Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-02
IN CHICAGO.
The Utah Press Men Handsomely
Trcatct.-The Worlds Pair t;rouuds
aud DulldlngS.-Thc Queen City
unexeelled for Enterprise.

The Utah presa Representatives who
arrived In Chicago on Wednesday, on
the inaugural fast time train over the
Rio Grande Western, Colorado Mid.
land and Santa Fe were met at the
station, on their arrival, by MIR. a. J.
Packard, vice-presldent OF the press
club Of Chicago, aud conducted by
him to the club rooms, where they
were entertained at luncheon In royal
style and then, accompanied by Mr..
Packard, Mr. Stanley Waterloo and
Mr.. Paul Hull, members OF the club,
were conveyed to the Worlds Fair
grounds. There Mr.. Hull, who IL
the literary man, connected with the
Worlds Fair commissioners In.
diting the matters pertaining
thereto that Is furnished the press
bureaus, served ~ chaperone for the
party and reeled or statistics and de-
scriptiye information In such marvel.
Gus manner rs 10 convince his hearers,
"a did also his Rotations, anecdotes
and repartee while at luncheon anu
during the evening, that he had pro.
digious memory and was POSSESSED OF
one OF tho brightest minds Of the age.
The magnitude OF the work OF pre-.
paration for tho Exposition Is 70 great
that 1t would DO folly 10 attempt - de.
scribe 1t In newspaper article. and, IN
fact, 1t Ia bewildering, almost appal.
ing, to contemplate when on the
ground. The writer's admiration wis
called forth by tho executive ability
which was evident In the organization
OF the forces employed In ths accom-.
plishment OF the work us well as the
technical skill exhibited In planning
the structures. The work seemed 10 70
on without lar, every man
In the vast host engaged seeming
to know Just what was required Of him,
aud being intent upon doing IL. The
area OF the grounds which the exhibits
will cover Ia 1913 acres, 500 acres Of
which are available for buildings.
There will be 10, 900, 900 feet OF lumber
used In the erection Of the buildings,
which will represent 5000 acres 0i
standing forest timber. The iron and
steel required tor the buildings will
aggregate 10000 tons. While the
buildings erected for the exposition are
not OF the solil, substantial style
which chaiacterizss the Hky-scnpisr
commercial structures Of newly.built
Chicago, they are not by any means OF
filmsy order. The walls which are
usually OF frame are covered
with kind Of plaster composed
OF cement and hemp which
can scarcely be distinguished
In it, outward appearance from stone
when finished and can be given any
tint desired a. we'll ~ nodded In bias
relieisor other ornamental designs.
When oneviews the care with which
the work II being done, and thinks Of
the expense connected Herewith, II
seems incredible that all the buildings
on the ground except that VTectcd by
Japan for ils exhibit, AMI which IL 10
bs permanent, are 10 be torn down and
removed within six months after the
close Of the exposition, RS the agree.
ment with the park commissioners To.
quires. Chicago Ia the only city IN
the world that would contemplate such
4 work or tlppantly decide upon such
sacrifice rs the demolition
OF such costly and magnificent
structures would involve, Not that
Chicago is less utilitarian or more reck.
lessly extravagant than any other city,
but that che Ia pre-eminently enter.
prising, that Whatever Is done here Is
ON grander aud broader scale than
elsewhere, than when anything Of
public nature IL desirable here expenfe
Ia no obstacle.
The building Of the "wlgwamp In
which the Democratic national con-
yention Ii 10 bG held, 10 an example Of
this. 1t has been in course oil con.