Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-01
CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Snap Shots Noted Down at
Random and Otherwise.
Some CT the Inside History on the Big
Rest Convention Ever Held in
the United States.


John Boddie was the right man in
the right place-a whole-sOuled fell
low. He knew the ropes, could point
out all the sights, furnished the
tickets and paid the way-lemonade
and all. Then he was fast, keeping
DR.. Carney, who had been our leader
all along, in trot, taking all near
cuts to keep up with him. 1t is
worth trip to Chicago, even now, to
see the great building and magniti-
cent preparations for the grandest ex-
hibition the world has ever wit
messed. Thousands of people are WIS.,
iting the place every day. We eau
not attempt a description of the
grandeur and immensely Of the beau
tiful structures already up, covering
five, ten, twenty, thirty, and forty
acres of ground, and then the many
smaller and cheaper buildings put up
by different State. What makes a
Tennessean feel bad is finding no
preparations for an exhibit from the
Volunteer State. We can spend a hun
dred thousand year for military
equipage, keeping standing army,
guarding penilentiary thieves against
outlaws, extra sessions, and other
kinds OF deviltry, but not dollar to
put Tennessee in line with other pro
gressive States and show off our mag
nificeut resources for some good. 1t
is shame and disgrace which Ten
nessee can never outlive.
Next we took in the stock yards
buildings covering 400 acres OF
ground-not pleasant sight, yet one
worth seeing. A visitor does not have
to stay long to sce hog slaughtered
and carry away Il cured ham from
the same hog.
LINCOLN PARK
Was visited after night and afford
ed delightful recreation and beautiful
scenery. Chicago is a city Of beauti-
full parks and grand houlevards, long
drives with grassy borders stretching
out miles in length and as level and
smooth as Il floor. We next visited
the
CYCLORAMA,
A most brilliant panorama scene OF
the great fire that destroyed Chicago
twenty-five years ago, 1t presents
view of the great lake and vessels
gathering up the crazed people fleeing
to the lake for refuge from the de.
vastating flames, rs they leap from
house to house and street to street,
licking up whole blocks of great
buildings with fiery tongues. Tum-
bling walls can I've seen for miles along
Michigan avenue, while the streets
are crowded with escaping people be
ing run over and trampled to death
by frenzied horses and crazy men.
The sight is awful and yet it grows
intensely brilliant and thrilling the
longer one gazes upon the monster
piece of art.
THE AUDITORIUM HOTEL,
On Michigan avenue, is great build
lug, covering whole square and
fronting on the lake. Here is where
Burney and Carney lodged, on the
seventh floor, about 100 feet from the
ground, as high as they could get
room, taking their meals on the
ninth floor. Leech didn't like the
swell Of this house lunch ut nOO1,
dinner at and supper at II, and put
up at the Palmer House, where they
keep up the country style such as he
is used to-dinner al II, supper at 6
aud lunch at II, which must he had
outside. Our landlady, Mrs, Kill
Tough, 1910 Michigan avenue, gave
us the Auditorium swell style and
we were much pleased.
The graudest view of the lake is TO
be had from the seventh floor of the
Auditorium. The scene spreads out
in magnificent grandeur as far as the
eye can reach, and one never tires
viewing the rolling waves and toss
ing pillows
TIE NORTHERN HOTEL
Is another specimen of unrivaled
architecture and is perhaps the finest
hotel in America-not yet quite
flushed. The magnificence of the
inside scenery from the Auli-
forum and rotunda is beyond
description. 1t was here that we hal
much trouble in keeping Barney and
Leech from breaking through a $40i-
600 irror in trying to get to place
they had just left. The boys didn't
know themselves and run right up
against the two fellows just like their
own beautiful figures who came
meeting them from the other side. |
They lefl the print Of their noses on !
the glass and ii cost quarl,r TO get
the sweat and blood rubbed ,ff But
they know thingor two now.
We spent Tuesday evening with
MIR. Sam Hodgson and son, Lee, Wis
iting