River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-27

| have a successful International exhibition on
Lake Mich gan and we doubt ifany serious effort
| will be made to give the show there the char
acter of real worlds fair. If there is it
| will inevitably fail; but there may be
| great show, nevertheless, with fat cattle and
prize pigs galore, and vast stacks OF agricult-
ural produce, hay and much machinery and
manufactured goods. There may be foreign
features but they can not be such as to serve
the purpose OF comparison, or furnish instruc
/ tion and stimulus for the benefit OF our own in
| dustries. In short. it will be a Western show,
and nothing else. The thing is not set
tied. There may be nothing called
| worlds fair at all, or the Sem
| ate may yet insist upon having IL at Washing
ton. But we sincerely hope that Chicago will
be allowed to hump itself and get up the big
| gest show it knows how. II IL does not accom-
| plish much for the progress and glory OF the
| country IL may contribute TO the gaiety OF
nations and afford measure OF the relation be
| tween boasting and performance. Chicago
| ought not to be let off now"
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-The all-absorb-
| ing topic of conversation here has been
| the vote in the House OF Representa-
| tives on the question of the site for the
worlds fair, and yet there Vas notice
| able lack of that l,een interest which
| is usually manifested on similar occa-
| casions. The truth of the matter is
that the mass Of the people of st. Louis
some time ago practically abandonded
hope of securing the fair. The almost
universal feeling here is that so long as
| st. Louis was unable to win Chicago
was the most fitting place for the hold
ing of the fair.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25-Dispatches from
cities and towns in North Carolina,
Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama,
Maryland, Louisiana, Florida, West
Virginia, Arkansas and Tennessee re-
garding the result of the worlds fair
contest are congratulatory in tone and
indicate that popular feeling all through
the South was highly favorable to Chi
cago from the start.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Feb 25.-Colonel
n. Il. Virgins created a commotion in
the Leland Hotel corridors Monday
evening by posting a dispatch from
Warren Leland announcing that the
House had voted for Chicago as the site
for the worlds fair. Great enthusiasm
was manifested and citizens of all parts
of the State went off to celebrate the
victory.
OREGON, ILL.,, Feb. 25-There is great
III buAo NlbN ONCA NhASes3O
ting the worlds fair. AS soon as re-
ceived the news was celebrated with
fireworks and general jubilee.
TUscoLA, Ill, Feb. 25.-Central I'LL.
nois joins in the general rejoicing be-
cause Of Chicago's capture of the worlds
fair, which will be a success with Chi
cago and Illinois behind it.
DULUTH, Mimi, Feb. 25.-Great en-
thusiasm was manifested here on re-
ceipt of the news of Chicago's victory in
securing the location of the worlds fair.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Feb. %. = There
was a general expression of pleasure by
all who read the bulletin announcing
that Chicago had received the majority
vote in the National House for the
worlds fair in 1892. Iowa will do its
best in the way of exhibits and visitors,
and helping to make the fair financial
success.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 25-The Sc
lection of Chicago as the site for the
worlds fair by the House of Repre-
sentatives gives great pleasure TO the
people of st. Paul. five-sixths of whom
have favored the Garden City from the
start
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Feb 25.-Much
enthusiasm was manifested here on re-
ceipt of the news that Chicago would
hold the worlds fair.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 25-The an
nouncement in the evening papers that
Chicago had won the worlds fair was re-
ceived here with almost universal salts
faction.
CINCINNATI Feb. 25.-The news that
Chicago had captured the worlds fair
site caused quite a commotion in this
city. Public opinion was almost unani-
mously in favor of Chicago and the de-
cision is received with approval in every
quarter.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 25.--Chi-
cagos success is almost the sole topic
of conversation around the hotels and
there is universal satisfaction over the
result.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 25.-Kansas
City and this section will send full
complement of visitors to the worlds
fair in Chicago. With all kindness of
feeling toward st. Louis the general
sentiment hereabouts was that 1t was
not large enough city for the worlds
fair and that Chicago was the place for it.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb 25.-The news
that Chicago had won in the fight for
the location of the worlds fair caused
universal rejoicing in this city. A res
olution congratulating Chicago on her
good fortune passed the City Council
with a rising vote.
BISMARCK, n. D., Feb 25.-Every
body in the capital city rejoices over
Chicago's victory. The verdict here is
that it means victory not only for Chi
cago but for the entire West and North
west.
PIERRE, S. H., Feb. 25.-Great enthu-
siasm prevails here among all classes of
citizens in South Dakota over the news
that Chicago is the site for the worlds
fair, the consensus of opinion being that
the selection is the best for the West
and even the country at large that could
have been chosen.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 25.-The news
that Congress had decided that the
worlds fair shall be held at Chicago
reached here just before the House of
Commons adjourned. The dispatch was
shown to the Minister of Customs, and
he expressed his unbounded satisfaction
at the result Said he:
II am glad OF it. Chicago is the most central
location. and its selection means big things for
Canada. Our transportation lines will benefit
greatly, and il is questionable, had New York
been chosen. whether would have got one
tenth OF the European ,ravel which we are
bound to obtain now"