The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-31
New Orleans Letter.
FRon OUR SPECIAL ConREspoSpESr.

FROM our SrEoIAL CoRREsPoNDENT.
New ORLEANS, Jan. II, 1885.
The different States exhibits are all
located together under one roof. which
covers sixteen acres, and while each
State has her separate exhibit the varied
production indigenous to the United
States combined, forcibly impresses one
with the unlimited resources of our fair
land.
Virginia, the mother of States, bas for
commissioner, Hon. W. W. Finney.
The old State is up to the average in
display, and with even few Of the
staples common to her soil gives evi.
dence that she improves by age. Her
two principle productions are peanuts
aud yellow leaf tobacco, The peanut
had it's birth in this State and almost he
entire crop is grown on her coast. Rich.
mond the capital, Danville and Lynch
burg the rival tobacco cities, send many
creditable specimens,
Montana is yet territory with hopes
of enrly admission to Statehood. Co.
Harris is the commissioner, and he
brings q splendid display of her natural
productions. Although Montana is not
ed foT growing cattle and sheep, her
principal interests are mining, and the
display of ores is superb and attracts
universal attention. The arranging of
these exhibits was done by John Nye,
an old pioneer of the mining country,
who knows rock where he sees or handles
it. Some ornaments of Indian origin
attracts much attention. In this display
there are some fne texidermy specimens
shown. .
South Carolina, with A. P. Butler as
commissioner, has gotten up its exhibits
in good shape. The guano mauufNctory
of Wilcox, Gibbs & Co., whe show
pyramid some twenty feet from the base
constructed of phosphate rock, is 40 ell =
terprise that has done much to enrich
Charleston. The agricultural produc-
tions and fruits displayed, keeps the lit
tie Carolina to the front in this line
Though it does not claim to be an ex-
tensive manufacturing State. it has some
very creditable displays of home produc.
tiens. In cotton it produces fine staple
notably the Sea Island, which always
commands good price. Specimens are
on exhibition.
Many of the relics of the Greely relief
party have been placed on exhibition in
the States department. Dummies are
dressed up in the clothing oru by the
men, and the old tent they used is erect
ed, while the entire camping outfit is on
view. The small boats from the Thetis
and Bear, which first reached the Greely
sufferers have been placed With these
much-viewed cunosities. 1t is hard to
realize in land where snow is unknown
what suffering and death the Greely Re-
lief exhibit represents.
On Sundays the Exposition is largely
attended, the entrance fee being then re
duced to rs cents. On a fine day there
are liable to be fifty thousand present.
There is everything to see as ON any
weekday, except the working of the ma
chineiy, which is always shut down on
Saturday night till Monday morning.
The Commissioners and members of
the press are unanimous in urging their
respective legislatures to make extra ap-
propriations to carry out the successful
exhibit of each State and Territory. The
necessity for money is evident to keep
the exhibit mp TO its present standing as
maaY articles are perishable, conse quent-
ly the pride one has in his State or Terri.
tory should encourage each and all to cd
Yocate the contribution.
When you take into consideration the
fact that the different buildings cover 90
acres or one third moro than the Cen.
tennial and that the Park in which they
are located and which is now enclosed
composes about 500 acres. You can see
how hard it is to estimate the daily at.
tendance, and tho management refuse tc
make public the daily receipts, for what
reason your correspondent is unable 10
state.
At frat it was feared that the means o.
transportation between the grounds and
Canal street, the centre OF the city. would
not be adequate to accommodate the
public, but so far no Inconvenience ha.
been experienced. By certain lines you
can 60 the whole distance for one fare
cents-while by other lines it costs two
fares-or you can by round trip ticket
over the different Rapid Transit lin'I
on the river for Is cents. and extra boat
and cars will be added as the travel d.,
mands,