. A two-inch blue ribbon with
appropriate designs in gold are over
laid by handsome little drums, red in
the circumference with gilt. ropes, and
gilt heads, on one OF which IL the
worlds souvenir designs, and ON the
other specially designed Texas SOU
venir arrangement. This beautiful lit
tie drum, little over two inches in d.
ameter, VIII be filed with wheat, or cot
ton, or sugar, or other products of Texas,
and will be made readily portable by n
little gilt necklace chain. This drum is
appropriate To San Jacinto day, while It's
interior indicates tho peace OF this gem
Grafton. Refreshments Will consist OF
wines, punches, ice-cream ana cakes.
In The centre OF the spree, behind the
Speakers and invited guests platform
Will be three life-Size portraits ~i Gen.
Sam Houston, as statesman, warrior
and Indian chief. Immense banners of
Texas stars, etc, will also help orna-
mant the occasion.
Six large banners tell, respectively,
all about the products OF Texas OF TO-
day, and comparative tables show the
world what vast strides Texas has made
within the last decade.
4 large crowd is expected here next
Tuesday. Commissioner Elliott has
induced the exposition management, at
their own expense, to have struck oil
10 600 hand bills, and 5000 large display
bills, for general distribution over the
state, along the lines of the railroads,
etc. People from all parts of This coun-
try and the world Will be on hand IN
the government building to see and
hear the glories of Texas proclaimed.
After the regular exercises tho Tex
ans will have another treat in store for
them at the Music hall. They Will
then be conducted over the buildings
and witness the various wonders At
this unequaled show. Not the least OF
the rare sights will be beautiful work
ing model of a steamship that will,
with steam and by itself, plough the
waters OF the exposition lake. Thls
little wonder, only feet long and 10
inches wide, is a perfect little beauty.
Ii was made in Philadelphia for Maj.
Elliott, by friends of his there, and cost
$500. 1t is called the "Texas," and
sent to him from the north without
cost.
One of tho most pleasing Of the many
attractions to be seen at the exposition
is the handsomely decorated Tennessee
wagon exhibit, in the wagon building.
This display is worthy of the state OF
| Tennessee, whose mechanical and agri-
cultural products now form such i'm
portant factors in the commerce of the
country. This display shows 20 differ
ent specimens of the Tennessee wagon.
There is the regular farm wagon, with
birch hubs, made expressly for the
Texas trade, while others are hand.
somely oruamented, bringing out by aid
of the artists brush the beauties OF each
special subject, but typical of the old
saying, "beauty unadorned is most
adorned" is one particular wagon,
standing conspicuous among all the
others, virgin beauty, of Tennessee
iron and Tennessee wood.
Then again, the Southern wagon, with
| its sectional top box, making it splen-
did carrier for cotton seed and corn. by
removing the upper boards staunch
heavy box is left, capable Of receiving
the cotton in bale.
Here also will be various specimens OF
spring wagons, one-horse wagons and
others too numerous to particularlze.
All of tn ese vehicles have some special
characteristic fitting them for the re-
CURED class of work, and hence the
favor with which the Tennessee wagon
is received. Illustrative of the material
Il sed and the manner of construction, q
pyramid of hubs IN the foreground of
the exhibit, shows hubs in various sizes
of post oak, locust and black birch, to-
gether with felloes, tongues. reaches
and axles of various kinds used by the
Tennessee company.
Texans attending the exposition are
cordially invited to call and examine
this display, whore they will be warmly
welcomed and royalty entertained by
Gen. w. r. Hamby, of Austin, who is
famous Tennessee wagon. 5. ID.