Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-01-28

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New Orleans Correspondence.


LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS BY CITY
ZEN OF TEXAS, FORMERLY OF AUGUSTA
COUNTY.
Special Correspondence of the SPECTATOR.
New ORLEANS. Jan. 18th, 1885.
Editors Spec!ator:-We left Athens, Tex
as, on the End, and arrived here the night
If the 4th, since when we have spent most
If our time inside of the inclosure of the
Worlds Exposition, with the exception Of
Yesterday, when we attended the 1st Pres
byterian church on Lafayette Square and
heard an able sermon from Rev. B. N. Pal
;ner. Text, Mark xii, 90, 30 81. Regard
less of the inclemency of the weather, the
extraordinarily largo audience-room was
packed to overlooking with an auditory ca
ger to catch every word from the mouth of
of this great and good man.
So much has been written on the subject of
the Exposition that will only mention a
few facts connected with the samA for the
beneft of those desiring to VISIT New Or
leans, an infor,Ged that ts.s t'..se' IG4' -. -
round-trip from Staunton, Va, is five dol
lars less than from Athens, Texas, and no
less than 1000 in our immediate vicinity
have already visited New Orleans, while
we have met but one Virginian from our
county, Augusta, since we have been here,
and every day foun US at the Virginia ex-
hibit. Board can be obtained from 81 so
to $500 per day. That costing only 81 80
is when you rent rooms and eat your meals
at restaurant. Very good board and lodg-
ing can be procured at $3.50 per day, as
good as any in your city. $50 to $75 will
will take one from Augusta county, pay the
way there and back, board while there and
incidental expenses, and allow two weeks
to remain, and if, upon returning the par
ty is not amply paid, it will be because he
is not lover of the grand, the beautiful,
the sublime. Do not wait until during
February to go, for Mardi Gras will draw
thousands, and while great d al more can
be seen, yet it will not be as pleasant then
as now, on account of the immense crowd
and the trouble of procuring lodging and
board. There is more to be seen here now
than the average man has ever seen before,
and an average lifetime would not suffice
to learn all the lessons that can be learned.
Why is the "Old Dominion" so behind p
Why is it that while every State in this
broad land is doing so much, Virginia is
doing so.lttle. 1t is now neal ly month since
the Exposition opened, and visitors will
have to inquire where is Virginia Up to
this time, no pavilion is erected. a d three
days of this week in gDng around to TIE
space allotted to Virginia, l found no ne
at wors. Is it because Virginia has no
funds? or Is it on acco INT uf her letharQy
Other States have specimens of every vari-
ETY. OF timber, all varieties of soil, all kinds
of minerals, grasses and agricultural pro-
'ucts; the iauua; the nora; stuffed AMI
mails and birds; the reptilia; entom olog cal
specimens, the indiwork of the artisan l..
very line and department Of skilled labor.
the products Of art in all it's branches; tbs
offerings of fair women from the plainest
to the most intricate, complicated, artistical
and the ornamented products Of her deft
fingers and exquisite taste. Virginia has
all these, too within the bounds of her
great Commonwealth, but they do not ap-
pear at the great Worlds Exposition
Why is this? l am ma i've of the sod
Dominion" and am naturally proud of her.
To be sure, some things, and great num-
Der, too, have been sent, both natural and
artificial, but they are not arranged to show
attractively and in manner to show Vir-
ginia in her true light. Havo the proper
persons performed their duty? Have the
people themselves come to the assistance
of the, no doubt, right men in the night
place! There is time yet. Four months
still remain in which to bring out the proud
old State, where she ought to be, SO that
when the visitor reaches the spot allotted
to Virginia, his eye can gaze upon tho
sculptured marble and engraved brass,
shells and corals from the caves of old
ocean, and have in sight, fruit, grain, pro-
ducts of all kinds, grasses, flowers, and
needlework from her fair women, and mas
terpieces from her skilled workmen, Of
which she has her multiplied thousands -
Don't let visitors from every land and eve
ry cline, FRI m the snow-covared steppes OF
Russia, from the eternal ice of Siberia. from
the heights of Dalmatia, from the depths
of the Carpathian mountains, from rose
embowered Persia; from the sun-kissed
slopes of Italy, from merry England, from
the breezy groves of Spain, from orient and
from occident, from ev cry State, Territory,
and city of our Union, point to the space
allotted to our proud State and say, she is
on the decline. But there is still time to
so arrange what has already been collected,
and with proper force on the ground to
receive aud arrange those sent, that the
"Old Dominion may still make a tra.a
scendent, lofty, mighty, grand display, tho
exponent of her iiberality, enterprise, en-
ergy, grandeur and resources. have been
here ght days, and l have not been ablo
to meet any one in scharge of the Virginia
dap>rtment. There is no register for Cisi.
tors, no pavilion l do not wish to appear
i grumbler, still think Virginia is behind
her sister States, when | think she gu, ht
to he ahead of such s. ares as Kansas. AL
kansas, Mississippi, ard Nebraska, in the
variety of her oilf rent dis, plays ard exhib-
rs. Virginia ousht t. be ahead If Texas.
She could do il, d l will only leave it to
hose from Virginia who visit here this
month, whether Texas is, or is not, far
ahead of the Old Dominion, and with the
side track and q mile ahead, and Virgin
Id will not itch up i'll the five months run,
unless every effort is exerted to do so.
Hoping that Maj. Hotchkiss may iven
up, waken up the people, al d set the prop
er ones to wolk, for no time is to be lost,
remain yours, truly,
G. L. CoYNER.
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