Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-03-23
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
Sunday at the Fair Ground. Work
ing Day and Night.
Daniel BOOne's Log Cabin... .MOntana,s
Game Exhibit.
From Our Special Correspondent.

son Park. The wind blew hard all da,
Saturday and had to a great extent
dried up the mud and water which
made sight seeing difficult work. AL
though there was much less noise anG
hustle of traffic of teams, the busy
workmen would be seen in almost ev
cry building. Hurry, hurry, seems to
be the keynote of every blow struck by
hammer or axe. The question now on
every tongue is, "Will they be ready
by May II"
1t is we'll known that the Paris Ex
position was not near ready the frs,
month; but our American people are
built on different plan. To aim al
anything with them is to reach it, and
in the end we feel sure that the Jack.
son Park laborers will be- ready to re-
tire from the field by May l. The build
ings are closed to visitors now, and il
seems as though it were useless for peo-
pie to flock into the grounds day after
day, many of them having gone thro'
every building and over all the grounds
many times; still they go again and
again. That beautiful city of white
mansions circling round the lagoon
and wooded island has an attraction of
its own. Tis truly called the Garden
OF Eden" " by all beholders. Every
American citizen ought to visit the
Worlds Fair. 1t is only once in life
time that one can see displayed before
him the truly wonderful things of ma
ture combined with the more wonder
ful works of man.
There are now over seventy inspec-
tors on duty at jackson Park and the
exhibits are coming in SO rapidly that
they will probably have to put on a
larger force soon. Those that have
been chosen were taken from the "eli-
gible list" of civil service men who
have passed successful examinations.
United States Customs Collector Black
is IN charge of them.
On the south end of the wooded
island, almost hidden from view by
the thick trees and shrubs, is q little
log cabin which has been erected in
honor of Doniel Boone and Davy Crock
ett In it will be displayed lot of
relics which belonged to these two not
ed pioneers of early times. 1t is quite
novel structure; a low doorway
opens on one side, with a tiny window
set close to one side of the door frame.
Wild grape vines and some rustic
creepers twine around the caves, MAX
ing it look homelike and cheerful. 1t
was built to illustrate to foreign ma
tions how the Yankee began house.
keeping in colonial times, while Just
across the way stand the magnificent
structures of today. We have not
stood still. We have not remained in
active. Onward is the watchword; evil
dences of progress fill all the air; no
backward steps are visible; no obstacle
is sufficient to stop the onward march
of our peoples progress.
g. W. Marshall, of Yellowstone Ma
tional Park, has arrived in this city
with carload of Montana animals for
that States exhibit. The animals con-
sist of seventeen elks, two mountain
sheep, one deer and five antelopes.
In the exhibit Mr.. Marshall claims
to have the only captive mountain
sheep in existence. The horns of the
older one measure eighteen inches
around at the head. The elks are from
one to seven years old.
Col. Culp, Secretary of the Commit
tee on Ceremonies, is busy these days
refusing applications for invitations to
the opening day. He expects there will
be feeling of disappointmentb by many
who feel that thev are entitled to tick
cts. The maximum number has been
fixed at 1900. The ceremonies promise
to be exceedingly simple and the plat
form for the seating of the guests will
be in the open air.
A meeting of the live stock men of
Kentucky was held in Lexington yes
terday for the purpose of making ar
rangements for grand exhibition of
live stock, especially thoroughbred and
trotting horses, at the Fair. 1t was fur
ther resolved that the funds in the
hands of the Kentucky Commissioners
should be used as premiums, and not
to pay the expenses of animals to and
from the grounds.
Utah Commissioners are busy seeing
that pavilions are erected on which to
place their mining products. The State
has sent some Of the richest ores in this
collection that have as yet been dis
played. All kinds OF exhibits from the
agricultural districts are here and are
rapidly being placed in position. All
who attend the Fair should visit the
Utah building. While it is not so pre-
tentiOus as some the Eastern States
have erected, it is more substantial and
everything is being arranged in the
space with good taste.
NOTES.
Two very distinguished Russians ar
rived at Chicago this morning. They
are Alexis de Kanellalsky and Robert
de Lingen. Worlds Fair Commission