Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-23
Its Site Has Fiaally Been Decided
Upon TO the General Salts
faction Of All.
MINER ABOUT T4E MURDER OF
aaRRUH Ola.
Washington Itemss-Ss00 Fine for
Members Being Absent 10
Break a QuOrum.
DYNAMITE FOUND oHA RAILWAY
TRscK.
4 Freight Train Smashed On The
Oregon short Lire. Onc
Man Killed.
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SETTLED AT LAST.
The werid's Fair site 4. as Length
Decided Upon.

Tae Worlds Fair site II at Length
Decided Upon.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-The Worlds
Fair site question has been settled
by todayis action. In the morning
the South Park commissioners
agreed to add Washington Park 70
the portion OF the South Parh sys
tenn already offered 10 the commits
sioners- This was In accOrdance
with the resolution adopted by the
national commission last Saturday.
At this afternoons session Of the
national commission the amended
site proposition was presented and
unanimously accepted. The site
provided for includes Washington
aud Jackson paris, the Midway
PlaisEnce connecting them aud Lake
Front Park, in all about one thous-
and acres.
In sense, the chosen site Is one
great unit, comprising as 1t does the
entire South Park system Of Chica-
90, the finest Of any city. the en-
thusiasm with which the tender was
received by the national commission
shovel In marked coutra-t With the
reception Of the previous pfcPosi
tons.
By resolution adopted early in
the day the national commission
had formally pledged itself 10 &C
c-pt the offer Of such n site as 3
s.fnal settlement OF all questions
relating to the sIte," and when
THE rARK COMMISSIONERS
promptly responded, and the exac;
location OF the big exposition finally
fixed there was an outburst OF
cheer.
Stepping from the doors Of the
city's railroad dePotS, hotels and
business houses, the visitors 10 tht
Worlds Fair will. as II were, eutel
direct by the vestibule Of the expo
sition on ;he lake front. This ''lak,
front' Is a strip Of the parS com
prisIng sixty acres bordering Oh ih'
shore OF Lake Michigan. The fines
boulevard Of the city goes directly
| 10 Washington Park. and connect
ing with the hitler f. the Midway
Plaisance, which ends in JlcksoT
Pas!I. Like the Lake Fros,, onr
side OF Jackson PARK Is WASHED 10y
the waves OF Lake Michigan. a
I Greater portion o. the site is one vas
network Of pleasure drives, t:iclos
ing the great stretches Of meadow
ard groves OF oak.
Adjoining Washington PARK is I
racs track, capable OF accOmmodat
/ ing $1,000 people, and this the loca
directory expect 70 make = part als,
OF the -lte, for the purpose Of sPeeC
displays and
TIVE LIVE Stock SHOW.
| This improved race track where tins
live stock show will be made j
within enc hundred yards OF tn
point selected for the main building
This places the whole fair in on
COMPACT quarter OF the city, insti
tuting the government. display an,
the displays 10 be made by the vari
Gus States, IN conjunction with th'
stain exposition buildir5.
The site selected and the plan o
the buildings proposed Is general,
regarded as calculated 10 be especial
ly gratifying 10 the live stock mer
Of the country.
There Il great rejoicing IN Chi
cigs tonight 10y all classes over th'
anal settlement Of the site rontro
venSy, in - way that gives sati-fac
ton.
The National Commission, befor'
adjOuruing for the day, adopts
resolutions Of regret on the death o
| Governor stevenson Of Nevada