The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-11-28
mo. 3.
(Our Exposition Correspondence
New ORLEANS, November "a, 1885.

NEW ORLEANS, November "a, 1888
BY the time this letter reaches you,
the two great buildings for exhibitors
purposes will he crowded with exhibits
Of all kinds. Director General Glenn's
official record shows that, for some
time before opening day, every inch of
space in the thirty three acres under
the roof or the main building lthe
largest single building in the worldl
was taken, and the same can be- said
of the eighteen acre area i'll the elegant
editce last year known us the govern
ment building, but now called the
estates Building"
| assure you that the government
exhibit will be splendidly replaced by
that Of the different States and Terri
tories, that it will be- missed only by
the scientific few. Que quasi govern
ment exhibit, if it may be- SO called,
will be new feature this year; that
is to say, al exhibit by all the U. 8.
consuls OF the chief products OF the
cities or ports where they are located.
This was projected 10y Chas. 5. Hill,
aud he will have charge OF 1t. Last
year, he was in charge Of the U. ).
State department exhibit.
In the main building, IA l write,
thousands Of men have been busy
ever since the lOth-some as employ
ers, the m ijority as employees = in
getting ready the multifari0us products
OF skill, capital aud industry to meet
the IegioDs Of inquisitive sight seers.
These nave been compelling the rail-
road managers to constantly add more
and more cars to their trains and
daily the streets, hotels, boarding and
lodging hOslses show u steady increase
in the thrOssg of visitors. They come
from all points of this country from
the countries south Of US; from Brit
ish America from Europe; from Ja-
pan. should not be at all surprised
to see PatagOnian parasliDg on Canal
street; aud as far of Uruguay sends
"lager beer," to show what she eau do,
you can form some idea ut the Interest
this Exposition has created IN distant
South America.
Central America is represented in
the most liberal and handsome style.
+. Martinez, counsel for Guatemala,
Colombia and San Salvador, keeps
calling for more space. Venezuela Is
near those States. San Domingo Is ia
their neighb0rl0od. The republic OF
Honduras, Spanish Honduras) repre-
scented by Commissioner DIR. Il. Fitz-
gaertner, who was here last year, has
4 first class display Of her valuable
woods, minerals fibcrs, and manufac-
lures. DIR. +. tells me that lie has
already received numerous letters Of
inquiry from the north and west. from
substantial parties, about the climate,
soil, government, ETC., of his country.
The daily concerts, rendered by Pro-
lessor D'Aquin's fine orchestra, are
alone worth the price of admission.
The great music hall is then the center
of attraction. The new steam railway
from the center OF the city to the
grounds is complete success. One Ut
the chief complaints Vt visitors last
year is thus removed.
The base ball series Of games at the
grounds commenced ON the 10th, tho
contending clubs being picked profess
sional players from New York and st.
Louis. Thousands Of spectators attend.
/ The winter race meeting begins at
the grounds, where there is q regular
race track, on December 6til, aud will
continue until March. Over two hun
dred fine horses are entered already,
there being ample stsabliug mt hand.
Mr.. PAIN, the famous European pyro-
techDist, is buslIy preparing fw the
speedy first exhibition OF his maguifi-
cent spectacle, "The Destruction Of
Pompeii." It has never been eeen in
this country except, last summer, ut
New York, where 500, 600 people wero
delighted with it.
Information about rooms, with or
without board. can be bad Of Capt. b.
T. Walshe, chief Of the exposition
bureau of accommodation, ut No. ~
st. Charles street. 3-A-X.