The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-09-26
THE COMING EXPOSITION.


After the closing of the Worlds Ex-
position, with no prospect of re.openins
by the old management, the people of
New Orleans felt that the Exposition
should be continued another year, and
there were those who went to work
with this aim in view.
BY the time of winding up the bust
ness Of the management of the Worlds
Exposition a new set of directors had
been formed and supplied with suffi-
Gent means, mainly by subscription, to
enable them to purchase at a nominal
price the entire plant OF the Worlds
Exposition. The new management
composed of able business men of
the Crescent City, have discarded
all clap trap end sensationalism and
by this straight forward course have
insured a confidence in their every
word, which speaks volumes for the
success of their undertaking-the
North Central and South American
Exposition. At first there was a natu
raj hesitation to re.emhark in another
exposition at New Orleans, for the
colossal proportions assumed by the
Worlds Fair last year made it appear
doubtful that any set of men, however
capable, could organize an exposition
that would in any way equal the orig
inal efforts with its national backing
and all the enthusiasm inspired 10y the
initial opening of so grand an enter
prise. On the other hand they found
ready for their use magnificent prop
erty intended for exposition purposes
and designed on an immense scale, and
they were confronted with only the
question of filling the building with
exhibits.
The true situation was soon realized
by every individual and corporation
on which such an undertaking depends
for success and now the American EX-
position management have, in a manner,
left off appealing. The interest has
grown so that they felt that hcnceforth
to the day of opening they can direct
their energies solely toward perfccting
the attractions they have secured and
those that will come without further
effort on their part, without fear of
success.
Last year tho transportation facilities
for reaching the Worlds Fair were of
an unsatisfactory character, but advices
from New Orleans point TO a removal
of this Inconvenience. st. Charles
Avenue has been covered its entire
length with an asphalt pavement,
making one of tho most beautiful
drives in the country. 1t leads not
only to the Exposition grounds, but
drivo-ways into the park arc now being
built. The great addition however is
double track steam railroad, from the
heart of the city, corner Canal and
Carondelet streets, to a point inside of
the grounds, over which it is proposed
to run trains every 10 or Is minutes,
placing visitors on the grounds in
about 20 minutes.
With only the problems of rapid
transit aud the "iilling of oceans of
vacant space" to worry tho promoters
at the outset, it only remains to state
that the management have been re-
lieved of all anxiety on these scores
in fact, they are now warning those
who intend making exhibits to secure
space nj once Gro it is too late, their
worry about space having been entirely
reversed.
In word, the gratifying announce
ment can be made that the North,
Central and South American EXPOSE
ton, to be opened on the 10th of No.
vember, next, is now nm assured success.