Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-28
The Worlds Fair.

article or two in regard to the Worlds
Fair, from which l have just return
ed. The inquisitive mind would per-
'haps first desire to be informed as to
whether the Exposition is a success
or failure. Measured by one class
of standard it is complete failure;
but estimated by different standard
it is one of the grandest successes the
world has ever known.
Imet while there people from all
the States and Territories comprising
our Union. l attentively heard the
various objections and words Of COM
mendation, and noted what classes of
individuals commended the EXPOSE
ton and what classes condemned and
pronounced it a failure, and in many
cases heard why it was a failure.
There were present many monoma-
MACS. Some of them thought the
machinery exhibit excellent, but
cared nothing about anything else.
Others were pleased with the civil
engineering exhibit, and thought it
useless to have made such an extern
sive agricultural exhibit. And so on
ad infinitum as regards the other eX-
hibits. Thus you see, according to
the views of this class of individuals,
the Worlds Fair is a failure, because
the exhibits are too numerous. There
is another class of individuals whose
illiberality will not allow them to
behold any virtues or excellencies
beyond the periphery of party lines
and nalnes, and many of this class
were present at the Fair who pro
nOunced the Exposition a failure be-
cause it was located IN the South. The
thought never occurred to some that
any excellencies could exist outside Of
New York State. These are fair eX.
amples of the objections urged, and ]
am persuaded that those newspapers
of the North which are so bitterly ira.
ducing and impugning the excellen.
cies of the Exposition must have
gotten their information from just
such a class of individuals as above
enumerated. The liberal-minded
man, be he Northern or Southern,
looking upon and considering the ex.
hibits as a collection of the resources
and wonders of the world, must con.
fess that there is now on exhibition
at New Orleans the most complete
and extensive display of agricultural
products, mineral resources, machin
cry, etc., that has ever been collected
at any one place prior to this time
OthereXpOsitiOns may have surpassed
in some particular exhibits, but the
completeness of the several depart
ments of the Cotton Growers EXPOSE
ton has never been equalled.
For the benefit of those expecting
to visit the exposition / will offer ;
few suggestions. You may go at leasr
three different routes from McMTinn
vile, the cost of round-trip tickets
being about the same. Delays anC
accidents excepted, the time requisite
for making the journey is also abOu
the same. L first went to Chattanoog;
and there boarded the train running
on the Cincinnati, New Orleans ant
Texas Pacific r. r. i chose thi
route that might be enabled to pas
over Lake Ponchartrain, which i
crossed by one of the longest trestle
in the world. The distance acros
the lake at this point is about tel
miles, and the entire length of tn
trestle is about twenty-eight miles
Persons starting upon the journe,
should provide themselves with "a
tons sufficient for about three days
as meals taken along the way mus
be paid for at an eXhorbitant price
besides in cases Of delay one may sui
fer with hunger before reaching tn
stopping places, unless provide,
against such contingencies. Thedail,
papers, which can be purchased O
the trains, contain advertisements {
boarding houses and hotels. 1t j
best to make your selection before al
irving at the city; and when you d
arrive have nothing to do with cal
men and hack drivers. BY walkin
a block or so you can always fin
street cars, the drivers of which wi
give you information how to reac
any part of the city. Any policema
will kindly give the same inform;
ton. 1t is best to engage lodgin
only, and then you can take you
meals wherever YOU may happen