Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-02-05
The Worlds Fair.
New ORLEANS, Jan. %, 1885.

New ORLEANS, Jan. %, 1885.
Editor E2isrorth american
The great Exposition at this city is now
one of the leading topics in our country and
thinking your readers as we'll asmy many
friends would be pleased to hear from one
who was at one time a resident of your city,
about this Worlds Fair, take great pleas
ure in sending you an account OF it as it ap
pears to me. The Exposition was first pro-
posed as a Cotton Centennial to celebrate
the first shipment of cotton, but the plans
developed until il was decided to make a
Worlds Fair of it, and the most sanguine
expectations of the managers and origina-
tors have been more than realized in the
number and variety of goods and products
which have been sent here, as well as in the
number Of countries that are represented.
The money which was subscribed and ap-
proprlated was much less than that used for
the Philadelphia Centennial, and therefore
it was necessary for the managers to make
the most of their money and spend as little
possible in buildings and ornamentations.
The main building is 1873 feet BY 905 feet,
and i the largest space covered by one
roof in the world and one can form no idea
Of the magnitude of the enterprise until he
has spent few days wandering about the
labyrinth Of aisIes. The next in size is the
Government building which is abou, one
third the main building in poin, Of size. but
10 attFactiyeness is nearly equal. Besides
these two immense structures there are ses-
eral large buildings viz horticultural
Hall, Art Gallery, Machinery Annex, Fac
tory and Mills LuiIding and the Livestock
staoles. The grounds are naturally quite
beautiful and a favorite resort for New Or
leans people in the summer. There has
been considerable work done To improve
them, but this IS the rainy season here
ono does not care 70 walk about much in
the mud (of which think this city leads. in
both quantity and sticking qualities, over any
%; the many cities | have visited IN either
this country or Europe) and rain. The sea
rainy and dsngreeable. which, however, is
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strueuve IS the absence OF specially pre-
pared goods IN the different lines which
are OF no interest except as matter of Gu
rIo'ii,' and to show no" much an article
can be made to cost. Here the goods are
taken direct from the warehouses and
represent the stock IN trade and what can
be found on the market at market prices,
thereby showing what the different countries