The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-03-17
LOUISIANA INDUSTRIAL Elk.
POSITION.


dustrial Exposition will be held in
New Orleans from April "a to May
6. 1t promises TO excel anything
of the kind seen in Louisiana since
the Cotton Centennial Exposition of
1854. The success which attended
| the Fair last year, induced lis pro-
moters to maintain a permanent or
ganization and to enlarge the scope.
AS result the harassing work of
perfecting a new organization with
the attendant loss of time has not
been necessary this year, and the
mistakes into which the manage
ment fell during the first Fair
through inexperience, have been
| avoided.
Every department has been en-
larged. The Horse Show which at
the first Fair was confined almos,
exclusively to local entries will this
year compare favorably with the
most famous shows held in Madison
Square Garden. New York and other
northern cities. In fact many Of
the principal exhibitors at those
shows have already entered their
stock. A car load of twenty horses
from one of the leading breeders in
the United States reached New Or
leans last week, and others are en-
route. But last years Fair devel-
oped the fact that there is Louisiana
bred stock that will compare with
any in the country. The manage
ment is DESTROYS of having the best
horses from al, sections of the State
entered. Entries can be made up
to April II.
The dog show will be held on a
scale equally extensive. The Amer
lean Bench Club at the request of
the gentlemen in charge has as
signed the dates applied for. This
will insure the exhibition of nearly
every famous dog in the United
States, and the CANNES which have
been creating so much interest In
New York and Chicago during the
east two weeks will be seen side by
side with the best that Louisiana
can boast. But the committee has
arranged that the local entries will
not have to compete with the win
ners of other shows. There will be
two classes.
In addition to these two shows,
different counittees b,ve baep an
pointed to look after other exhibits
of live stock, and numerous attrac-
tons, and the work is we'll in hand.
Among others, days have been as
signed for the following: manufac-
turers; civic and secret orders; or
phans; schools; militia; flower
parade; labor; tournament; baby
show; athletics; ladies races, gentle
and races; State horticultural and
agricultural, and poultry show. Au-
dubon Day has just been added.
and appropriate cerem onies will be
great naturalist. Other days will
shortly be arranged.
Special-rates will be secured from
the railroads and steamboats, from
all parts of the State for exhibits,
and the management is now ar
ranging with the transportation
companies for low passenger rate.
The Fair is creating a great deal of
interest in the North and East and
there will be numerous exhibits
from those sections. The Midway
promises to be very attractive. 1t
will be in the center of the grounds.
A unique feature has been added
this year in the street parade under
the auspices of the New Orleans
Manufacturers Association with
which it is intended to open the
Fair. 1t will be on a larger scale
than the parade given during the
recent Mardi Gras festivities and a
number of artistic floats will ap-
pear. This association is composed
of manufacturers within a radius of
100 miles of New Orleans, and the
management is now in correspond
ence with several firms without the
City who are DESTROYS Of having