Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

10 worship the memory OF "Old Hick-
ory." l did not go down to the old
battle ground yesterday, but was there
last week. 1t is situate on the bank
of the river about six or seven miles
below Canal street; a portion of it is
now used as union national cemetery,
also the remains of an irregular earth
works constructed by the confederate
forces during the war of the rebel
lion.
The exposition is every day assum-
ing more satisfactory condition, but
much is to be done yet to get things in
shape, and the management is greatly
embarrassed for the want of money
with which to complete the work.
The association is now about $780,
600 in debt and the receipts from gate
money and other sources are moi
enough to pay current expenses. a
large meeting of the monied and influ-
entail citizens of the city was held last
evening to devise measures to relieve
the management of its present enbar-
assment, and | understand that the
meeting pledged a temporary loan OF
sufficient money to put the exposition
fairly OH its feet as far as money is
concerned.
Most of the exhibits now in place
are American; but few of foreign ma.
tions are in place yet. British, Hon.
duras and Japan have their exhibits
open. Mexico has a great quantity
piled up in the main building and j:
just beginning to open them, and it il
expected its display will be very fine
she has the largest space in the main
building, besides what will be put in
the Mexican binding, being built ex
Dressly for the Mexican exhib.
its; but this building is not
yet complete. She has one exhibit
placed in front of the main entrance
to the main building that attracts
much attention and curiosity of a sIl-
yer mountain. The mountain is sci
on silver base, about three and a halt
feet wide, five feet long and six inches
thick. The whole thing weighs 5,6iC
pounds. and is valued at S114,J
England, France and Russia have their
products for exhibit on the road, and
are expected to arrive soon, and I'M
derstand some other nations are to be
represented.
In about month from this time
think everything VIII be in place and
working smoothly, and make a show
that everyone who can, ought to see
1t will not be equal to the centennial
but enough to make grand show,
The cost OF going and coming is cheap,
and will likely be cheaper, and the
weather will soon be so nice that il
will be good trip for the early spring
TO undertake to describe what is 10
be seen here would be ike undertake
ing to go into the congressional library
at Washington, and tell in single let
ter what is contained in the thousands
of volemes there found. In the main
building are displayed all manner of
merchandise, from the finest gold and
silver set with diamonds, down to a
building of good size made of soap;
and beer in such quantities and shape
is here displayed as would disgust a
Kansas prohibitionist, but hope none
of them will stay away on that account.
OF the matters in the main
building that attracts great attention,
is the manufacture of spool cotton;
there are two or three different COM
panies exhibiting that industry, nota-
bly, the Clark and Willimantic compa-
mics, they each have running COM
plete set of machinery, showing the
process from the raw cotton to finest
thread, there being seventeen different
processes, and in addition the making
of the spool, and the spooling; the
spooling machine is marvel of mach
enism, let no one who comes fail to
see 1t. The display of agricultural
implements is simply marvellous and
gotten up in wonderful beauty; plows,
threshing machines, so
richly painted that the painting on al
most anyone of them would be ample
embellishments for lords drawing
room.
In the government building, the
state display is fast approaching the
touch, aud many of them are
very fine. Texas, Illinois, Colorado,
California, Minnesota, Dakota and
Idaho are making very fine displays,
the mineral products.
As you pass up to the right of the
first aisle in the front part of the gov
building you come to Kansas;
next beyond is Wyoming. next Ore
gon, to the right Montana, and before
you reach Kansas you pass Nebraska
and Dakota, Dakota being next to
Kansas on that side. To the left is |
the display of the Chicago, Milwaukee
md ST. Paul railroad. and New Hamp-
hire; the railroad makes q large and !
display of the products of |
he country it traverses.
The products of our own state are
,eing artisiically arranged and COM
,are well with any other state, but the
'ariety is not as large as it ought to
,e. noticed brands of -four from
lawrence, Fit. Scott, and other cities,
nut none from Wichita. Why do not
'ur millers do themselves proud by
ending some fine samples Of -four?
flour attracts much at
ention here. The only thing I no.
iced from our section is a represents
ION OF Geuda Springs.
The general government has on ex-
ibition portion of the relics of the
freely Exploring Expedition. which
raws well, as the Snowman says. Also
full sized model of an s-inch steel
un, about eighteen feet long. The
all weighs 225 pounds, aud will pene-
rate twenty inches of solid iron, and
is estimated it will carry the
all eleven miles.
An electric railroad is being con- {
.ructed around the grounds, but the
lotive power is not yet on exhibition.
The Art hall is not yet finished, and
ut little is known as yet what the
in that line will be.
The Old Liberty Bell is to be sent G
ON Philadelphia, and arrangements c
e being made to give it grand ova- /
on, all through the country it passes 9
| route here, and to give it a public 1
ception here on its arrival, befftting
hero of liberty. But enough,
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