The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-12-12

Special Correspondence Of the Eelao:
The proposition made by Mr.. S. L.
Cary of Jennings, published in the
Echo of last week, has called forth
much approval from the Louisiana
commission, and it is to be hoped that
all portions of Calcasien, and other
parishes of the State will follow the
example of Jennings in this matter.
The Louisiana exhibit is weakest in its
display of agricultural products. Its
mineral and forest displays are grand,
but there is only an indifferent show
ing of its great agricultural resources
and it's wonderfully fertile soil. Lately
some vegetables and fruits have come
in, but it will require many more do
nations of this kind to place Louis
ianason an equality with even as far
distant States as Iowa and Nevada.
There can be no doubt of the supe-
riority of the exhibits made BY the
ladies of Louisiana, none of the other
States will come up to this. Besides
the very fine displays made by them
in the Creole exhibit, and in the wo-
mans department, there is still an
other collection gathered by a third
society of Louisiana ladies, displayed
together with the State collective ex-
hibit. This contains many objects of
art, as well as valuable historical
relics. There is brass mortar used
two centuries ago, statute from the
ruins of POmpei, a bible printed in
1918, a knife once owned by James
Il, of Scotland, and other curiosities
not to be found in any museum in this
country. Even the furniture in the
Louisiana official headquarters is of
priceless historical value, as well rs of
much intrinsic beauty, being that used
by the celebrated Don Bernardo de
Galyez, Governor of Louisiana and
Mexico, under the Spanish Dominion,
1t is of stamped Cordovan leather,
richly carved and in solid mahogany.
A handsome contribution to the Lou
isiana exhibit of forest products, is in
the shape of a table, composed of 1000
pieces of wood, of many different va
rieties and of all colors. all these
woods being of Louisiana growth.
The centre piece of the surface repre-
sents a globe; on one side is the Amer
lean flag, on the other the Irish,
while around are designs of the Ores
cent and stars, the Southern cross, the
rising and setting sun, etc. The Dor
der is made up of a combination of
Shamrocks, while the pedestal repre-
sent beehive.
The natural history collection of
the State has finally been arranged,
and is almost the equal of the cele-
brated display made by the SmithsoD-
ian Institute of Washington, last year.
1t is intended TO embrace, as far as
possible, every species native to the
State, and has already secured all the |
fishes found in Louisiana waters, and !
quite number of its birds and ami
mals.
Commissioner A. E. P. Albert,
representing the colored people of the |
State, has Just returned from trip he
took through Central Louisiana, for
the purpose of interesting his brethren
in the Exposition, and securing ex-
hibits for their display here. He |
brought a number of these with him. |
He reports that as soon as the crops |
are harvested there will be quite an
of negroes, especially from
the sugar districts and river parishes.
Since the appointment of Mr.. Buck
as Director General there has been
a marked improvement in the Expo
sion; there are no longer blank spaces,
but it boasts of attractions enough to |
keep one busy a couple of weeks
sightseeing. The work of preparation
goes on so smoothly and rapidly-it !
will keep on until the very day the |
gates are closed, for an Exposition is
always improving and receiving add
the Management has de-
voted itself exclusively TO arranging
the transportation rates, so as to at
tract big crowds here, and providing
amnsements and entertainments 10 in
terest the visitors wien they come.
The transportation problem is of
the first Importance. The rates are
better than last year, Sl2 for 3 round
trip from Memphis to New Orleans
and return, with a privilege of laying
over month; SIS from Atlanta and
Sl8 from St. Louis and other cities
in proportion; but the Management
hope 10 get even better terms and
these, especially fo= excursions. They
have already had several large exeur-
sions, mainly from Mississippi, Ala
bama and the neighboring States; and
are waiting for the cold snap to send
visitors down here from the North 10
enjoy the mildest and pleasantest
winter New Orleans has ever known.
A series of excursions from the
Deighboring cities, like Memphis, No
bile, Meridian and other points has
been arranged for next week, begin
ming with December 9th, which has
been fixed upon as New Orleans day."
and when the first representation will
be given of Prof. Pains great pyro-
technical display OF the destruction of
Pompeii. The Exposition will be in
such shape, by that time, that the
visitors will carry home the most fat
tering reports, and send others to see
the sights.
Other celebrations will follow fast;
December 18th will probably be
chosen as Iowa Day, when the Gov
ernor of that State, and several large
excursions of Iowans will arrive. De-
cember 2and, will be New England
day, in which event, the Governors Of
all the six New England States will
join.
in the Government Building, the
missing States and Territories are
rapidly turning M. The Missouri ,ex.