Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-03-04
CORRESPONDENCE.

many Things Wnlcn Ill tneiHsei'eS
would make subjects for interesting
letters. The city, perhaps, should be
considered first. There are many |
things abouti it of peculiar interest.
it has u population of but
25O, 900, it covers q greater area (l55
square miles) than any other city in
the world. A great many different
races are represented. Each remains
in its own particular locality and
maintains its own individuality. The
French portion of the city Ia exactly
like a city of France; French customs
are universal and the French language
is spoken by all, even the negroes,
and frequently children are born who
grow to manhood, live to old age and
die without even visiting other por-
tions Of the city in which they live.
What is true of the French Is, in
large measure, true of other rationale
ties so that New Orleans is huge
collection of parts, not very homo
interesting to visitors.
The architecture of the city Is not
striking or interesting. All OF the
buildings to be seen are very or
binary in both size and appearance.
The public parks are more interesting.
They are numerous and well kept ana
a goodly number of statues are to be
seen about which much of historical
| interest is concentrated. The method
of burying the deadis new and strange
| to people Of the North and, every day,
large numbers of northern people visit
and look through the various GENE
teries.
The spanish Fort" ''West End
and other resorts upon Lake Pont Char
Train are popular places and northern
people coming here should not fail Z;
visit them. During the hot sum
mer months these resorts upon The
Lake are about the only places II
which northern person could make
life tolerable.
The last week has been the mos
brilliant one ever seen by New Orleans
The Exposition and the Mardi Graz
combined have attracted throng o
people here that is almost innumerabl
The hotels. private boarding houses
steam boats and private residence
were taxed to accommodate the peopl
and were found insufficient. Man
poor fellow, unable to find room
in which to stay, walked the streets
during the night or spent the wear.
hours in the waiting rooms of som
of the depots.
The Mardi Gras professions Were
J more costly and elaborate than an.
ever before attempted and the exces
of pleasure and festivity taxed thu
strength, endurance and pocket-book
of all participants. All are now hav
ing abundant time for rest and recu
peration and seem to feel the need G
| it. AS there are no large cities nea
New Orleans and as the adjacen
country is sparsely settled it is evi
dent that the people here came fron
a distance. Most of them too, cam
from the North. Since the Mar d
: Gras festivities have closed man
people have gone home and tn
crouds, though still large, are con
+ stantly diminishing.
The Exposition, though in a few re
spects inferor to the one in Philade]
J phia in 1876, is in many departments
superior to any Worlds Fair eve
held.
The display IN Horticultural Hall
1 in Machinery Hall and in tina Govern
, ment building has never been excelle
, In some respects the exposition
: still incomplete. The Art Caller
will be opened for the first time a
IL o'clock to-day while the colore'
exhibit will not be ready for a forms
t opening for some time. The Mexica
building is not finished and their ex
Q hibit is still in crowded and III
satisfactory condition in the Mai
Building. ...
t Among the various state exhibits
1 Minnesota's display, I think attract
most attention. The Falls of Mime
haha are here reproduced and thes
< with the great variety of other inter
D esting exhibits demands the admira
ton of every visitor. The exhibit is 8
= varied and extensive that I will no
> attempt to describe it now but will
reserve it for the subject of my mex
letter. E. w. r.