Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-08-30


melstsr .aass % tss4 uaecaEa 81 es4a-
ala -s t-s sass usy &c.
fas Lax Eroat ~ caisAyo-that 70,
la4s fsons - frsnsagss soms~AsEe-
l. So ae chs ste of tas Nerds esl44-
eiaa Exposigien.
laas IS al assured fasr.
Farshsr thzn tals. al - absolutely
iAsAoats. True. tie Sasiaasl Co2Eis-
sioa here accepted Jacksoa Park aud
tAe Lake Front a. united site. Bat
tas proportions thereof 40 maa ka0s-
eth. aad Vie can prophecy bsyond the
sfaassss ~ ths CITY CoaRe.l aRd the
kar's Dlrsetoratst
ia che movements mads 50 far, the
alleged Chicago Vim has been eoasplca-
o-s ~ is absences. A good deal Of
time ia which the Expositioa should
have hssa sEploitsd abroad, has
dwindlsd away, aRd only now Is the
sslng Of eoaqasst beginning 10 be a9-
parent ia the movements OF the Direct
orr "A for the details Of legislation,
aad other Efforts necessary 80 Psrfscs
ths titles 90 tbs pArks for exposition
purposes. an for raising the added
sans required. they are still incon-
pists.
The troubls seems 20 be that shs
Directory have shown gorgeous lack
OF the famous Chicago dash and dis
elimination Ia dividing the work TO
b done they apPOrti0ned II among
committees Of prominent citizens. So
Tar. 80 good The nisn were reliable,
good Ia their hslas snd famous in bust
ness sftairs. al of ,nsm. bat very many
wholly uniutornsd en- the subject work
Of their special COMMITTEES. The lack
OF tact thus exhibited is somsthln (
speetacular Only one result Is posi-
he However. these directors hold but
for oas year. and another twelve
months may see great change IN the
personnel.
The adaptibility Of the doubls-headsd
site chosen for the Fair il scarcely TO
be questioned. By such an arrangement
all the depart ats will not De grouped
together 50 As 70 longest the great
heart Of the city Instead, the main
features will 30 separated sufficiently
q aaord back aground for theSr magni-
tuds. 10 Il estimated that much
more extensive area than that provided
at Paris WILL be required for tho Col
utnbia Exposition, hence the question
of ftnsss has come 10 be largely one OF
territory.
Jackson Park il very beautiful park
lying on the Lake Front. II affords
nnlimited space and advantages of a
magnificent sea wall The extent Of
Jackson Park is about SO acres, nearly
half OF it admirably improved, while
lie other half - still in its primitive
state. That IS to say. IL is prairie
land and swamp. l. Is undeveloped
sad undrainsd. but with proper attsn-
ton is capable Of being transformed
into splsn did park, Offering west
frontags and outlet of two miles in
length
But there is one obieetion. 1t Is a
long way from the city. Fully six
miles as the crow flies, from the court
house.
The Lake Front (Which is really the
only name attaching 90 portion Of the
central part Of the city, is within easy
reach OF everybody. IL has a natural
Communication with Jackson Park, both
being on the lake shore and less than
half an hour serving for steamer trans
portatlon. There are also eable-car and
railroad tracks bstwssn the two. and
an elevated railroad 20 cover the dis
lance In eight minutes, is already
approaching completion
From the situation. however, IL Is
almost certain that feet of steamers
would spring into being at the advent
mode Of transportation.
The Lake Front. so-call.d, has been
a. once the most praised and the most
abused Of AL the proposed sites. Be
ing directly in the heart OF the town it
IA feared by many that holding the Fair
there would materially affect the bust
ness Of the city.
One Of the popular errors concsrning
thu Lake Front has been that il was
composed wholly and solely OF strip
Of AZ sores bstwssn ths Illinois Central
railway and Michigsa avenue. Where
"a. many years ago, the United States
engineer established the line 20 which
ths lake could be ultimately alled "a
$50 feet. The cost of thus crssting a
srHoisns area 20 rrsst the demands OF
the Exposition has been argued against
the situatioa. But it IA known that the
water il comparatively shallow where
the fTlinx Is 20 be made. averaging only
10 feet. re il also thought probable
chat ths mstsrisl from ths great drain
a-a canal connecting Lake Michigan
wfth The Illinois river "A work which
in ifsalf viii cost from ten TO thirtv
milHoasl may p. utilized 20 fll n the
Lake Front to the desired extent.
Through such means tits possibl. "a
make ths Lake Front represent rsthsr
more than o1e-third - a mills east 81,
Michigan svenue. bounded on the no-tt
b. Randolph and the south ~ Twelfth
streets. or ESD seres. With space % 30
acres for harhor nurpases inside Of TIA.
tfe~a~nusut breakwstsr.
The Lake Front is already sticky
1f-af with imposing structnras. row
~ handsome hotels. iac.udinE th'
Biehieiisu. the Leland and The Auditor
fa-- stretch on ore side. and in from
tes Govern nent Per.
nowsva- ths Buildings and ornsm A.
tssns may Be ultimately arranged. s.
IL certain taas The limited sites. sm
hraeinr an aggregate ~ SO aerss. vi
tresent = nsteaisas wafer frontage So
atriss Rght befors tie Exposition
bni VIII lie Sac Sine water eovsrs,
vh epolitan Gees. and present
sra t.e --ani spectacle of tha creates