New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-11
THE FOURTH AT THE FAIR
UNFURLING THE OLD FLAG AND SHOWING
THE LIBERTY BELL
comparison WITH THE CENTENNIAL OBJ
sERVANCE-EXTORTION NOT 4 SUCCESS
TIE PLAIN PEOPLE OFT IN FORCE
SCENES on THE STREETS

| Chicago. July J.-1hcrc is one thoroughly dlS-
gisied class In this community. II is that com
posed of the bloodsuckers who hoped, at the
beginning of the Fair. to reap "A rich harvest by
means Of eXtorilonatc practices from the visitors
10 Chicago during this Summtr Already some
of the most conspicuous of these lettering upon
the brink or falling into the gulf Of bankruptcy.
! Their purpose clearly evident in the month
or TWO preceding the opening OF the Exhibition
! that the newspapers, not only those Represented
! from abroad, but many here in this city, took
/ hold Of the subject with such fierce determination
that everybody who came here. or intended to
/ come here was warned in advance Of what might
be expected. The Exhibition has run onc-third
Of its course: the promoters Of swindcs realize
! that the American people, "a "A body, will not po
! impoSrI upon, and they have gone down into ruin
when they had expected TO float away like well
eorgeI vampires after the occasion for satlsfyine
/ their unhoy greed had passed. This fact il doing
/ the Fair much good. and the more widely 10 can
b.. advertised the better it will he for the treas
ury Of the Exhibition as well for the patrons who
| are Vet TO come.
/ Attention was called as early AZ March and
/ April to hotel schemes. the development OF which
/ included the construction Of buildings beneath
/ the roofs Of which hnn,an beings conld not II"
down AZ night with any sense of security. Some
Of these buildings tumblcd down during the
stormy DAYS Of spring: some went mp in smoke
and cindcrs. and others are now disappearing IN
! the grasp Of the bankruptcy Of their promoters.
The people who came 70 Chicago in April t. en-
rag" accommodations. permanent or temporary,
/ had 10 make hand 10 hand fight for anything
] like honest rates. Mary were obliged, from ncc"S-
Sly. 70 make terms predictions eAorbifant.
( Those who come here now. however, are prottlng
by the experiences Of the many who came earlier,
and by the exposure of the frauds which II was
sought TO practise. Obviously il was necessary
10 provide proper hotel accommodations within
easy distances from the Exhibition grounds. some
excellent hotels Were constructed, AMI they arc
meeting with the success which they deserve.
There j. little complaint from patrons Of th"S'
establishments, except that in all eases the 1901
j. not prepared in perfectly digcStlble form
But stomachs differ in their ability TO dispo," OF
their contents in way that will bring the great
est degree of comfort to their possc,sors and com
plants are always common with respect Ia the ioon
served AT every hostcry, matter how excellent
its cuisine may be- hnf there i no doubt that
GOOD reasons exist for complaint against all or
nearly all of tho caravan>arics existing in clos"
proximity 10 Jackson Park Some of the better
city hotels too are sadly deficient in III" quality
of the food placed before their patrons. However,
thcs, are things which every visitor who has any
experience IN travelling. particularly in respect 10
saying in an oycrcrowdcd town. has IN a measure
discounted Bat IL may b" said that the prices or
food and Of rooms have come down, AMI that
they have come down 10 stay There j. no longer
the curl of the lip ana the look of indifference on
the cOunt,nancc OF the proprietor II inquiry II
made ~ 10 prices for temporary accommodations
The inflated boardins and lodging house keeper of
April and early MAY has dcscncnt'd into
slender. lean competitor for patronage. chicago
ha, settled 10 reasonable level ~ 10 prices both
for rooms and food and it j. only proper TO add
that this result has been wrought by the news
papers If the county, through their unnnimons
d"nuncafion OF the spirit of avarir" which APP
pared to have taken possession OF every eolll"s'
Icing in the place. IN the days just preceding and
immediately following the opening OF the IN
hibition.
I,oplc from distance may come here now con
hdcnt that by keeping their wits about them and
showing an independent spirit they can remain
here indefinitely without any danger OF cNtor-
ton
The Fourth Of July celebration at the Exhibit
ton ground j. over. About 10000 paid admis-
sions are reported This j. large number; but
Chicago, through her newspapers, seems 10 hlv"
way Of exploiting herself in III" line of great
expectations The predictions We're that from
100000 To $4,000 people would b" on the
grounds on that day. They were not there The
question H., Have the fullest expectations been
rcalzcd? tnquc-tonaby there would have been
more if the weather conditions had been favorable
Monday was the most perfect day that II is pos
sihlc for the imagination 20 conceive Of An
absolutely blue sky the beauty of which was
unmarried by single dot Of cloud, was over
head all day. A gentle breeze came from the
northeast the temperature rested in the sixties and
seventies, and the lake magnificent sheen
Of beauty. Tuesday morning the clouds were
rolling and tumbling over and into each other,
the air muggv, and everything seemed 10 in
dcate a day Of eNasperatnc uncertainty and
showers littr rain fell, however, and by
o'clock all the clouds had DISAPPEARED. Then
flesh tide set in toward the Exhibition grounds
but this was composed LARGELY of people who
would have gone anyhow, for the purpose of seeing
the fireworks, while thousands who would have
gone in the morning 10 spend the day, remained i'll
their hotels or boarding houses, unwilling TO take
the chances Of bad weather, particularly in view
Of the certainty of IA hrgc crowd at the railway
stations when the hour for returning 10 the city
should arrive From this point of view, the people
who did not 90 we're wise. II is doubtful whether
upon any occasion there has ever been such jam
a. existed in jackson Park between 80 and -
D. m on Tuesday The railway lines were abso
lucly powcrcss 10 relieve the congestion; AMI by
their failure on this conspicuous occasion when
they were all anticipating overwhelming
patronage, they have proved beyond dispute that
their capacities sadly limited 1t is probable
that no such throng will appear there again dur
ing the days of the Exhibition II is not i'm
possible that theirs will be several days when at
least 100000 people may be upon the grounds
How they to return to the city is the problem
which veNcs good many transportation managers
Just now. When there is pyrotechnc display
the crowds are large, and they are concentrated
at the southern end of the grounds. The Illinoi,
Central and the elevated railroad both have sta