The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

the Exposition opened had large force
Of ladies and gentlemen employed print
ing and making calendars for the year
1889, which they ship daily from ;he
Exposition 10 all parts OF the United
and Canada.
This booth where such dispatch IN the
execution of their work is displayed, IS
visited hourly by many who do not fail
to profit by the visit.
TnE PRESS AGAIN.
Were Il not that the TINES Is so fully
and completely interested in ths iinal
success of the Exposition, il would not
harp 30 much on the discourlesy and
worse than Indifference with which The
press has been Treated. 1t is to the efforts
Of the press. however, that the manage
meni must mainly rely for success. and un
less inducements are offered the Northern
and Western new spaper representatives TO
come here aud let their people know
what the Exposition really IS, financial
failure will be inevitable
But before this can be successfully
done some radical changes must be made
The home press will bear the humiliaiing
restrictions o. putting their photographs
on the back of ;heir passes and being
forced 10 enter by the employees gate.
They do that because they are heartily
anxious 10 do all in their power TO al.
vance the interests of the Fair. the city
and the State, however much they may
feel in, lined TO kick against such mani
fest snubbing But it will be very difler-
ent with papers outside the State. a
corres.ondeLt Of the New York World,
or the Louisville Contr Joryn0t, for In
stance, would not for moment stand
such absurd restrictions, nor would they
consent for an instant 10 put their wives
and children in az the middle gate, 10
keep them standing there while they
walk away down TO one end OF the line
10 rass through the employees gate.
If they did not get better treatment they
would leave at once 10 disgust. In fact
il is very doubtful whether the Richmond
press would ever again consent TO sub
nit to such humiliating conditions.
There is not a respectable newspaper
man in the country who ought not 10
have every gate on the grounds thrown
wide open 10 him as soon as he makes
his appearance, for every time he visits
the ground, it means dollars in the
pcckets of the association, while he gets
nothing in return but hard work.
BATTLE or GETTYSBURG.
At no time previous to last night since
the arrival OF CapI end his celebrated
band has the attendance on the concerts
exceeded two hundred persons, and this,
notwithstanding that the programmes
have universally been faultless in selec
ton and unprecedented in rendition.
The most conspicuous feature Of these
concerts has been the number OF empty
chairs in the large and spacious Music
Hall. as with the exception of small
gathering near the doOr-fOr there the
acoustics is the best-there has been no
audience to admire the unequaled pro
ductions and the strains Of sweet music
rendered by this splendid band, whose
concerts have. in every respect, been
equal to those rendered in this city re-
Gently by Gilmore and Thomas.
Last night, however, the Battle OF
GETTYSBURG" rendered by this band in
siyle that highly delighted the whole audi
ence drew crowds that riyaled the attend
ance on the Wild West exhibition. There
were at least 1900 persons in the hall,
while the main building seemed deserted.
Companies A and Of the First Virginia
Regiment, which were present TO assist
in carrying out the programme, did their
parts well. and their firing proved that
they were well drilled Many OF the Sc
lections of the baud were difficult pieces,
but they were mastery rendered, and
each piece evoked the loud applause OF
an audience whose encore vas, for once,
audible beyond the limits of the EXposi-
tion building.