Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-10
- ORLEANs 80.
sSpecicll Correspondence.
u L. M 10.


1ne usual powder burning and AL varis-
~ oI prAnks tOr which yOLHS America
- noted. And while Ehere Was nO
snow Las skies Weie overcast, the slr
damp and emily, and blazing hres and
heavy OyercouJs were very enjoyable,
Srhe day was largely cslEbrated ny an
adult class with gl2ss hornsi" Tor
sPhIeh the chilly atmosphere created atn
unusual demand shOugh WAS little ur
40 evidences OF iuIem pPiauce on the
streets nor IN The puohc resorts
~ the Exposition iG SgaS children s
dav. VINO wee admitted AZ halt- price,
aud Tor whose delecJAtlou large
Christmas Tree was prepared, sJDcAed
with a Vs-L Variety Of gHLs. Ia the bV-
eniug there WAS tine music, ana The
buildings we've brilliantly illuminated
nv elscJiici,y, ana u great thrOug Oh de-
hghled people, including the lItle Pe"-
pie. LUOk ia tie novel shCe Tor the hr>t
line The nam buIldI1g devoted 70
pnvAte aud general eXh bus, covers
space Ol THIRTY three acres, and ellc'Led
many excluulaLluns OF wonder from The
numerous yisltyrs. All the buildings
ARC ou scale OF like magnitude, Lhe
whole Including about sevGuly- "a
acres under root.
While many hundreds Of Exhibits arc
already up, possibly thousand II nay
nurpiise the eadeI - - dlc your Cor
resuuudeut, 10 learn Jnat many huuo-
reds are vet iLcum ylete. and EsrS mahy
are ysL ~ arrive: aud this j. not OHLJ
true OF private but also az GUEe,nmeuL
and State Exhibits, Hu1 Iuily Il mouth
AUST elapse betOre The vast enterprise
viii be in complete running uluet, 30
that the Intending VISLtOr Will Lost noun
ing BY po stpOuiug MS coming Tor thirtE
,lays but will Do che gamer ~ duiuS
40. IN the meantime Lhu gr1hD4lnS
and trlc ion inevitable Al The Inaugura-
ton Of all great events, prevails IL this
case. L. would De 4 LnanklesS, aH0
.uerhaDg useless task, 10 AJtenpt IL
Locate ne cause or causes OI 50 much
,,unhIcL, trlcuOn aud confusion. Much
Df il doubtless results fran delAy La rOI-
svArdinv exhibits: some rom lack o.
rapid and plentiful transportation ana
some flOm unavoidable mistakes III Lhl
management. Sut III snort lime your
,:orrssuuuueuC believes that Ill grUuhus
IF Complaint will have disappeared, and
the great EApUsILlUu VIII present a
scene OF peaceful and mul:IlUI N lnLei-
asL never before Witnessed III Tue WUrIus
histor, and that its results VIII surpass
the widest dreams Oh It's hroJeHLurs,
The opening LOOK place Hs adFeI Used
Dec 10th, ami Was attended III me AZ u
sic Hall ii the main building, b VAL
sludIeucs .. nearly twenty I'VE thousand
psupe. aud Ia The preSencG VI Cah-utL
Officers, foreign representatives., huhd-
reds OF eNE bIJOrs, natlonhl, State and
CITY officials, civic and mliLaty- but
The real Lon Of Lhe OCCASION Was MAJOR
Burke. director General, the soul u Lie
snLerulise, VINO was received with the
snOst tumuIJuUus ADMINISTRATIONS II ap-
prov al " hen he up feared and, III lew
eloquent words, turned over his grea,
work To the pres dent vi the association,
who in turn, add essing President Ar
Thur AZ W ishingtOn clLy, turned oyer
lhe Exposition 10 The NATION, and 30 the
world, who answered in Il cOngratula-
rnry reply, and declared the Exposition
sIpen. All this was, of cuurse, by tsIe-
graph and WAS heartily cheered by the
audlsuce. Gov. mcEne'y read also 4
lengthy address the Mayor Of the city
m.tUe one VI welcome, and midst The
booming Of guns, The music ot bands
and clouds OF hags and banners, The
Worlds Exposition WAS finally begun.
A number OF states have their exhlb-
It's III an incOmple g condition. ne are
nearly ready, but your readers must
them, rs il would do them injustice -
apply al, her description or criticism 70
them at this early stage, and to which
vCur GORE puRdeut intends to do tut
Justice The Government display, when
finished, wall be the most complete and
the most interesting ever attemp ed,
and will be in itself gre It study, both
for the student and teacher aud Tor the
ordinary observer. Every department
Of the public service, the navy and
army, the Interior, Patent, State Edu-
cauIOnal, all will here be portrayed TO-
rether with q most wonderful array Ol
ssucient, prehistoric and historic Ob-
jaets Of the greatest interest to all. ID
lsll Of which such attention will Ue given
zLs 10 leave hUtle more 70 be asked fOI
by your readers,
Ii maI be we'll to remind such of your
readers as intend I'd visit the EXpOsI
ton; that ON arrival here they will fac
plenty OF lodging room from 25 cents L
one dollar per day, aud As for b al ding
it can be had at any price ''under the
san, =" au9in every Fariety, from a han
sandwich to an ala6Oraie aud luXurIUu;
banquet. The EXpO~isiOu office III th'
CITY, 1859 Gr;lvier etI sat, hAs = depart
ment entirely occupied in directing
strangers where TO hud accommodations
ana as the information is free and reha
bic, il is we'll to call there. Have yuul
mail directed TO Exposition PostOHice
New Orleans, La, Is the, is much la
bllity Of it being lost IN the rush.
coming Only To the general Office IN tn
city. Bring umbrellas, overcOats, anC
if convenient = blanket with you:
parasOl and straw nat viii be useful Of
odd days.
Extending TO yoE the compliments q
the season, and trusting that we ma,
have many PLEASANT meetings during
the next SIX uOnths, wbil0 pOrtrayInl
tha Exposition and the objects OF iater
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