The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-11-18
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
The Successful Chrysanthemum
Show - Preparations for Next
Years Yelled Prophets Parade.

ST. LOUIS, November 12.-There was ons
public place in ST. Louis where the hot cleo
ton excitement was at once so sustained 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 vas going on in the national struggle.
This was in the Exposition building, At the
great chrysanthemum show. The hall is an
immense one, and the flowers were placed
on round platform IN the center, with
them. All around the hall. people sat IN
the open seats watching tire pretty scene
made by the mass of flowers and the beauti-
full costumes of the women. who wal ed
with their escorts in black and white. The
election returns were shown from the plat
form at short intervals, and every decisive
announcement OF victory for one party or
the other was bulletined as fast as the wires
brought it to the newspaper Offices down
town. Besides the florists several million
aires had this time entered the prize compe-
tition, which is a feature of the show. The
prizes, apart from the honor are worth hav-
ing for the money value. This year they
amount to over $1,000. Horticulture in ST.
Louis has grown to some financial impor-
lance IN the last ten years. and the florists
say that the lighthouses of the city now rep
resent q value of more than =, 10000.
There will be great change IN the cleo
ton methods of st. Louis by the time an
other presidential election rolls around.
This election has shown that the vote of tine
city has got beyond the laws which were
made to handle it ten years ago. In the
mater of registration this Is particularly
true. Even by employing all the clerks he
could get into his offices, the recorder of
voters was I'm bic to manage the increased
registration. He says that he will introduce
INF hc ovf lnrY sfoft, n rv4dy nf thA
city into three election districts, with a reg
istrat on Office in each one. These offices
Will be about five 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 register the
lot be done, and thousands of men were
waiting their turn to get 10 he windows of
the o.tice when the books had to be closed
to comply With the law, so that the poll-lists
m ght be printed in time to be used on cleo
ton day.
The stranger in st. Louis who, walking by
the den of the Yelled Prophet sses CLEAN
of light inside the mysterious structure, and
asks what it means. is rather surprised to
hear that msn are there engaged in arrang-
ing Il prol ession for next>fall. But it is
true. No sooner is one pageant over than
work begins on the next. First, the sub.a t
must be chosen. Then the designs are made
for the floats which illustrate the general
idea Then, trustworthy mechanics, who
have yearly salaries, and who know how to
keep secrets. go to work On the plans of the
designers. Their part of the work will be-
gin before the winter is over. The artists
who make the designs personally superin-
ten the building Of the floats, 90 that the
most minute detail of the sketch shall be ex-
actly what is wanted. All this is very ex-
rensive, of course. The man who stands on
the street on Yelled Prophets night, and
sees the procession and the iliunInations
that Get it OF has not the least idea tina. bis
tour of pleasure has cost hundred other
men q year of thought. and something like
hundred thousand dollars.