The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-15
LOUISIANA EXPOSITION.
The Industrial Fair Will be a
Success. President McKin.
ley VIII be There.

New Orleans, March IL, 1899.
The Management OF the Louisi-
ana Industrial Exposition receives
daily assurances that SUCCESS will
crown their efforts. AT a special
meeting held last Monday night
his Excellency Governor Foster
and Mayor w. G. Flower we're in
attendance by special invitation.
Governor Foster made q detailed
verbal statement as TO the recep-
ton which had been accorded
the special committee sent to
Washington to invite the attend
ance OF President Mckinley at
the Peace Jubilee and said that
the interview with Mr. Mckinley
was such as to assure his pres
ence in New Orleans on May Sth
when the Exposition will be
opened.
State Senator j. +. Denechaud
chairman OF the committee on
Transportation, has been actively
engaged in working up the inter-
est of the Railroad mel and has
succeeded in having a plan re-
commended for the establishment
OF such a rate as will bring thous-
ands of people into New Orleans
during the Fair. This plan is that
the Railroad Companies are to
issue tickets good for Z days
within a radius of $50 miles OF
New Orleans, and that the rate
Of one fare for the round trip is
to be established on all roads. It
is all but officially announced
that the plan will be acceptable
and so announced by the rail,
roads.
Governor Foster expressed HIM
self as convinced that the Stats
would make most excellent
showing in the agricultural de-
partments, and that the several
State Institutions would be ade-
quately represented in the edu-
cational sections. No little de-
gree OF rivalry exists between
these institutions and the oppor-
tunity afforded them OF making a
display in juxtaposition to one
another will put each OF them on
their mettle. IL is almost certain
that the transportation Of these
State exhibits will be arranged
for with the railroads on basis
satisfactory to both sides. The
city Of New Orleans has decided
to appropriate a sum Of $4,000, to
be devoted to the policing Of the
grounds during the life Of the
EXPEDITION.
The Industrial parade repre-
senting each Of the parishes in
the country will be one of the
features Of the Exposition. Brief
ly stated this idea is to hold a.
grand Carnival Of the parishes Of
Louisiana. The opportunities af-
forded for this attractive specta-
Gle are excellent, and every par
ish will be afforded an opportun-
ity in a manner which would ut
once appeal to their commercial
sense, as well as their artistic
bent. Pageants Of this character
are invariably Of a highly inter-
esting nature and when the pres
ent idea is elaborated, success
can be assured for the enterprises
The carnival will consist OF not
less than fifty eight floats, each
OF which will be devoted to some
particular parish, and the whole
will represent commercial nov
ing tableau, such as will show
more details about the State than
many Of its residents ever dream
ed Of. 1t is expected that the
sentiments OF interest can be
worked up in the various par
ishes and have the police juries
in each appropriate a sufficient
amount Of money to have their
respective parishes represented
in the parade. The work Of ar
ranging for the decorations OF the
floats can be done by them or
carried forward by the artists Of
New Orleans under their SUPER
vision. Naturally, the first float
will represent the State Of Louisi-
ana, to be similar in design to
that used in Proteus parade. This
would be followed by the other