The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-29
A TRIP TO MEXICO.

-'SN ii1Nehef III the Lana or the Aztecs-In the South and West Also. Charles D, sherman of the New Ha- ven Gaslight company will leave next Wednesday for an extended trip through the south and west, combin- Ing business with pleasure, and the ltlnery includes a comprehensive round or travel in our sister republlc-MeXi- co. Wednesday afternoon will be de- voted to the gas industries exposition of gas apparatus and appliances now going on at the Madison Square Gar den, New York, and closing Saturday, February 6. Similar eXpositions have been held in Great Britain and on the continent, but this is the first thing of the kind ever attempted in this country, The historical exhibit will embrace many articles of surpassing interest including the celebrated col lection of ancient lamps and lighting appliances from the National museum of the Smithsonian institute at Wash ington. The collection consists of seV- eral hundred rare speciments never be- fore exhibited outside the great institu- tion in which the collection is now lodged A special act of congress was necessary to secure the loan ot this collection for the exposition,
 Another object of special interest and beauty win be the marvellous Tiffany gas tower that has been constructed for the gas exposition by MT. Louis Tiffany, who has devoted more time and money in working out artistic eff ;n o,Ioe pf man of the present day, As it stands in the center of the gorgeous array of exhibits on every side at the eXposi- tion it will be recognized as a work of art by artists, as well as wonderful combination of gas, glass, water and steam, the water fused into harmon ic union the like of which has never before been attempted by man. We'd nesday evening, February 3, has been set apart by the management and Wlli be know as Gas Mems Night A special program has been arranged cov- ering this feature of the exposition that will appeal to all as befitting the occasion. It is expected that gas en- gineers and those connected with allied interests will be present in large num- DerS that evening.
 The manufacturers connected with the gas industry, located in the imme- diate vicinity of New York, have ar ranged to tender a banquet on the night of Febraury 4 to such gas men as may be in the city on that date.
 MT. sherman will be obliged to fore go this part of the program as he leaves Thursday morning on the five hour train of the famous Royal Blue line for Washington, where the re- mainder of the week will be spent, in- Washington he will be met at the sta tion by delegation of Washington Endeavorers headed by Utten E. Read, a former New Haven Endeavorer, and now a professor in Gillaudet college Mir. Read while here was an active member of the United church society and represented this society on the re- ception committee of '96.
 Leaving Washington on the following day Monday morning, via the "pictur- esque B. and o." stops will be made at Harper's Ferry and Hagerstown As the dome of the capitol and Wash
  ceding distance. he will, perhaps for the first time, realize the extent of the journey he is to make Before he again looks upon these familiar objects on the return trip he will have travelled more than 12.0O0 miles and be able to appreciate to the fullest extent the thought expressed in
 Singing through the forests.
 Rattling over ridges,
 Shooting under arches,
 Rumbling over bridges:
 Whizzing through the mountains,
 Buzzing OCT the vale,
 Bless me! it was pleasant,
 Riding on the rail!'
 Turning south at Harpers Ferry, the route lies through the famous Shenan- doah Valley, which is walled in on both sides by the Blue Ridge. The locality is rich in historical associations, for up and down this lovely valley rode the brave men of two armies, led by heroes whose names will live as long as his- tory shall be written, or the exploits of daring souls be woven into the pages of romance.
 Iie ilISC pldce III IHlS noted region that will claim his attention will be the little village of Luray, in order that visit may be paid to the cele- brated Caverns of Luray, which were discovered in 1878 and shortly after wards opened to the public.
 The next stopping place will be The Grottoes" for visit to Meyers Cave. Of course, the Natural Bridge cannot be passed by any tourist who pretends to take in the sights along this en- chanted valley.
 A short stop will be made at Cumber- land Gap, and from thence he will cross the "blue grass" region of Ken lucky to Louisville Two days will be spent at the Mammoth Cave, while Nashville will have special interest to Mir. Sherman from the fact that it has been selected to entertain the International Christian Endeavor con- vention in 1898. Short stops will also be made at Montgomery and Mobile, Ala. and Pensacola, Fla.
 He expects to reach New Orleans in time to witness the Mardi Gras festivi- ties. On leaving the Crescent City, he will take the Sunset Limited a fla yorite train with California tourists. This train combines every luxury o1 modern travel and is one solid train being vestibuled from end to end. In fact if is literally q "hotel on wheels ''