New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-18
University Of the cl'y
WHAT l. CHICAGO?
nan v,x From CALIFORNIA HAS BEES TRY
INC To FlSD orr

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INC To FlSD orr
To the Editor Of the Tribune.
Sir; A rrenchman said TO the American Minister u
r-ance soon after the vote on our WORMS fir WI
arnounccd why yon might a. well talk 81 h''h'
World., Fair AZ LYONS. II Is large ety. KNOW
Lent who would come 10 il or esteem It ir'h'" "'''
II II were uo, hell IN Paris p" lh' mc'N- \ F''
deal more than lppears "n the snrii''. ~" i'f
any man ~ common sense "oHW N"N"c' ~
stupidity of nation holding far anywhere hn' d"
f.. representative city. Think % ENGLAND iA'in1 .
f,fr A. birmingham. Germany. a lliwhnff "' 'l
rur - inviting American 10 = Worli- Far ~ ''M
., nd ,A'c ulacc on tie Nolsi. q winch th"' ''
,.,,.d IN tf,vcl loo miles further after -
london or Ta,I,. ~ cpu'sr II J. argued "-'' '''
.nen analpgle> are strained. and thh' 'M'at' ''''
,.i.r TIE same relation To- Nv ! OH ihai icF" Co
, ,p,r,. TIL. f. Al unfortunate admission Tor
,n,c,ro The experiment Of giving a f'lr 81 "h"ri
,t,, Il Al attfactyc centre has been tired vienna
,,r NOR. artistic and fascinating 'i'' than Ecrl..
.s almost a. large ana Sc, The far held there Va
a., unnd.lgatcd failure. Berlin nor any other 'N 4
ever kelly venture Oh far on TIE same ''"'''"'
4, par... why because people a. rule - u
,.,r no, 20 the sights much ~ - a'nn'' t'W
..vc. and Paris present., opportunities f. cnlo'n''
,,,,a.d rs no other p',cc. The situation 81 "t'
- gre , fair is held am IT, surroundings IL b''N
.,r. streets ami,~mcn'.. the cAira't'r 81 IT, p'p'
$500. 400. ~. mental element. which in'!'" ol rpe
, ,e.,,.,. "a, ley than IN. EXHIBIT. !r,r w'iN o"
4 nit ,p.endid collections at tho far ~ Nl'nNH
uUhia al Nv urlean.. vet th's" pi'r'' ~ "'"
, ,, Lilo euo.gh In ih.mscvc>. hing mint r'''lh-
f., ,hc world at liec. were left severely alone WE"
r,.v undc.t ooh TO give pubiic exhibition
,,,r,f v. ness ~ penli;g. then. beng tn 'upic"'
rn.,.uont f.. = s.ccc- fL Worlds Fall. what b.
'.,,. -, ,hc claim, Of poor Chcasol without wish
i... :, Ii. offensive. VITA. / would la" I" '''' 'r
,r,,,co. anyhow Here is all have been ab'r =
di,.oyc, on TIL. head iH the Ia" "r'"' nav d..
hc,o. 4 anal ar, folr o. h'r bhrh' Iran A"
-, ,o, "a. from tic Grand Pacific 10 The >lrim4n
,n 3, n, about hire. blocks eat lnl v'Nt' contain
me some lnidinfs TIA. m'-ht p''' "''"' ~ -
.,,.,a,rv capital. beyond this. sHebhi"s 10 tn
hri,n, nothing hnt hSgl'iy plsIirdy mas -
r,,o,ies ,umllr down roo'cre- aud spnpty sham -
,, t, e., all ,lle world reminds me -! ,rc' cocoa
800, .n,h T.. ali Lus'. and r.nd with TIE exec p"h 81
, ,,.-n,,, nl ~ cr.Dm In tl' c"'r'. \ pl
ter Illustration still perhaps, MIGHT be ''it'' WI"
ue LuIl,e,e representing small 'l"ip 81 P''s1""
hnilding, and all the rest oi ire D"''" "''"''
| wilderness VI architectural e>"'"fr'
,on,r., mis- and the nst nnlni piring plains around
fla. ,,v uIth tAe magnificent panorama OF the Battery
-, uro.dy.v With nyc miles Of Imposing eiih'cs'
| , ,ion And Madison squares. the epr"~ oil f''" Ni-
ard Central Park the square miles 81 D'"""'"'"'
4r,ud.rr in the vicinity. the Cathedral, inc Nhn"er
,tu r,.,ldenr.-. the -u,penaioh busc' ha nun ,
'",,c ,nc ks,i aud North rN crs. tic l'ipOhbh ana
| - hIls-uhy only "a madlnan would hesitate thc
,tn,,.,nn'h mart Of "A second between tie TWO. Eat
,,. dir,rouce not Ia external conditions alone.
Few YnrG la, fortunes made over IA 'ch'h'f as".
rn.' CIV h,, raturcd like Wine and II hia tn nr'c'
,,ry social habit, for the proper entertainment oil
a. .it.rs which Chi0aeo has not, ana ca!h"' 'r'"fe
"cnt hv time \ million dollars cannot produce =
hattie o. ten year old champagne ~ hvc mlnnir,.
| "a lar mona making respectable siDNiiE III IN
djrcrIiou Chicago doe. not approach within l.Uoo
| n,il,e ~ san Francisco even. The restaurants are
''tl, All in cellar, the prices are cNtoriionhtc, ina
~n,Ling il primitive AID strorlous Indeed II 10 ~
mai an old o,tilil that had been feeding around IA
| Nurd for fOrts years Oh pebble, scrap iron am
ir.Lcn yles. met hi, fate a; last through 'lirneo
dou.hnut: the dinner, eaten n among PfoVlnral-
| ali Inc world over. at midday, and II the haplca,
ir,f arr makes bold 10 ask for dinner after O'Clock
i'm fhr evening. lie /, patronlllnsj reminded that Il
| (, supper time.
| To rn II briefly. Chicago is metropolis In popnla
tion bat !, village In almost everything clsc. and
cannot lrlp thinking the dc-Irc for the Worlds Fair
a., nrr f,tf 1, a Of tOJ r,Gci Lard on the brain
n l. ira. That Congress has awarded her The pllo
In, tl. stream tannOi rise h fhrr than II, SQUIRE, And
f,e action Of Congress Indeed can only be regarded
- niece of unrclicvei imbecllty and insult Ia
| lhe enlightened Intelligence OF the country. Inlcss
The oucst l. reOpcned. ana the Fair located whcp
| II properly belongs the latter Is 10 lose II.
| international character and eventually subsde into
nothing better than vast cattle show for the benefit
| ~ .he Mississippi Valley. CALlfORNlAN.
| Chicago, April IL. laDo