The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-25
Everything in ALI It's Great Build
ings Is in Order.
THE MIDWAY PLAIsANCE.
What Can Be Seen on It's Eighty Acres
OF Ground.
A Novel and Unique Parade Participated
in BY People from the Four Corners
of the Earth-The Utah Ex-
hibit in Good shape.
Special Correspondence Of TIE HERALD. !

Special Correspondence OF The HERALD
CHICAGO, June 20.-Within the past
two weeks some OF US have been putting
the White city on something of personal
trial for its merits-by a test of absence
and comparison after flying trip
further east we have returned to view its
marvels with the new vision provided by
these lenses or lights of observation.
After viewing NATURES exhibition of
wonders in the great scenery of Niagara,
the romantic East river and the Sound,
and marveling at the great permanent
structures, public buildings, capitols,
hotels and home palaces which make up
so much of the solidity and pride Of the
Atlantic coast cities, we were almost pre-
pared to find upon our return the white
metropolis posing, perhaps, as something
OF toy affair compared to the perma-
nence and solldity of the wonders we had
witnessed while away. We had only to
go down to that familiar and fairy region
of Jackson park, however. walk
its broad avenues, look around upon
majestic buildings and the treasures
within their walls, and reflect upon the
almost superhuman intelligence and
energy which stands for their existence,
and heir collection in the short period it
has taken for the upbuilding of the beau
tiful city to feel as great thrill of rever-
ence as for the more permanent wonders
of either natural or human handiwork
that has been received throughout the
trip.
So far as architecture is concerned the
wonders of every nation on the earth is
duplicated at the fair, and the truth is
that within the compass OF the few miles
comprised in Jackson park are gathered
together specimens of the finest archi-
tectural art to be found upon the globe.
Both nations and states have struggled to
erect upon the grounds buildings that
should stand as a symbol of value and
credit to their fame, and one may see the
best models of architecture of every coun-
try on the earth within the limit of the
fair grounds.
The museums of each nation, state and
city have disgorged their chief treasures
to fill up the stately halls Of the exposi-
ton buildings, SO that the benefit of these
can also be obtained within the narrow
dominions OF the fair, obviating the
necessity of wider travel, and as for
natural wonders their marvel is almost
more than balanced by the exhibition oil
the use to which natures elements have
been put in by man. Fhe development
of different sciences, and the interest OF
the scenic attractions of Niagra and the
other great rivers almost suffer by com
parison with the evidences OF invention
displayed for mastering and managing
their stupendous forces Tor the end OF the
civilization of the world.
Down in Machinery Hall are thousand
engines and appliances throbbing at the
behest of single force whose application
furnishes means for the accomplishment
of every industry known to man, and the
sight of these contriyances alone with
their almost super human display OF
method and achievement is almost as much
to be marvelled at as the greatest natural
wonder in the world.
The officers OF the exposition in general
have taken great strides during the last
two weeks. 3s
With one or two exceptions the Foreign
and State buildings are all completed, and
the public structures are almost entirely
filled up with their rows of artistic
pavilious crowded with exhibits. With
the exception of the Liberal Arts build
ing where Japan and one or two
of the smaller countries are still hard al
work with their exhibits we hardly see a
sign of the hurry and confusion which
marked the hustle of preparation up to a
fortnight ago. Everything is taking q
settled and symmetrical aspect, and the
future Worlds fair visitor will have nc
plant to make in regard to unfinished
and desolate spaces and incomplete ex-
hibits in the fair grounds.
Now that the greater part of the work
is done, the fair people are occupied prin-
cipally in adding extra and pleasurable
features to the exposition in the way oil
diversions such as parades, illuminations
receptions, ETC., and the new city is kept
in furore of excitement over some daily
occurring and interesting event. One O!
the most novel entertainments that has
occurred at the fair was the parade or
Saturday last of the motley inhabitants o.
midway plaisance.
The plaisance is an area of about eighty
acres of ground devoted to the specia
exhibits OF different countries, and com
prises buildings and villages occupied by
the natives of the different places who
have charge of the wares or exhibit!
placed on view. There are people from
India, algeria, China. Japan and every
other nationality, from Europe to the
South Sea Isles, and all these people
! Joined together on Saturday IN a grea
and glorious parade. The representative:
were each dressed in native costumes anC
those of the richest and most gorgeou!
kind, and the whole made scene which
impressed the imagination like tn,
fantasies of some splendid and marveleul
dream.
The line was led by an officer ant
twenty Columbian guards who cleared {