Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-05-08
ARKANSAS AT THE FAIR.
A Splendid Account of Our State Ex.
hibit at Chicago.

A Splendid Account of Our State Ex-
hibit at Chicago.
There is one subject which at this
time inspires interest in every true
Arkansan's breast, and i'll which even
the humblest citizen who lives upon
Arkansas soil feels a just pride.
This interest and pride are alike
centered in the success and excellence
of our State exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. At this vast industrial achieve
ment, this greatest of all National or
International Expositions, which, in
Inauguration, may be pictured as a
vast tournament ground upon which
appears, as the representatives of each
State and Nation, the form of a gal
liant Knight, clothed in the armor of
modern industrial achievement and
armed with lance of enlightened prog
ress stands ready to enter the lists,
for the honor of his native land. From
this spot, upon which all eyes are
turned in eager interest, comes the
following favorable, and even fatter-
report of Arkansas show at the Fair,
the same being borne by Hon. Hal
Norwood, Secretary of the Arkansas
Worlds Fair Directory, who, in a re-
cent interview at Little Rock, said:
"On the outside everything at the
Fair presents a finished appearance,
but view of the interior shows that
as yet scarcely anything is completed.
This is generally true of all the build
ings, and especially SO of the State
buildings.
"The Arkansas Building is as near
ly completed as any of the State build
ings and in less than ten days all the
work, both inside and out, will be fin
ished and all the exhibits put in or
der.
@The Arkansas building, while not
so large as some, is the prettiest build
ing there, and the painting in the wo-
mans department is especially heauti-
ful, and that, in connection with the
Hot Springs crystal fountain, will
make the building the most attractive
of any.
"Prof. Thomas and Edward Pascoe,
Of the Board" have been in Chicago
for the past two weeks assisting in the
arranging Of exhibits, etc. Manager
r. H. Adair and the janitor, Gregory
Sherry, have also been there for sew
eral weeks, and glance at the amount
of work that has been done shows
that they have discharged their du-
ties well.
"The 18th day of June has been des-
ignated as Dedication Day, being the
anniversary of the admission of the
State into the Union. A programme
will be arranged and published latter.
am anxious that as many Arkansas
people as possibly can will be present
on that occasion. feel sure that they
will be proud of the building and the
exhibits, and the ladies cannot say too
much in praise of Mrs. DR.. Murrell
and Mrs. Jennie Douglass for the ar
tistic and elegant way in which they
have had the Woman's Department
furnished and decorated.
81 do not know anything about ho-
tel rates near the grounds, but the
best and most noted hotels in the city
have not raised their regular rates,
and will not during the exposition.
In this connection want to say that
the Directory is under many obliga-
tion to the Capital Hotel of this city
for the room furnished to us in the
past and for their invitation for us to
use it the remainder of the time OF
the exposition. There is no better
hotel in the North, East, South or
West than the Capital.