Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-24
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
Patio Alto Fails to Break His Former
Fast Record.
MORE STRIKES IN THE EAST.
Correcting = Wrong Impression Re-
garding the Columbian EXPOSE
tion's Prospects.
rrcp To TrrE d -yr.-ro
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNros
WORLDS FAIR.

A Boast of Chicago's Sacrifices to the
World.
CHICAGO, September 23d-The Daily Ne,cs,
in an editorial, says: Outside critics who
have claimed that Chicago was withhold
ing anything within its power to offer for
the success o. the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position, are disarmed. Beside the splendid
site already selected, Chicago adds one of
her most jeaiously guarded parks for the
purpose of satisfying the country and the
world. The best within her gift is none
too good for the exposition. 1t is neverthe-
less true the original decision of the Board
of Directors, that the lake front is essential
to the financial success of the exposition,
has not been modified in the least. The
tender of Washington Park. in order that a
practical yet limitable space may be fur
nished to prospective exhibitors, in no sense
alters the original plan of utilizing as much
as possible the lake front for the central
features of the great display. This still re-
mains as essential as ever. The collective
wisdom of the Commission and Directors
will doubtless uphold the original plan,
upon which Chicago places so much reli-
ance for the material success of the exposi-
ton, VIZ that the lake front shall be both
the cornerstone and the cope-stone of the
entire South Park system as may be util-
lied will stand in an auxiliary relation.
RESTRICTIONS REMOVED.
WASHINGTON, September 23d.-Acting
Secretary Grant of the War Department
has addressed letter to Secretary Butter
worth of the Worlds Columbian Exposi-
ton Directory in reference to the use OF the
Chicago lake front for the Columbian ex-
position.
Grant says the department has arrived
at the following conclusion: The old
harbor line, 1000 feet inside the west wall
of the breakwater, is established and ex-
tended south. The restrictions heretofore
existing between the prolongation of the
center of Monroe street and Park row, in
side of the harbor line, are removed upon
condition that the Illinois Central Com
pany consent to the provisions of the Act
of the State of Illinois, approved August 5,
1880, and the ordinance of the city of Chi
cago, adopted September 15, 1890, and re-
lease all claims to the land between the
points named and east of their right of
way"
The necessity for the consent of the
railroad company is matter Acting Secre-
tary Grant makes reference to in former
proceedings, and says; In view of the
facts it is deemed important in removing
the restrictions that the Illinois Central
Railroad Company should not be left in
position to take any advantage of it."
TIE SITE
CHICAGO, September 23d-The South
Park Commissioners this morning formally
passed an ordinance granting Washington
Park for the use of the Worlds Fair. This
was formally accepted in turn by the local
Board of Directors and st once sent to the
National Commission.
CORRECTING WRONG IMPRESSION.
The National Worlds Fair Commission
ers this afternoon adopted the following:
WHEREAS, Reports have reached this country
through the medium of correspondents and re-
turning American tourists that the Worlds
Columbian Exposition is practically discredited
by American newspapers and is unworthy of
consideration of Europeans; and whereas, such
reports have received apparent confirmation
from the tone of certain foreign newspapers
which have mistaken the expressions of such
tourists as those of the American people; and,
whereas. the basis of such reports is evidently
an erroneous idea as TO the reasons which led
to the selection of Chicago the location of the
exposition; and, whereas, such reports being
entirely based on false assumptions cannot but
be harmful to the purposes of the Exposition;
therefore, be it
ResotUed That, in the opinion of this Com
mission, the act of Congress selecting Chicago
as the location of the exposition was wisely and
advisedly taken.
Resoired, That this Commission hereby signi-
fies its unqualified approval of the selection of
Chicago, and hereby places itself on record as
having found every pledge made by the advo-
Gates of Chicago before Congress fully and abb
soutely fulfilled; that a site is offered and ac.
celted such as no International exposition
heretofore held could boast of and that there is
every prospect of the exposition being of such
character, internationally and nationally, as
every patriotic American could desire; and be
ii further
Resolred, That the officers of this Commission
authorized to take such steps as are advisable
to counteract the false impression referred to and
that a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to
the principal newspapers of the European eapi-
tails and all other foreign countries
At the afternoon session the National
Commission took final action upon the
site.
The vote in favor of the grounds Sc
lected yesterday was decisive, but not quite
Commissioner De Young of
California stood in his original position as
an advocate of an absolutely undivided d
site and, though unsupported, cast his bal
lot in the negative.
The Commission adjourned, subject to the
call of the chair, to some time in Novem-
Der, when the Board of Lady Managers will
also probably be convened, and when the
National Commission will pass upon the
plans of the building proposed to be