Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-09
The Worlds Exposition
The Show is Not Yet Ready
for Visitors.
4 Dismal Report of Discomfort
at New Orleans.
The Investigation of Marshal
Lot Wrisht's Case.
lthnp Na,yS
Other News.
The New Orleans EXPOSITION


Charles Hallock. formerly editor Of
the Turf, Field ana Farm. writes from
New Orleans very dismally. The
weather is damp. wet, and miserable,
the houses are dank. beds moist, the
city sterloggea with the wretched
sewerage, aud there is no end Of mud,
mud, mud, of 4 sticky and villainous
| kind.
Ii Is difficult 10 ride in street ears.
They are crowded to suifoeation; and
Il Is torture 10 ride III them. Forty
persons are sometimes wedged in and
hauled by q single mule lie baulks.
and then the party must wait or Get
out and scramble for another car.
The distance 10 the grounds is from
foar 10 tive miles, aud 1t is worth ones
life to try the trip at this time.
Although opened, the exposition is
not yet in good order. Few Of the
exhibits are IN shape or ready vet,
aud all about the building aud grounds
there is much discomfort aud misery.
While writing of things rs they
now are, Mr.. Hatlock, IN his letter 10
the Pioneer Press. speaks very hope
fully of the future The work will be
advanced Ill few weeks. and then
the exposition will be vast in its di-
mensions and III its variety Of exhlb-
its. The weather Will also Improve.
and then he thinks the enterprise will
be a grand success. He speaks words
of good advice to northern people 20
ing there. The sum Of il is that they
had better not so till after january Is
over. They should then 20
not clad for summer weather, but
expecting 10 lind the weather
not summer, but with raw. chill,
damp days, and good warm clothing is
recommended as the best to wear.
Board is high, hotel rates exorbi,
tant; private carriage hire way up i'll
the figures, and people gong there
must expect to pay round sums for
very indifferent comforts. There will
be i'll thus an improvement as time
goes on. Visitors who go there now
generally leave soon aud very much
diSgusted. 1t is now ike going to
house not fully completed nor with
It's furniture IN, but into which the
family is moving IN a spell of cold,
miserable, dreary, rainy weather
The visit should not be made until
the work Of preparation is more I'D
vanced. ard the things III better sys
tenn. AS an illustration OF the wretched
accommodations another correspond
ent says: "rhc public carriage sys
tenn i'll New Orleans il not the best Ill
the world Prices are exorbitant, one
gentleman Of Prof. Eiehle's party
paying s. for the conveyance of HIM
self and wife 10 boarding house
short distance from the depot. There
are very few carriages III New Or
leans oa account IF the mud. During
the muddy season there is very little
driving and drivers who venture cut
often get mired. The street car tracks
are planked to offer solid road
way for the horses. New Orleans has
not very ample hotel accommo
dations. The Hotel ROYAL, III which
a number of the Minnesota teachers
stayed, is the finest of the public
houses. This was the old state capl
tol aud is a magnificent building
The rates are in proportion, II and
upward. Two large hotels are now
building near the grounds. The rates
are high ut all the hotels, and visitors
not wishing 10 sqaander too lavishly
had b2tter lodge at private house.
Restaurants are abundant and very
good. Their charges are reasonable.
Indeed one can fare as well for the
same expense rs III st Paul.