The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-12
The Southern EXPOSITION.
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The Southern Exposition.
Sp ccial Correspondence 10 LEADER.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 81, 1885.
The beginning of the third week of
the Southern Exposition has come III
under the most favorable auspices.
The attendance is greater than any cor
responding week for the past two sea-
sons. The exhibits are better ANA more
numerous than ever before. The rail-
road rates arc cheaper; and the local ac-
comm0dations have experience gained
each succeeding year.
Kentucky naturally takes consider
able pride in making representative
state display of her products, and as it
is situated in the northeastern part CT
the building opposite California, she has
no easy position to fill and keep her
end up" This State shows great
variety Of stone, limestone, lithograph-
ing stone, paving granite, and marble,
also a superior grade of fire-clay. over
l95 specimens are exhibited. Fifty diff
ferent kinds Of clay and soil are shown,
this probably accounts for the great
variety in tie products of Kentucky.
Several very handsome cabinets Of
Kentucky minerals--irOn, copper, coal,
gold and silver bearing quartz and other
mineral native 10 the mountainous part
of the State-are propesiy labeled and
displayed.
The great staple crop Of Kentucky
tobaccO--iS shown in five large glass
cases filled with natural leaf # different
GRADES and qualities. Great jars VI
wheat. corn, oats, barley, rye, etc, prove
that this is 4 State III which the differ
ent cereals, Ike the fine stock produced,
grow toenyiabIc pcrtectness. over one
hundred different specimens OF useful
timber are ON exhibition, although
many which have not been duplicated
as yet were given away at New Orleans.
In valuable wood Kentucky ranks with
California, which probably holds the
leading position in this of nataral pro-
ductions.
An annex. 30XjO feet, has been built
TO the main building. from which Ken
tuckY shows some Goo tranSparencies
and water col0rs representing her llne
stock. farm views. and interesting nat
mal scenery. 4 transparency Of Mary
Anderson Is given prominent location.
An ancient curiosity, and still used in
some OF the interior countries, is the
com mill" Ii consists Of two large
stones shaped after the modern mill.
stones; about the size Of a wooden pail.
These are placed in an old hollow
stump, and ! shelled corn is let IN
through a Il, IN the center of the top
stone. The top stone is turned around
and in this way com meal Is produced.
Your correspondent suggested To Alr.
). c. llawkings, tho j., " gentleman III
charge Of the exhibit, tnat if he would
| secure Il 'moonShinCr tlStilleIy". it
would be a drawing c. II. Mr. Hawk
ms promised to get one, and said he did
rot anticipate much trouble III securing
| the curiosity.
Every Thursday evening the fireworks
attract huge crowds. The first week
| they were somewhat Of a failure. 1t
came about in this way: When max
! ing their contract, the management
gave to an American house, which bids
| Just the same as the celebrated English
| Pyrotechnist, Pain. who is the best III
the world and desiring To encourage
home industry" the American iipm
was employed. Well, their exhibit
would have been credit to Il county or
| state fair, or some small exposition, but
/ not good enough for the great Southern,
and Maj. Wright promptly Tired"
them and cabled to England for Pain.
who put in his appearance on time
on Thursday evenings, although
it was close work. The display was the
! best he ever made, and shows that the
management will have nothing but the
| best.
! Among some of the principal New
| Orleans exhibitors in an agricultural
way, are found here the Blrdsall Mfg
Co. Of Alabany, n. T.; Newark Mfg Go.
of Columbus. o., and OF course W. K.
White, the patent gate man, who act
ually sold during the last few weeks of
the Worlds Fair over $4,000 worth OF
rights. lie is located here in the south
western part of the main building,
where he makes handsome working
display of several sizes OF his gates.
lie has sold here in two weeks over 81,
600 worth of farm, county and state
rights. lie takes good notes, and OF
course has 10 trouble in selling his
! gate, as lie has good thing. Since his
patent was allowed he has sold $4,000
worth of rights, and showed your cor.
respondent the proof for it. SO you see
some people come here to make money
| and do it.
, Damrosch's Orchestra continues tht
biggest drawing card. The public rec
ognize that it pays when they can fo
| 80 cents each day, or y cents on Sat
urday, see not only the many curositie
and useful articles and inventions OF
, exhibition. but also hear two concert
| each, which would alone cost 81 an,
) Sl.50 if heard in an opera house.
Very truly.
w. ID. BoycE.
ruonw~ Glas|