The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-01-16
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Some Interesting Features of the Great
Exposition.

Some Interesting Features of the Great
Exposition.
JANUARY 9TH, 1885.
The exposition has been well attended
| since it opened on the 10th of December,
Sundays included. 1t is one of the features
| of the Crescent City that Sunday is not re-
garded here by a large portion OF the citizens
any more than any other day. Many stores
as well as all the theatres keep open on that
day. The Exposition, so far, has been kept
| open on Sunday, the admission fee being half
that on other days. Many of the exhibitors
do not favor it being kept open on Sunday.
None OF the machinery is in motion, therefore
it is simply place OF resort, the same as a
park They have sermon and sacred con-
certs in the Music Hall every Sunday. AS
you enter the main aisle ofthe Main Building
| the first thing that meets the eye is II noun
| tain of silver standing on a base of the same
metal. 1t is from Mexico, weighs 5,64O lbs.
is worth $114000 and represents mountain
in that country The Music Hall is just be-
yond this, in the centre of the building, and
has seating capacity for 1000 persons.
When lighted by the Edison incandescent
light 1t is beautiful, there being more lights
in this Hall than in any other in the world.
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 Il Co., of Baltimore have a
beautiful pagoda, made Of material from
Japan. II will be lighted by the Edison sys
tem they being the only exhibitors whose pa
vilon is so lighted. They dispense ice cold
He no tea to all callers.
j. & p. Coats have the largest revolving
show in the Exposition. 1t is "a representa-
ton of an old tower at Newport, r. l., and
contains 10000 spools of cotton Of their man.
ufacture. 1t is very attractive.
The Blackwell Durham Tobacco Co. have
| several moving objects. One scene represents
a ship, made of tobacco, which is riding the
waves, aud two occupants are represented as
being sea sick.
Some very handsome furniture is on exhi-
bition. One set from Louisville, Ky, is eX-
quisitely carved and is valued AZ "a 500.
Thomas Melkle & Co., of Louisville, KY,
have the most novel and original exhibit II
represents model farm and is arranged in
such manner that it shows miniature plows,
cultivators, shovel plows, a harrow, smoother
and roller operating in the soil. On the out
side of this, in another circle, are several
steamboats, and canal boats plying the water.
The machinery and agricultural depart
| ment of the Exposition, when in full blast,
| which will be in few days, will be very at
| tractive, and one can spend several days
proftably there Here is shown the different
ways of manufacturing barbed wire. Three
companies show three different machines
| each being curious process.
The Keystone Roller Mill Co., of Cumber-
| land, Md, exhibit their patent rollers for
| manufacturing flour, which is the best and
latest method. They fit up some of the larg-
est mills in the country.
Mr. James H. Collins, of Baltimore, has
charge of this interesting exhibit and will
| show how the staff of lite' is prepared by
such mills as the c. A. Gambrill Manufactur
ing Company, and by the way, this latter
company has good exhibit in the Maryland
section of the Government and State Build
ing. Many more fine exhibits are to be found
| in the Main Building, which will be enjoyed
| by the visitors. Several exhibitors have reg
listers in which visitors are invited to record
their names. had the pleasure of register
| ing in the same book used at the Paris Expo
sition in 1878, and in which are many names
written at that time. The exhibitors pre-
sented Gen. Burke with a handsome road
cart, last week, as II testimonial of their APP
probation of his untiring exertions to make
the Exposition q success
| A large Hotel is located just outside the
grounds, which will accommodate 400
persons, and every exertion is being made to
accommodate the great influx of visitors this
winter In my next letter l will give an nc
count of the many fine displays made by the
States and Territories.
| w III. RIDDLE.