The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-01-23
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. II, 1886


New ORLEANS, Jan. IL, 1886.
Special Correspondence of the Echo
The City Council meets next week
to consider the affairs of the Exposi'
ton, and TO make an appropriation
for its benefit. This is proposed as
much as an evidence of sympathy and
encouragement as because the money
is needed. Last year tho city gave
the Worlds Industrial Exposition
100000, which was used especially
for the erection and ornamentation of
horticultural Hall. The appropria-
tion this year will be about $l25, 900,
amply sufficient, with what is already
on hand, to carry the enterprise
through, no matter what is the attend
ance. Any money taken in therefore,
will 60 towards the repayment of sub
scriptions to the stock, The appro,
priation is generally endorsed and ap-
proved by the press and the public, as
an evidence Of the interest felt by
New Orleans, and the support it gives
the Exposition. Ascertain papers are
always snecring at the people of this
city, as being lukewarm in this matter,
an appropriation was deemed neces-
sary to correct this impression.
The plan proposed by the Exposi-
tion Company is to sell the entire plant
buildings, furniture, waterworks, etc,
to the city for $4,000, the money
to be expended for the support Of the
Exposition and the beautifying of the
Park. 1t is urged that the city would
be greatly benefited by a sale of this
kind, which would enable it to pro-
vide for the people one Of the most
beautiful and attractive parks in the
world, magnifieently drained and well
provided with fountains, statuary, fruit
and shade trees, and magnificent as-
phaltum walks and drives. The plant
cost the Exposition management ST.
$4,000. The buildings alone, if
broken up, are worth $250,000 for the
lumber, wood and glass they contain,
while the railroad to the grouhds, and
the splendid waterwoFks erected there
would be of great value to the city.
There is no probability of the Exposi-
tion going over another year, and the
money derived from this sale would
probably be expended in park i'm
proyements. The Council will render
its decision IN few days. Even if it
decides against the purchase, on the
ground that it is out of its legitimate
sphere, it will make an appropriation
Of $50, 900 in aid of the Exposition,
and as an evidence ofgood will,
Friday, Jan, 9Th, was Creole Day,
and celebrated by the people of New
Orleans with as much enthusiasm as
the weather would allow. The clergy,
headed by the archbishop, the militia,
the foreign eonsuls, and thousands Of
citizens, marched to the grounds, 1t
was a thoroughly unereole day, with
the temperature down to 49, The
creole bellies shlyered and shook in
the cold, but they stood to their
part with that rare pride and patriot
ism which has enabled them to retain
the language and customs of their an.
cestoTs in the midst of an alien race
and foreign language. Speeches
were made in French, Spanish and
English, and the ceremonies gone
through with, except the singing, as
tie singers declared that their voices
would freeze in their throats in such
a temperature.
Ever since then, the weather has
continued cold, and it has had de-
moralizipg effect on the attendance to
the Exposition, as far as the home
people are concerned. Some North
ern and WesteTpers patronize it, bnt
New Orleans people are not going to
Venture out in such temperature as
this, aud are wailing until thaw
comes, which we are promised soon by
our signal officer.
The far distant Territory of WASH
iDgton is the first to make an appro-
priatioD 10 behalf of its exhibit here,
setting aside liberal amount for this
purpose, which will 60 largely toward
improving the display, already q very
finc one. A number of other States
and Territories will follow suit az
soon as their legislatures meet, and
with these appropriations we may ex-
pect continued improvement ip the
State exhibits in the Government
Building. They are now far finer
than last year. including every good
feature then shown, and many new
ones, and covering a third more space.
In this connection the Board Of
State Commissioners have instituted
very interesting system Of interstate
inspections, . committee of these coHlr
missioners, those from Washington
Territory, Rhode Island and Illinois,
have been selected to arrange special
DAYS in which the entire Board, as
well as others desiring TO do 80, can
visit the exhibit ot each State, when
il will be explaiDed and illustrated 70
them BY its commissioner. Washing
ton Territory, kentucky Illinois Ne
yads, Iowa, Arkansas and Wyoming
have thus been visited and carefully
inspected, and interesting lectures des
liyGred op their exhibits, products
natural resources, etc.
Nj IIayenor, Of Nevada, exhibited
81 varieties Of fruit grown ip that
State and al of tho different kinds ~
gold, silyer and other oresy inelading
cabslt, nickeIs, soda, borRx, aipmnia,
sulphur aud cinpabaf The geQlogi
cal speeinens sbowp were exception
ally interesting. Samples cf grain,
49,, av4 ,,s,,y.t 4 49, .vnre siqr agiliilftna