Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-06

aud skill shown In the architecture N
the buildings and arrangement of the
grounds, which is universally ack oowl.
edged, am sorry Ia ssy that IN the ex.
bitdt, Afnefius mskes a pnof showing
compared with the fbfeIpn countries,
aud the sefeienefs csnsufe os for our
neglect In this regard. They seem 10
feel that while, at sD enormous xpense
they have come bere TO exhibit their
taste and skill, we ~ nation, except
10 the grounds and buildings, have
done but little, and yet America
thought she would paraiy se the world.
Her manufacturers have Used every
effort In their displays, brought their
finest goods and productions 10 this
grand congregation Of nations, but 10
use slang phrase, have been
knocked out IN the first round" The
reader will hardly believe this, but n
here, II would take but little time N
convince him Of the truth Of this state
ment. Asa nation we are school boys
In oil that pertains to skill, art or
man ufactures, but "Get there ElIio Is
our watchword, and In century more
we may make better showing.
"Its regular jam, / suppose every
one who reads this will say or think.
That Is just where you are wrong again,
and this is because the reader cannot
comprehend the grandeur and beauty
Of all the arrangements Of the grounds.
Why, with ninety thousand 10000
people on the grounds, there is no
crowding, no confusion. Your readers
must understand that the promenades
instead of being little walks, vary from
forty to sixty feet In width. Some Of
them nearly as wide a. the streets OF
salem, and as smooth as stone floor.
Then the people are not all rushing one
way to see Hubbard squash or log
cabin bed quilt Everyone knows there
will be plenty of room to see anything
they wish to see, whenever they get
ready to see 1t, 80 there is no haste.
''But ain't you afraid of getting
robbed 20
There you are wrong again. The
reader must understand that the visi-
tors to the worlds fair are all respect.
able people. Thousands Of them from
foreign countries, thousands of them Of
wealth. There lie no more risk of being
robbed or insulted than on the streets of
Salem any ordinary day. Everybody
is happy, everybody seems kind, oblig-
ing, and possessed Of good manners
so it seems more like happy gather
ing Of friends, than grand congrega-
tion from all quarters of the globe.
"But the charges are exorbitant,
amt they ?"
That's another wrong impression.
We are rooming with a private family
on Washington avenue only five
blocks from one Of the entrances to the
grounds. Have use Of sitting room
and parlor, with bath room adjoining
our sleeping apartment hot and cold
water, aud we pay $500 per day. Could
do better, but wish to be with the fam
lily Of Werner Breyman. Meals we
can obtain from restaurants and cafes
At from % cents to $500. "You pay
your money and take your choice."
No one asks You to buy, nor are you In
my way annoyed by venders of goods
,r refreshments. II Is as quiet 10 this
part Of the city, nearly, as In Salem.
Ind yet you are lin the swim," from
till night.
You go home at night happy and
you go out In the morning, anticipating
pleasure all day. of course. To pay
your fare from Salem and back means
luite an expense, but the favors have
eceived from Salem to Chicago, and
which await me on my journey home,
o say nothing Of the many kind a,ten-
ions and favors have received from
be National Press Association, have
educed the outlay on my part to a
rifiiug sum. K. NJ. Waite.