Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-02-27
VIEWED A GREAT SIGHT.

Chicago Exhibits to Her Guests He,
Progrcss In Erecting Worlds Fair Build
ings The Visiting Statesmen Express
Their Astonishment in Words of Praise
-Homoward Bound.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-The special 1lli-
nois Central train bearing the congress
sional delegates to Jackson park to
view the progress made upon the worlds
fair site and buildings left the Van Buren,
street depot at 1915 a. IN. Monday. 1t
was long train, composed of Pullman
vestibuled cars The elegant coaches
were filled with the congressman, their
wives and daughters, the members of
the local committee, the worlds fair
directors and officials and number of
prominent Chicago citizens who had
been invited to go along as special
guests
On arriving at jackson park the train
was halted close to the woman's build.
ing. Here the party alighted and were
escorted into the pavilion, where Presi-
dent Palmer, Director General Davis and
other fair officials We're waiting to re-
ccive them. The interior of the build
ing had been scrupulously cleaned,
and presented a coy and invit-
ing appearance, while its COM
pleteness and beauty astonished the
party. AS a preliminary to the
inspection of the grounds and the
progress made on the other build
ings, Chief of Construction Burnham
was introduced and by the means of
ly-completed plans, outlined for
- "a
the position of the buildings,
their cost, the progress still to be made
and the uses to which they will be put,
together with considerable other in
formation of timely and interesting
character
The party was then escorted in turn
to the Horticultural building, the
Transportation building, the Mines
and Mining building, the Administers.
tion building, the Electrical building,
the great floor of the Manu-
facturers' building, covering over
forty acres of ground, the Fish
cries and Illinois state buildings,
the art gallery, the sites for the several
state and foreign buildings, the naval
exhibit, and all the points of interest
connected with the vast grounds. To
say that the visitors were surprised is
inadequate to convey even a slight inn
preston of the words of astonishment
which fell from their lips during the
progress of the trip.
The crowning event offered by Chi.
cago for the entertainment of its con-
| gressional guests was the banquet
| given at the Grand Pacific Monday
night by the Commercial club. The
visiting senators, representatives and
newspaper men were there, al
most to man, and the affair
was one of the most splendid
ever given in Chicago When the
banqueters were ushered into the great
banquet hall they witnessed scene of
beauty seldom surpassed. The fifteen
tables with seats for 4S5 persons were
e!aborately decorated, and everywhere
was bewildering profusion of flowers,
| plants and beauty. President Harvey
sat at the center of the speakers table
with Senator Palmer on his right and
DR.. S. j. Mcpherson on his left
There was but one toast, and that
was the worlds fair and its success.
President Harvey delivered the ad-
dress of welcome for the club and
Mayor Washburne for the city. Then
Franklin MacVeagh announced the
text of the evening; "Our Country
and tn Influence of the Worlds Fair
on it's Commerce. Mr.. MacVeagh
made a brilliant address, and was
greeted with frequent applause. Other
speakers were: Senator j. II. Calm
ger, of New Hampshire; Congressman
d. A. Enloe, of Tennessee; Congress.
man j. b. Robinson, of Pennsylvania;
Congressman A. B. Caruth, of Ken
lucky; Hon. Anthony Caminetti, of
California; Congressman H. H. Rock
we'll; Senator PETER, of Kansas; Mar
quis Imperiali, of the Italian lega.
tion, and Hon. j. l.. Wilson, of Wash
ington.
Every speaker was extravagant in
the use of words of praise for the
progress made on the buildings being
erected on the worlds fair grounds
and the impression prevails in this city
that much of the opposition to ma
tional aid to the exposition has beer
removed as result of this visit of con
gressmen and senator's. The specia
trains leave for Washington at S:Sl
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