Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-23
SOME EXPOSITION NOTES.

SOME EXPOSITION NOTES.
A Courier Correspondent at tho
Worlds Fair - Big Figures That
Mystify - Suggestions for the Gufd-
ance of VisitOrs-The Use of stuff In
Constructing the Exposition Build.
ings-A Popular Route, Of Travel.
CHICAGO, June 20.-The area absorbed
by the exposition buildings covers twice
that embraced in those of the Paris expo
sition in 1889, and the structures cost
more than so per cent. of the total outlay
for the greatest of the Paris fairs. In lay
ing out and identifying the grounds at
jackson park oyer 100000 was sx-
pended. The beautiful landscape garden
ing is In itself sufficient recompense for q
trip to the fair. For sprinkling the flowers
and foliage there are two plants with
capacity for "a. 000, 900 gallons of water a
day These are big figures, but they do
not tell the whole. The entire outlay for
the fair is estimated at $22, 600, 900, includ-
ing Sc, 900, 900 for the buildings. The total
horse power represented in the electric
lighting of Chicago is about s, 800, 900, but
the power used in lighting Jackson park is
nearly three times this sum, and ten times
that used at the Paris show.
Stuff composed chiefly of powdered gyp-
sum ia used largely on the exterior of the
exposition buildings, giving shade OF
murky white, from which the appelatton
'White City" has been given. OF this ma
terial 30, 900 tons are used. The material
was first invented in France about 1873,
and was first used on the buildings of the
Paris expedition two years later. The ma
terial is cast around a coarse cloth, baggtng
or oskum, the casts being about half an
inch thick. The sections can be east in
any form in imitation of cut stone, rock,
faced stone or delicate mouldings.
Glass has been used to the extent of 129
carloads, the manufacturers building alone
requiring more than forty-on carloads.
Some of the figures of cost in the prepare
tory and decorative work are as follows:
Grading and filling. $3.50, 900; landscape
gardening, $323, 500; visducts and bridges,
$125, 900; piers, $4,000; waterway i'm.
provsments, 1926, 900; railways, $500, 600;
steam plant, $780, 900; electric lighting,
$1,000, 600; statuary, 81, 00o, 900; vases,
600; other expenses, 81 900, 900; total, &c.
943. 500.
New Haven is getting to be quite we'll
represented here. All who visit the
grounds from Connecticut should register
at the state building. Although our state
is small she is represented in some very
prominent exhibits, notably the beautiful
and extensive productions Of the Winehes-
ter Arms company of our city, around
which big throngs of people almost con-
stantly gather.
By the way, the COURIER is "a frequent
visitor at the grounds. On the Jackson
Park cars or in retired spots where one
stops to rest after the fatigue incident to
sightseeing, on several occasions I have
met acquain tances from the City of Elms
perusing their favorite paper, and the news
from home ia read with greater zsst, as
cure you, when over one thousand miles
away.
Here are few suggestions that will be
found to be of value to persons about to
visit the exposition: Before leaving home
arrange for lodgings either by addressing
the ''Bureau of Public Comfort, jackson
park, Chicago, Ill, or through informa
ton from friends or from reliable hotels
As there are accommodations for feeding
&c, 600 persons per hour within the exposi
tion grounds, and hundreds of Thousands
outside the grounds, it will be found as 6
rule more convenient and economical moi
to include board in advance arrangements
Meals may be had at time and place as de-
sired at cost from % cents upwards. Be
fore arrival of trains in Chicago RESPONSE
bls baggage agents will offer to check bsg
gage to any point within four miles of thu
depot for 25 cents per single trunk and fol
so cents additional each, will take passepg
CTS by omnibus to any hotel within The
business district or within one mile from
the depot.
A word about the route of travel. Hav
ing travelled to Chicago several times via
Michigan Central railroad the writer car
can speak in unreserved praise of the linz
for safety, good service and speed. Ths
trains are run by a complete system Of in
terlocking signals, with track tanks ant
every appliance to furnish fast train ser
vice. There ars number of limited train
composed of combination buffet, smoking
and library cars, equipped with bsrbe
| shops, bath rooms, etc., compartment aHt
section sleeping cars and dining cars. Blu
| those who do not care for such fast trave
| and prefer more time for viewing the beau
tiful scenery, one of the regular express
| trains with sleeping oars attached at nigh
| and dining car service, will afford comfort
| able accommodations.
Starting out from the Michigan Contra
| depot in Buffalo, moving up to Niagars
| and over the famous cantilever bfidg.
/ which spans the canon $50 feet above eth,
angriest bit of water in the world" the
route is due west through the Canadian
province of Ontario, more than 200 miller
| to Detroit, through fertile but not YET
thickly settled country. The track is as
straight as an arrow, with practically nc
grades, and is splendidly constructed, per
hitting the fastest time to be made of any
regular trains in the country with perfect
safety. Dstroit river is crossed by the
trains upon powerful transfer steamer.
from which charming panorama of this
wonderful inland marine city can be en-
joyed. From Detroit to Chicago 6
rich and prosperous country is trav
ersed, dotted with thriving and busy
little cities (among which may be
specially noted the university town of Anr
Arbor, and marked by interesting and beau
tiful scenery. The Michigan Central is the
only line from the east entering Chicago
along the lake front, with charming and
varied views of Lake Michigan on the
right, and on the left the green turf and
bright flowers of extensive parks and the
grounds and buildings of elegant resi-
dence portions of the city and Its southern
suburbs. As 1t approaches the shore line
IL ouclOs6S DeGWeou IL auo Guo lake Tue
splendid group of colossal structures erect.
ed for the worlds exposition. Trains stoI
at Hyde Park near the worlds fair, Thirty.
ninth and Forty-second street, and the
magnificent new terminal station, Twelfth
street and Park Row. The latter faces the
Lake Front park, nearly mile in length
and is but short distance from all the
| principal down town hotels. AL parts OIL
| the city may be easily reached by cable
l and horse cars. ELM CITY
Colonel Vail
HAS A FEW WORDS OF INTEREST TO CON
| NECTICUT PEOPLE.
j. II. Vail, from the Office of executive
manager and secretary of the Connection
state building at the worlds fair, sends 81
interesting resume concerning the variou
features of the fair, from which comes tn
| following:
The largest attendance at the fair sine
opening day was yesterday June 49,
about 193, 900, all told. 1t was Germany