The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-05

-Four weeks ago @e left North
/ Carolina for the West After spend
/ ing Il day III Staunton, Va, Ne
reached Chicago on sept. the Bird.
KfpogM PKEss ASSOCIATION.
The National Reform Press Azso-
citation met Monday the 3th at Hotel
| Fraternity. The attendance vas not
az large a. We expected, but ev'rE
one from every section Of the coun-
try while representing DISTRESSED
condition Of the people, caused By
scarcity Of money, aud the result Of
manufactured panic, yet report
| ID that the people everywhere were
shaking off the slavery Of the parry
woke, and were to greater degree
each day, reading reform papers and
searching for the cause Of the pres
ent condition, and were read TO vote
for the remedy irrespective of party
lines. Each one felt assured that if
the present congress did not give the
people relief, (of which there Is now
no prospect that the Populist party
would sweep the country at the next
election.
The Reform Press Association
mapped out line of policy which
will be prosecuted at once, as soon as
it is apparent to the people that con
gres8 will do nothing adequate for
their relief. In the mean time TIE
CAUCASIAN with every other reform
paper will stand on the watch tower.
THE FAIR.
What shall we say of it: Where
shall We begin? 1t is simply beyond
description. Before going to Chica-
90 we read everything that we could
find time to read about it, but must
say that no description as enthusi-
astic as some of them were, did the
Fair justice. That is, they all fail
ed to convey to the minds an ade-
quate impression of the vast impress
siveness, grandeur, and vastness of
the great show. The conception of
the mind that selected and planned
the grounds, then designed the
buildings and varied decorations
would be interesting and impressive,
if there were not single exhibit
within the buildings. Besides there
is thrown around it all, a touch Of
fairy land and enchantment that is
truly marvellous. You feel this in
the day time, but especially are you
impressed with it at night, when the
grand square court around one of
the lagoons, which is formed by the
Administration building, the EIec-
tricity building, Machinery and
Mechanical Arts building, Manu-
features and Liberal Arts building,
Agricultural building and the Grand
Paristile between the lagoon and the
lake with the colossal statute of Co.
lumbus in front, Is lighted by thous-
ands of electric lights in horizontal
rows, with three large electric foun-
tains in the lagoon playing with the
color of the water constantly chang
ing by the use of the electric cur
rent. At the same time the power
full search lights from the top of the
adjoining buildings are with va
ried colors alternately thrown on
some neighboring object, and then
into the heavens on some passing
clouds at the same time. Just out
side of this grand court on the lake
front goes on magnificent display
of fire works. The gay gondolas
from Venice, filled with merry par
ties glide over the lagoon and lend
further enchantment to the scene,
while the soft notes of the distant
chime bells steal along on the at
mosphere of the Silly night.
The walk around and over the
immence grounds, beautifully laid
off and decorated, and dotted with
over four hundred buildings, with
every sign of activity is indeed big
show if you don't ge inside of a
single building. AS vast as the
grounds are, and as multitudjnous
as the display in the buildings,
there is no monotony about it. For
a moment consider yourself inside
of the grand court, with its enchant-
ing scenes which we have described
above.
And then step few yards INSIDE
of the machinerary hall, and there
the giant engines, and every kind
of machinery, all in motion, fill the
air with a busy hum, and you are
at once translated from fairy land
into the midst of the rushing world
of business.
Now step across to the Agricul-
turial Building, and there stands
mute, but eloquent, the marvellous
products of mother earth made by
Drawn and muscle applied to the
soil utilizing the smiles of heaven
in the shape of sunshine and show