The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-27
EVERYTHING HUMMING.
The Exposition Build
ings and Grounds
Booming.
EVERYBODY As BUSY AS BEES ON THE
GROUNDS.
A Display Creditable to the Old state.

GAUlrllVLs HfAL NVuuhNs AAt EVtAS
ahead now with great rapidity and the
beautiful weather Of yesterday enabled
exhibitors and others to make things
hum" \ visit 10 the building and
grounds was a delightful surprise, for Il
showed every body bard az work; spaces
being fitted up and filled up, and the en-
tire establishment rapidly assuming the
appearance Of frst-class Exposition.
In fact, If any one has ever doubted the
success Of the display, his doubts would
be speedily removed by personal in
spection.
The main building is handsomely dec
GRATED, both inside and out, with hags
and bunting the passimetres, or self-reg
istering turnstiles, are in position aud
working beautifully; the vast music hall
is nearly ready for the concerts to
begin; and the various exhibitors are
getting their spaces so arranged as TO
give distinct idea as 10 the beautiful
scene which will be presented within the
next few days. II Is no exaggeratiOn TO
say. that our Richmond Exposition. al
though comparatiyely so little noise and
fuss has been made over IL, will be supe-
rior TO either Of the Atlanta Expositions,
snd, apart from the Governmental and
Mexican displays, equal to that held at
New Orleans some years ago. AS a fair
its entire success Is already assured.
THE VARIOUS EXHIBITS.
It would be invidious to specially men
ton any one of the different exhibits, all
of which will be very fine. AT present,
however, Messrs. Saks * Co. give evil
denee Of having one of the handsomest
establishments in the entire building and
unless Others come forward within the
next few days TO vie with them, Will
carry off the palm in that direction. The
tobacco display--naturally one OF the
most important to the State-Will
also be particularly good. Messrs
Vaughan & Sarvey in their space
will show the weed in its
various stages Of growth, and Messrs.
Allen q Ginter will show what is done
with it after it is grown and gathered.
This firm has erected a regular country
tobacco-curing house with fiues and
everything else complete, in which the
curing process will be practically shown.
The rest of their display has not yet been
outlined, but there is no doubt that II will
te complete. Messrs Z. III. Mayo X Co,
the Kinney Manufacturing Company,
Myers Bros 65 Co, T. c. Williams & Co,
and other prominent tobacco firms of the
city will also have magnificent exhibits.
MEssRs HILL GUyERNAToR.
These gentlemen, next always to Direc-
tor-General Jones, are the most impOr-
tant men on the grounds. They pur-
chased the entire privileges OF the
building, and all desiring privileges must
secure them from that firm They are
all the time busily negotiating with
parties, stalking of spaces, and carrying
on business of various kinds with all
sorts OF people They will themselves
run three soda fountains, The central one
being the big fountain used at the Phil
adelphil Centennial. They say that
their outlay for fountains alone has been
$50 600 Besides this, they will run the
Mammoth ice-cream establishment. The
RESTAURANT privileges they have sold to
Messrs. John d. Doyle of Atlantic city
and Martin Kahn OF Philadelphia. The
firm have neatly arranged private
office, where their business IS conducted
DR. II. c. JONES.
But the busiest man about the whole
place is DR.. Henry {. Jones, the director
general, 10 whose method, system and
executive ability most of the credit for
the admirable management of the details
of the big show is due He is apparently
at all points Of the building at once, at
tending to this arranging for that, and
listening to petitions and requests from
dozens of people at the same time. He
has Just cause to be well satisfied with
the success Of bis part in the exhibition.
BUFFALO BILL.
1t was intended at first that the Buffalo
Bill "Wild West" should perform in the
area vii hin the race track, but that dis
tilguished scout aud Snowman SAYS that
the space there is too limited for him
He will be given all he wants on the
grounds of the old State Agricultural
Society. He opens next Wednesday, and
everybody is anxiously looking forward
to seeing his exemplifcation of actual
life in that growing section of country
to which the Star of Empire is currently
reported TO be taking its way.
A RESUME.
Column after column could be filed in
writing up all the details of Riehmond's 5
great Exposition, which, If in Atlanta,
for instance, would be neralded all over
the world as the biggest affair of the
kind ever seen. The management have,
in fact, been too modest in advocating
their claims and merits, but, all the
same, Richmond is going to have an Ey-
position of which Virginia will not he
ashamed, and when that is said volumes
could express no more.
THE T. p As. AND THE STREET PARADE.
A special meeting of Post 3D." Vir-
ginia Division I. p A., was held at
Ford's Hotel las, night for the purpose
of taking some suitable action in re-
sponse 20 the invitation extended 10 tAis
post by Chief Marshal Anderson, to par
ticipate iu the general parade or the
opening dag of the Exposition. 1t was
called to order by President ". II. Max
well at o'clock p. m, John B. Culpeper,
secretary.
Itwss unanimously resolved that a
committee of six be appointed to wait on