Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-06-08
WORLDS FAIR LETTER
TIE SHEAR 'rYPOGRApH
HEARD FROM
Chicago. ILL.,. J,,no 9no 700,

'i""So. H., June 2nd 1891
EDITOR SHEAF:-, 49,"
Believing that the readers of tho
e4EAF nre generally interested in tbo
Worlds Fair, and that a letter from
a nome authority would be interest
ing, shall attempt to describe no
Fair briefly, and also give informa.
t'on regarding hotel accomodations
Wh'c'' might be of interest to attend
ing VISITORS, who have no friends To
stav with. arrived in the nnrn;no
COOK steps at once to lind comfort.
aoie quarters, took street chr md
went towards the suburbs Of tha .;
fy. A neatly furnished roou with
access to bath and toilet rooms can
oe hod for $1.50 to $500 per week.
only Two "r three blocks distance
from elevated car, and abont ono
ua'te from 52nd street entranc. 10
tar grounds. Good meals can no
had ut restaurants for % cts and
meal tickets (21 meals) for $3 20.
refreshments may also he purchased
on 1a'r grounds ut reasonable cost
1t would be wasting tim, and mon
ey 20 travel nimlessly over the Ex-
l"asst4on grounds. 1t is best to nm,
c"ase a guide with map OF Exposi.
eaon' and official catalogues for the
diherent buildings in order to make
thorough work. Much time may be
probably spent in the Manufactur-
era and Liberal Arts building, where
machinery OF every description is ex-
hnlted and operated. True to our
trade, we could not leave the build-
ing, without giving considerable
time and attention to the PRINTING.
presses, type-setting machines, type-
making machines etc. In this build-
ing 20 cents can be proitably spent
IN taking the elevator to the ton of
The building, where there is q walk
around the building one hall q mile
long On the east the spectator be-
ho"'s Lake Michigan, on the west
the magnificent structures Of the Ex
position, and to the north, son,h
ana west, tn" great City of Chicago
we next entered the Agricultural
building, and found it very interest
ing to look at the productions Of Diff
'erent c'lmes. On each object is q
P'acard giving name of object and
producer, where grown etc, so the
visitor need not ask questions re-
gard'ng them. In the A[innosot,
apartment, wefound exhibited wheat
oats and barley, produced in Mar.
shall, Polk and Kittson connt;as
Inc Art Gallery is IL substantial
structure, We are unable to do
scribe its contents, with neither pen
brush nor sculptor's tools. Works
OF sculpture are displayed ON the
mann floor and on the walls and IT.
galleries the paintings arc
displayed. TOO much time
can not be spent in this bnildino
Inc treasures of the deep, in ocenn
lake and river, are revealed in the
Fisheries building. Monstrous DEVIL
fishes, sharks and other terrors ri
the deep sea, are shocking objects to
behold. When I saw the huge skel-
eton OF q whale, / conld not helm
but think OF Jonah.
next went to the group of state
buildings and entered the Minncso.
tn building, registered nay nam.
found the file of Marshall comfy
newspapers, sat down md intervi.w.
et them carefully.
This is days work at the Exno.
sition, and departed for nv ston
ping place, being we'll satisfied that I
have never invested so cents Sor ~
more instructive purpose.