The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-28
THE WORLDS FAIR CITY.
CHICAGO, Oct. "a, 1892.

CHICAGO, Oct. "a, 1892.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Chicago is city that the people
abroad like to read about and her home
people like to tall. about. 1t is city
that the west is proud of and the east
envious of. Today, like every other, her
streets are crowded with mass of NOV.
ing, mental, magnetic master minds, all
intent on keeping the feet going forward
and the head in every direction.
Standing on street corner one finds
no trouble in checking up 80 0c0 or moro
people without seeing one familiar face.
In this mad rush of humanity to go
somewhere and get no place one can see
some queer people. Beautiful women
coupled with homely husbands meet
your eye on every hand. The poor shop
girl and the millionaire's daughter walk
side by side. The tramp and the aristo-
crat smoke on the same corner. Rheu-
matte millionaires with baby wives
jostle the pauper, and all nationalities
pass without speaking. People from
every state and territory as well as from
every nation on the face of the globe
throng her streets. Kansas is not be-
hind the rest in representation, nor does
the city of Wichita bring up in the rear.
Chicago is magnificent monument of
western push and enterprise. Block
after block of magnificent buildings
greet the eye on every street, and SO
lofty that ones brain becomes tired
counting the stories between the earth
and the skies. Yet all fall into insignifi-
canoe when one views the mammoth
structures erected in Washington park
for the accommodation of the Worlds
Columbian exposition next year. The
capacity Of the buildings are enormous.
One of them is large enough to accom-
modate the population of four of the
largest cities in Kansas, and the others
will hold all the people in the state.
The Kansas state building, while not
larger or mora attractive than those of
less pretentious states, is one which all
Kansas people will be proud of when it
is filled with the products of the plains.
Sedgwick county cannot afford not to
be represented in this building. 1t is
an opportunity which will not come
again for many years. l can not
emphasize too strongly the Importance
of prompt action In their matters before
it is too late. 1t is safe to say now that
the Kansas state building during the
fair will be the most attractive and draw
the largest crowds of any on the
grounds. The Kansas people were first
10 dedicate their building. They arose
early on Dedication day and were hold
ing the ceremony while the people of
other states were sleeping. Kansas sur
prised them all.
During Dedication week Chicago was
decorated beyond description. Terra
Gotta was adopted as the official color
but why, no one seemed to know until
Kansas man came to the front and said
that it was the color of the Indians that
Columbus discovered on landing
However, Terra Gotta was the rage and
used in every shade for every conceivable
form of decoration, dress and ect. Next
year their color will be brought out in
manner witch will make the Indians In
front of the cigar stores turn pale. and
the citizens wish they had never adopted
ii.
There is every reason to believe that
Chicago will be crowded next year be-
yond Ter capacity. Already many have
secured their rooms and paid for them
in advance Some OF the buildings
under construction have all their rooms
rented for the entire year. Many OF the
hotels haverented their rooms ahead AZ
advanced prices. but there will alwayS
be accommodations AZ reasonable rates
The reports circulated through the press
that the hotels were advancing their
rates during dedication week was not
true. L, is true that advanced prices
were raid for accommodations, but II
| WAS because the parties were willing TO
ras for entire rooms rather than have
them filed with strangers on cots
There was 10 night that q person could