The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-07
ON THE FAIR.

Exchange editors in newspaper Of
ices get a good deal of entertainment
out of current paragraphs relating to
(~lhicagO's recent capture of the worlds
fair. Some of these contributions to
editorial pages are crisp and Suggestive:
the crop of them is very large. 1t Is
easy to see that New York is not alto
gether happy, yet the newspapers of
hat state seem not quite settled
whether they ought to criticise Chicago
or condemn their own representative
men. The press in the Empire state is
trying to be polite about il all, yet many
! of the compliments extended to Chicago
are decidedly of the left handed sort.
Here are some of n best of n par
agraphs which the vote on the fair has
suggested: The New York star re-
marks that ..while New York was
w~rangling over h umpire, Chicago
played ball." and the New York
HeyaiH says Chicago set mp "a great
howl when it heard that it had beer Sc
lected MS the site for the worlds fair
the original terrestrial bawl, so to
speak," The New York Tribune, hav-
ing the ten milliOn-dollar und i'm mind
which Chicago is expected to raise, OBJ
serves that "Chicago is not smiling as
radiantly rs she was, but she is do
ing more hard thinking" while
the New York Commercial .Idrerfisey.
is quite curious to see Tom Platt's last
will and testament. 1--WE Ito not
care" says the Advertiser. Ito know
who is to get his money, but we should
like to hear who the lucky person is
who will inherit the New York legisla-
ture and President Harrison"
Outside New y ork city the newspa-
pers are putting i'm their word. The
L NVnclrtpnfnN IJnxf Snnoasts that s;f
there Is anything else Chicago wants,
we think she will have no delicacy in
asking for it," "A fair division of tire
treasury surplus" says the Boston
HeIuid, lis all Chicago asks now" and
the Philadelphia Press chimes i'm with
the observation that. Chicago, gloating
Il large. fine glOat over her triumph in
the contest for the worlds fair, may
never be expected to soliloquiZe: Alas
poor New Iorick. ] knew her we'll
not too well. but just well enough to
beat her words by works." The Louis.
vile CoUyier Journal says Chicago
must have the best or none" the st
Louis ffobe Democrats comment Ii
that Chicago has been a little churlisl
toward st. Louis, but st. Louis will re-
ciprocate by helping Chicago out In
making IA success of the fair" and the
Atlanta CONSTITUTIONS comment Is that
1t is the duty of the people to uphold
the gallant city that won the prize"
But mos suggestive is the talk OF
the Chicago newspapers themselves
They realize now that the contract is
very large one. They are casting abou
To know how best tn address them
selves to the vital question of ways anu
means. II is limited that they woult
be willing To get n year of extra tim,
for l,rptNprnfinn Iafalv fha (hiaDOs
Times SUCCESSFULLY remarked: IF i
shall be ascertained that as a matter o
fact Columbus discovered this cont
nent in I and congress decides tina
the celebration shall be i'm 1s!3. Chicago
I of course. will not object" We imag
inc that Chicago can find a gifted his
torian who will adjust the date to tn
proposed delay of one year if the cit.
|, has urgent need of it,