The herald., 1893-02-26
OUR WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
Entrance to the Grounds AL
ready Hard to Obtain.
Preparations Made for Feeding q
Million or More People.
Holders of Passes to Be Photographed
Some Idea Of the Food Supply to
Be Observation-Disclosures
Fine Exhibit.
Special correspondence to the HERALD

Special correspondence to the HERALD
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-To obtain pass
to the fair will be difficult matter after
the exposition opens; in fact, it is moi
an easy thing to get one even now.
Many employees have considerable trou-
BILE in getting the cards bearing the
signature of the new superintendent oi
admissions. Every person having a pass
is required to show his card each time
he enters the ground, whether an en-
ployee or visitor. Even foreign commits.
sioners are compelled to throw open
their coats and show the tickets to con-
vince the guards that they have not
farmed out their passes to friends. The
mild insinuation that these representa-
tives of foreign governments would be
guilty of selling or lending their tickets
is new sensation to them. They say
the exposition company might with
equal propriety put detectives on their
track to see that they were not guilty of
carrying away everything of portable
nature within reach.
The regulations now in force are lax
compared with the precautions that will
be taken next summer to prevent the
misuse of complimentary tickets. The
photograph OF pssn-holders will be glued
to their complimentaries. By this simple
system of Identification the abuse of
passes will be prevented. At least TO-
900 persons will cit in front of the camera
during the next three months and have
photographs made for fair passes.
The catering company that has the
contract for operating all the American
restaurants has just let the contracts for
the erection of its general depot, store
house and kitchen in the exposition
grounds. The building will be 120 feet
wide and 325 feet long, two stories high.
SIN this building all the heavy cook
ing will be done," eaid Mr.. Gage, of the
catering company, last evening. "Our
bakery will be $50 feet long and rs feet
wide, fitted up with IL large ovens, the
combined capacity of which will be from
70 to 100 barrels of -four day. The
second floor of this building will be used
as dining room for employees. In
room $50 by 100 feet we expect to feed
from l5 900 to $4,000 employees each day
Seats will be provided for 1900 men at
q time.
"We are just beginning to make esti-
mates of the quantities OF food we will
serve," continued Mr.. Gage. SAT least
so beevee, or $4,000 pounds of meat will
be served each day. When the buildings
were dedicated last October we used
5000 pounds of ham one day in sand.
wiches. The average consumption dur
ing the exposition will be much larger.
We shall have from 120 to $50 eating
places, some Of the large buildings being
supplied with dozen or moro.
From 5000 to 5000 cooks, walters and
dishwashers will be needed. Our frat
contract for coffee was for 400 600
cups. We have bought 5000 stools iof
the lunch counters, $4,000 chairs for our
tables and 10000 coffee cupe. We will
he prepared to serve $50, 900 people a
day, and on the usual estimates our re-
ceipts will be from $6,000,000 to $lO,-
O0O,000 during the season. Three grades
of restaurants will be operated-one q
high claes place, where the service will
be similar to that in the best restaurante
in the country; another where popular
prices prevail, and third grade, where
bakery lunches will be served"
A company has been organized Tor
the purpose of providing all kinds OF
things needed in camping out. A village
of tents will be laid out south of the
park, provided with all sanitary arrange
ments, watchmen, etc., and everything
at hand for the comfort and convenience
OF parties desiring to occupy tents In
stead of hotels or boarding houses.
Though Colorado is generally looked or
as mining state, its people claim tht
right to rank it among the agricultural
states, and the grangsrs have decided tt
make fine showing.
The exhibit will be under pavilion
80 feet long, 40 feet wide and % tee'
high. 1t will be entirely covered witt
grain. The columns will be wrapped
with grain; the arches will be covered
with grasses; the frieze will be composed
OF a series of pictures wrought in coloret
Qraine. Several tables will suppor
grain in glass jars stacked in pyramid
Close to the main entrance will be I
display of mineral waters, with foun
tain playing mineral water for the bene
fit OF thirsty visitors. Grain will b
ehown upon the panels of three octa
gonal upright cases. There will be 40
varieties Of wheat, 100 of oats, 35 of bal
lev and So of rye. The above is but
small number of the interesting exhibit
to be shown by the Colorado graugert
The model of the Santa Maria, sent t
the exposition by the government {
Santo Domingo, has arrived on tn
grounds. 1t is 18 feet long, 7 feet wild
and feet deep.
, The officials have received from th
Netherlands description of Dutch e.
hibit. In addition to the art section
there will be large collection illustra
ing conspicuous industries. There wi
be two diamond cutting and polishir
displays in the mines building workir
!, with the diamond mining exhibit fro
the Kimberly mines. The general e.
! hibit will comprise manufactured CO
: fectionery, chocolates, cocoas, Dutt
liquors and cordials. A big display
4 , bulbs, growing and dried, will be q
Z other feature.
: Although the heaviest fall OF snc
. that has occurred in Chicago In 10 yea
is now on the ground, and must nece
2 sarily delay work considerably, Directc
y General Davis says the exhibits will
= in place on time, and May lst see &
y fair gates open.
Astonishing Fact.
SUSPECTED BY COMPARATIVELY FEW.-Inln
r that enibody the most truth are ise9uen