Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12

journals wanted the fair in |
Chicago, because in the magniicence OF |
New York's appropriation it had appro- |
priated only ten acres for the agricultural
exhibit. Why, one single high-mettled
animal of the West would paw the earth
and snort his contempt a. such a pitiable
appropriation. Ten acres What for? For
the vast domain of America, South Amer
lea and Mexico as well. Ten acres
Laughter
E. ]. Jeffrey, of Chicago, said the task
had been allotted to him of endeavoring
to show in some detail the ability of Chi
cago to satisfactorily and il proper man.
ner conduct the exposition.
The first requisite was financial basis,
aud he presented a certificate of the Exec
utive Committee, certifying that s. 100000
had been subscribed in aid of the enter
prise. He had a prepared list of the esti-
mated receipts and expenditures of the ex-
position, showing the receipts from SUBJ
scriphon sales of privileges, admissions,
sale of material after the close of the expo
sition, ETC., amount to about Sl4 100000.
The Notwithstanding and prepare
ton of grounds, s. 000,0 administrative
and other expenses, So. 100000. Contingent
fund, 100000.
As regards the site, he proceeded to d.
rect the attention of the committee to the
extent of Chicago. and the number of
parks which might be utilized for the pro-
posed fair. There are one hundred and
sixty-five square miles within the limits of
Chicago, aud the population is over one
million one hundred thousand.
He spoke of the Lake Front Park, and
others in the city, all connected by the
boulevard system, and comprising in the
aggregate more than two thousand acres
Over nine hundred acres were in Jackson
and Washington Parks, within half mile
of each other, and connected.
He spoke of the great number of rail.
roads (twenty- FOUR centering in Chicago
and having their terminals there and said
no other city in the world had within IFS
limits such complete, well connected and
comprehensive system of railroad commu.
nication.
Jeffrey spoke of the ability of the Chica.
go mechanics and artisans TO manage the
work, and mentioned that in 1889 build.
ings had been constructed in Chicago that
occupied street frontage of fifty-five
miles. He gave statistics regarding the
immense business done in Chicago in flour
grain, live stock, ETC., and declared Chicago
was the headquarters of the greatest steel
rail milling in the world. AS to trans.
portation facilities, there are at present S5C
passenger trains arriving and departing
daily IN Chicago
The twenty-four railroads terminating
there aggregate 81, Ali miles, with the trib
u airy lines adding 10000 miles. He said il
was an established fact that there were
more miles of railroads resting in Chicago
and tributary thereto than were tributary
to any other city on the face of the globe
There were more tons of freight arriving in
and shipped out of and passing through
Chicago by rail and water than in any
other city in the world.
As to the lake commerce, he said in tbs
number of vessels arriving and clearing
Chicago was the first port in the United
States and in tonnage, the second. Last
year q, 100 vessels arrived and cleared, with
a tonnage of s 100000 tons. Asl facilities
for handling passengers in Chicago, Jeffrey
pointed out the routes Of the various cable
and horse car lines, making an aggregate
of 115 miles. and said in 1889 these lines
carried 163 100000 of passengers, or Gil
average of 446, 900 day.
The steam railroads of Chicago could
move 100000 every day for eighteen
hours. The steamboat lines could move
II, 900 per day to and from other ports, and
the excursion boats plying between some
of the parks and the center of the city,
255 600 day.
Jeffry spoke of the great agricultural and
other wealth of the State surrounding
Chicago. He had not found 10 Europe any
objection on the part of exhibitors to go tc
| Chicago.