Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-13
AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
The City to Contribute One Hundred
and Twenty-Five Thousand Dol
lars to Its Success.
An Official Review OF Several OF the
state Displays by the State
Commissioners.
Celebration OF Creole Dny--Ihe Singing
Left out OF the Programme on Ae-
count OF cvid weather.


Special Correspondence OF the Gazette.
NEW ORlEANs, la, Jan. lO.-Thc city
council meets next week TO consider the
AFFAIRS of the exposition, and To make an
appropriation for as benefit. This is pro-
posed as much 1s an evidence OF symp9-
thy aud encouragement as because the
money Is needed. Last year the city gave
the Worlds Industrial exposition $780,
600, which was used especially Tor the
erection ana rnamcntation OF Horticnl-
tural ball rhe appropriation this year
will he sl25,e00 amply sufficient, WIN
what Is already on hand, 20 carry tne en-
terprisC through, no matter what ~ the
attendance. Any money taken Ia, there
fore, viii 20 towards The repayment Of
Subscriptions 10 tho stock The appro-
priation Is generally Endorsed and APP
proved BY The press and The pnblic as M
evidence ot the interest felt by New Or.
leans, aud the support it gives the expo
sim0n Az certain papers arc always
snoering at She people Of this city as being
lukewnrm IA tins 81 utter, an appropriation
was deemed necessary TO correct this i'm
precision
on Btiday. "Crenlc day. the people Of
New Orleans were again called on to
make display Ia honor Of the exposition
as well a. vi the list anniversary of the
great victory won here by Gen. Jackson.
The creoles uf Louisiana, the descend
ants Of the Original French and Spanish
settlers, assisted nobly in making sue
cess Of the celebration set apart espe-
ciallg for then The archbishop, the
clergy, the orphans in tho asylum, the
foreign eousuls, the militia, and many
thousands OF citizens gathered at the
grounds ADD participated In the ceremo-
MES. There was music by creole band,
written by creole composers especially
for the occasion, and speeches In French,
Spanish and English. But the ar
dor OF tho day was dlmmed by an
unexpected visitor rom Texas 49, The
weather was thoroughly "uncreole."
The northor that rushed down on New
Orleans from reXas Knocked nearly all
the enthusiasm ont Vt these children of
the trUplCs-the creoles. The lovely
creole bellies who are accustomed 10 stay
snugly within doors when the tempera-
ture falls anywhere below 90, shlvered
aud shook In the nyperbOrean blast Cold
weather IN not sWted 10 New Orleans
beauty. lhe irost Driuga the roses 10 the
ladies' noses, not 20 their cheeks;
they are cold aud they look
IL, look pinched and tired and
a half q dozen wears older than they really
are. II is when tie Thermometers is wei
up in tbc seventies or eighties that the
New O-ieaus girl blooms uut at her best,
aud when her Northern sister Is warm
ana liusncd aud uncpmforta de she Is cool
and full Of life II required all the eX-
tremu patriotism OF the Louisiana creole,
which has presented the distinctive traits
and characteristics, the language and pc
culiFitle4 OF the race In An alien country,
which has deilrd the influence Of
An, rieA, and fcmaius as thoroughly
French tG-day as o century ago, to arouse
any creole enthusiasm uuder these chilly
circumstance. an the ceremonies were
held save the singing, whoa the singers
declined under The circumstances, as they
said their voices WOud ircuze In theli
throats Il they attempted note--but
nearly all the crowd hurried home AT
nightiall and lew remained tor the fire.
works
Ever since then the cold has chung To
New Orleans. The weather Ii beyond
"the oldest inhrhltant,n who can recall
nothing NJ all 90 compare with this. Tive
whole days Of icel The Thermometer regis
tering 5 above lrr0l New orleans has
retired into los she'll Business is slack
no one bul the brave and hardy dare ISSUE
forth, Northern aud Western people sill
visit the exposition, hut the home folk'
viii not venture up there until thaN
comes,
fhe lar distant territory of Washington
is the ilrst 70 make az appropriation II
behalf OF It's cShibit here, settling aside ,
liberal Amount for this purpose, which
will 20 largely toward Improving the dis
play, which Is already n very Hue Que
a number Of other states and territories
will follow suit 0s sopn as their legirla
lures meet, and with thrsu appropriations
we NAV expect q continued improvement
In the state eXhtbits iu the government
building Thry are now far finer thar
last gear, including every COED feature
then rhoWn, and many new ones, anC
covering THIRD more space.
In this connection, the board Of state
commissioners have Instituted very in
terestlug system Of Interstate inspec
ti0ns. a committee OF these commits.
sioners, those from Washington terri
tory, Rnode island aud Illinois, have beer
selected 10 arrange special days in whict
the entire board, as well II Others desir
ing to do 50, can visit the exhibit of eact
state, when II win be explained ana Illus
tratrd 90 them by It's commissioner,
Washington territory, Kentucky, lllln
OILS, Nevada, Iowa, Arkansas and Wyo
ming have tnus been visited and carefully
inspected, aud the interesting lectures
delivered on their exports, products
natural resources, etc.
MIR. Havenor OF Nevada exhibited
elghty-seyen varieties OF fruit grown N
that stats, aud All th different Kinds al
gold, silver and other ores, h,cmdluu
COBALT, nickel, soda, borax, alumina
sulphur ana cinnabor The geological
specimens shown we're exceptionally in
terrestrial, samples Of grain, hay mc
vegetables were also exhibited IN grca
pruiuslog aud Of excellent qnallty, a.
we'll az chccSe, butter aud preserved
fruits Of al kinds
Mr. Mpeker OF Washington territory
exhibited lne specimens OF the timber 81
that count y; cubes If very hne best
sugar produced there, wheat, averaging
sixty bushels 70 the acres oats, l0s
hnshelS, iue collection ~ fruit, e.,
peclally OF prirs AMI apples--arecu, dried
and preserved; specimens Of c,al, coke,
iron ore, liza, stone and manufactured
iron. The display Of grasses WAS paril.
ularly flne, including timothy eigh fvel
high nu tue tables la the center of the