The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-29
LOUISIANA EXPOSITION.
INTERESTING ATTRACT ION s
BEING ADDED DAiLY--ThE
PRESIDENT WILL BE
INVITED.

toplc Wltn the management OF the
Louisiana Industrial Exposition is
the coming of President Mekin-
ley. The committee recently APP
pointed to visit Washington to
personally extend the invitation
of the people of Louisiana to their
chief executive, will leave in d
few days. The committee will be
composed of the leading men in
commercial and social circles
throughout the state and all are
confident that the president will
accept the invitation and open the
peace jubilee on May Sth. The
management is at present consid-
ering the plans for the reception
of the president, and it is pro-
posed to build a triumphant arch
at the Mystery Street entrance to-
the Fair grounds. While the
presidents coming will unques-
tionably be the chief drawing card
of the Exposition there are nus
merous other attractions being
secured that will be we'll worth at
tention.
The Midway feature is daily
being augmented with novel and
highly interesting attractions.
The contractors are at present in
st. Louis engaging entertain
ments to be placed at the EXPOSE
ton, and after securing such at
fractions as they will find there,
they will visit Chicago with a
view Of securing interesting fea-
lures in that city. One Of the
special attractions Of the Midway
will be Milly Christine. who pos
.sesses the unique distinction OF
being two headed woman able
to converse in several languages
and any two Of which she can in
dulge in simultaneously.
The committee having in charge
the art exhibits promiees a reye-
lation to allinterested in this line.
While art has not received the
recognition in this section which
it, Importance deserves, the Ex-
position will stimulate and in
struct. The art exhibit will be To-
Gated in the gallery of the main
building and Immediately yiadjoin-
ing will be the woman 5 exhibit.
This exhibit will include all
branches Of woman s handiwork
and is under the direction of the
Local Council Of Women in con-
nection with the Ladies Auxillery
of the Exposion. The ladies have
entered very enthusiastically into
the work and invite the women
from all parts Of the state and ad-
joining states to cooperate in
making this feature q success.
The special feature OF this exhibit
will be the display OF the fine art
work carried forward by the state
institutions of Louisiana. This
display will be entirely separate
from the exhibit made by the sew
eral state institutions proper, for
this latter will be iaclnded in the
space assigned to the state exhibit
The art work produced at schools
other than the state institutions
will form part Of the art exhibit
and win be under the control oi
Mr.. Boyle.
The commercial exhibits in the
Exposition proper will embrace
every line Of manufactured prod
uct and viii fittingly illustrate the
commercial advancement Of the
south in the past decade. One oI
the largest exhibits in the entire
Expoyftion is that Of the Illinois
SteY Works, who have secured q
vSFy large space in the machinery
Suilding and will place on exibi-
tion the modern methods Of iror
and steel manufactures The
feature Of this exhibit which viii
be particularly interesting to the
sugar producers is a train and
engine representing the narrow
guage railroad such az viii BIZ
used for hauling cane, ETC., or
plantations. This exhibit viii
cost many thousands Of dollars
to place within the buildings ant
will no doubt attract much atten,
ton.
In addition to the original Mid
way attractions there win be 1
large and commodious theatre or
the grounds wherein continuous
performances can be given daily