The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER
Causes Another Big Day
at the ExpoSi-
ton.
x1N THOUSAND VISITORS ~ ATTEND
ANCE.
4 Rush Expected To-Day.

day Tor ours or any Othci bNPpo'bVn
seen than was yesterday. II was an on
day." however as not more than ten
thousand people were on the grounds,
a decided falling of from the attendance
of Thursday last, when from twenty 10
twenty five thousand. of and on visited
Virginia's grand show.
ARUsH FOR TO-DAY.
There will be big rush 10 day, how
ever, for yesterday there were six eXcur-
sion trains en- route 10 RicbmOnd-One
from Charlotte, North Carolina, one
from Iynohburg, one from Huntington,
West Virginia. one from Norfolk, one
from Fredericksburg, and the other The
Locomotive Engineers train tiled with
the members Of the brotherhood, whose
conference begins in This city today. Be
sides these special excursiOnisis the city
was filing up al day yesterday, and every
train brought IN hundreds. Fully 10000
people will be on the grounds to day. II
this state Of affairs continues, the success
Of the Exposition will be assured beyond
the most sanguine expectations OF its
promoters.
GOOD MANAGEMENT
And II will continue President Stake
has endeavored 50 to arrange the altrac-
tions Of the Fair as 70 make il 3 steadily
drawing card, instead of rush al at
one time Each day presents some new
feature. and the result has been that,
while the average attendance has been
large and satisfactory, there has not so
far been such q crowd as 10 make the
visitors uncomfortable
THE PREss LUNCH
In response to an invitation from
President Starke. number Of our local
press representatives met in his Office
Yesterday 10 discuss and arrange the
press banquet which is proposed to be
given on Thursday next tomorrow at
3 o'clock in the afternoon. Invita-
tions have been sent 20 all the edi-
tors of newspapers in this state,
North and South Carolina. and to
the representatives Of the leading papers
North and West 10 be found in Newspa-
per Row in Washington The Lunch
(which will prove a very substantial din
men will be served in the old main Suiid-
ing, aud the representatives, Of the
" Fourth Estate" will receive q cordial
welcome from Mr. Starke. II is pro-
posed 10 make it AN entirely informal re
cepiion, at which every one will feel at
home. according 10 old Virginia's tradi-
tional way Of extending hospitality
HEADQUARTERS FOR TIE BRETHREN.
In this connection il is appropriate
that the TIMES Office will he open 20 the
bretbern and members of The craft ali
day and all night. and that the latch
string viii always be found on the cut
side. For the benefit Of the visitors who
may not take advantage of this invita-
ton, however, we take pleasure in stat
ing that The press room M he main build
ING will De thrown wide open to them.
This room is located up stairs, short dis.
lance east OF The General Director Office
and register viii be placed there in
which the names Of ali visitors can be
recorded Every attention will be shown
f hem. and the press, North, South, bast
and West Will be heartily welcomed.
Their brethren Of the cold Dominion
will take pride in showing them what
Virginia can DO in the way OF getting up
ID first-class Worlds Fair all by herself
TIE FLORIDA EXHIBIT
The TINES reporter yesterday went
thiough the palace car which contains
the Florida exhibit 1t will well repay
AM one to make it visit 1t stands on
the railroad track by the SIDE OF the
swi;ch-back
Anong the exhibits Of interest are the
following A tree from which India
rubber Is obtained the Spanish bago
net foliage the palmetto; a pineapple
tree CHOW root bush date tree mango
bush the castor oil bean aud tree; CO
coauut tree, and the banana plant.
dwarf orange tree, with several oranges
on i, palms, cannas, camphOr trees, NC,
we're also exhibited All of these trees
and plants. are growing in large tubs, ana
Will show people of this latitude what
tropical plants and trees are.
T&ere are also several small live ALI
gaioCs. Sea Island cotton, an Immense
Florida sponge, snd Florida tobacco from
Hayans seed AL ahe nuts known to our
table. even tie peanut, are shown,
though the latteT are small compared
with the Virginia peenui.
Soap berries which 1t is said have
some Of The properties of soap, and are
used by the poorer classes Of people Tor
washing purposes NllhNOlm VOVoV"''
A tarpon. or silver king fish, weighing
145 pounds The rape fibre, from which
goods akin to ailk are made, and many
other articles OF interest TO the curious
were displayed.
The nominal charge of ten cents Is
made 10 visitors fGt the purpose OF de
frsying routine expenses
THE c0NCEETs.
1&e concerts yesterday. both in the
afternoon and evening, were largely al
tended, and their TenditiOns met ~ith
the uolal and always fully deserved AZ
ylavse of The audience.
TO-DAY's CONCERT.
The following are the programmes Tor
to-day
WyE,S ESD Y AFTERNOON PROGRAMME
OCT ODER L..
PART l..
/ March PrJseworthy .......... ...t Net2lcr
. Overture Jelly Fellows. .knppe
3 Grand Selection Chimes Of Nor
mandy ..... s.sss''st. '..- f1se.khti
4 Coru,f Solo-A3nic Laura with Var Cappa
M Walter Rogers.
Variation or German NOlkslead an
tIo stNle Of celebrated composers. Qchs
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