The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-01-10
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The Worlds Exposition-Large Attend
ance-Extensive Exhibits, Etc.
New ORLEANS, January 9Th, 1885


NEW ORLEANS, January 9Th, 1885.
Messrs. Longnecker Bros.:-I wish you happy
New Year. have been detained in New Orleans
longer than I anticipated when / wrote you the
last letter and have not seen THE UNION whether
my letter was inserted or not but take for granted
it was, as you have always published them in the
past, therefore 1 will send you few more eek
position Notes."
The Exposition has been we'll attended since it
opened on the 10th of Dec, Sundays included. 1t
is one of the features of the Crescent City that
Sunday is not regarded here by large portion OF
the citizens any more than any other day, many
stores as we'll as all the theatres being open, and
as yet the Exposition has been opened on Sun
days, the admission being put down to half tho
usual price. Many of the exhibitors do not favor
il being open on Sunday. None of the machinery
is in motion, therefore it is simply place of re-
sort same as q park. They have q sermon and
sacred concerts each Sunday.
As you enter the principal aisle of the Main
Building the first thing that meets the eye is
mountain of solid silver standing on base of the
same metal. It is from Mexico, weighs, 564O lbs,
and is worth $114,000. 1t represents mountain
in Mexico.
The Music Hall has seating capacity for H.
600 people, and when lighted by the Edeson in
candescent light is beautiful, there being more
lights in this hall than in any other in the world.
1t is in the centre of the main building.
On Christmas evening presents were given to
each child present, through the kindness OF the
wife of Director Gen. Burke, who bore the entire
expense.
Martin Gillett Co., of Baltimore, have beau
tiful pagoda, made from material from Japan
1t will be lighted by the Edeson system, they be-
ing the only exhibitors whose pavilion is lighted
by this system. They dispense ice cold He-No
tea to all callers.
J.&P. Coats have the largest revolving show in
N - hai, fati a
tower at Newport, R. L., and contains $4,000
spoos of cotton of their manufacture. 1t is very
attractive.
Thos Merkle & Co., of Louisville, KY, have
the most novel and original exhibit 1t repre-
sents model farm and is arranged in such way
that it shows miniature pows, cultivators, shovel
plows a harrow, smoother and roller, operating
in the SOIL On the outside of this in another cir
Gle are several steamboats, and canal boats plying
the water
The machinery and agricultural department of
the Exposition, when in full blast, which will be
shortly, will be very instructive, and one can
spend several days proftably there.
The Blackwell Durham Tobacco Co. have sew
eral moving objects. One scene represents ship
made of tobacco riding the waves, and two occu-
pants are represented as being seasick.
Some very handsome furniture is on exhibition.
One set from Louisville, KY, is exquisitely carved
and is valued at $4,000.
Several exhibitors have registers in which visi
tors are invited to record their names. 1 had the
pleasure of registering in the same book used at
the Paris Exposition in 1878, in which were many
names written at that time
In speaking of Machinery Hall, I should have
mentioned the manufacture of barbed wire, which
is here shown to be manufactured in three differ
ent ways, each being curious process.
The keystone Roller Mill Co., of Cumberland,
Nd, exhibit their patent rollers for manufactur-
ing -four, which is the latest and best method
They fit up some of the largest mills in the coun-
try. Mr. James II. Collins, of Baltimore county,
has charge of this interesting exhibit and will
show how the "staff of life" is prepared by such
mills as the c. A. Gambril Manufacturing Co..
By the way, this latter company has good dis
play in the Maryland section of the Government
and State Building.
In my next will give an account of the many
very fine displays made by the States.
The exhibitors presented Major Burke with a
road cart, as a testimonial of their appreciation
for his untiring exertions to make the Exposition
q success.
A large hotel that will accommodate l 400 per-
sons is located just outside the grounds, and every
exertion is being made to accommodate the great
influx of visitors w. II. RIDDLE.