New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-25
ENTHUSIAST N CHICAGO.
CANNON ANNOUNCE THE RESULT OF The
BALI.1TING.
THE CONTROVERSY OVER A SITE BEGINNiNG
IN EARNEeT-COL- NEL ROBERT g. ~
GErSoLL SAYS IT WILL BE Az
AMERtCAN IAIK.
ny rrLrGH,rI 10 THr TRIBUNE,


Cbicaco Feb of-Nt . 80 O'Clock this afternoon
,, a. Tho eh,lc, Of twilight began 70 fall the roar
~ . cannon on the Lake Front told the million rel
don't, II Chicago That IN" Worlds Far """d DO
hold I'm the Garden City - the West. MI cav i"hE
excitement throughout the CITY hnd been a' i''''
boat The commercial thoroughfacrs w"r almost
impa.sable because Of the throng, I'm front 81 tl'
,,o,rsnancr and telegraph Offices with the announce
mont of Tie first ballot wherein II Wa, observed
chicago led all her con pctitoTS. the cnthu'iam be
r,n and as each succeeding ballot showed steady
gain, this enthusiasm spread until men VINO hAl h"I"
tof,rc been apaihctic the que. ton OF o." W"rlI
ra.r became wild with excitement. and eh"erod like
schoolboys 81 every favorable omen.
A, bonr before the final ballot was taken the
footing Of horns began. and II some other cry ma
nappcncd 70 be the victor most u chicago WOMB h"'
-c,,cd content ~ -cN 'ratui1non untI aNA"'h''
10 the error BY the morning papcr-. hr'"hH '"'
occasional boom Of the cannon. however. and frequent
hilarious wells. there was no general puhNc lu'''"'
tonight. Tie liquor stores we're all crowded WIN
,,r,hiuy .aouiIu. crowds. and the funny uon -
the various theatres worked on hastily mprovi-ed
hit. on Cucaso's good luck 20 wildly appf"'Au''
audiences.
c,,,non enemy the heterogeneous elements That com
most. her population have begun warning among them
.lves ovrr Tie site Tie great real c-ia'" inr1r',
whose Interests Die almost wholly on Tie 0"''n '''
who have contributed literally 10 the lobby u'".'i'
that the location be somcN here between IWi' "''"
t. and Cheltenhan Beach ard in this d'i'" ,''' az
powerfully seconded ly the Illinois lrntA h''""''
C,,,,,pV Iut the significant fact That over ONE
half Of Cncsgos population ICES v'-t 81 inc river ",'
rseoucntlv has no interest Whatever u lo"-ins tho
south side makes It doubtful If the sony" 9u' ''"'
estate svudicafcs viii D. able q" control the e''"'
Nest side and North side vacant property U.s. ''"
fr.ed almost altogether b' multitude OF -"'" ''''
tate dealer, who have been unable 10 gain lot
/ hold I'm the large but cN'lu-lFr e"nih 7Io' "''''
rl,c.e Ie..er spectators VIII Do" united in ih"i
op,.,.lton 10 taking the Fair to TIE tr Away south
/ -Id. and they VIII douhtlc.. Doe supported by the
great body Of conservative citizens who have up axe To-
| Grind but are intorc.tcd only iu making the Fair "a
great Ma IonaI achievement 80 far IN" question %
location ha. been one only # di-putc between RIVAL
real estate factions. Sow however the non me-
,.pary citizen viii step in and demand that the
,tv's honor De not sacrificed g. the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Of capitalist whose whole cud'avor, have had Tor
their ultimate object the hope Of personal gain.
Whether these di-intere,tcd citizens VIII Dee able t.
triumph over the hungry horde of spccnlaior'' no"
| ever is the problem II the future.
The most Ingenious suggestion for the selection "i
a site is that embodied pamphlet recently issued
/ which recommend, that the shallow portion 81 the
harbor al the foot Of Randolph Il. aud LaHr ~. Sc
filed in and enough Hat redeemed 10 afford a liberal
-tc This plan Is entirely feasible, As the Illinois
Central Railroad Company ha, already added millions
10 the value OF IT, property bN HtilHN !" "i'' ANU
| acres Of land short distance away. THIS site
would have the almost in.,tmaulc advantage of ac
! ce,.bility The Fair would be- held the breezy
hike front, and Vet be ia the very heart Of Chicago
every prominent hotel oi the cty being within half
mile Of the gates.
10 carry the project, consent to I'LL In the lak'
front must De- obtained from tine city Of Chicago. Tn
| state Of Illinois and The National Government. 10
addition to th. those property owrcr5 whose riparian
1 rights would suffer by the hllins IN o
adj scent water, must De Unidentified fo
their LOSSES. This. however, would bc a mcr
baralclo compared with the vast expense Of par
cha ing site In the valuable real estate hcIds OF t'
Colonel Robert g. Ingcr,ol pushed his way througl
he crowd lust - ne nc%s 81 ,'r ,'tehlh D,'lD
thought You were frUm New y Ofk - said one Cd
Colonel lngtI.OIs ircAdr
II am from New IorK.' said the Colonel. and
were to be- an international enterprise. lut II IS mol
going to be anything Of the hihd. IL i' To bc 81
| American Fair II Ought t" BE- h,d where IL WI
here in Chicago. what do car" abOut foreigners
There Is nothing TO In Europe except paupcr- ant
picturcs and don't know that there i, anj frasot
| why Americans should pace uicf Ialt III Ioctll"i
Europeans would suggest"
The progress of the ballong closely watched IT
the Chicago hotels and when The result was announced
tie hurraii- completely drowned Ill" f." expressions
over the clerk, dcske fast a. the news was re
| ccved. \ large crowd gathered Ia Tie corridor, al
the Grand Pacific. II wa evidently Chicago CROWD
| although made mp Of men from all part OF TN
| country and some foreign lands. Every time a bal
lot was posted aud gain for Chicago shown there
was 4 glai shout Of approval HoNcfnor Mcr. AN
of Minnesota. tuuchci elbows with stove polish ma
from Cincinnati, and when the bulletin told OF th