Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-29
CHANCE THOUGHTS ON A
HASTY TRIP.
Chicago and New York, and tie
Things TO be Seen There.

uAl lAAAGN " n11-IAa1A
naturally feels, at times, for a
glimpse Of eastern rural and forest
scenery begins to be very success
fully slakel on the line Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul r. R.,
the day after the passenger has len
Omaha by the night train. Not
that he is then on eastern ground,
Of course, but because much Of the
scenery OF eastern Iowa and
western Illinois paItakes largely Of
the character Of those States farther
toward the rising sun. AS we speed
along on the elegantly equipped
road above named, there are ample
opportunities for surveying the
country through which we are
passing, a privilege much enjoyed
by those who are going through it
for the first time.
Jack Frost has touched up the
thick woods very gorgeously this
fall; the blaze Of colors is wonderful.
He must have caught the sap in
the leaves to have turned out such
brilliant work; and, having a little
advantage on his side, he has shown
what a consummate decorator he is.
Why, the woods are turned into YER
liable fairy lands, all rapturous
with scarlet and crimson, and deep,
and pearly and dusky gold. Each
tree seems more vividly, more glow
ingly attirei than It's fellow when
we fasten our attention upon 1t.
But there is nothing discordant in
all the display; the little imp has
done his work so that all is as rest
full rs it is pleasing to the eye, au-
tumnal delicate modulatiOns OF tint
and hue making the sense Of sight
experience the same exquisite de-
light as is produced upon that Of
hearing by the finished symphony
OF great composer.
The old "Father Of Waters, I"
rolling down his mighty flood, is
always an interesting sight; but the
stream looks lonely now shat the
day Of the steamboat is over. Its
current is seldom broken now by
the paddle wheel Of a passing steam
er, and we cannot help bat regret it.
The old river captain, remembering
the palmy days, feels discOnsOlate.
1t must not, however, be inferred
from the above paragraph that 1
am going TO write you "Harry
Freshman's letter." but one cannot
get out OF habit, and to think Of the
road leading 70 place Is one Of
ours.
Chicago, the city Of high build
ings, beef anu pork; how it dces
sweat ami TOLL The ChicagOans
mean to be on the top at all hazards
They are pugn1ciOls, yet, withal,
courteous. They want you e
praise their city, to be astonished, Il
say you have never seen anything
else like il, Wonder how they clT
do IL? Say that it is ahead Of New
YORK, and the Chicago citizen ii
your friend.
New Workers, on the contrary
are, let me say here, the very re
verse Of this. They are alike indif
ferent TO what you think OF say o
the metropolis by the sea.
Two on n tower; that is what w
were a short time after arriving il
Chicago; two on the tower OF th'
Auditorium. Without eXaggeratioI
this is an astounding building; per
haps, take it for all in all, the finest
in America at the present time. /
is massive, high, elegant; in short, ;
marvel. 1t faces the Lake From
and, OH what place it will be &
take in the grounds and building'
of the Worlds Fair. The height o
the main building is li5 feet, ans
, that Of the tower or observatory "a
feet. IL might be interesting Il
some Of your readers to know tina
it was designed by Messrs. Sullivan
and Adler, who are preparing thu
plans ofthe proposed Hotel Ontario
. But from the perfect symmetry o
the Auditorium building l gathe
that there were no changes made il
the plans originally proposed 10y tin
; architects.
Referring to the Worlds Fair,
suppose your readers have ALREADY
learned what will he one OF it
principal features. If the project /
! carried out il will be fine. Ever
T New York admits that it would b.
worthy of the OCCASION 1t is pro
posed to build a vast globe, how
many feet in circumference hay,
forgotten; but, anyhow, its TOT
: would be higher than The Eifie
. tower. Upon this globe would b,
deliueated all the physical feature
Of the earth as upon a sliding
school globe; but how immense th'
scale. Upon the equatorial line i
to be balcony, reached by specia
railways in the interior Ofthe glOhe
The structure will be surmOunte,
by colossal model of thu
: Pinta and on the pedesta
. upon which the whole will STAN
will be AZ heroic statue of the darini
diseoverer Columbus.
Returning again 10 the subject O
Chicago high buildings, here is Al
interesting fact to show the skill an
pluck Of the builders of that place
The Chamber Of Commerce wa
originally the board Of trade, an
was then but six stories in height
When it was determined to max
the building larger the followin,
course was pursued: The old 81!
story structure was raised on jack
and a new and massive foundation
: placed under it; the roof was thel
, taken Off and eight more storie
added, so that 1t is now fourteen
stories high. Openings were cut 70
ten'elevators, and the interior OF th
: entire structure, old parts and new
, was elegantly furnished in polishei
marbles. The building is now
model Of beauty and convenience
1t stands on the northeast corner {
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