Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-20
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6bll Kills AVENUE, CHICAGO,
June'll, 1903.
Editor Dsmoerut:
Thinking that the readers Of the Demo-
crat might b interested 10 hearing about
the worlds fair from some one on the
ground, I am tempted to write my ex-
perieuce, after spending three days In
sight seeing. But first let me state how
We came and how We Jared on tho way.
BY many Il 10 looked upon ~ great,
and BY some Q dangerous undertaking to
Walt the fair. Five Of us, myself, Z.
Blsbee and wife, Mrs. O. II. Mason and
Miss Alice Mason, left Bethel last Tues
day afternoon, and arrived by boat In
Boston Wednesday morning. Aba. u.
We took the cars at the lowell depot.
We purchased our tickets OF Benjamin
johnson, manager Of the New England
Grocers' excursions. Mr.. johnson 10
also manager Of SIX houses here on Ellis
Avenue, and In three rooms In one OF
them our party II now quartered.
These houses are about ten minutes
walk from the Slxty-fourth street en-
trance to the worlds fair grounds, and
are 40 quiet and well conducted - are
the hotels on Paris Hill, which 10 saying
q good deal. Instead Of its being q task
or q dangerous undertaking, an invalid
might come here to recruit and find u ~
much Of home ~ on Paris Hill or
Bethel Hill.
In leaving Boston We were furnished
q finc state room 10 Wagner palace car,
and from that moment 70 the present
have not had one care, but some one has
stood by to attend to our every want.
The trip was delightful. We came by
way of the Vermont Central to
Rouse's Point, then by way OF
the New York Central TO Niagara
Falls, where we spent about three hours
in viewing one Of the wonders Of the
world. From Niagara we came by way
of the Grand Trunk Railway, by Hamll-
ton and London 10 Port Huron, where
we crossed the river, under II instead OF
over II, by the tunnel, and arrived In
Chicago I'm fifty hours after leaving BOs-
ton. In coming to the fair on the Grand
Trunk, passengers should change at
Harsey, and take the Michigan Central,
which road leaves Its passengers right at
the various entrances to the fair grounds,
and within ten minutes walk OF more
than one hundred hotels, that are long
Ing to see the people Of the world.
No Que need fear about being &C
commodated. There Is now hotel room
enough for ten times the number here.
Prices are no higher than 10 the city Of
Portland, and the fare is equal to any In
the world. The talk about ex0rbitant
prices 10 talk and nothing more. / can
buy as good lunch for twenty-five
cents on the fair grounds rs tan 10
Portland or Boston. There 10 plenty of
good water all over the grounds and In
every building that one can have by
turning the faucet, and hot coffee, tea or
lemonade or any Of the healthy drinks
at as low price as in any Of our cities.
Aud all over the grounds and through
the buildings are hundreds OF men, 1900
In all, In uniform, waiting to answer
questions and give Information. can
think Of no place on earth where one
would be safer than In jackson Park.
This much have written for the bene-
at of any who are contemplating visiting
the greatest show on earth, or that will
be for generations to come. And now
what can l say about the exposition
that will not sound small and mean?
know that no tongue or pen can begin
to do II justice. Wonderful! wonderful
wonderful! grand! magnificent! does
not half express It. Why, there Is here
In jackson Park almost five hundred
acres nearly covered with buildings Of
the most imposing proportions and the
most exquisite architecture that the
world has ever beheld. The Manu-,
features building covers ~ acres, and
has III acres OF glass roof.
1t would take volume to express
what one might wish to say after stay
of only two or three days. Here tn,
nations of the earth have brought theiI
choicest Of everything and laid then
down where they may all be seen FOL
fifty cents. j. ii. BARROws.