The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-09-13
OUR TRIP TO THE woRLD's FA1R.

OUR TRIP TO THE WORLDS FAIR.
The grandest and most enjoyable trip
we have ever experienced, ended last
week when wa returned home from the
great Worlds Fair, and we know the
readers of the INTE1L1aENcER will ex-
pect us to tell Of some OF the sights we
saw there. But that is easier said than
done, for we hardly know where to begin
nor will we know where to end. 1t is
simply impossible to do such thing in
newspaper article, and we will not
attempt it. we will, therefore, speak of
our trip only in general, disconnected
way, and rely on the official guide book
(which,is sold on the Fair grounds at a
nominal price) for many of our state
ments, for we found no Tins to make
note of anything that came under our
vision.
Leaving home on the afternoon of the
10th ult., we went 10 Spartanburg and
next day joined our brethren of the State
Press Association. Leaving there at 8 p.
m. we started for the "land Of the Skies"
Owing to some misunderstanding be-
tween the railroad authorities, we did
not beard our Pullman cars until we
reached Paint Rock at 10 p. e., after hav-
ing spent two hours at Asheville. Next
morning we awoke in Knoxville, and,
having missed connection there, we we're
delayed there about eight hours. which
we spent very pleasantly in viewing the
sights Of that city. Leaving there at
noon We proceeded TO Hartman, Tenn,
where our three Pullman GERS and bag
gage car were made into special vesti
buled train, which carried us through at
very rapid speed, via Cincinnati and
Indianapolis, to Chicago, which we reach
ed at noon Saturday, only, six hours
behind the regular schedule time. Our
party numbered one hundred and eight.
Monday morning we boarded the cable
cars for the Exposition grounds, which
were five miles distant from our head
quarters, the Mecca Hotel, at the corner
Of 34th and State streets. AS soon as we
entered the grounds and got q glimpse Of
what was before us. we at once realized
that in all Of the many interesting descrip-
tions we had read of the greatest and
grandest exhibition the world has ever
presented to the view Of mankind, we
had formed no idea of the magnitude or
vastness Of the same. We at once resort
ed to our guide book, and, after looking
over the map, we were tempted to ex-
claim, "where are we atv We realized
then that if we had six months time at
our command we could not see every
thing, and We resolved to attempt to see
only what we thought would interest us
most. For the first two or three days we
lost our individuality -forgot our iden-
tity with Gods foot-stool, and literally
lived in the domain Of dreara-land and
moved through an atmosphere of ideal
ism. This is no doubt the feeling Of
ninety men out Of every hundred that
enter the gates Of the great "White City"
The site of the Exposition is Jackson
Park, with Washington Park as beauti-
fol gateway to the western side of the
grounds, and in all covers an area Of
about one thousand acres. The grounds
have Lake frontage Of nearly two miles,
and q more beautiful or appropriate spot
could not have been selected on this con-
tinent for the great exhibition. tits very
accessible from any portion of the vast
city, and in transportation you have your
choice by either steam boats, steam,
horse, cable or electric cars, the elevated
railroad, or Cubs, coaches, carriages, etc.
About $40, ,0o0, 900 has been spentin pre-
pairing the grounds and erecting the
buildings for the big show. There are
forty buildings devoted to special depart
ments, nineteen buildings erected by
foreign governments, and thirty-four
State and Territorial buildings. These
do not include any Of the buildings
erected by firms or individuals or those
on Midway Plaissnce. Every nation on
earth is represented there, and the peo-
pie of each appear just as they live at
home-dress, habits and amusements are
all shown.
The main Exposition buildings ars
thirteen in namber, and the names they
bear indicate very clearly the uses for
which they are intended. Some of these
we v i'll refer to briefly, in order to give
our readers some idea Of the magnitude
Of the exhibition.
The eAdministratio Building has been
pronounced the gem of all the architec-
tural Jewels of the Exposition, and may
be seen from any portion Of the grounds,
on account of it's beautiful gilded dome,
which is 250 feet high. On the ground
floor is an exact model of the Treasury
building at Washington, made Of SOU
venier half dollars. The Worlds Fair
Commissioners, representing every State
and Territory in the Union, meet in this
building every day at certain hour. A
very cordial reception was rendered tho
Press Association here by the Commits
sioners, and several speeches were made.
The Agricultural Building, which has
been appropriately styled the "Palace Of
Agriculture" }" covers an area of fourteen
acres. In many ways it is one of tho
most striking and magnificent structures
on the grounds. Here everything that
pertains to food products can be seen,
not only from the States of the Union but
from all the foreign countries. Informs-
ton is given the visitor by tags and
placards, 80 that he need ask no ques-
lions as he moves along. The building
cost only S6ls,oOO, and any intelligent
farmer could spend weeks there and
never get tired of seeing the wonderful
products Of "old mother earth."
The Fine Arts Building cost $670,00O,
and covers an area of 3O0x5OO0 feet, and is
several stories high. It is simply bewil-
dering to take view inside Of it, for here
you see sculpture and paintings from
every portion Of the globe, some OF which
were four and five centuries old. Two
weeks could be easily spent in seeing the
beauties of this building.
The Dairy Building contains an excep-