Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-06
THE NEW ORLEANS SHOW.
A Letter 10 to the Eagle from a Prom
inent Citizen

I
81. Louis IT was very cold aud
continued TO lie cold until | got int
Memphis, and then it began TO ge
warm, and as we neared this city
began 10 rain, and had been rainin,
here for a week before we arrived
As we approached the city, on Satur
day morning, The whole country locke,
drained, and in this city il was moth
ing but wafer, mud and dirt: ant
when yoI get off the paved streets i
is utterly impossible TO get around
teams with empty wagons stall. Or
Tuesday, on the way to the exposition
grounds ! saw team attached TO 3
hcarse stalled and the funeral process.
ion stopped until another team could
be sent for 10 pull the hear-e out OF
the mud.
The exposition grounds are about
fonr miles from Canal street an d near
the river, and no way TO get there cx-
cept by street cars, and boat ON The
river. When we got here il was rain.
Ing and continued 10 rain until Tues
day, and the street car driver.
were out on a irikc, and then there
was tao way TO get out until THURSDAY
morning
The exposition was opened at least
one month too soon. Things are now
iii great confusion, not more than one
half of the things for exhibition are in
place yet. so far the daily average of
Visitors does not exceed four or five
thousand. Workmen are engaged in
every part of The building, erecting
stands and putting exhibits in place.
which makes great confusion.
The exhibition ground, cover, !
should think, from fifty 10 seventy
five acres. near The center of which
stands the main building, as Il is call
ed and the readers of the EAGLE will
have some idea of Its size, by i,napiu-
ing that one building covering all the
ground from kohn's corner at the
corner of Douglas avenue and Main
street, north 10 the Occidental hotel.
hen east TO Lawrence avenue, then
south to Douglas avenue then west to
Aohn's corner, and then awning run
ing ont 10 the left about one
iaIf the width of the main |
building, this wing being about five
'uAdred feet long. The front |
half OF the main building is used for
booths, exhibiting various kinds of
merchandise, stoves, watches, clocks.
Gaps, books, etc. In the center there
large spare filled with chairs with
rostrum in front, from which music
dis coursed by large band at 10 a.
l., ?. m, and 6 p. IN. This space
hight, with propriety, be called con-
ert hall, and in it a given space is as
gned to each state, and during con-
ert hour by going TO the place assign
TO Kansas, You can find many Kan
Is people; 10 the right and left of this
on VIII find Il general mixture of al
lost everything from the exhibits
ON several foreign nations To booths +,
Hing curiosities from foreign lands ,
but made in New York. The rear !
III of the main building and the ,
ing running 10 the left Is filed with .
achinery, operated and run by miles
shaiting and moved by six or eight
'ry large engines, situated near the
nter OF the rear half Of the building. 5
The government building is nearly =
large as the main building, and p
lnds some distance of the main
hiding. In This building each state
axes It's exhibit rs state of lis re-
urccS. in timber. mineral, stone. 81
ais, soil, agriculture, as well as in <
t, science and education. Ia this :,
Hiding !. also the postoflice. The ~
neral government is a large exhibit It
IN; the army, navy, patent office. +,
Institute and geological fl
parlInent are well represented. But p
this building everything is in con- ~
>Ion and chaos rs vet, but Il small h;
rtlon of the exhibits are in place. u
are piled up AMI laying around in h,
shapes. Kansas is, under the man 81
ament OF Superintendent Buan, get as
z Ihings in good shape. and will Ic
Ike creditable display. In the of
ieral management of the exposition az
re seems 10 be general lack of
zines, ability: the thing seems TO be
Io>t too big for them to handle. al
think in about a month things tt
! be in good shape. The material M
!ere and on the way TO make dis
Y that will be a credit TO Us as
a, if If is not all spoiled for want of Ia,
lty IN management. would not ~
ise any of our people 10 come be- Nv nv
the lst of February. As gener-
ulc the people of the city try to
sc visitors feel at home. Hotels
rye good prices, but private board 4,
be had very reasonable. get a IN.
d room and board at $40 a week, US
AT times pure robbery is practiced -. .oI
illustrate, there is large restau- rel
on the gound and the only one gu
eat in to-day 10 get a lunch. and ~ ~,
cred a piece of fish, some chicken, tie
'toes. Il cup of coffee. and some ag'
al and butter. and the bill was @
). We advise all Kansas folks TO vet
this place a grand go-by. OF her
1 we see worthy of note we may n 'iu'
e again. Very truly, on
III. G.. RUGGLEs. mo