Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05
FROM LOUISVILLE, ky.
To the Chronicle


crowded and the dizziness in business
circles has passed away
Our Exposition il the centre OF
attraction. | am glad to be able to
say that never before has the attraction
been so great. Formerly, during the
FIRST days Of the opening, space was
plentiful all over the building and
great deal of it unoccupied; but this
year all the space is taken, and one is
bewildered in the midst OF such pro-
fusion OF beauty.
The main aisles are filed with the
foreign displays, sixteen foreign coun-
tries being represented. Alter pass
ing through these exhibits, you have a
dreamy feeling that you have just got
ten home from abroad, and want to
call on your friends and tell them all
about it. These displays were upon
exhibition in New Orleans, and have
been brought here in their entirety,
and in nearly every instance with
large additions.
Russia occupies space OF $3.50
square feet, and all the products OF that
vast country, including curious manu-
features from Moscow and St. Peters,
burg, are here in great variety.
Paris has sent her contributions of
@brlc-a-brac," in the way of fancy vases,
chairs, rugs, paintings, china, screens,
ETC., which, from an artistic point of
view, are very attractive. Time would
fail me to speak of Mexico, Austria,
Hungary, Italy, etc.
BY far the best display in the Expo
sition is that by the Southern Pacific
Company" This display is cr0a0ded in
$4,000 square feet of space, ine the
northern part of the building, and at
tracts the interest and admiration OF
all. 1t presents faithful picture of
California, with over 1000 specimens
Of the wonderful products of that state,
and is first-rate exposition in itself.
The same collection was exhibited in
New Orleans, and received several
medals for excellence. Large addi-
tons have been made to 1t here, and
it now embraces over 1000 specimens
of grain from every county in the state,
Il large exhibit of wheat, minerals,
fruit, grasses, woods, wines, etc. What
Immediately attracts the attention
however, is frame cube, fourteen feet
three inches in dimensions, covered
with gilt paper, giving it the appear
ance of solid block pf gold. This
represents the amount Of gold taken
from California mines, S'iz., 81 100000
600 A similar cube of twelve feet
represents the silver product
There is also upon exhibition sec
ton OF the original big Tree" from
the "Calevaras Grove" IL feet in dame
ter and grew 90 feet from the base, the
tree being $50 feet high. 1t was cut
down by some miners in 1858, and has
lain where it fell ever since. The
grove is 100 miles east of San Francis
co, and contains $50 of these mighty
giants.
Advertising, like competition, is the
life OF trade. The exhibitors seem to
to be well acquainted with this truth.
There are enough miscellaneous arti-
cles given away as advertisements to
stock small fancy store. The o. N.
T. thread. department. presents every
lady caller with spool of thread. I'm
mediately opposite is Clark's thread
exhibit, which contributes with equal
liberality. The Pearline man forces
upon you a package of his cleansing
compound, the bread soda man gives
you package of soda, and there is the
tooth-powder philanthropist and the
face-powder representative. You are
loaded down by this time, and can car
ry no more. But stay-here is the free
beer stand, the "heathen chinese" dis
pensing free hot and iced tea, and the
hot biscuit man little way off. We
are thankful to be able to carry such
as they are not in the way,
and we can laugh at board bills and
lunch time has lost its interest.
The attendance thus far has been ex-
cellent, with the promise of continued
Every one seems to
be we'll pleased with the show, and the
voice of the usual croaker is silent in
the land.
| suppose your readers will be in
terested in the arrangements now be-
ing made for the coming tobacco day
celebration at the Exposition, which
will take place Thursday, Sept. 18th.
1t is intended to have grand parade,
in which all the business houses here
will be represented. | understand
that the railroad fare will be lower |
than ever before, and | have also had |
an intimation that all who have sent |
to this market will get COM
ticket to the Exposition.
However, be that as it may, there will |
certainly be fine variety of tobacco |
shown, and it will be Il great day for
all in that line.
have not space in this letter to
speak of the best two features of the |
viz, the Art Gallery and
the music. Words cannot express
what ought to be said of them, but |
shall try to give you an idea in regard |
TO them in my next. B.
A Fort DOneIsOn Story.