The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-14
ON 9HB FAIR
Members Give Their I'm
preSSions of a Visit to
the White City.

A few members of the Executive Com
mittee of the Cosmos Club foresaw that
since many Of the members had visited
the Columbian Exposition, during the
approaching winter session Of Jhs club
not a few of them would De always
dragging into their speech remarks like
"When | was at the FAir'' and "When |
visited the dancing booths OF the Midway
Piaisance," etc. To prevent this. las
plight was devoted to what most inter-
ested the members at the Chicago Fair
aud all those who had seen the Exposl
ton talked OF j. to their hearts content.
Hereafter, SO far az the Fair Is con-
cerned, every Cosmos mar must forevef
hold his peace. Before the recital Of the
wonderful things in the White City a
MICA little dinner in the Hotel Washing
ton was emf lyed, and when that wa
over Chairman James Fiem ming brief,
welcomed the club latter the labors ut
the summer" aud allied upon Mr.. John
A. Walker TO tell whst he saw aud whal
he admired most.
WHAT MR.. WALKER SAID.
Mr.. Walker said the experience of Il
week at 1 e Far was the keene.t kind OF
enjoyment. He is thoroughly satisfied
| with the Fair. The thug which most
impressed him Was chat the globe and its
wonders seemed To have been COM
| pressed. He admired the toute eusernb lie
| of the buildings. Tns Congress Of Re.
"a iO1' N"I t&tSN hfN IL AZ . 40
an epoch III a nian's life. A sign of tht
times that such an harmonious the etiuI
should have taken place. fu
Mr.. Joseph A. Dear said that his ex-
periences we're more confused than
vivid. Those who had seen the, Far.
seemed meDtally fattered u by the
magniicence OF the structures and sins
plicity aud variety of exhibits
l went into the Midway Piais-
ance, into Cairo, into the dancing
theatre, where / met some people from
Jersey City" (LauRhter.) 1.-The Plnis-
ance contained mauy Interesting offsets.
There was u charm about the swing of
the place at night yer &c ly delightful"
He looked iuto the Woman's Building.
but of all, the most complete building
was the Transportation Bnildinx. In
that structure IN miulature were all the
developments of ART and science In
| transportation. There was the primitive
Mexicsn ok cart alongside of tina dyer on
the New York Central. There were the
models OF marine vessels aud these were
magnificent. The development of the
American locomotive from 1880 WAS
admirably displayed by the Baltimore
aud Oaio Railroad Company. I'm the
| art department / was charmed at the
show made by Anne lean artists. With
sueh a short space OF TINA at my dis-
posal it was impossible to see a 1.-THE O.
the exhibits. OF all, however, the sight
there which most impressed me was the
Count OF Honor. THIS vas a woaderfui
establishment Of the grounds, aud gave
such an impression never before expert
enced BY me-"
GREECE NOT IN IT.
A. Browns opiuiou was that the most
| ext raordinary exhibit was the steam Gu
gtne. From the clumsy teakettle affair
of Sir ISAAC Newtou t. the splendid trl-
umph of the modern locomotive, every
Stage, every improvement, was shown.
| The extreme beauty or the buildings was
most i'm oressive. Ancient Greece. accord
ing to Mr.. Brown was not IN it with Chi
cago. To MIN the most astonishing sights
were he views and Rlimpses from differ
ent spots, showing the wonderful group
| ing Of the buildings.
|. Mr.. Hague was not In Chicago aud
| couidn't of cOurse tell what the exhibl-
was like. Mr.. Hague thought the setec-
tion of the subject for discussion was
unfortunate because it did not give the
| kfc ker a cnance. Mr.. Crevelin said he
admired the wonderful view from the
Court of HONOR with the illumination by
night, The fireworks and the fouu Aus.
1t WAS ap ideal sight. AS a Zsalous Jer-
seyman he thinks Jersey did herself
great credit, In the educatlonal exhibits
jersey was AHEAD and this was
MI. NJ. Murray said his expectations
were very great, but these We're disap-
pointing. He pitched into foreign
dancers In the Midway Plaisance. "It's
a beastly show. AS for the naval ex~
hibIts. why the sight we had on our
waters a few months ago surpassed every
thing in Chicago. And the idea of any
person from q city going around wander
ing about looking at buildings when We
have them right here In New YORK
Cry"
Mr.. Murray, however. was pleased
with the modesty of the Chicago mau.
(Laughter.) Even Mr.. Walker of Jer-
sey City claimed the moon as part of the
show" (Laughier.)
OUR EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT,
st te Super nts ndent Pslaud talke4l
about New Jerseys educational exhibit
and thought the most wonderful b hiding
there was the Electrical Build &. There
were the wonderful inve ittons, and APP
piicances OF the science of electricity. All
the standards of the electrical machinery,
great ogr made IN the mechanic
arts were s~plendiiiy exhibited. AS
for the educational exhibits it
was difficult TO make a good show
Of thalfdepartnlent of progress. The ex-
hibits showed q wonderful degree of
similarity. New Jersey made the largest
exhibit compressed into 1000 feet. New
Jerseys exhibita were made on folding
cabinets, and these were unique in their
way, aud from Sussex to Cape MAY Q
> alta showed that its sons were not be-
hind in the educationai progress Of
States. By this exhibition educator
have learned TO Illustrate and make more
CO crete Ideas In educational m tters.
Other nrisf speeches followed, and this
subt-ct Of she Chicago Fair was efectp-
siiy buried.