The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-09
rue JUNIORS TRIP..WHHR8 HE
WAS, AND WHAT HE saw AT
THE RAIR. M

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WAs, AAD WHAT HE Saw 4
THE RAlR.
As the Local has announced our q,
rival from a recent trip taken partly 0
business and partly on pleasure. We Sc
no honorable way to get round giving
brief notice of suoh things ~ would
likely to interest the readers of the CAT
CITY.
We left home on the 29th, and arrive,
in Chicago on the following morning il
time for breakfast; stopped 1t the Rich
mond. House, kept by Mr.. L. W. Pearce
who, BY the way, 10 . clever man. arc
keeps frst-clsss hotel. The first thins
which occurred after our arrival was the
procession inaugurating the opening Of
the great Northwestern Sanitary Fair
We expected to witness the procession,
but when we reported at the place oil
forming, short time after the hour, to
our astonishment found that the proces.
sion had passed through the order and
been disbanded. We came to the natural
conclusion that it was q failure.
The formal opening of the Fair took
place at o'clock. Prayer BY Rev. DR..
Woodbridge. T. Buchanan Read read
his poem written for the occasion; il was
beautiful thing, and we regret that
want OF space prevents its insertion at
this time. After which, Gov. Oglesby
delivered the opening address in his
usually pleasant and agreeable style. In
the evening at O'Clock the door was
opened to visitors. On entering we were
perfectly amazed at the magnificent sight
before US, and was only awakened from
our temporary reverie by q gentlemsnly
ottache of the Fair, "not to stop up the
passage way" We hope our readers
will not infer from the remark of the
gentleman of the star" that We had in
creased in dimensions to such magnitude
as to stop the immense crowd Immediately
in our rear; be was merely warning as Of
impending dsDger We did not feel
alarmed about our personal safety, how
ever, as We had protector, our better
half, (erroneously called our 'sfamily" BY
our Local with Us. The first thing that
comes under the eye Of the close observer
after entering is the table from which you
obtain the neat little ornament composed
of the silver eagle, with three miniature
horse-shoes attached by red, white and
blue ribbons, thus forming the badge uni
versally adopted as the insignia of the
Northwestern Sanitary Fair, and which
is worn on the left breast OF nine .tenths
of those who visit the Fair. In answer
to the many Inquiries as to its meaning
and intention, we will say that as near -
We could learn from those who ought to
know, it is to make money.
THE FAIR BUILDING.
The principal buildings are on Dear
born Park, between Washington and
Randolph streets, on the shore of Lake
Michigan, occupying about two acres
The design is unique and admirable,
combining beauty and convenience. The
centre of the main building is a beautiful
Gothic arch, four hundred feet long and
sixty feet wide, which has been chfistened
Union Hall. This is divided into COM
partments aud assigned to the different
Religious and other societies, and the
foreign department, in the following
order:
European, Retail Dry Goods, New Je-
rusalem, Baptist, Congregational, Episco.
palian, Methodist, Friends of Progress.
Public Schools, Spiritualist. Michigan,
Rochester, jewelers., Pianos, Sewing Ma
chimes, Glass and Crockery, Glass. Mis-
csllaneous, Horse Shoes, Fair Badges,
Philadelphia, Unitarian. Universalis,,
Presbyterian, Books, German, Norwe-
gian, Catholic.
1t viii be impossible to give dsscrip-
ton Of the departments, and what each
contained, and will, therefore, only emu.
merate them. Above We have already
given those of the main building. The
New England Farm House occupies the
building adjoining the Fair, built and
used ss the Soldiers Rest. The Horti-
cultural Hall is = magnificent affair, and
arranged by tasteful hands. The Agri-
cultural Hall coatains oil the various arti-
cles of hbor-saving machines, from q
steam engine to . pruning. hook. The
photograph and picture gallery is in the
north end of this hall
The visitor will then pass the Good
Tenplar department-au ice-cream,
lemonade and strawberry stand. Passing
south through the east wing you viii SEQ