, 1885-05-31
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tho Governments building.

tho Governments Buildlng.
new orleans Cor. Chicago Times
The exposition affords the finest dis
play of the natural and manu-
lectures of the western hemisphere that
was ever made. The Mexican exhibit
stands far ahead of that of any other
foreign nation. No one interested in
developing trade with Mexico ought to
miss the opportunity the present expo
sition anords of seeing Just what
Mexico manufacturers, and what she
does not n anufacture, and what the
tastes of the Mexicans are. One of the
chief reasons why European nations
have surpassed us in getting the trade
Of Mexico and the south American
states is that European manufacturers,
being obliged to seek foreign markets,
study the tastes of those whom they
would have for customers. while our
own manufacturers, accustomed to o N
slider only the domestic market, know
little of the tastes OF the nations south
of us, and frequently try-io sell them
such goods rs they do not care for.
If there be any one who has not yet
gotten rid of the idea that the Next
cans are semi-savages he should visit
New Orleans and look at some OF the
fine leather and textile goods and
wooden carving and inlaying which
Mexico exhibits.
Very much the handsomest building
on the grounds is the beautiful octa-
gonal structure, decorated in the style OF
the Alhambra, which the Mexican gov
eminent erected at great expense for
the display Of the minerals Of the sister
republic" There is nothing in it but
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labeled and classified and arranged by
states, accompanied by maps and loss
sections OF the principal mining regions
of the country. Mexico has spared no
expense to put her best foot forward
and a very pretty foot it is-at the New
Orleans exposition, and this fact alone
proves the anxiety of the Mexican gov
eminent to cultivate trade with the
United States. The band of the Eighth
regiment of the Mexican army
has been kept at the expo
sition to advertise the Mexican
exhibits, and, with all due respect to
our own famous Marine band, all who
have heard the Mexican band, agree
that it is the finest they ever listened to.
Its concerts have of themselves drawn
thousands of people TO the exposition
grounds. The piece de resistance of
the exposition is what is called the gov
eminent building. There all the
branches of the government have their
exhibits, but what is of far more real
value that the government exhibits is
the industrial exhibits made by the state
and territories. The exhibits of the
Smithsonian institution, the general
land Office, the olite of the commissioner
of r.ilroads, the patent Office, and navy
and postotce department are all highly
ereditable, but the exhibit of the state
department - Well, what could the
department of state exhibit, 1t might
perhaps have sent to New Orleans the
original declaration of Independence
and the other relics that are shown in
the department library, but these are
too precious to carry around the
country.
As it has nothing to exhibit it would
have been better had it modestly adj
mitted that fact. Instead of that ii
has constructed an enormous glass
globe lthe globe is the sacred symbol
of the department.. which is entered
by n flight of stairs, and in which
twenty or thirty people may bestow
themselves. The interior of the globe
is divided into a~lcoves, and in these
alcoves it has been attempted to dis
play the arts of the whole world-that
is. TO make a micro expos ton. Ct
course everything has to be very small,
and the heterogeneous character Of the
collection and the littleness Of the OBJ
jects combine TO make the state de-
partment's globe look like a stall in n
church fair. There are some little brass
idols, and some pictures of Dutch peas
ants, and som Asiatic beads. and some
samples of cloth. and some wooden knick-
knacks, and a very little of al
most everything. In the other govern
ment exhibits II sees the instruments
of the signal service, the appliances tor
correcting ship 5 compasses, the mechan-
ism of the postofice, the different eth
DDS of Mining, the absorption OF sett ers
of the public do ain, the growth of Il
railroad system, the craniums and the
habitations of the aborigines, and q
great many other useful aud interesting
things.
The exhibits made by the states are in
nearly every case admirable. Most of
them can not be praised too highly.
The exposition managers maze an al
lowance to every sta1e TO aid in making
this display, so that every state and ter
ritory could do something without any
expense to itself. OF course, those that
have made fine displays have spent their
own money literally.
There has been some talk of reopen
ing the exposition in October. If the
government and state exhibits can he
left undisturbed, such individual ex-
hibits as might be withdrawn could be
replaced and the exposition could go on,
just as good as it is now. AT any rate,
it is a pity to close the exposition so
soon alter it has got into working order.