The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-07
CORRESPONDENCE.
From the Garden City"
CuIcAao Sent oath 10

To the Editor of the Bdnner.-DEAR
SIR-Should any of the good people of
Vermont come to Chicago during the
great fair they will have the pleasure of
drinking the hygenia water from the
noted springs of Waukeesha, Wisconsin,
a famous resort of the rich people of the
West The work of laying down pipes
for this great enterprise was begun a
number of weeks ago. The water is to
be taken to the exposition grounds from
the city of the above mentioned place, a
distance of 105 miles. There will be
about 1000 men employed. The con-
tract price is S750,0OO. The piping is in
joints sixteen feet long and six inches in
diameter, coated on the interior with an
antiseptic preparation called California
maltby, and the bore is the same for the
whole distance to Waukeesha. The over
flow of the springs which it is to draw is
100000 gallons day. Whether pump
ing works will be needed to force the
water fIom Waukeesha to Chicago is not
certain but it will certainly be driven
around the grounds by a force pump.
This water will not be as cheap as lake
water; it will cost money to get drink,
but much cheaper than other drinks.
There will be $50 fountains and the young
ed upon by young ladies, so of course
the expense to them will not be noticed.
The company will lay out from 81, ,000, 900
to 81, 100000 and 200 men will be en-
ployed on the grounds during the expo
sition.
At an early hour yesterday morning an
officer of the Harrison station found a
woman clad only in her hight dress rum
ming through the Lake-front Park. He
caught her and as she refused to give an
account of herself he sent her to the sta
ton on a charge of disorderly conduct.
The next morning she appeared in JUS
tice's Office under an assumed name. 81
was chasing my husband, who had stolen
all my money and jewelry, and run out
of the house." she explained. She ad-
mitted that DaYis was not her name and
sefused to give her right name or tell
where she lived. She was discharged.
We have plenty of husbands of this sort
in Chicago who are worse than this
woman's, and they are in the market to
make victim of some poor unfortunate
innocent females have been made home
less and penniless by these sharks who
are lying in ambush in this city. And
more are on the way who are calculating
on a general haul during the Dedicatory
services and at the opening of the great
Fair next Spring.
Chicago liverymen do not intend tx
miss good chance of good round car
riage hire on the days of the Dedicatory
ceremonies. The exposition officials
were the first to feel the squeeze. They
decided few days ago that 500 carriages
would be necessary to conver the invited
guests to the park. Bids were invited
and as a result those 500 carriages will
cost for one days service $l1.600. Two
hundred of them will cost $40, and thre,
hundred $22 each.
Copies of Col. Elliott F. Shepard
"orief," in favor of keeping the World
Fair closed Sunday have been furnished
to the clergymen in attendance at tn
Wisconsin Methodist Conference. TIL,
document declares that dynamite, com
munism and anarchy will be rampant il
Chicago unless kept away and restrained
by the Sabbath" The Conference las
year declared in favor of closing the Fai
on Sunday and the question is to b.
brought up again at the present session
None but those who have received in
vitations will get inside the Fair ground
Oct. 21st, at the Dedication ceremonies
This is the position at present of tn
Committee on Ceremonies and is gener
ally understood among the officials of tn
Fair. The secretary on ceremonies ha
been instructed to issue $4,000 invita-
tions and some were sent out weeks ago
The Manufacturers Building will hav
chairs for 90,00e people and STANDING
room for 5000 more more-take you
chances for a general tumble.
Ex-President Baker of the exposition
has returned from Europe, having spen
nearly two months in different place
He says: "People over there are talking
about the Worlds Fair to an exten
which we IN Chicago do not realize. Il
London and Paris great preparations ar
being made by both rich and poor" ii
further sayr: "TlIe poor people are say
ing their wages for the express purpos
of coming to the great Fair" The stear
ships are now bringing poor peopl
enough who are begging for bread tn
day they are dumped upon America
soil. How long will the Government a
low the paupers of Hamburg and othe
places of all Europe to come here an
beg at our doors? Do we need them
What will be done, if anything, and whe
can the Constitution be changed? W
think it should be? Crime is wonderful
ly on the increase in this city as l hay
stated in some of my letters. Some {
the most cruel murders history has an
account of have been perpetrated an
not one has been hung in the city sine
the Anarchists. Something is wron
somewhere. Money is saving many
man from the gallows as our officers hay
great love for it.