St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-03-18
Industrial Exposition.

1A1WA0UA AOA AAYVOAVAVAAs
The management Of the LOUISIANA
exposition receives daily
assurances that success will crown
their efforts. At . special meeting |
held last Monday night his Excel
lency, Governor Foster. and Mayor
w. C. Flower were in attendance
by special invitation. Governor
Foster made detailed verbal state
ment as to the reception which had
been accorded the special committee
sent TO Washington to invite The At
tendance OF President Mckinley at
the peace jubilee, and said that the
interview with Mr.. Mckinley was
such as to assure his presence in
New Orleans on May 8, when the
exposition will be opened.
State Senator ]. F Denechaud,
chairman OF the committee on trans
portation. has been actively engaged
| in working up the interest OF the
railroad men, and has succeeded in
having plan recommended Tor the
establishment eff such rate as Will
bring thousands of people into New
Orleans during the fair. This plan
lis that the railroad companies are
to issue tickets guod for seven days.
within a radius of $50 miles OF New
IOrleans, and that the rate OF one
| fare for the round trip is to be es-
tablishcd on sll roads. IL is all but
officially announced that the plan
will be acceptable, and so announced
by the railroads.
Governor Foster expressed HIM
, self as convinced that the state
would make a most excellent show
, ing in the agricultural departments,
and that the several state institu-
tons would be adequately repre-
: scented in the educational sections
. No little degree of rivalry exists be-
l tween these institutions, and tue
opportunity afforded them OF max
ing a display in juxtaposition to ont
d another will put each of them OF
n their met;le. 1t is almost certsil
: that the transportation Of these stat'
d exhibits will be arranged for will
tue railroads on a basis satisfactory
to both sides. The city OF New
e Orleans has decided to appropriate
a sum of $4,000, to be devoted t.
the policing of the grounds durinl
the life of the exposition.
; The industrial parade represent
l ing each of the parishes in til
, country will be one Of tue feature
OF the exposition. Briefly stated
this idea is to hold q grand cainivs
Of the parishes OF Louisiana. TIL
opportunities afforded for this 81
tractive spectacle are excellent an
every parish will be afforded an op
portunity in q manner which wonl
8 It once appeal 20 their commercia
: sense, as we'll as their artistic ben,
o Pageants of this character are in
), variably of a highly interestln
d nature, and when the present ide
e Is elaborated, success can be assure
y for the enterprise. The csrnivs
d will consist Of not less than City
e eight floats, each Of which will h
! devoted to some particular parish
!. the whole will represent com mel
d cial moving tableau such as wi
= show more details about the stat
) than many Ut its residents eve
dreamed of. 1t is expected this
the sentiments OF interest can
g worked up in the various parishes
! and have the police juries in eac
appropriate sufficient amount q
money TO have their respec,iy
parishes represented IN the parade
0 The work OF arranging for the dec
Q rations Of the floats can be doue b
), them or carried forward by the Al
fists of New Orle ans, under the
. supervision. Naturally, the fir
d float will represent the State q
it Louisiana, 10 be similar in desig
. to that used in Proteas' parad.
} This would be followed by the Othe
floats, arranged in line alphabet
: cally, and should the propositio
d meet with the general favor, sue
as it certainly warrants, arrang,
ments will be made to offer
n special prize for the finest display
:, In this connection 1t Is propose
by the committee on entertainment
e Of which Mr.. Markey is chairma,
" that the merchants of the city wi
le be afforded an opportunity to con
!, pete with one another along adve
Using lines. A special day ",
: probably be set aside for this ever
It which will be in tue nature Of
n parade somewhat along the lines i,
= Dictated for the carnival of parlshe,
Advertising floats designed by til
'e merchants themselves will be a
le ranged around the course of the IA.
: track. An entrance fee will ver
y likely be charged for this, and il
terest will be stimulated by the off
= OF q suitable money prize.
!. Another matter Of general iatel
= est Is the fact that there will be
flower parade. THIS also partak.
largely of the nature of an ense