The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-21

AS you were in the purlieus of Paris during
6he exposition forming large section of the
American exhibit, and climbed II. Eiffels
tower while your salary was marching on, it
seems TO me that you might give me few
pointers l am particularly anxious to draw a
crowd at the main door and then get it inside
and haze some fun with it if so disposed. /
would like to keep this up every day for
month, giving the people time enough to sleep
Sundays and rest so that they could start in
fresh again Monday. tell you as matter Of
fact We are to havo great exposition, but
want YOU TO make it sure.
W hat do you think OF introducing the ballet2
Do you imagine that Punch and Judy can can
lidly be considered a chestnut? What are the
drawing powers of Sam Jones and Sara Bern
hardt and Allcock's porous plaster, relatively
speaking2 De you think the Siamese Twins
could be restored with success or galvanic
battery2 What do you think of ex-senator
Blair, Of old New Hampshire, in an grafton of
thirty days duration2 How would he compare
with DR.. Tanner on fast for that period of
time? Could, they hold the crowd or would
we have to NSck the people ini Provided |
battened down the matches, locked everything
up and oiled the burglar alarms, do you believe
Jay Gould in the act Of shearing coupons would
draw a crowd or an inference? What will re-
move ink from the letter that never came
from Henry Watterson to D. B. Hill? Can you
furnish me, for framing a copy Of the law pre-
Venting David 3. Hill from running for mayor
Of New York in addition TO governor of and
senator from the Empire State? Can you send
me for the art gallery a certified portrait of
Annie Rooney, deceased Should ensilage be
cut often. and if so, in what quarter of the
moon should the abridgment take place? May
] safely introduce into the restaurant of the
exposition gumauats as a side dish? Do you
think il a good idea to fix special days, such as
press day, dog days, or would you leave it to
your next almanac? Do you think that the
free coinage of silver will interfere with the
counterfeiting industry; if SO, in what respect2
Gould successfully cross the gold bug and the
potato bug and use the resultant in the fat
stock show? If not, why not? Do you think
John L. Sullivan would be out of place in the
chamber of horrors which propose introduc-
ing in the exposition?
These are simply details. but if you have any
general ideas upon the conduct of an exposi-
ton. showing how it should be run, 1 would
like TO have a few sacks of the early variety
Yours anxiously, R. w. MITCHELL,
Secretary and Superintendent.
DEAR RoBERT-I am glad to know
that you are to have a great industrial
exposition in Portland worthy of the
wonderful country of which she is the
metropolis How you came to be the
superintendent and secretary | do not
know. The OregOnians are humor low
ing people. and Ike to put up jobs on
their neighbors. Possibly that has some
thing to do with it
You ask me how best to run the ex-
position, and so 1 will try in as little
space as possible to do So Having the
Paris exposition still fresh in my mem
DRY, feel like throwing out few hints
regarding the matter which ! know
viii be valuable
Expositions should have, in the first
place, a spinal column of worthy and
valuable eXhi bits-a sort of hatrack, if
you please, upon which TO hang the pop
corn privileges aud other features which
are of minor importance. The exposi-
ton must not be Il gigantic boxoffice,
with slight annex Of corn shelters and
patent beehives. People do not care TO
go a great distance to witness recent
methods of pulling candy or making
lemonade without the aid of lemons
We should not, Mr.. Superintendent,
allow the commercial spirit to cast a
gloom over nude art, nor our American
thrift TO get a cinch on science at such a
time.
The exposition in Paris was a great
success because il was an entertainment
and an education - see it; not because
1t was a big county fair, with oppor-
tunities at every corner for the French
@aasaut to test the strength of his lungs.
> | warn you first Of all. rs superintend-
ent, against the American commercial
spirit, which crops out at all times. but
especially in an exposition. 4 sausage
stuffing machine Is one of the most beau
tiful sights, from an unitarian stand
point. that ever saw, but 1t viii not
bring people from distance. You must
have something of art and beauty. aud
an element of the wonderful would
impress this upon you, for, taking the
Paris exposition as a criterTon-and you
could use 1t that way if you wished 10
do so-the crowd was ever packed about
the strange. the beautiful and the Won
oer1nL America ana her exhibit were
chiefly patronized by those who were
paid salary to work her churns and
wave her starry banner Tree