The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-06-02
THE GREAT FAIR.
SOLE OF THE WONDERS TO BE
SEEN AT THE CHICAGO Rx-
POSITION.
Facts Written for the Benefit of Tele.
gram Readers.

We propose to talk with you
for a few minutes about Chicago
and the greatest Exposition the
world has ever seen. We paid
our first visit to the fair several
months ago and what we then
saw and learned was given to our
readers in the form of the
WORLDS FAIR TELEGRAM
We have just returned from our.
second visit and are prepared to
tell many interesting and indeed
wonderful things, but our
space only permit US to present
a general idea of what 1t is like.
In the place 1t is we'll to remem.
Der that the city of Chicago is a,
big part of the great show"
Chicago is territorially the
largestcity on earth, possessing
an area of one hundred and
eighty-five square miles and in
population is surpassed bv no
city on this continent except
New York. The Worlds Fair is
well worth seeing and all who
fail to visit it miss an opportun-
ity of a life time. Accommoda-
tions are reasonable and the talk
that has gone abroad about high
prices is without foundation.
Good accommodations may be
had at hotels in the very heart
Of Chicago at $500 perday. This
includes;room and table board
Two persons can easily find a
room and bed at from fifty to
seventy-five cents apiece by go
ing together and there are
restaurants everywhere vnu tllrn
i We found many restaurants In
the most fashionable part of the
city where one could get a fair
meal for is cents or a better one
for 25 cents. Really prices are
lower than in Clarksburg. A
popular price for ham sand
witches was cents. a cup of
good coffee cents, or a large
slice of pie 5 cents, and at the
same price many other very
palatable dishes could be ordered.
These rates may be found in the
very heart of the city, which is
seven or eight miles from the ex-
position grounds 1t takes q
cable car or an elevated car
about IS minutes to run this dis.
lance and the price is 5 cents.
A very rapid train making the
trip in IS minutes over the
Illinois Central will carry you
for 10 cents. Admission to the
grounds is so cents, which ad-
mits one to everything connected
with the Worlds Fair proper.
There are several attractions
however operated by outside
parties thatrequire an admission
fee TO gain an entrance. There
is no extortion practiced on the
!. grounds and you can secure a
lunch at reasonable rates if you
look around for a reasonable
lunch stand. To be sure there
are heightened hotels and Cafes
at Chicago that charge an ex-
or6itant price. but no person is
forced to patronize them.
There remains considerable
work to be done on the exposi-
ton grounds and it will be fully
anoath before every article will
ind its permanent resting place.
It's best to get a bird's.eye
view of the grounds in the very
beginning in order to appreciate
inc grandeur and sublimity OF
the beautiful landscape and the
great buildings. This view can
Oe had from the roof of the
! Manufacturers and Liberal Arts
building, where there is a half
mile promenade $50 feet above
ezra frma. From this elevation
e scene is wonderful and i'm
posing Nothing like it was ever
seen in any past age of the
worlds history-glittering,
golden domes, imposing towers,
magnificent TERRACES onar which