The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-26
oua EXPOSITION 7 7
7 From II Regular Correspondent
New ORLEANS, La,
March "a, 1885.

was seen. lne TOOl CONois % dCIco vi
space, and almost eyery,foot of it is
occupied with exhibits, excepting the
aisles, which traverse the floor in
every direction. The private exhibits
occupy neat, and in many cases, high-
ly ornamented apartments of various.
dimensions, and contain every rcon-
ceivable variety of goods, wares and
merchandise, from a lady's thimble to
a tun of beer. All the fabrics of mill
and factory, of art and genius, are
here represented, and when it is re-
membered that 5000 applications for
spaces were made, for this building
alone, and that all are occupied, or
nearly all, some idea of the grandeur
and variety ofthe scene, may be found.
To many visitors, the machinery
presents the greatest fascination. 1t
occupies the entire west side of the
building, a space three hundred feet
wide, and including the about
seventeen hundred feet long, all Of
which is literally Gro wded with SAM
piles of all the best brands in the world.
AS might be expected, cotton and SUI
gar cultivators, mills and refineries,
claim q large share of space, while
general agricultural implements, reap
ers, mowers, threashers, plow, ETC.,
have myriads of representatives, and
wood and metal workers are numer-
Gus. AS showing what extremes meet
a watch company exhibits the small
est engine ever constructed, having a
cylinder 1872 of an inch in diameter
its builder carrying it about in a'globe
only threc-fourths of an inch high.
He sometimes brings it down besides
one of the great Corlis engines, where
there is a balance wheel alone weigh
ing $4,000 pounds. The horsepower
represented by the steam engines on
exhibition, is said to amount to con-
siderably over six thousand, nearly all
of which is in use running various ex-
hibits.
There are cunning machines eav
ing the finest and most beautiful silk
handkerchief and ornamental fabrics !;
cotton thread machinery, which takes
the raw material, putting it through
nineteen different processes, finally
making the little spools and winding
the finished thread upon them and
just across the way is a monstrous
single machine, whose full capacity
is equal to three hundred thousand
shingles per day, enough to paddle all
young America, or hammer The truth
into "Peck's Bad Boy" Among the
many devices Of special interest Ito
your potatoe growing readers, is q po-
tatoe planter, which cuts, drops and
covers the seed at once, setting in eight
acres per day. But it is useless to at
tempt any further mention oftllis most
interesting department.
The foreign section, in this build
ing also, while replcte with much that
is very interesting, will doubtless dis
appoint many visitors, owing to the
absence of such official exhibits from
the great government of Europe, as
were shown at the Philadelphia Ex-
position, there being mono from Great
Britain, France, Germany, Italy or
Russia. In fact there are no official
exhibits from any government of Eu-
rope, or South Amarica. 10 very
great extent, however, their absence
is lost sight of, or forgotten, in view
ing the magnificent exhibit made I'M
der the auspices of the Mexican gov
eminent, which fills everyone with
establishment and admiration. Meet
ing Col. Donan, the noted Journalist
of Dakota, his opinion of this exhibit
was asked, and your correspondent
can give no better idea of the impress.
I sion it makes, than by quoting his re.
ply: "The Mexican display" said he
dis to me the most remarkable feature
of the whole Exposition-it is an alb
solute revelation, in everything, veg
etables, fruits, minerals, timbers ant
manufactures it is III of the notable
t displays of a young and comparative
ly unknown nations resources, tina
this generation has ever witnessed.
Speaking to the courteous commits
sioner of that Republic, l was supris
. ed to learn that his government hat
= appropriated four hundred thusand t,
! defray the expense of this exhibi
: which is said to cover ten THOUSAND
: feet of space, and includes every var
8 iety of fabrics, fine arts, and products
S of the most astonishing excellence. Ii
+ addition they have erected a beautiful
iron structurein which is shown a vas
: collection of the minerals and pre-
cious metals of that country. We
= done Mexico, is the universal verdict
Jamaica, British Honduras, the re
public of Honduras, Guatemala, Clin
and Japan, also make most creditabl
" exhibits under the direction and q
s the expense of their respective gov
ernments, all of which includes man
4 samples of their natural products, ar
tistic, educational and social advance
- ment. The most notable in this grou
= is the educational exhibit of Japal
y which shows that country to be in th
J. front rank of educational progress
Far away Siam also makes a small ez
If hibit of her crude manufactures an
ir implements, which is somewhat pha
It thetic surrounded. as it is, by so muc
q magnifcence. Taken altogether, tn
foreign section will occupy the visito
many hours, ard affords many Object
+ worthy of intelligent study.
u The Art Gallery was finally cpene
t to the public February %, after a mo.
it exasperating delay, as well as seriou
disappointment to many visitors, VIII
were compelled to return to thei
homes without inspecting it. Til
,s walls are hung with many beautifl
- and costlyipainlings, every prominer
American, and many foreign artists
- note being represented in the colle'
te ton, further reference to which mu
H. be reserved for future letters. Durin
Of the Mardi Gras carnival, the attent
l. ance both on the parades and at ii
" exposition, was very large, the II
,f ceipts of tile latter for that week b.
20 ing nearly fifty thousand dollars. I'll
Exposition being now open and con
plete, visitors need no longer feel an
- disappointment. WILL.
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