The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-02-13
NEW ORLEANS LETTE1s.
The .4mericon Exposition.
NEW ORhRAxs, Feb. ], 1886.

the Olty COuncll TO Ihake All tPpEe
priation for it, shall at all affect it
success. At a meeting Of the Stat
and Territorial Commissioners am
the management, all the plans for con
tinuing on the Exposition successful.
were perfected and committees ap
pointed to carry them out. Thes
committees will work to organize ex
cursions here to increase the attrac
tions of the Exposition, and to sci
season tickets and otherwise recrui
its finance. These sales have already
been very large, and as result, tht
financial condition Of the great World
Fair has been much improved. The
attendance, Moreover, is much better
This is the gayest season in New Or
leans, and the city has, at no time
this winter, contained more visitori
than just now. During the past ter
days there has been steady increase
in sale receipts, not only has the at
tendance from New Orleans been
larger, but there has been a noticeable
increase in tho number of strangers
This has affected the spirits Of the
exhibitors, one Of the largest of whom
an importer of Bohemian glass, states
that his sales so far, are more favor.
able than last year. There have been
several large excursions here lately.
Calcasieu sent a large one last week,
and so did Illinois; but the largest that
has yet reached the city is that from
Arkansas, which came in several
bodies, amounting to 600 persons in
all. The city had been quite filled
with Arkansians during the week,
each of the party spending several
days here. There have been compar-
atively few Texans yet, in consequence
of the trouble about railroad rates.
To-day, the reduced tariff goes into
operation, each of the railroads to
Texas, charging only one and one third
the ordinary rates for round trip ex-
cursion tickets. A large attendance
of Texans, therefore, may be expected
during the week.
There has been only one celebration
during the week, "Gulf Day." devoted
to consideration Of the trade Of the
Gulf of Mexico, and the best means Of
diverting ii to the United States. The
only thing dry about this celebration
was the speeches. II was rain and
mud all day long, and the audience
was small that listened to the stats
tical speeches on the Gulf trade, But
with this exception, the weather for
the week was good and the attendance
better.
Feb. Sunday has been deter
mined as "Creole Day" Jan. 8 had
been selected for this celebration, and
although 5000 or 10000 turned out
on that occasion, but the weather was
too cold, 20 above zero, to make the
celebration the complete success it
was desired. Some objection Is being
made to the selection of Sunday for
the affair; as this, it Is said, will keep
many away who desire to 60. The
same objection is made to German
Day, which has also been fixed for
Sunday. On the other hand, it is
urged that Sunday IL the big day in
New Orleans for picnics and festigi-
tics of all kinds, and it is always easy
to got a large crowd to any entertain
ment on Sunday. The matter is caus-
ing quite dispute in religious circles,
bnt the friends Of Sunday closing
have little chance Of success here.
On February 18th is to be given the
great Tournament, in which all the
States and Territories will take part.
The tournament will bo held on the
Exposition race course, and the victor
will be expected to crown bis lady
sponsor, HQuaen of Love and Beauty"
The Exposition management will pro-
vide wreath Of gold for the occasion,
on the front of which will be en-
grayed the coat-of-arms OF the yictor's
State. Governors PaIteson, Of Penn
syIyania, and Fitzhue Lee, Of ViF-
ginia, have already appointed the
knights to represent these States, and
many Of the other Governors have
promised TO 90 50, m TIME
The system q interstate ylslIalIons
by the commissioners mas been KePt
up, and during the week the displays
Of South Carolina, Louisiana ana NeW
Mexico, have been visited and inspect
ed. The South Carolina DISPLAY r.
smaller this year than last, bnta petteF
exhibit Of It's minerals ana manpfae-
tures. The display of GOTTEN gooas
from the various cotton mills q ne
State II large Perhaps the most at-
traetiYe oxhihlt ~ the whole alsRlay
ls the sample q kaolln, isola IA Alksp g.