Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-05-19
EXPOSITION LETTER.

TN last w euHesnay lliilois idu hoi
day aud had d jolly good time. A
large delegation, consisting OF mem
bers Of tile Legislature, their families
and friends being in attendance at the
Exposition took part in the cereno-
MES, although the universal express
sion Of the citizens Of Illinois was
that they were ashamed of their
States display made here. For big,
rich State like Illinois, to come to the
Worlds Fair with only a few cabinets
OF design from college, one lump
Of coal, few fruit jars filled with
grain, rented piano and cheap,
gingerbread pagoda disfgured by a
few yellow letters and figures is
enough to disgust the big, whole
souled people Of the wealthiest Of all
Western States. Such should not be
the case, for Illinois has had $4,000
$4,000 from the State and $4,000
from the management while not
one-half OF the States have had an
equal amount. The United States
commissioner was never here but once
and then only for few days, aud he
made the mistake Of his life when he
left an unknown and fossillzed indi-
vidual by the name OF Glenn in
charge. No wonder that the Illinois
people are digusted.
Your correspondent is now only
waiting patiently for May 3lst when
he will be off for the cooling breezes
of Wisconsin to spend the hot summer
months and return again when the
wild winter winds blow cold in the
north, to supply you with more copy
on the Worlds Fair, which, by Nov.
LIST, will open up again better than
ever. When we leave here we will
take the old, reliable Illinois Central
road for st LOUIS where we will
doubtless call on B. f. Blue, the gen
ial agent OF the Cairo Short Line, who
has started thousands Of visitors South
the past winter on their way rejoicing
over his line and the Illinois Central,
making up two through trains in St.
Louis a day for New Orleans. BE it
said to the lines praise that not "A
single accident has occurred on their
road the past winter and it is the only
short line and directrouto to this city.
Fully two-thirds of the travel to the
Worlds Fair from the North has been
over the Illinois Central and Cairo
Short Line. At St. Louis we will
again take the Illinois Central for
Chicago, and after paying our respects
to Mr. Hanson, the general passenger
agent, we will look the city over,
"take in the show and take a seat in
the elegant cars of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st, Paul railway for Oak
ton Springs Hotel, Lake Pewaukee,
Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Bear Lake
orthe Delles, any OF which are good
enough for poor cuss who pushes a
pencil fifteen hours day for ten
months in the year. Your correspon-
dent met to-day Mr.. Cliff P. Kennedy
the Southern travelling passenger ag t
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railway, who remarked that If
the hot weather would only keep up
there would be perfect exodus from
the South to the North this summer;
but winter will bring them back again.
You will pardon my penning my plans
but | am somewhat excited to-day
over the chance OF change for few
weeks,
While viewing the many instruct
i've and beautiful displays in the Gov
ernment building our attention was
irresistibly drawn to the exhibit made
by Messrs. w. S. Barrows 4 CO., of
Mandan, Dakota Their display is
located in a log building just in front
of the Dakota headquarters and in
connection with the Territorial ex-
hibit. The building is quite roomy
and open at the end, the outside is
decidedly Western in appearance,
partly covered with moss and here
and there the raw skin of deer, an
telope or buffalo is spread on the logs
as it recently taken in the chase and
spread there to dry. Above the en-
trance is placed an immense pair of
antlers which take the place of door
plate ON the hunters shack. The in
terror of this primitive looking build
ing is handsomely decorated with ex-
pensive paper and the walls are neat