Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-05-26
WORLDS FAIR CITY.
Interesting Letter from the West
en Metropolis
Chicago ne Compared -tsh rs.~if In Esrti~r
Day. -shy~erzP~rs-Chsa wre.xht
BY the Ceiamba.a Expo.Iftoa
>ehsol.-FsIkIsrw. Erc-. ute.

i-s9, AMI was naturally asked how the
chieagO of to-day compared with the
Chicago OF that day
1T Is not easy TO snd a comparison. =
be said. but IL I tried 70 express my
sentiments should say it was about ~
the man in the moon i 20 acart-vvhes.I =
His acquaintance Ssudsrd awhile,
then saisi. Senator. fail IA sec the
, toree Of tha, comparison
80 do !. rrPtse,i PETER. and that
5 why made H.
IL = not necessary 90 20 back thirty
four years in order to End thA, the Chi
eaeOottss-slav = totally different trom the
city Of that day. There are some things
that dn not strike most men. bot whi..h
serve hsSt - illustrate the peculiar
dev-lopm~n. Of Chicago frosa a village
toa metropolis As the climate II this
euntinent = exercising powerful inau-
enee upon the character Of the Amer
bsan p.ople. ~ the change in the eorasii-
Sof the city = affecting the minis of
( lis Inhabitants Take ss< ss<sasnary eluh.
thss mere social club. where business
and professional urn meet dav after
day - take their lunch and spend a
littse time frsse from the carrs Of btlsi-
ness II = not very long sin.oe i was
hardly possible sor men who were en-
gagged in the same calling. where they
would naturally be in competition with
each other. to meet "a friendly foot
ing. They felt too keenly th. conflict
ing nature Of their interests. and while
as>ociatiny freely with men IN other vo-
cations were uneasy and constrained in
their intercourse with one another
With the growth Of the city into n me
/ trOpolts has como such an extension Of
business that. while competition i still
| ~ keenly felt as before, everything has
| drifted into broader lines. To-day men
engaged in the same profession or buSi-
ness can meet not only a. easily as with
others, but the very thing that used TO
| stand bar between them
now serves To hold them together.
They form Il fraternity which Is
closer together than with the rest Of
the community. The man in the iron
and hardware business can meet his
competitor and talk with him of busi-
ness without feeling afraid that h. may
iniure his own business or that he
speaks to q natural enemy. The patent
lawyer can associate with his fellows
and feel toward them like n brother.
There - business enough for all Of
them The newspaper man no longer
| carries with him wherever he goes,
even in his intercourse with his col
leagues. the individuality OF his paper.
He meets them on the common ground
of journalism Ten years ago this
was not 50 Those who have grown up
IN metropolis that can measure its
existence by centuries and. on the 9th
er hand. those who have spent their
lives in the country or in villages will
find II difficult To realize the radical
change in the social atmosphere that
this growth has brought about But it
has come within the last decade and is
noticed by many who saw the city be-
fore it had reached full growth
The skyscrsPers have also reached
full growth A limit has been put
upon the heigh. Of buildings. bat not
upon their number. Each of these
huge structures IS little city by itself.
Its creates: dimension Is frequently in
height One Of the latest is
building in the immediate vicin-
ity Of the post Office II Is
sixteen stories high and will be. when
completed. whole block long. But it
Is very harrow. IL calls To mind the
story of the young army officer from
Chicago who was possessed Of the usual
share Of local pride. which at times out
ran his veracity. The colonel of his
regiment knew his weakness. 80 one
evening when the officers of the regi-
useut were invited To \ party where
tier were 10 meet some Of the best peo-
pie Of the town. the colonel called the
youDg Lieutenant and advised him to
b. little careful about stretching
thingS The young man did not admit
that the caution was necessary, but
promised to do the bes. he could.
The colonel AIDED Now. IL find
that yOa forget yoar promise or make
n mistake viii cough. 10 attract your
attention - they went 10 the party.
The conversation turned on buildings.
and after soEle travellers had dwelt up
On the zr1ndeurs Of some noted eiisees
the young man sailed in
Those buildings may be very beanti-
full and all that But II you want 10
see buildings. real buildings. 70 70 Chi
eago They are putting up buildinss
there now that are thirty-six stories
high and half mile long and
just then the colonel coughsd-
Yes. eolonel-as l was szying-and
four feet wise.~
of course this story was invented By
some enviouS rival
In addition 10 an extraordinary num-
ber of buildings the worlds fair has
also caused many other notable
changes Although, or perhaps. be-
cause il Is strictly nOn-partisan and
even nou-politiezl II has exerted an
interesting influence upon politics
some of the old leaders whose names
have for years been connected with
every political move in Chicago have
disappeared from the political arena
and sometimes young and untried men
have taken their places Tha. wonder
tul organizer. Col George r Davis. has
transferred his rare gifts in that dire,-
tion entirely TO the worlds fair, and in
the appointments of the various chiefs
of the departments of that great enter
prise has accomplished a truly
marvellous piece of organization His
trst step after being elected d.
rector general was to resign his
seat in the republican national
committee. where he represented the
state Of Illinois W. J. Campbell was
elected his successor. taking one o. the
ess. loea! aad siats politicians into the