The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-03-28
New Orleans Letter.
Yours truly.
BR0ADBRIM.
FRoN our SPECIAL CoMREsroSpEST.

From OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDENT.
INV ORLEANS. March 20 1885.
at is a wonderful Exhibition" is the
verdict Of every one after viewing this
colossal Worlds Fair, and one that must
result in immeasnrable value to the whole
country. 1t is of such vast propositions,
and comprises so many departments as
TO puzzle and confouui the correspondent
in bis Efforts to portray it. Think ofthe
Main building alone covering oyer thirty
acres, (93 it is said,) and every nook and
corner,aIl the vast Hoor aud The vast gall
lerIts filed with variety Of exaibits,
from all lands, from every cline and sea
Every device of man, of art, is here rep.
resented and iu competition.
Nearly half II million square feet of
6 srace in this building is devoted to the
display of machinery alone, and is fully
occupied. There are nearly $50 different
steam engines, representing 1000 horse
power; many Of these are used in operat-
ing machinery, and are supplied with
steam from main battery of 81 large
boilers, and with miles oil shafts, pulleye
and myriads of wheels in operation, the
scene simply battles description. In this
department is represented all the lat, 81
and best modern Inventions in wood and
iron working, farm and factory imple.
ments and devices, from the sm lllest pin
paperng machine up to the heavy c1tton
compress, whose pressure power is 2500
tons and weight 4lO0 pounds. the
largest machine on the ground. OF cot.
ton, corr, wheat, sugar, and other farm
and crop working implements and ma
chinery, there is no end.
Tho foreign exhibits in the main
building are of wonG erful interest though
not so extensive as were shown in the
Centennial Exposition, several nations
there represented, having no official ex-
hibits here. But the absence of these is
fully atoned for in splendid private dis
plays. and by Jamaica, the Republic of
Honduras, British Honduras. Guata nlula,
Mexico, China and Japan, whose respec.
tive governments, ,stverally send magnifi.
cent representa- ons of their natural re-
sources. woods, Ores grains, medicinal
substances. manufactures and arts, max.
ing most gratifying exhibition of their
industrial and social progress.
The most extensive of these foreign
exhibits is that Of Mexico, which covers
ten thousand feet space and astonishes
everyone with both excellence and mag
uitude. In all.yarietes of leather, cloth
and of the more delicate fabrics, Il le
skill of her artists and mechanics is
shown to be scarcely whit behind that
OF our own, or of any other people. and
ut one bound Mexico has here achieved
the respect aud admiration of the world.
Her government, with rare liberaliiy. ap.
propriated four huudred thousand dollars
to defray the expense of this display, and
1t will return to her twenty.tolh iu capt.
tai. which will thereby be attracted to
her country. Jaran makes in addition
TO general, most remarkable educa.
'ional exhibit, scarcely second to that
made by our own government, and GER
iainly superior to those made hy ONE Of
our own States. Her books, school mp.
paraiHs AID furniture. are all of the best
character. and Der higher and C c,mmon
'chools are fully abreast OF the ug, III
methods aud aims.
Siam also has a small space IN the
foreign section, which is occupied with
very small and humble exhibit, calcu-
lated to attract the attention of the mis-
Sionary. and to awaken the sympathy of
every visitor. 1t is composed OF n few
ctses, filled with samples of the coarse
cotton goods Of which the garments of
her poor people are made; an old time
loom cn which the cloth is woven, and
cotton is cultivated, are also shown The
spaces allotted to France, CIR, at Britain
Russia. Germany, Italy aud to the South
m'rican countries, are wholly occupied
n this building. with private exl its,
on sale, and comprising fine goods,
cloths, glass aud broi ~ wares, with
many curious specialtIes peculiar to hose
countries.
A won lerfnl exhibit in The furniture
department is that Of Chairs, rattan and
eed furniture, of II thousand dl ff-reut
designs, shown by Haywood Bros & Co :,
# Gardner, Mass, established in 1927,
giving now employment to /, LOO men.
AID represented here by Mr. F. NJ. Rich
ardson. who has been With the company
for fifteen years, 1t is worth the ell / .e
expense Of q visit to the Exposition to
see their most beautiful exhibit, WhIcb il
also an honor to the taste and skill of
American workmen.
Mardi Gras week brought great crowds
TO ,le city, who took the opp ortuuliy OF
witnessing both the caruiYal aud Of Wis
iIng the Exposition. Tie three carnival
parades occupied two nights and day,
luring which Canal and other streets
through which they passed. were dense.
ly packed with a hundred thousand
spectators, some say two to three hun.
dred thousand, but that could not be
possible. The parade of the Mystic
Krewe," or "Kuights of PrOteus," repre-
seuted in l8 pieces or Floats" the
Myths and worship of China; Rex, ap.
peared as Charles the 7th of France, rep.
Tesenting in his day parade, various
scenes and characters from SCOTS Ivan.
hoe" aud the third and last parade. that
of the "Knights of Momus." represented
various beautiful legends and fairy tales,
all being very hne and attractive. 1t is
said that this carnival was prepared at