The herald., 1893-10-22
SOME EXPOSITION HISTORY,
A Correspondent of the Herald
Digs Up Some Experiences.
The Way the State Was Represented
at the Great New Orleans Show.
A Magnificent Representative, and How
He is Said to Have Worked the
State LegisIature-Colton's
Experience-what Next?

EDITORS HERALD: The time is now
rapidly approaching when the astonish-
ingly grand Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton will be a thing OF the past and
thenceforward known only in history.
An entertaining feature to those who
might wish to amuse themselves by
studying problems worked out in figures
would be the qualification produced in
calculating the cost by the grand display
and the profit arising therefrom, and the
expert will no doubt be able to deter
mine just where the X and minus signs
will be, or ought to be placed, and to
the expert who knows how to place
figures as he wants them the result will
be more or less plain.
OF course the various counties OF the
state will get from their commissioners
and others in charge of affairs de-
tailed report of the stewardship and an
accounting which will show how all the
very liberal county appropriations have
been expended. This will enable each
county to estimate the net gain in each
case; for it is to be presumed that the
unseltish people who managed matters
did 30 with a thorough comprehension
OF their responsibility. and the good to
be shared by the entire public. This
then is to be accepted in unquestioned
faith.
OF course, too, the managers OF the
munifcent response made by the state
Legislature in carrying out the California
idea of grandeur will give an accounting
and show how the s300,000 were ex-
pended and how many fold the increase
will Immediately be; how vastly the
productive interests of our imperial
state have benefited by the wise,
prudent and economical expenditure of
the immense sum OF money the
state treasury poured into
their hopper. And then again,
THE COTTON EXPOSITION.
Well, on this point little RETROSPECT
ton might be indclged in, perhaps, not
wholly unprofitably to such SO may care
to read brief story of ancient history.
In the year 1885 New Orleans and Lou
isians devised and started in on the ac-
complishment OF grand international
Centennial Cotton exposition" CO.
called, but to include every manner of
agricultural and mechanical product
anu 0OfiCOf d5 o lOSOi0 Vi SOhCkdl piO-
gress, and in its inception it was to
eclipse all its predecessors. All the
states of the union were appealed to
and unhesitatingly California responded
with her well-known promptness, when
it comes to blowing in" money for
show.
The county also took deep and praise
worthy interest in the great northern
aYnnailiop and noat Eurn of nnpav
was raised, the proper mum Der OF pleni
potentiaries were appointed to expend
it and goodly quantity of the products
OF the county were gathered wherewith
to show the wonderful products of the
soil. They were all conscientiously
packed and shipped to New Orleans.
The busy times since, the Intoxicating
whirl of the boom or something has left
it up to this time undetermined Just
what the profits were of the efforts in
that direction. 1t ia presumable that
the increment was evenly divided and
the benefits so wholesome that there
was really no occasion to give just vulgar
particulars.
THE STATE IN IT.
On the part of the state, too, there
was an ambassador; merely commits
eioner was altogether too tame title
for him. He was, selected, no doubt,
because of the great reputation he had
achieved in the exhibition line in the
by-gone, and was thoroughly equipped
in all the qualities that went to make
the successful dispenser of the state
funds, etc. For what more necessary
to having princely dispenser than to
have a princely sum to dispense.
ON TO NEW ORLEANS.
This am bassador made descent on
the Crescent city, made rapid progress
in forming influential acqusintances in
and around the old town, and otherwise
demeaned himself grandly as the repre-
sentative of the golden state, consider
ing the fact that the weight of the COM
rested entirely on his
This was before the exhi-
bition was to commence. Tradition
hath it that he even went a trip to the
grounds where the show was to be held
but, like all other traditions, has INSULT
cient evidence to support it to establish |
the fact. He was the diamond king.
In the meantime the vast, immeasur-
able, incalculable and wonderful bene-
fits California was to receive from the |
grandeur here reflected were being cir
cumscribed from the lack of funds
to make proper display; and |
with the diamond king, the man of |
and captivating exhibition
to think was to act. Now was
the accepted time; now the glorious op-
of the golden gate to signal
ize itself and show to the great assem-
bled world with an awe-inspiring and
overw whelming manner what California
could do when che really act about it;
to lose the opportunity was not to be
thought of {; to daily was to be lost.
MOVE ON THE LEGISLATURE.
The legislature of the grsndest state
of the whole compact was in session;
,he opportunity of the century must be
aid before it, and 30 the diamond king
laetens him back to our glorious eli
nate and to Sacramento by the fastest
'peed of the most luxurious Pullman.
The diamond king appeared in the corri.
tors and reception rooms of the Golden
eagle hotel, and moved with persuasive
'nergy amcne the emineut statesmen
Who as lawmakers had assembled at the
and mingled with other in
luential men and brethren, everywhere
hedding aD effulgent light and impress
ng the whole people with his own i'm
,etuous personality and California's one
pportunity.
A BEwILDERING SPECTACLE.
Minutes were precioug; hours were
he aggregation of minutes wasting