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hotels, and left things for warmer times. Even now, many exhibits are 
just being installed, which should have been accomplished quite a 
month or more ago. The notices I send you are from important jour- 
nals and papers—the Chicago Zimes of May 7th and June grd. The 
Inter Ocean June 7th (special Illustrated Supplement) and the Business 
Register and Trade Fournal of May 13. They give fairly accurate 
accounts: but as you will notice there are misstatements here and there 
which could easily have been altered had proofs been submitted to me: 
but what these journals write and publish, they don’t submit, at any 
rate not to the persons who could get them right: and unless one spent 
a good bit, it does not seem that they will take articles on one’s own ex- 
hibits that one may put them right. If we could afford the expenditure, I 
dare say, it would be better. We have had short notices in many other 
papers, but of little account. You have already had descriptions of our 
exhibits, so there’s no use repeating, but I will send photographs later 
on. I may say however that it is immensely popular and very highly 
appreciated by all sorts of visitors, and I am quite satisfied at the result, 
as I believe you all would be could you go through the Court. Weare 
however horribly crowded up for want of proper space. If praise could 
spoil me, I should return to Guiana as mad as a hatter, owing to the 
very flattering remarks one hears from peeple as they pass through, who 
have no idea whatever as to who I may be—unbiassed observations I 
mean. Up to now, owing to very numerous calls on Commissioners 
for meetings of different kinds and attendances at various functions ete., 
and the long distances to be walked to and from the great buildings, 
I have had much less time in the Court than I should have liked; but 
luckily this is gradually improving. I trust you will all know that to the 
best of my power | am doing what I canto ouradvancement. I am glad 
our Natural History features were fairly well represented. They have 
been an enormous attraction and you will notice the papers seize on them 
at once for illustrations. Questions upon questions are asked in all direc- 
tions about our sugars, gold, timbers, fibres, barks, etc.; and I think our 
Show cannot fail to lead to real results. These have begun already, and 
many men of experience in timber, gold and forest produéts declare 
their intention of examining, and investing capital in our colony. I 
may say that I guard myself very clearly in giving information of all 
kinds, to give it as accurately and yet as forcibly as I can. False 
ideas and exaggerated accounts can do us no real and lasting good. 
Placed as our Show is, and in its present form, it is undoubtedly a 
