Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-17
IN CHICAGO.
A LETTER ABOUT ITS CLIMATE AND
ENTERPRISE.
A Chicago Spring Is Cons iderable of q
Myth-Peculiarities of the Weather.
Large Transcontinental Traffic
Correspondence to the HERALD.

Correspondence to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, H., April 9, 1S92.-After a
most enjoyable journey over the Santa
Fe route, find myself once more in the
great exposition city, prepared for sew
eral months OF vigorous work in the in
terest OF emigration to California. The
meteorological conditions here are some
what different now from those which
prevailed when 1 left for home in JAM
uary. And yet even now, we'll along. in
the month of April, it is not very spring
like in this region. A Chicago spring
is good deal OF myth anyhow, no one
knows when it will come, how long it
will stay, or what it looks like while it
is here. l have seen snow, ice
and good skating here as late
as the 7th of April, and immense
fields Of ice extending far out on the
lake in the month of May. 1t is not
unusual for people to keep fires in their
furnaces during large portion OF June;
though at any time after the lst of April
the weather is liable to be absolutely
hot Tor a day or two, and then cold
is delightful, of course, but somehow,
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five years in this queer place, and then
very liable to prefer the Pacific coast
climate by a very large majority. But
Chicago is a great city, you know, and
night. What it lacks in climatic at.
fractions it makes up in business push,
energy, horn-blowing, tall buildings,
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By reason of its having been selected as
bian exposition the eyes of the world
are upon it. Chicago knows this, and
it makes the city feel immensely proud !;
for the eyes of the world are not to be
sneezed at. Everything and everybody
here seems to hold some relation, i'm
mediate or remote, to the forthcoming
exposition, or if not with the show itself,
at least with some species OF circum-
stances thatare supposed to lead up to it.
When get fairly settled down to work
here, and once more Sin the swm,' |
shall visit the exposition grounds and
offices and gather facts concerning that
| stupendous enterprise as well as other
items of interest, which will be given to
| the HERALD readers on the stallment
plan. AS yet | have not even had time
to spend more than ten minutes in the
California exhibit, where the genial
Major Truman was found at his post, as
usual, doing good work for the region he
so efficiently represents.
During the journey hitherI discovered
that the Santa Fe road, with its ample
equipments, is doing large passenger
business both ways. And though many
| visitors to California are returning home
the indications are that the tide OF travel
to the coast this spring will be kept up,
though in diminished volume, until
quite late. The early opening of the cy-
clone season, in such vigorous style,
following close upon the heels of large
and thrifty crop of March billiards.,
makes eastern people more receptive to
facts concerning California than they
might otherwise be. 1t seems deplora-
bic that such severe lessons should be
necessary; but if they must come, it is
well for California to reap some indirect
benefits therefrom. RALPH E. HoYT.