The Opelousas courier., 1892-10-29

us through all the Exposition building
! which is about three times as extensive
! as the Custom House in New Orleans
which nearly every one knows covers
one sqnare of ground. 1t were useless
! to attempt Il description of all We saw,
! anA If course it is still more impossible
/ to enimerate the thousand and one
things we did not, but might have seen
had we had the time to prolong and
extend our observations. We heard
Gilmore's celebrated band, and that is
quite as much as to say we heard some
of the grandest music ever heard.
The following day we were conducted
by The Board of Trade to the Chamber
of Commerce where again we saw
sights worth remembering but which
We cannot describe here.
| The next honor done us was by the
Board of Trade which on the evening of
Friday procured carriages in which the
Editors were conducted to and through
and over Shaw's garden, the most ex
tensive thing of the kind we have ever
seen. We were informed that it COW
ers nearly two hundred acres. The
varieties of shrubs and flowers and
trees are marvellous and almosh innu
merable.
The Globe Democrat Office is a
structure of great dimensions, and to
one, who like us country editors, is &C
customed to work in very small space,
it is astonishing. We were told there
were about 100 printers constantly en-
ployad there.
Our party consisted of Misses Julia
McGrath and Matte Conner, of the B. r.
Truth, MFR. r. L. Caspari and sister
miss Julie) Natchitoches Review; T.
Samboln Jones, La. Educator; j. w.
Hyams and sister miss Hannah) B. R.
Sugar Planter, T R. Constant and wife,
Lake Clearles American; U. P. Brazeale,
Natchits thes Enterprise; w. M. Arm
stlong,LS O. Mystic Tie; E. H. McCor-
mick ard wife, Alexandria Town Talk;
Misses Ada and Mabel Sandoz, st. Lam
dry Democrat; Maj. j. G. Lee, director
of The > North La. Experiment Station,
lone af Aie representatives of the Truth,
and lastly ourself and daughter, Miss
May.
On the evening of the 18th the ma
iority of editors left st. Louis. Mr..
Armstrong and Mr. Constant and wife
remained there until Tuesday 18th.
Mr.. t. Sambnla Jones and ourseIf, con-
/ tinutd our excursion on to Chicago to
ser. some of the sights presented by the
Worlds Columbian Exposition to the
view We remained there but short
time, asa glanced as rapidly as we
4 could over the buildings not yet com
/ o,eted Thrre was the Main building,
I the Administration building, the
i Worlds Fair Manufacturers and Lib
4ral Arts Building, the Worlds Fair
! Machinery Hall, the Fish and Fisheries
building, the Electricity building, and
the Agricultural bailding-these to-
gethcr cover not less than 30 acres of
ground, and each is SO situated as to
afford view of Lake Superior, whose
waters come in wavelets to their very
walls.
Although accompanied By a most
interesting and well informed lady ac-
auaintanee as guide, to whom we are
Indebted for much of the pleasure OF
J the brief trip, we had no time to take
in all the sights, but went to be able to
say we have seen these wonderful edi-
. fees. The descriptive powers of Wal
ter Scott would be taxed to adequately
describe them Having gratified ou
{ reasonable curiosity, We tnrned on
t face lomeward, where we arrived il
good health, and somewhat better in
formed, on the evening of the 18th.
Before closing this unsatisfactor!
narrative, we must indulge the grea
pl-ssare we feel, i'm acknowledging tht
pnliteuess of Mr.. B. Allison, the cour
teous agent of the Missouri Pacifi'
: Company never was q gentleman NOR
. constant and careful in attention. In
deed he seemed tireless and almos
: slrepless.
. With the attention of such gentle
5 man any road must become popular
We thank him from the hearts core 70
9 his kindness and politeness, and vii
t ever wish him as many of the GOO
) things of this life as he may be able b
: enjoy.