The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-11
GLANCE OVER TIE FUTURE,
CHICAGO AND The WORLDS FAIR
or 1893.
Rapid Transit oierably Fast Trip of
100 Miles an Hour-ChickeDs Made to
Order-Aeriai Dwellings Bird's-eys
View of the situation.
! For The Tlmes.1


at-homes are familiar with the story Of the
old negro. who, when asked how far it was
to Richmond, said: "Well, marster, If yel
gwine ter walk yer nigh onto three or -four
days from dar. III yer gwine by de knnal
(caniD i'll tex yer two days. DE steam
engine i git yer dor in no inc skurcely;
but of yer gwine by de telegraph yer done
dsr."
And so boarding the Worlds Fair accom-.
mediation train. almost before knew II
/ was done dar.' making the trip At the
| speed Cf one hundred miles an hour. Not
/ the fastest trip for the times, OF course, bui
a safe one.
We made one Stop at Cincinnati. to take
on coal, but before 10 could he emptied in,
enough SCOT had fallen on the engine 10
| supply IL with fuel for the rest Of the jour-
ney, ard being impatient TO get & my des-
tiny. | was extremely grateful for the
breyity of the delay and came 10 the con-
clusion that the inyen ion Of so speedily
hardening SCOT, and thereby converting it
into fuel again. was quite as valuable as
reycrting steam to water
MANUFACTURED SPRING CHICKEN.
Twas fortunate in procuring an excellent
meal on the train, as. OF course. there was "a
b0unet attached. and though December was
q trfe early Tor spring chicken and straw
berries. / lunchCd heartily OF Of b0tn. !
WIS afraid when first gave my order that
I would have 90 deny myself the delicate
fowl. as q dubious look crossed the cOunten-
3ncc of the waiter, but remembering that he
was q chef, an artist. and that he had eggs
and am incubator he proceeded deity TO
produce from the two chicken.
3 l..f alfff liz. mi. Ttff ia
palette blue and yellow. and as a result Of
ihe combination obtains a vivid green. in
This one for another palate, even as early
brought forth chicken.
By tine immediate application Of some
patent 0uid. endorsed by all the leading
uhNsicIars and warranted 10 destroy the
,r0wth Of supcrlluOus hairs, mOlcs, feath-
ris. &c, the labor Of picking was thus
saved, and then by some highly approved
method of the massage treatment even as
speedy. the fowl vas developed into tender
growth, aud in a twinkiing, had as dainty
a mor-ol as ever set before a kim.
As many times as ! have had 10 said 20
me. 500 West, young man" this is my
first obedience of that command. My idea
Aas that Chicago was So far West that you
could oil by the sun and see it set, as YOU
40 by tire and watch it burn out: hut 10 l.
vet more UDighhOrly with the elements than
suppose. for in reaching my present abid-
lng place the ascension seems 90 put me on
an equal footing with "sun, moon and
stars
LIVING ~ THE CLOUDS.
The Owens bu ldiug YOU may have heard
#: seventeen stories high. Well, this Is a
-ay-scrlper nun up near by for The lodge
ment of some several hundred OF The
stranger. i'm The city. And in comparison
Ia .rlt tnI ft.ff.ifft. - lint
liu For any one used 20 the difficulty OF
Getting nc the bottom of things, tue ease
With which am elevator WhiZZes you 90 the
Op of things seems wonderful, and once
DO re- the advantages derived from the lofty
situation are truly striking. For instance,
he iirst morning | awOke with the most
conflicting contradictory convictions of
,uoyancs am despOnd regarding the state
# The weather There lcll upon my ear
he drearv sound # driZIling rain pattcrng
Ip0n the tin roof; il carried ID my
leaIt The ili o. soaking feet.
,.u~h, mud, and borrowed umbrellas.
40 the same time my just-opensd eyes
we're dazZicd hy the flood OF golden sun
shine. which poured through my window
md flied me with the bliss 90 expectancy ln
.he marvellous wonders of the world 10 see.
Nv eyes saw the sun, vet my ears heard the
ain. When lied? mentally questioned.
Then hcth0usht me that both t0ld the truth.
ud that His Majesty, the King OF Hade-,
Sas bat beating bis wife. - the o'd adaS'
ld, 10 when the sun and rain come together.
50 speedily settled the matter 10y peerng
'.r out the window.
liner, | beheld below me in mid mir %
,reat grey cloud, IT'S sides eXpandiugan IT,
l.it0m rdpidh falling oui. giving healthy
shower bath tO the lonely jewellers of The
arth. while was " high ana dry
Truly il the year 1893 great. is Chicago
greater and The Worlds Fair greatest: For
he marelOu-ua S. of the whole and the
erection of detail in lis mposite parts.
900 neak of fancy or widest flight Of mag
nation has yet designed pattern 10 COM
are in wonder 20 1t. Jules Verne is com
nYnplaco iu bis IrrcOucciVed IDEAS. Bel
amy il moukish, and Rider llaggard slow
0 prosine-s DAB their mental pcrdmDret-
ions. compared Wilils the actualty OF the
-tlrilng realities oi this place aud period.
AERIAL AND SUBrrRGANEAN TRANSIT
The myriad means ot transportation TO
ihe grounds are within themselves maze
II vast mtg.cJclcs. SD muititudlnou' ar
Doe mass oi pedestrians that terra trma
. re-ery.d solely for them. All dangerous
mpcdimont-. such as railways, vehicles.
&c.. heinz by the iaw prohibited.
Like Michigan. as far out as the eye can
each. +, % .orel and timrcici by boats at
very descriptions. cmpUlns Their cargo at
b.. bend Of JOS waters. just south OF Jack
.ou Park, where lay the fair in all her glory.
There 10 nautical c1ntrlvanco, filled
Niihths hlaNe and daring, which finds no
Iace for surface sailing. and 50 makes lh
rip by divers methods. Livery i've minutes
ln tne "uorth side just OF the Lake shore
drive. she sink, merrl}. the waves close
LfH.a sf.I.|.A ID 0.
,DrrnD'N" Ou fho south side, ana saicly de-
liycrs her freight.
Underneath tn- earth. crawling underline
rcl a th.city. ars tunnels SO thick and
closely followed. that sound is a, distinct
from one % the other as an bOardng-hOuse
rooms. auf through these like living
needle do tue Uuus thread night and day
,ith lhcir ihronging passengers.
The aerial routes are even more numerous
and various making nNc miles above th
streets. am awning OF uet,cd wires and
ala.ted rails interviewer Wlth rumhlln4
wheels. Kissing engines, and screaming
people. The Say Rocket J., ln' most pa.
L4rlons. herce thc most popular route, ana
simply consists Of a coach upon an elevated
.old. which il sped with such tremendous
force from the starting point ih.t II ilies
.tIh the same NciOcitf asa BAH from p's
tol. I-ptodata only fifteen hundred people
have been killed.
those sigut-~e,Is gwen over 10 prudence
mi ploligauty pau0nze tlo o!d-ldshloned
.NIf,hblck at miic minute and dollar
,uip: but l. sOmeWhat spoiled by my lofty
station in life here, adopt tue most eXciu-
.lve mode oi travel and "a route which is on
iu elevation OF some six feet above any
water. and is known as the lilgn-fiyer.
The track is cOnposd Of three cable wires.
I'm appearance identical with those used iu
tbe telegraph. pom this runs delicatcly-
luilt one-saated COW eyance not unlike
a tricycle, the small wheel in front
running over the middle wire, the
nNo back wheels over the out
side wires, which are placed on
slightly inclined plane. SO that whel the
brakes are taken Oh the very slightest dis
tlrbauce Of the waves of the air Is sufficient
lrcs to send the passenger winglng his
1,rht. like the leetest eagle, across the sky
Forinstauce, deep breath, sigh, sneeze.
vawn, is all the steam rcqui4 ed Tor toe
trip of the High Flyer-5y instantan Gus
pr6ccss; while in the unforeseen cases Of
such accidents rs cough or auch, Moth
inc could save il from a horrible wreck.
,,,rr.uyr Nrt-xN pF THE SHoA