The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-24
New Orleans Letter.
FRoM Qua srEorAL ConRvspoSpEYr.
NEw OnInANs, Jan. 1O, 1ss5.


Of the city and rouud the Exposition
buildings and see the green grass grow
ing SO luxuriantly is enough 10 make on
feel there is nothing else but spring
hereabopts.
Among the important personages nov
visiting this section is Chief Gaul Of IL
Sioux Tribe of Indians, Standing Rock
Agency, Dak. He is accompanied by
his squaw and papooses and they arc
making headquarters at the Dakota de,
partment in the government building
where the little family are the wonder, il
not the admiration, of the populace.
The canoelling of the engagement with
Prot. Currier and band by the Exposition
Management is nothing serious, as there
are many bands, as fine if not so large,
which will be glad to furnish music, even
complimentary, at any time. Notably,
the Mexican Cavalry Band, one of the
best organizations Of The kind ia Ameri.
ca, tender their services without charge.
Again, the grand organ in Music Hallis
about ready for use, and will be played
every day by celebrated performers.
The State of chihuahua, Mexico. has q
piece of silver bullion on exhibition in
Main building weighing 564O lbs, worth
$l14 900.
Your readers may be surprised to learn
the Mexican iron building under head
way, though covering n sinai! space, will
cost that government no less than Sl75,-
900. 1t is being so scientifically con-
struoted that it can be taken down in
sections, when the Exposition closes
here, and shipped to the City of Mexico
as memento of its representation in
the United States; and where Mexico
itself expects to hold high carnival next
year; when that Republic hopes to have
the world visit her.
The Government building, wherein
the Territories and States display their
exhibits, is occupied in the centre by
representations from the various Depart
ments Of the United States Government
at Washington City. The expenditure
of money appropriated by the Govern
ment, amounting to something like
$500 600, aud the selection of articles for
exhibition was entrusted to Blard Of
Commissioners, following: Col. S. G. Ly.
ford, War, G. II. Hill, State, Lieut.. B.
II. Buckingham, Navy, W. F. McLeman,
Treasury, A. d. Hazen, Post-office, B.
Dutterworth, Interior, Cecil Clay. jus
tice, w. Sanders, Agriculture Depart.
ments; Prof. G. B. Goode Smithst nian
Institute, and the National Museum and
U. S Fish Commission. The principal
feature of this exhibit is an immense
globe fifty feet in diameter, upon which
Is accurately delineated all the geograph
ical and political divisions of the earth.
Plainly described thereon appear various
facts relative to each country and gov
ernment, such as its area, population,
principal productions and industries,
etc. The globe is so ar
ranged as to be illuminated from within,
so that its tsappearance as seen by artificial
light will be both novel and pretty.
Grouped around the base or below this
globe are representative specimens of the
principal economic productions indi-
genous to the different countries repre-
seuted thereon,
Upon large illustrated charts and dia-
grams are presented to the eye informa-
tion relative to the productions, manu-
tactures, trade and commerce of each
country, and upon other charts are
shown the relative distances Of the many
ports of Central and South America from
the various shipping ports of the United
States as compared with the distances Of
these same ports from those of Europe.
This department is surmounted by an
immense seal of the State Department,
painted on glass for illumination at
night, around and over which is hung
aud draped our own national emblem,
while the whole is surrounded andframed
in with the flags of all nations.
The postofTice is about finished and
naturally attracts the visitor by its uniuue
and business appearance. 1t is regulat-
ed after the manner and under the man
agement of the New Orleans PostoElice,
by Postmaster w. b. Merchant. One
can transact business as we'll here as
anywhere, being supplied with all the
conVeniences necessitating mail transac.
tions, even TO letter carriers who deliver
mail anywhere properly addressed with.
in tho grounds.
1t will be glorious news TO every good
citizen of this great country to learn that
the South is entering on a new life, and
New Orleans will be the busy center of
that lile.-The seven million bales of
cotton raised from the Ohio to the Gulf
OF Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the
Western border of Texas, will ind
market here. and not only market but
a place of manufacture, from whence it
Will be dispersed abroad to clothe the
people of the world. The cotton alone
is worth more than $500, O0O, 600. Place
the imports on what it will have paid for
at similar sum, and you have a possible
outcome of commerce of 100000 600
per annum, arising from a single article.
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