The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23
OUR EXPOSITION LETTER.


TINS section. q hy few families re-
ceiveG callers, and the small boy with
the tin horn aud f:ccracker was con-
spicuouly abspnt tho there wa en-.
ough of the latter to start the Gie that
burnt out ono block Of buildinzs in the
city, at lO4s If over Sl50,000, Thurs.
day night.
After continnanoe of rain and warm
weather for two weeks, tbs weather
suddenly changed abo o,t midnight Of
1884 aud 1885. and tho frat OF January
came Ia cool and brisk, forcibly remind.
NJ ono of overcoats, cloak 4,ltnael, and
fires.
Several CIminis snpnsrs 20 tho Expo
sition weat homs TO spond the holidays
Among them were Gov Fnrnns, Of Ne
braska A. p. ShArpstoin, Of Washing
ton Territory ; A. @. Davis, Of Michi-
gan A. McKihzie, Of Dako:a A; +. j.
Haynes, Of Yeliowstonc National Park
art department. Gov. G1Idsworthy of
Belize, British Honduras, after a pleas.
ant visit here has returned home. G. L.
Huntington, leading railroad owner
and manager between the Atlantic and
Pacific, was in New Orlsans this week.
C1I. g. j.. Rollins, general western
agent for the S,ettin Lloyd Ocean
Steamship Co and editor Of the In
surAncs Argus, Chicago, was visiting
the Crescent City, accompanied by bis
family, during tho past few day.
II lbe Great Eastern does not come
to New Orleans. the old Liberty Bell Of
tie keystone State will. Arrange
men:s have been made TO let her ring
south OF Mason < Dixon's now imsgin.
AIRY line. IL will be escorted by three
tried, true stalwsrt policemen. Ths
public can view the century treasured
relic as it passes throu' over half "a
dotsn states 10 reach louisiana.
Ia the gallery Of the government
building, where the colored people have
their exhibit, n most b.nutiful and ar
.istic display is hting given. which
shows the progress Of this race is very
encouraging. There is much originality
Of design Anl fniah aud gt.a' credit Is
due them for the in,ersss they have
taken in their dspartmsns, tion. ID. X I.
Bruce, Register Of the U. $. Treasury,
is the Conmissionsr of thi, branch RI
The Exposition, which cvi l. noes that he
has we'll performed bis mission.
Ons can stand fIr hours watching
ths handbag Of cotton from tue field
through its numerous manipulAtions
picking, ginning, pressing thence card.
lag, spinning, weaving. ready for the
sewing machine or after spinning,
s2ooling, for sewing thread. Along the
same row is machine for making
spools from little blocks Of wood. /,
feeds and operates itself automatically
turning on. several thousand spools au
hour.
Also the silk Industry, which ha,
grown so rapidly, wherein nearly every
state aud territory is more or less on
gagged, attracts undivided attention,
The working Of silk from the cocoon by
reeling off the tiny fibres, and warpiui
il for the looms, where handkerchiefs
ribbons and drsss-goods are manufuc
tured right before your eyes, seemingly
with the least difficulty.
TIE fact is nearly every art known t,
human ingenuity can be practicall,
seen In operation by attending the Ex
position. Ii ssems that nothing is lef
unrepresented, which proves this is in
deed the Worlds Fair
Every state and territory in the gov
erumsnt is supplied with a register an
all visitors are requested to sign lhei
name and residence, also where the,
are stopping in the city. Arkansas ha
the largest book, but Dakota gets ahoa,
Of it by having a double or duplicat
copy.
The impression has gone abroad tha
visitors to the Worlds EXPOSITION ar
charged exorbitant rates {. u board an
rooms. While this no doubt has bee
the case in some instances, yet it is un
necessary. The writer called on VOL
& Moulton, 90 Carondsle: street, VIII
act as commissioners between the hotels
boarding house and Hrooms to let" pee
pie, and was informed that the averag
price paid by visitors for room an
board was less than two dollars pc
day.
For reliable and condensed informs
tion about New Orleans and the Ex
position, visitors should secure AN
study we'll the "V,sitors Guide" b.
Thco Pohlmann, of this city. II wi
save you many mile Of travel wh,
here, giving map of the city, stree
railways, illustrations of the Expos
tion buiidiags, and will answer almo
any question which may ari.c. It COS
IA cents prepaid by mail.