The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-06-05
TRIP EAST AND sourm THE Expssf.
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nave asked mo ABOUT my "TRIP ana Tue
great Exposition in New Orleans, that
beg the indulgence of column or 30 of
your excellent paper.
1 left Albany and loved ones Deoem.
Der lst. Had quick and comfortable
transit over the Northsrn Pacific and
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul's Rail
Rosds to Chicago, the mammoth city of
the great lakes. We found the above
named roads comfortable with all the
modern appointments OF luxury in
travelling. The officers aud employees
agreeable. Mr.. Charlton, of tho North
ern Pacific. aud Mr.. Marshall, Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Sc. Paups,are
the respective agents ut Portland and
are worthy gentlemen. Who ever
travels in that direction can call on
them with the assurance of being we'll
treated.
Rev. @. IL. Carson and wife journey
ed with nae to Chicago, there we parted
company for awhile. They went to
Savannah, Ga, | TO Niagara Falls, that
great master piece of the Divine Creator,
thence TO Rochester, N. Y, beautiful
city, thence to Baltimore TO attend the
Centennial Conference Of Methodism,
where were gathered together represen.
tatives of our common Methodism from
the whole continent of North America.
Such body of men --theoligians, states.
men, etc, has been rarely,if ever equal.
ed on the continent. The deliberations
Of this body continued for more than q
week, and were highly ed,fyiag aud
profitable, molding and synmotrizlng
that great body ecclssiastic called by
Chalmers, "Christianity in earnest"
went up to Washington City, 40
miles, in Is minutes, Dec. 10th. and
saw President Arthur in the east room
of the White House, touch tue electric
button that started the great Carlos
engine, that set agoing the machinery Of
the great Worlds Exposition at New
Orleans. Here | saw many celebrities
of the nation that looked Just like other
men, and it saved will be''sinuers saved
by grace"
| Washington ID certainly the most
magnificent and beautiful city OF the
nation, If aot of the world. The capitol,
government buildings. Smithsonian
Institute, galleries OF fine arts, broad
streets paved with asphsitum, (the
roadway rot only OF the finest liverier,
but myriads of bicycles line palatiai
residences, squares and pat ks, fountains,
statuAry, trees and shruboery, all con-
spring TO constitute city of opulence,
luxury aLd magniioence. not equaled
perhaps in modern times. | trust all
this magnifcence cannot be- taken as a
precursor of decay.
My route carried rue through Char.
lesion, s. c., where spent most en-
joyable day receiving and enjoying the
hospitalities of that peopIe-lt chaueed
to be at the time of - conference. OF
course | was in my element. then
went to Savannah. Ga, whsrs Mr.. and
Mrs. Carson and my new and unseen
friends were anxiously awaiting nv
1 (,
the queen of tho South. The South
Georgia conference chanced TO he in
session there. Imagine how | enjoyed
myself 1 tore myself away from these
ravishing scenes and journeyed on TO
New Orleans, where | fell into the
bosom of old friends. Fifteen years
ago had pastoral charge in this great
Southern metropoli'.. Net many old
friends aud relatives formed many de-
lightful friendships North aud East,
South and West. The Exposition was
a great converging point.
Your reports of the Exposition have
kept your readers posted on many
points. Ii is q ponderous, enormous
affair, q world in miniatures q gathering
together Of the industries, discoveries
and productions of all the earth. The
student of any department in the range
of science, agriculture and art, can find
ample fields for investigation and study
for life time. The Government build
ing, to me, was most interesting, because
the most natural, showing as il did, the
productions Of each state and territory
Except Utah) of our great country.
What q wonderful country ! What i'm
mense resources How proud of our
national greatness and resources, yet
how humble and grateful we ought TO
be since God has made us what we are.
The display Of industries and handi-
work in the Main building was over
poweriug, everything almost from q
thimble to Carlos engine. All these
things presented a bewildering sight,
the mind felt overwhelmed, confused
for time. All this wonderful display,
together with the music of the Mexican
band, the chimes, the grand organ in
music hall, and the myriads of electric
light flashing and flaming in every di-
rection at night forms picture difficult
to be taken in at one gaze.
AS to Oregon's exhibit, let me say
it was not only creditabie,i, was excellent
considering the sparce means used in
getting it up. 1t was plain, mstter-of-
fac, spoke for itself 10 nnmistakable
terGs. While ether exhibits close by
had much OF artistic display and ele-
gance costing tens Of thousands dollars,
Oregon's showed Gods works in their
intrinsic perfection and beauty. 1t at
tracted attention. It had fine infiu-
ence Emigration is drifting this way.
The thousands of questions asked and
answered, and thousands of copies OF
literature distributed, argues the best
results in this direction. Il was told
me nine-tenths of the em'grants attach
ed to the train / came on were for Ore
gon. The benign and salatary inAu-
ence of the Exposition on the nation ia