St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-23
EVERYBODY SATISFIED.
The Worlds Fair to Be Held on
the South Park System.

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CHICAGO, Sept. ga committed
from the local worlds fair directory
waited Oh the South Park commissions
ers this morning and laid before them
the request of the national commission
that Washington park be included in
the site for the fair. After some dis
cussion the South Park commissions
ers decided to .accede to the
sion. So the vexed question of a
satisfactory site is at last settled.
In sense, the chosen site is one great
unit, comprising, as it does, the entire
South park system of Chicago. There
are three separate park systems in the
city, the North, the West and the South,
each magnificent, but beyond question
the finest is that stretching in superb
vista from the heart of the city south.
The enthusiasm with which the tender
was received by the national commits
sion showed in marked contrast with
the reception of previous PROPOSE
early in the day, the ma
tional commission had formally
pledged itself to regard the offer
of such site as "a final settlement of
ali questions relating to the question
of site," and when the park comnNA
siOners promptly responded, and tiieS
exact location of the big exposition was
finally fixed, there was an instant out
burst of cheers, in which directors,
commissioners and spectators joined
with vim. Stepping from the doors
business houses. visitors to the worlds
fair will, as it were, enter directly the
Vestibule of the exposition on the
lake front. This T'lake 'front.' is
a strip of park comprising sixty acres.
upon one side of which the shadow Of
the massive tall tower of the Audito-
rum falls daily, while upon the other
side ripple the clear waters of Lake
Michigan. Leading from Lake Front
park, the finest boulevard OF the city
goes directly to Washington Park, and
Midway Plaisance, which ends in Jack
son Park. Like the Lake front. Jack
son park is washed by the
waves of the lake. The greater
portion of the site is one vast
network Of pleasure drives, inclosing
great stretches of emerald meadow
and groves of sturdy oak. Adjoining
Washington Park is a race track capa-
ble of accommodating $4,000 people, and
this the local directory expects to make
a part of the site for the purpose of a
opOCSi oPiuy. ttiS tliO llfC OlOCh OHOWs
This improved race track, where the
live stock show will be made, is within
100 yards of the point selected for the
main building, thus placing the whole
fair in one compact quarter of the city.
including the government display and
the displays to be made by the
various states in conjunction with the
main exposition buildings. The Site
selected and the plan OF buildings pro-
posed is generally regarded as calct-
lated to be especially gratifying to the
live stock men of the country, whose
display will be most prominent. There
was entire unanimity finally on the
part of the national commission. the
Chicago directory and the South Park
commissioners, each separate body vot-
ing unanimously for the combined site
embracing the great South Park sys-
tenn. There is great rejoicing in Chi
cago tonight by all classes over the
final settlement of the site controversy
in way that gives universal satisface
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