McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15
OUR EXPOSITION LETTER.

section. Only few families received
callers, and the small boy with the tin
horn and frecracker was consciously
absent; though there was enough Of the
latter co start the fire that burnt out
one block of buildings in the city, at a
loss of over $4,000, Thursday night
After continuance of rain and warm
weather for two weeks, the weather sud
denly changed about midnight of 1884
and 1885, and the first of January came
in cool and brisk, forcibly reminding one
of overcoats, cloaks, flannel and fires.
Several Commissioners to the Expo,
sition went home to spend the holidays
Among them were Ex-Gov. Furnas of
Nebraska; A. P. Sharpstein of Washing
ton Territory; A c. Davis of Michigan;
A. Mckenzie of Dakota; j. Haynes
of Yellowstone National Park art de-
partment. Gov. Goldsworthy Of Belize,
British Honduras, after pleasant visit
here, has returned home. C. p. Hunt
ington, leading railroad owner and
manager, was in New Orleans, this
week Col. C. E. Rollins, general west
ern agent for the Stettin- Lloyd Ocean
Steamship Co, and editor of the Insur-
ance Argus, Chicago, was visiting the
Crescent City, accompanied by his fam
lily, during the past few days.
If the Great Eastern does not come
to New Orleans. the old Liberty Bell of
the Keystone State will. Arrangements
have been made to let her ring south of
Mason & Dixon's [now imaginary line.
1t will be escorted by three tried, true
stalwart policemen. The public can view
the century-treasured relic as it passes
through over half dozen states to reach
Louisiana.
In the gallery of the government
building, where the colored people have
their exhibit, most beautiful and ar
tistic display is being given, which shows
progress of this race is very encourag-
ing. There is much originality of de-
sign and finish and great credit is due
them for the interest they have taken
in their departments. Hon. B. K. Bruce,
Register of the Z. S. Treasury, is the
Commissioner of this branch of the Ex-
position, which evidences that he has
we'll performed his mission.
One can stand for hours watching the
handling of cotton from the field through
it's numerous manipulations Picking,
ginning, pressing, thence carding, spin
ing, weaving, ready for the sewing ma
chine; Or after spinning, spooling, for
sewing thread. Along the same row is
machine for making spools from little
blocks of wood. 1t feeds and operates
itself automatically turning out several
thousand spools an hour.
Also the silk industry, which has
grown so rapidly, wherein nearly every
state and territory is more or less engag
ed, attracts undivided attention. The
working of silk from the cocoon by reel
ing off the tiny ibres, and warping it
for the looms. where handkerchiefs, rib
bons and dress-goods are manufactured
right before your eyes, seemingly with
the least difficulty.
The fact is nearly every art known to
human ingenuity can be practically seen
in operation by attending the EXPOSE
ton. 1t seems that nothing is left I'M
represented, which proves this is indeed
the World Fair
Every state and territory in the gov
ernment is supplied with register and
all visitors are requested to sign their
name and residence, also where they
are stopping in the city. Arkansas has
the largesE book, but Dakota gets ahead
of it by having double or duplicate
copy.
The impression has gone abroad that
visitors to the Worlds Exposition are
charged axorbitant rates for board and
rooms. While this no doubt has been
the case in some instances. yet tits un-
necessary. The writer called on WOLF
& Moulton. % Carondc!et street. who
act as commissioners between the hotels.
boarding house and rooms to let peo-
pie, and was informed that the average
price paid by visitors for room and board
was less than two dollars per day.
For reliable and condensed informa-
ton about New Orleans and the Expo