The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-06-01
Editorial correspondence.
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, May %, 1898.
came here one week ago to-day
aud have visited the exposition ev-
cry day except Sunday, when | went
down town to study the Sunday
opening question, aud | did not
have far to go until | was convinced
that our government should open
the exposition on Sunday or close
Chicago. The latter is about as i'm.
possible rs it would be to dam up
the waters of the Mississippi, while
the former is u matter still pending.
Go with me to the exposition for IA
few moments. Here the people, rich
and poor, high and low, are seen
promcnading the gravel walks, or
sitting IN some .sequestcred nook
enjoying quiet lunch, while they
gaze upon the magniticence of the
white City" In the immense Co
lumbian Hall on the ground which is
capable of seating 10000 people is
promised sermon every Sunday
by Chicago's leading diyines. The
scene is quiet and peaccablo us
though every one were awcd by the
magniiicense of the spectacle
Now turn with me TO the city.
Amid the rattle of street cars, the
runble of express wagons, and the
roar of elevated trains in the cen
tral part of the city, you behold II
busy, anxious throng, all hurrying
hustling as though in pursuit of
most important business. The sa-
looms are in full blast, the theatres
are open and giving Sunday after
noon matinees, the stores are doing
q rushing business and every thing
tis bus hpd bustles. People had
come clean across the lake to visit
the grounds, bus tho eJardy decision
of the commissioners on Saturday
not to open the grounds ON Sunday
left them here in this great city with
nothing to do but do shopping and
get drunk, and | saw more drunken
men on the streets of Chicago on
Sunday afternoon than | saw all
the rest of the time | have been here.
The Worlds Fair should be closed
on Sunday. That is SO, but is there
any advantage gained for good by so
doing, when there is as much diff
ference as night and day between
the inside and outside of the expo
sition on Sunday The ministers
all over the land are opposing the
opening for orthordox reasons, and
the saloon n-keepers of Chicago Join
with them for reasons of gain-a
union of elements never before af-
fected.
AS | said, ! have visited the
Worlds Fair every day during the
week but Sunday, and | am Just be-
ginning to appreciate the magnitude
of the concern. When all the cxhib-
its are in place it will require II
month of constant and exacting
work to get thoroughly acquainted
with the exhibition. But it is far
from completion now. With rain
every day the beginning of this
month, and the plasterers demand
ing twelve dollars per day, Chicago
worked like n giant with his hands
manacled, for both nature and man
seem to have struck against her.
All the roads in England are said
to lead to London, and the same may
be said of the Columbia Exposition
grounds. There are twenty-three
roads that pour their loads of hum
an freight into the grounds but the
principal ones are the South Side ell
evated railroad which starts ut the
side of the great store of Seigel,
Cooper ~ Co., right in the business
part of the city, and carries the pass
enger right to the grounds, so that
the visitor descends broad and wind
ing steps into the worlds fair, pretty
well towards the south end of Jack
son park. The Illinois Central
worlds fair trains leave the lake
front nearly opposite the Auditorium
and land passengers near one of the
entrances. The fare on the Illinois
Central special trains is 10 cent each
way. Right on the same track the
same railroad runs its regular su-
burban trains and charge p cents
each way. The subuI ban train
makes regular stops, the worlds fair
trains run straight through to the
grounds. The State street cable
line carries passengers to the
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