Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-14
NEw.oRLEANS LETTER.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan 9, 1885

| exposition grounds until "ihursdaI'
/ il should have said TUESDAY" In
speaking of the government building,
| it makes me say land stands same DIS
lance of the main building" it should
have said, ..ani stands same distance
to the right of main building: and
again 10 speaking of our state coniinfs-
sioucr. am made to call his name
l..Buan:- his name i "Bacou.
The weather has somewhat cleared
up. and things begin TO look brighter;
il has not rainrd for four DAYS, ana IL
is now about here tie middle of Aprii
weather in Kansas. Yesterday. Jan
uary 8. is lcga! holiday here, and was
duly observed rs such, aud many cltl-
zen. visited Jackson Park and the OLD
battle grounds, a. the shrines at winch
TO worship the memory OF "Old HEX
ory.- | did not go down to the old
battle ground yesterday, but was there
last week. ID is situate on the bink
of The river about six or seven miles
below Canal street: portion oil IL Is
now used as union national cemetery,
also the remains of an irregular earth
works constructed by the confederate
force. during tn. war of the rebel
lion.
The exposition is every day assum-
| &c annH INF
much is to be done yet 10 get things IN
shape. and the management IL greatly
embarrassed for the want of money
with Inch TO complete the work.
The association is now about $780,
900 ia debt and the receipts from gate
money and other sources are not
enough to pay current expenses. n
large meeting uf the monied and iufiu-
eutiaI citizens of the city was held last
evening 20 devise measures TO reIeve
the management; of its present eihoar-
assment. aud | understand that the
meeting pledged temporary Ian 81
suilicicn mon-y To put the exposition
fairly Oh lis feet As far a. money l.
concerned.
| Most of the exhibits now in plac"
are American; but few of foreign ma
tion- are i'm place yet. British, Hon
dura- and Japan have their exhibits
! open. Mexico has great quantity
piled up in the main building and Is
inst beginning 10 open them, and II l.
| expected its display will be very line:
she has the largest space III the main
building, be-ides what will be put IN
the Mexican binding, being buili cX-
presslv for The Mexican exhib-
its: but this building l. not
vet complete. She has one exhibit
placed in front of the main entrance
TO the main building that attracts
much attention and curiosity of a sll-
yer mountain. The mountain l. set
on a sil.er basa. about three and 81 half
feet wide, five feet long and six inches
thick. The whole thing weighs 800
pounds. and is valued AT $4,000
England. France and Russia have their
products for exhibit on the road, and
are expecic,! to arrive soon, aud I'M
dersiand some other nations are 10 be
represented.
In abuut month from this time !
think everything VIII he in place and
working smoothly, and rhakc Il show
that everyone who can. ought Ia see.
1t will not be equal 10 the centennial,
but enough 10 make II grand show,
The cost of going aud coming is cheap,
and will likely be cheaper. aud the
weather will soon be so nice that il
will be- good tlip for the early -priag.
TO undertake TO describe what is TO
be seen here would be like undertake
ing TO go into tie congressional library
at Washington, aud tell in Il single let
ter VIVA Is cont aimed IN the thousands
of voleincS there found. In the iii lin
building are displayed all manner of
merchandise from the finest gold aud
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 prohibitioni,t, but hope none
of them will stay away on thai account.
| OF the matters III the main
building that attracts great attention.
l. the manufacture of spool cotton:
there are two or three different com
panic, exhibiting that industry, mota-
bly the Clark and Wilimantic compa-
mics, they each have running Il com
pleie set of machinery, showing the
process from the raw cotton TO finest
thread. there being sevente.n different
processes. and in addition the making
of the spool. and the >pooling; the
| spouliug machine is a marvel of mach
cnism. let M one who comes fail TO
see 1T. The display at agricultural
implements is simply ma vicious aud
gotten up in wonderful beauty; plows,
harvesters. 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
finishing touch, and many of them are
very fine. Texas. Illinois. Colorado.
California. Minnesota. Dakota and
Idaho are making very fine displays,
| especially the mineral products.
A. YOU pass up to the right of the
first aisle in the front part of the gov
eminent bnilding you come 10 Kansas:
next beyond i Wyoming, next Ore
gon, To the right Montana, and before
YOU reach Kansas you pass Nebraska
and Dakota, Dakota being rext to
Kansas on that side. To the left is
the display of the Chicago. Milwaukee
and 81. Paul railroad, and New IIamp-
shire; the railroad makes large and
interesting display of the products of
the country il traverse
The products of our own stale are
being artisJically arranged and COM
pare veil with any other state. bur the