The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-02
THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
Visitors Should Not Go Before the Last of the
MOnth-CuriOus Sights.
Corrssrentlence Of the India.apolls Journal.

Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal.
Nrw ORLEANS. La, Dec 2s.-Thanks for
the evening freside! 1 know now, as I
enee in the cultivation of mind, as 1t is manifest
between the people of the North and our brethren
of the South. Thanks, again, for the evening
freside and the cold bowling winds without, for
these are the harbngers of good will and of a
higher moral eultupa The visitor from Indiana
to the exposition at shs time viii almost invari-
ably be disappointed lie has had his expecta-
tions raised to too high pitch by false advertis-
Ing, and is compelled to lower his standard of ex-
pectancy on his arrival here. The opening day
was postponed from the lst of this month to the
16th and in justice to all parties it should have
been postponed to the 1st of January.
The exposition is just now assuming shape
and the visitor can make pretty good guess
how it will look on the 1st of Febru-
airy. Much work has already been done
and many things are now to be seen
already in their places, but it is also true that
many case in yet unopened and considerable
space is yet to be occupied.
The disposition on the part of reporters for
the papers here seems TO have been to overrate
things, and our people at the North, reading
these papers or quotations from them have been
misled. Notably, as it appears to me. was this
the case in the report of the opening day, as saw
itin the issue Of the Times Democrat of the 17th
The writer of that report must be poet in
deed, and dreamer of the first order as l went
out on the next day and made special search for
the paradise which he so graphically described,
and confess that could not find it on these
grounds When get old and come to my Sec
ond childhood and the love of spring poetry re-
turns, then will search for the issue of the
New Orleans city papers of the 18th of December,
1884, and read the report Of the opening day.
i would advise your readers who desire visiting
New Orleans this winter, and intend making the
exposition special feature of that visit not TO
come til late in January. as all material by that
time will be in place, and the visitor will not be
disappointed.
There are many things here of interest to the
traveller outside of the exposition show. The
transition from the snow-bound regions of the
Northern States to this land of roses and perpet-
nal green is of itself very curious thing 1t is
amusing to notice the newcomer He sees so
mary things and is just on the point of seeing
something more wonderful every minute.
On Friday morning last dozen or more
schoolmarms We're In the streetrcar. on their
way ont to the exposition. knew they Were
schoolmarm. They saw everything on
both sides of the street. The live
oaks, the magnolias, the roses, the
beautiful spring dress which the gardens and
lawns presented; the peculiar style of houses,
with the door bell on the gate; the high stone,
or brick wall, ornamented on top with bits of
glass and broken bottles set in mortar to guard
against the omnipresent small boy: the great
tanks In the rear Of every house, used for
eisterns, which furnish drinking water These
of heir
critical eyes; but when we passed an orange
garden, and saw the golden fruit hanging rich
and ripe on the trees their enthusiasm knew no
bounds. They stood up, and turned around, and
looked out OF the windows, and got seats
their knees, and said, "Oh, pryi did you ever!'
and chartered and fused lik e little children.
This is quiet day at the exposition grounds,
for the streetcar drivers are on strike,
and the steamboat Is the only passage
from the city. Quite a number Of Indiana
teachers visited this department. on yesterday
The educational departments are busy, but none
have completed thoir work yet, and some of
them have nothing as yet on the space assigned
them. The educational department of Indiana
is a most pleasant location, but may yet be
cramped for room. On the north of US is the
Ohio educational department and on the south
is Nebraska Neither of these departments has
placed any material on exhibition and will not
be ready to do so for week yet at least The
question is often asked if this exposition will be
as good as the centennial at PHILADELPHIA The
answer to this question invariably is no. and it
is not intended to be as good. Some States are
making a better exhibit here than they made
there, but taken as whole there is no equality
of comparison. Still it is worth coming to see,
and it is hoped that it may be the means of cul-
.tivating more intimate acquaintance with this
Southern people.
/ used to hate the South, but I see here no dis
position of hate to the North If they have any
malice toward US they wisely keep it to them
selves, and seem only too glad to welcome us
strangers and make of us friends. The real
struggle of the South is against poverty and ig-
noranee. and the coming of the people from the
Northern States, with their money and enter
prise viii develop the resources of this country,
and make us more prosperous Nation and
happier people. A. E. BUCKLEY,
THE CHICAGO SOCIALISTS.
Militiamen Discussing the Situation-Com-