The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-15
TEXAS AT NEW ORLEANS.
). sroDDART JOHNSON TALKS
A Statesman and Business Man Of Ken.
tudxy or the Lone Stars Exposi-
ton Display-A Panorama
of the Great State

NEW ORLEANS, day To- correspond
ancs.l-Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, of
Kentucky, editor of the Frankfort Yec-
man, who has been in the city week or
more, has taken great interest in the
Texas exhibit. He is nephew of Al
bert Sidney Johnston; is chairman Of
She Democr attic State Central committee
OF Kentucky, and has for l5 years been
president of the Kentucky Press asso-
station. He IL widely known In Texas
as the founder Of Abilene, where he has
large interests and where his ser,
George w. Johnston, resides. Feeling
that his Views upon the ex position gem
orally and the exhibit Of Texas partieu-
larly would interest our readers, We
asked him what he thought Of tho expo
sition, "TO me-" said he, "thia exposi-
ton is more interesting than that Of the
Centennial. AS an international affair,
1t is not the equal of that at PhilAdel.
phia, but III other particulars, and %.
pecially as an exponent OF the vast re.
sources OF this country, ii excels tho
Centennial as far as it goes in the size of
its buildings and the area covered by
its exhibits. The interest with mo CEN
ters in the government building, which
contains the exhibits of the United
States government and Of the states and
the territories. Vast as are tho other
features OF the exposition and full OF In
terest, they are merely amplidcations OF
what is to be seen In other eXpositions.
The main building is a great bazaar
with no feature particularly calculated
TO strike one beyond the interest which
attaches to other expositions, except
the Mexican display, which conveys
an idea of Uheprogress ano enterprise OF
that country quite new to Us aud pre-
sents an interesting field for philoso-
phic speculation as TO the benifits to ac-
crue to both countries from the closer
intercourse made possibly by the rail-
roads built aud i'll course OF cOnstruc-
ton"
But the government building Is tho
one in which may be made the true
glory of our county and in which we
can arrive at an adequate estimate Of
our destiny. While the entire exposi-
ton is Is revelation 10 tho world of
southern energy and enterprise, it is
here that is seen to best advantage, the
startling evidences OF not only the
bOundless wealth and resources Of the
south, but also Of its wonderful progress
OF late years under circumstances of
great en- OaTrassment. "Of course" said
the colonel 3milinEiV, ~ consider that
Kentucky occupies the front rank in its
display OF It's raw material OF minerals
timber and agricultural products, the
comparative bOldness OF It's exhibit bs
Ing due to Tue fact that it is tho only
state which has rigidly compiled with
the regulations excluding Manufactured
articles the main building being de-
signed for these. For variety, sy--
tematic and scientific arrangement re-
gard the exhibit of North Carolina as
standing first, but its merit in cOmpari-
sou with that OF other states rs married
BY the fact that it is made up chiefly Of
the exhibit made at Atlanta and Bos-
ton. II is SAID TO have cost something
over 100000.
"But to Texas ! unh0sitatingly give
the palm q presenting in It's exhibit and
In the spirit which IL embodios, tho best
panorama of the great state she is and
THE greater state Sue is destined TO be,
have been struck with i4s com.
ments oil visitors whom / nave met
mere and throHHh my travels. They
may differ as 20 the merit of other
states, but by common consent Texas
commands the, hrsb place in the esti-
mate OF every one. While tho arrange
ments ofits exhibit could nOf through
force of circumstances, be so exgct or
scientific, the variety, the uuexpoc ted
ri1hness In the display Of articles which
OeSpeak thrift, progress and culture, 90
wilder and awaken admiration equally
with the Vasouess OF the statistical dig
ures which she shows as to area, pro
duction, school fund, etc. Tho whole
display bears on its face thGevideuCs of
being spontaneous Offering from the
sons and daughters OF Texas, aud rs
Invaluable as illustrating the character
VI her people, no less tho uuriya!led
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