The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-10
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Special Correspondence.
New ORLEANS, Dec. q, 81

dltcludliCe Ill lhe In pOclllOn, ana
while work still progresses in and on
the various buildings, grounds, etc,
interest in the success Of the World 5
great Fair does not slack. Within the
past ten days much has been done to-
ward completing details. OF course
the formal opening was premature
but postponments tend to depress ex-
hlbitors more than anything else, and
as the public expected, even demand
ed it, the management concluded it
was best to throw her open and there
by inspire all connected with the af-
fair to bestir themselves to get into
shape, and give people visiting the
city an opportunity Of seeing already
the greatest show OH earth. +"
Stables for several thousand head of
bloeded stock have been constructed
and many car loads are now on the
road headed hither.
Machinery is getting into place in
the immense cotton and saw-mill de
partments; and the art gallery will be
receiving its contents the first of Jan
uary, while the Mexican octagonal iron
building will be finished by the mid
die Of January.
Workmen are busy laying the rail
way tor the electric passenger train;
while the dozen electric towers will
she'd Il refuIgence over the whole
grounds that will astonish but please
the world Of spectators
Fountains are playing thousands of
jets which are caught by the mild
zephyrs and gently waited in refresh
ing sprays over the park forming
beautiful miniature rainbows by re-
Elections of the suns rays.
Ways and means for reaching the
Exposition grounds, which has been d
serious question for the management to
solve, is to be remedied by LAYING a
steam railway to run from Canal street
which with the street car lines and
steamboats, on the river will probably
be adequate to serve the throngs that
will daily visit the grounds for the
next six months.
\ very important evil in the way Of
accommodations for the public, which
Threatened to lessen the expected at
tendance by eXtortionate charges for
board and lodging, especially the lat
ter, has been overcome by a sudden
reduction over the city Now one
can rent room for a week or Il month
without being necessltated in purchas-
ing the same, seemingly.
Christmas eve, the three electric
light Companies engaged in lighting
the Exposition turned on every lamp
and burner in the building and on the
towers, and such hall Of brightness
has not been seen since the Star OF
Bethlehem arose in the East, 1854
years ago. 1t seemed hundred suns,
thousand moons, a million stars had
suddenly blended into trinity, and
that Heaven itself had bent forward
and smiled down on this wicked world
on this great memorable event of the
9th century, the eve Of the birth Of
our ord and Savior. The refec-
ions Of the electrics shown for miles
around, and the glass tower of horti-
cultural hall was particularly attrac-
tive as it gIittered like 50 many dia-
monds up above the ordinary build
ing. Those who saw this wonderful
sight will never live long enough to
forget it, and those who didn't see it
will never know what they missed.
In music ball Of the main build
inc a large Christmas tree was erect
ed on Christmas eve, on which
many a pleasant souvenir was de-
pended for those who took an interest
in this old fashioned holiday pastime.
VIM II. II. Judson Exposition
Sup't Of printing and publishing, has
made an excellent official and being Il
newspaper man knows how TO deal
with the press and has many friends.
He extends the courteseY due the fra
ternity and makes them as comforta-
bic as possible The management has
literally arranged for the car of edi-
tors and consequently The Fourth Is
tate will 90 to the front.
OfalI the gay Christmas eve festivi-
ties New Orleans had EN- bad. 1t
seems that Pandcmoniam had been let
loose. Everybody with his girl was
on the promenade, and Canal street
was a lively scene. The horns, wills
ties, drums, kazoos and 10 cent shows
had the run The noise was terrible
and the fun was likewise. All in good
humor and the stranger as we'll Is
townsman had some instrument Of
sound and chined in and enjoyed
himself. Grown young ladies with
their bows were armed with the terri
bic noise producing fish horn, and
would in passing bashful young man
surge the funnel shape machine to the
fellows eff ear aud let him have
a Christmas eve salutation. The young
fellow would lump about three feet