The state herald., 1892-11-18
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
The Successful Chrysanthsmum Show.
Preparations for Next Years
Yelled Prophet's Parade.


Preparations for Next Years
Yelled Prophets Parade.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10.-There was one
public place in st. Louis where the hot
election excitement was at once 30 sus-
tanned and relieved that people Of all
classes by the thousands, sought It to
rest, sure at the same time, that they
would be kept informed of what was
going on in the national struggle.
This was in the Exposition building,
ut the great chrysanthemum show.
The hall is IN immense one, and the
flowers were placed on round plat
form in the center, with promenades
around and about through them. All
around the hall, people sat in tho
opera seats watching the pretty scene
made by the mass of flowers and the
beautiful costumes OF the women, who
walked with their escorts in black
and white. The election returns
were shown from the platform at short
intervals, and every decisive announce
mcnt of victory for one party or the
other was bulletincd MS fast Us the
wires brought 1t to the newspaper
offices down town. Besides the florists
several millionaires had this time en-
tered the prize competition, which is u
feature of the show. The prizes, apart
from the honor, are worth having for
the money value. This year they
amount to over $4,000. Horticulture
in st. Louis has grown to some finan-
cial Importance in the last ten years,
and the florists say that tho lighthouses
of the city now represent value of
more than 81, 100000.
There will be great change in the
election methods of st. Louis by the
time another Presidential election rolls
around. This election has shown that
the vote of the city has got beyond the
laws which were made TO handle 1t ten
years ago. In the matter Of rcgistra-
ton this is particularly true. Even by
employing all the clerks he could get
into his offices, the Recorder of voters
was unable to manage the increased
registration. lie says that he will in.
troduce into the next Legislature, n bill
dividing the city into three election
districts, with n registration Office in
Eve miles apart, and some of the voters
Of the city will have to travel ten miles
TO reach them even then, but the
change will make it possible to regis
ter the entire vote of the city. This
year, that could not be done, and thou
sands of men were waiting their turn
to get to the windows of the office
when the books had to be closed to
comply with the law, so that the poll
lists might be printed in time TO be
uset. m election dav.
The stranger in st. Louis who, walk
ing by the den of the Yelled Prophet
sees CLEAN of light inside the mys-
terious structure, and asks what 1t
means, is rather surprised TO hear that
men are there engaged in arranging
the procession for next fall. But II is
true. No sooner is one pageant over
than work begins on the next First,
the subject must be chosen. Then the
designs are made for the floats which
illustrate the genera; idea. Then, trust
worthy mechanics, who have yearly
salaries, and who know how to keep
secrets, 60 to work on the plans Of the
designers. Their part of the work will
begin before the winter is over. The
artists who make the designs personal
ly superintend the building Of the
floats, SO that the most minute detail
of the sketch shall he exactly what is
wanted. All this is very expensive, OF
course. The man who stands on the
street on Yelled Prophets night, md
sees the procession and the illumina,
tions that set IL of has not the least
idea that his tour of pleasure has cost
n hundred other men n year OF thought,
and something like hundred thous-
and dollars.