The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-14

see, and requisition viii be made upon for
eign countries for whatever they are will
ing TO contribute.
SAID Senator Cullom Of Illinois:
The greatest feature of the Chicago fair
70 De IS that there Will be more of il than
thcro has been OF any other exposition ever
held before. Agriculture, manufactures,
and mining will be the most remarkable
displays. expect also that there will be a
wonderful show on Lake Michigan Of
vessels actually aAoat representing naval
architecture III its various stages from
the BEGINNING of things to the time Ct
Columbus-a reproduction of whose famous
ship viii be attempted-and from the time
OF that mighty voyager to the present. In
my opinion, Jackson Park ought to be
utilized for Il site, rather than the Lake
Front park. jackson park is on the lake
also, most admirably adapted for the pur-
pose, and the erection of the buildings could
be actually begun within four hours, in
stead of wasting lot of time filling in
part of the lake. However, there is no
doubt in my mind that everything will be
ready in 1922
Representative Cannon of Illinois said:
chicago is the center of a more numerous
and richer population than can be found
within the same radius of any city in this
country. Therefore, we have more people
to come to our fair and more money avail
able for it than would be the case if it were
to be situated anywhere else. Unlimited
cash is at our disposal. and we propose to
aStonish the world in 1892"
Another Illinois representative, Mr..
Mason, thought that the proposed tower
would be the great attraction of the expo
sition. Some people had suggested that
such tower could not safely be put up in
Chicago, owing to the alleged difficulty of
finding a solid foundation for it on the
prairie. 1t was easy to silence such DIRECTORS
by simple reference to the fact that there
are large stone quarries in several available
spots within the city limits. AS MIR. Mason
was referring conversationallv to this cir
cumstance, Mr.. Hit said with assumed
gravity that it was understood on good
authority that Mr.. Mason had bought
several votes for Chicago at the rate of
$1,000 apiece Upon which the gentleman
of genial manners and curly hair slapped
his thigh half gayly and half wishfully and
replied:
30, if 1 only had the chips myself to open
a So, 900 potin
Senator Hawley, who was chairman of
the centennial exposition at Philadelphia,
said that very likely the Chicago fair would
be considerably bigger than the show of
1876. There was no reason why it should
not be larger. The population of the coun-
Wy AdQ luCIcdSSo ny n6dIlJ sIllCo
the centennial year, and the attendance
might very well be greater. Incidentally it
was mentioned that the centennial took in
S10,000,000 in admissions. Chicago'S sitna-
ton geographical was decided advantage,
though Philadelphia after all. was the best
adapted place in the world, in the senator's
opinion, for fair.
'Y GU must remember also,n he con-
tinued, that mere bulk is in itself no OBJ
ao4 70 hot ov,f &c
variety and excellence. Half a dozen
bushels of wheat will exhibit the product as
well as the contents of a whole Chicago
elevator. A disadvantage of Chicago as a
site is that 1t will be more difficult to get
foreign exhibits to the city by Lake Michi-
gan for the reason that many exhibitors
who would willingly cross the ocean do not
like the idea of carrying their goods nearly
half way across the North American CONT
nent in addition. Particularly will this be
felt with regard to many delicate and easily
injured things which transportation is apt
to damage"
''What the foreigners who visit the expo
stion of 1892 will find most interesting to
them," said Col Dudley, of blocks of-five
fame, sis Chicago itself. To person COM
ing from COnstantinople, say, how extraor-
binary it will seem to behold city which
perhaps within that persons own lifetime
has grown from few cabins to shelter a
million of people, With wonder they will
gaze upon the city that may be said actually
to feed the world. They will stare with
amazed eyes upon the vast grain elevators
through which pass the bread materials
Of nations. Not the least among the
things that will excite their surprise are
the methods by which the hog and beef
products, with which Chicago supplies all
the countries of the earth, are prepared
You may imagine that they will be taken
somewhat abaclcdwhen they learn such
fact as that one establishment there turns
out annually 100,000,0O0 pounds of lard
alone. o, yes. Chicago itself will he the most
remarkable feature of the exposition that
celebrates the 400th anniversary of the dis
covery of America"