The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-24

sand tons. was moved bodily 10 an au-
Joining lot. and the large ,hicaso .iuo
building is now being ntteu ny n, ~.
feet. so that another story Ca" NC ou''
underneath II. .
Every one k,ows that some years ago
when Il was fot.nd necessary to raise the
grade OF one OF the principal s,ree's' al,
OF the houses ON that street were raiseu
one-story. including the sherman 'ouSS,
the guests Of the hotel remaining III II an
the time. Il Is said that tue city COUNCIL
at one time decided that the 'hicaso
river ran in the wrong direction, ana
they passed resolution that IL shou'u
be made TO run the other way anu tney
proceeded 10 make the chahse' rs ,he
country is all very level, the ri'er prood-
bly, did not care much.
As TO the Fair itself. II can only be
said that II f. immense. 1t IS sure sign
Of incipient lunacy for man 10 attempt
TO describe II. or 10 see IT all, for that
matter. The superiative edjectives run
out. After saving that II Is wonderful,
grand. etc, you soon get 10 'he END OF
your row. Every one should go 10 see H.
II il Is in the range of possibility Tor them
TO DO so. Putting II on Tor the next one
is n mistake. That will be one hundred
years and you won't care Tor IL then. 20
to this one. take your wife ana your
mother-in-law. or your sister, ana II you
have no sister, take some other reno"
sister.
Unfortunately the railroads have not
sufficiently reduced the fare Richmond
IS exceptionally favored, however. The
charge Of twenty-five dollars for the
round trip IS not bad although 1t ought
10 be one fare for round trip on al the
roads. They viii come TO that All state
meuts Of wholesale fleeing and eXtortion
arc Incorrect Prices are generally very
reasonable. II YOU want TO live down IN
the city. the Illinois Central mas htteeh-
minute train 10 the grounds. But there
are hundreds of good hotels close 20 the
grounds, whore rooms can be obtained
from two dollars up You can get good
lunches in the grounds at htty places
generally at pretty reasonable price. So
many new hotels have been built. that
even now there are many Of them only
partially full. although last week the
attendance every day was from one 10
two hundred thousand daily. During the
month OF May. not less than thirty hotels
closed up and quit.
The display If agricultural products.
minerals. etc. from North Carolina, Ken
lucky. Georgia. Arkansas and other
Southern States was most excellent, and
attracted great attention. 1ne display
from Virginia. ] could not hnd-eXcept,
Of course. the Mount Vernon building,
which was very historical and very fine.
The materials in tobacco and mineral
and agricultural products that Virginia
could have furnished would have placed
her very prominently before the public
but am inclined to think that somebody
must have forgotten to get them together
and forward them
While some Of the other Southern
States are forging ahead I'm the race for
prosperity. spending a great deal OF
money in advertising their respective
States. making use 81 every opportunity
10 bring I'm settlers 10 make their waste
places glad. their deserts 90 blossom as
the rose. the policy Of some Of the others
seems % be 20 lie supineiy on their backs.
Virginia to-day. on account of her ioca-
ton and for many other reasons. has
grand chance for progress and develop
ment n her people and her Legislature
would only waken up 20 proper realiza-
ton of its
$50 mote it be-"
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