The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-02-19
The New Orleans Exposition.

he Board of Management of this great
which explains the finan-
ial condition of the Worlds Great
Fair:
lOan........... ST 900 900 90
;tock and donaIion......... $50 ,5SS. 90
receipts and
AOnlSsi0nS.......... 1871 ~
Total. al.....................-$l, 71O Gil ~
to Jan. II, 81 $3.50 523 33 d
................ LILO GIL ~
1859 Sl2 Is
Less LII ,rgins in bank. 81 900 W
Actual deficit. S23o 9l2. IL
Mr.. Burke -sid that with loan of
s6O, 600 ioi 81 lays, he felt sure the re-
,eiPts would be sufficient to repay the
oau, aud pay Oft Other Indebtedness.
INDIANA
w. E. Ohayer, commissioner, has
his space we'll filed with produc ions
from his stae. A large shelf WI II
four wings in the center, contains
fine display of grains in the straw,
grasses, hay, etc.. while on shelves be-
low are grains seeds aud potatoes. To-
bacco is shown to advantage. J. A.
CLOSER & Co., grain dealers, have fine
and furnish daily quotations
for a black board of the state of the
market in Indianapolis. Sedgwick
Bros, of Richmond, have lot of fence
wire here. indianapolis sends speci-
mems of counting room and Office desks
that are said to surpass those of any
other factory. Hardwood work is well
displayed. The United States Encaus
tic Tile Co., Of Indiana, make a grand
array of their work, which consists of
superior clay work shaped and dried,
then glassed and burnt. The material
Is used for flooring, paneling, msntel-
ing and hearths. This company is one
of the only two in the same line in
America. Honey, locusts, nuts, gubers
and evaporated fruits are shown.
Models of the Oliver Chilled Plows,
aud the best step.ladders made. can
here be seen. Coal and timber fol
wood W wOrk show we'll. A model of ice.
houses at Laporte with capacity o
sc, 600 tons, and a miniature manufac
tory of Cole Bros. the lightning roc
max ers, of Green Castle, attract much
attention, The department have 1
pretty little pagoda and elabOratelN
furnished pavilion for their head
quarters, where their friends are re
freshed and entertained. They, ais.
have provided comfortable reading
room.
| MISSOURI.
This great corn state has for its com
missioner F. F. Hilder. Rnt smal
sample of corn in ear, wheat and hemp
its principal products, are shown
Fruits are grown, mostly apples som
cotton, and vegetables in abundance
In minerals, lead, zinc and iron. Goa
and building stone are admirably rep
resented. The st. Louis Fire Brick
pipe and tile display is good. A beau
tiful model Of the Belcher sugar re
finery. Of st. Louis, is a facsimile q
the original. Lemps lager beer has
prominent place, while liquors an
wines are close by. The pagods
trimmed with brown corn. and u larg
lot of excellent granite ware is seen
Flour manufac, uring Is also a gres
industry in Missouri. Cotton baggin
from hemp is made in great quantitie
The archaeological collection here dis
played belongs to VIM. McAdams, an
is said by experts TO be the largest an
most valuable of any in the Unite
States o..tside of the public museum
anu exhibits. MIR. McAdams, of Alton
was formerly State geologist. and h.
expended much time and money i
selecting his articles. Here one ca
gain a good deal of Information exam
ining these ancient Indian relics, an
the SO skulls of the 'StOne age" or til
Indian mound builders this is a cur
ous collection, lOf which were pickle
up on the surface or from excavation
within the past so years. One of tn
principle features of this states exhib
is the women's department., whic
consists of q very large upright sho,
case, wherein are collected handsom
and costly selections of home mad
fancy goods and articles. Mrs. Joh
b. Henderson sends an artistic o
painting, and Miss NJ. Guenth-r send
piece of fine art embroidering bot
ladies are from st. Louis. Visitor
should notice the elegant Chasuble G
priests vestiments. by the Sisters {
the Sacred Blood it is silk embroider
valued ut $l2O. Miss Farrar, of 81
Louis, has executed one of the fines
pieces of art in painting "a Nun,
and studies from nature, which is il
this collection. But special mentio
is merited i'm the Pottery collection. b
Mrs. Fannie Williams, one of the mo,
ar sistic displays of the kind at the Ez
position; this excellent lady is said
be unequaled in this gift. She mould
cd and baked these specimens in he
private oven or kiln. Miss Annie E
butchers porcelain painting is yer
dne.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Commissioners f. e. Bryant Ia hel
with the "Granite State" Prom
nently displayed within the space
profile map of New. Hampshire. pain
cd on o wooden surface go carved [
represent the uRdulations of the cour
try and outlined as other maps San
pie of d0mestics from Amoskaeg, Mar
chester print works inc blank cts frol
the Norway Plains company, whit
and colored hoods by the Roche ste
Blanke ct company. are well displayed
A new invention. a sOapstone finis
for black boards and houses is showI
Some 200 varieties of native wood al
on exhibition. This state is noted ft
its fine grained stones, such as are use