The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-06
EVERYTHING IS NOW READY
For The psnins Of The Great Exposition
Of the Old Dominion.
fHE BIG TRADES PARADE TO-DAY.
The Grounds and Buildings xhibitors
and Exhibits-The Floats In the Pro-
cession-- Genes and Incidents.

The exhibition that will so down in tho
history OF Richmond as the Exposition
OF % begins to-day. Thousands will
visit the grounds and see the splendid
evidences Of Nirginia's prosperity and
prosrcssivcness. To-day is a gala day
Fl holiday The hum of the factory and
workshop is hushed the counting-room
is silent; the busy marts Of life have not
their occupants. The cares of business
are thrown aside and there is to be a
general outpouring of Richmond's resi-
dents.
First the trades parade and then on
to the Exposition Grounds.
The FIRST shows TO a sightseer pano-
-.raic spectacle of Richmonds business.
r.a second demonstrates what can and
!, being done in the business worlds OF
IL. city and State.
Both are worthy Of minute inspection,
hnt not with a hypercrtical eye. Ike
member throughout that time. labor ana
f.rls were required 10 make the display.
Had there been more time many mer-
f4rf~ who are not TO be represented
would have made showing. ORDERS
fruu their lAl anu MlitfA ti"N' N''''''
ro.rlna into their ESTABLISHMENTS, ana
d.. .o,us of clerks were kept busy.
Tr,nlaver was busy. Even with the
ill nf being called unprCgreSSivc 10y not
.i.- an exhibit. those merchants were
f,..i fo I'm neir orders, and the re-
..l, f. no exhibit at the Exposition. mere
-. f.w of such merchants, Tor ldch-
...r3 business men, As rule are pIouu
t those Exp0siti0ns. and ana them in
I..rouber AN this. and don't be hyper
1 Remember that Richmond is
"a small town cOmpared TO New
Yo-, or Chicago, and that even
gen one-third of our population are
co.ored folk
THE MARCH.
Tho trades parade begins its march
Ills morning ~ 10 o'clock from lower
1nm street Floats give excellent cKF
dences of the various businesses OF me
r,v which will FIN the line. and VIII be
t.la3 bv a large number of mounted
mon All who propose to take part IN
rre parade are requested to be ready TO
move 10y y o'clock.
1.f There be- no delays. Everybody
knows how slow some other people can
be- .. -. .1,o
As soon as the town clocks point TO the
hour of 10 the procession VIII move up
Mann street.
Tbc routc of the parade will be as fol
lows. In Main to Sixth, up sixth 10
Eroa1 uD Broad to Adams, down Adams
IN Franklin. NJ Franklin to Lombardy,
thence to Broad and the Exposition
Grounds. entering at the upper I"oe
Track cEe. Those who wish TO return 10
tbp civ will make the exit at the NAM
drive entrance TO the grounds.
Reaching the Exposition grounds seVe-
raj of the floats will fill vacant spaces
tIat will not be occupied by other ezhi-
bitions In this way every men OF avail
able space in the main building will be
covered 10y exhibits.
BOUND TO SUCCEED.
There is no doubt as 10 the success
IL the Exposition II Will be unqueSu0n-
ably q genuine success. The amount OF
work done in the main ana the olher
huildiugs Yesterday can never De eSu-
mated Hundreds of men, and not a lew
women. worked assduously from early In
the morning until dark, and even after the
electric lights had begun their splutter-
ing the bang of the hammer ana the
song of the saw could be heard All
there appreciated that time was indeed
precious. and some men, unaccuStomed TO
manual toll. resolutely pulled of coat
and cuffs and jumped into the fray.
They took their lives in their hands by
mouuiing perilOus stepladderS, and MADE
enormous Sullivanistic reaches IN their
eagerness TO tack the last piece OF Dunt-
INK IN place.
Mon of business assisted the darkcs
I'm wheeling into place the bags, boxes
or packages and many cOmcal scenes
were thus presented.
Booths that the day before were bare
Of decorations blOssOmed out yesterday
into exhibits of beauty and interest. anu
every effort was made to get everything
in place The paint brush yesterday
played 40 small part in the day pro-
Cpcdiugs. and many bare columns and
foors will to-day bear the embellishments
Of 0chrc of sienna.
Before the entrances Yesterday there
was ever "a perfect stream Of freight con
vcyances waiting 10 unload their goods.
Barrels woud Issue from one cart,
boxes with that everlasting sign, handie
with care" would come from another;
bass of grain or of fruit would ice de
Hycrcd from another, and the list com
pri,cd everything from memorandum
book 10 an electro m0ter
rHE LADIES WE " THERE.
The artistic and tasteful ideas Of ladies
were called into reQusitiOn, aud many
wives daughters and sWeethearts helped
to beautifv the booths. The plying OF
ihc rccdle was a Well-kncwn sight before
the day passed. for In the booths many
a pretty lass SNl ana ScNcu TIE DuHuH5
and cloths.
I'm the galleries the harness eXhibito:N
we're TO be- seen hard at work at their
s,fimposed tasks. The down stairs
people had no idea that the up stairs
folss would make amy sort of a showing,
but Yesterdays work proved TO the con-
trary Dry goods firms stove people.
shoe mel. art cOnnOisseurs all worked
with viii, and the result last evening
was indeed a pleasing one.
Hammer and saw, hunting and flags,
goods and embellishments went hand in
hand throughout the day. and the up
stairs people awOke early t. the fact
that the downstairs people were pro-
gTcssirc Then 1t was that the up stair.
contingent began to put in some splendid
Hicks. and the telephone was kept in
constant use by them asking their firms
10 send ont certain goods. The swine
when they rushed into the sea never
made such a grand swoop as did those
up stairs people upon the citizens upon the
lower floor. One individual would come
down 10 borrow q hammer the next fell
low wanted few tacks," which meant
half YOU Lad; the next exhibitor from
above would like TO use your step-ladder
few moments aud one visitor from
above vented nothing less than about
three y,lds Of bunting with st3rs on il.
Tie Got H. of course.