The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-07-31
THREE WEEKS DOWN SOUTH.

Next morning Saturday, we had set apart
for attend ing the Exposition" Street
/ railroad ears left the city every few mo
! ments foI the grounds. and ste nmboats left
the Canal street wha RI at stated intervals
( The distance about five miles by the Mis-
/ sissippi Gu direction up the river peinR
/ northeasterly. We found the Exposition
building on the Western front OF the river,
and in sight of It,
1t is on an extended plain containing 245
acres, known as the Upper City Park. 1
shall not attempt to describe the building
the fact that it covers over one and a half
millions of square feet sufficiently spea ks
ITS University. To say that the whole build.
ing outside and inside is grand and impos-
ing is mere common pIace-yet my want
of architectural knowledge pTecludes my
going into particulars.
thought too the arrangement of the va
rious productions of the different States
could not be more happy To attempt any,
thing like particular description would
tire, without informing the reader.
Each State was represented by its favorIte
productions and the number ard variety ex
ceeds belief. There was no exhibit In the
comment than that OF the Cambria Iron
company, and 1 could not fail to exuIt in
the triumph of machinery and productions
so near my own hOme-as a Pennsylvania
and citizen of Cambria county.
Outside of this exhibit, l regretted to OBJ
serve that my own state was not represented
in proportion TO her mineral and manu-
featuring wealth, and her tye millions Of
Inhabitants bad very meager attendance
at the exposition.
Florida excelled In her tropical fruits and
Louisiana in the extent aud variety of her
agricultural, mechanical and marine pro-
auctions.
rare Article, obviously the product OF
feminine Industry and skill, was pointed
out TO my lady companion, somewhat in the
character OF q crazy quilt. This was an
emoelltshed map of Louisiana In needle
work. Each parish OF the State was given
with rare felicity; ard each parish was en-
bellished with its chief production. This
parish would have the sweet potato in va
ried needle work of pale. yellow silk.-that
would have baled cotton displayed in like
manner; third would exhibit the sugar
cane; while the gulf counties had their bay
turtle, m Occasin snakes and other reptiles;
all shown In their natural colOrs. In the
Mississippi counties the cotton tree, the
cedar and others formed the establishment
THE State is rot divided into counties
What is counties in other States, is called
Parishes in Louisiana
The intense heat of the day made it a re-
lief when evening approached. 1t was the
most oppressively hot day we experienced
during our whole Journey. After luncheon
at the Exposition restaurant we sought the
return steamboat and reached Canal street
about sundown.
This street is the great business street OF
New Orleans and extends through the city
from tie steamboat landing. 1t is tie great
business centre of New Orleans
Here we spent the evening Eli late supper
time in shopping. The shops were very
snowy and tempting-the shOpmen exceed
ingly polite and attentive. But as a general
thing the goods were less substantial in
fabric, and higher in price than in Eastern
cities. This is the English portion of the
city as distinguished from the French-tho'
In all the business places the French Ian
RuaSe Is spoken when necessary.
TRAVELLER.