Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08

A SHADY SPOT NEAR MACHINERY HALL.
TO the public, and must be protected and
watched. There are thirteen main EXPOSE
tion buildings and some eighty smaller
ones. Two hundred and fifty guards are
needed In the great Manufactures building
alone, during the day; and 100 are sta
toned there at night. In the day time 100
are assigned to the Art palace. Besides
the buildings and their exhibits the walks
and all other parts of the grounds must be
patrolled.
Study the situation as I have done and
you will see that 1850 is none too large a
number of guards for the White City.
You must not forget that vast crowds of
people come here every day, and that it
would be simple madness to leave them
without police protection. As long as
everything goes well perhaps there is not
much need OF the presence of the guards.
But suppose fire breaks out, or there is
panic from any cause? These are the
things the management has had to think
Of. Though the fault-finders may be
thoughtless the men who are responsible
for the conduct Of this great enterprise
cannot afford to be. And Unjust say they
appear to have thought of everything.
1t would require many columns TO ex-
pose all the lies / nave seen in eastern
papers concerning the Worlds fair. Life
is too short to devote much Of it 20 this
purpose. There are too many things here
TO admire and praise. But / wish to re-
assure my readers on a few points. The
fair IS now finished. 1t is complete and
pcrpect. If an exhibit here and there is
not just as it's owners or managers desire
to nav it, probably it will be by the time
fhiu roophp1 M. ava. a r1 M 49, ,,tn III
these exhibits together do not amount to
a drop in the great bucket. The fair is
clean and orderly, as / lave shown you.
So much attention has been paid to the
comfort of visitors that every one is aston
ished at the completeness of the arrange
ments.
There are seats within the buildings and
without. The toilet rooms and lavatorias
are everywhere-free. There are rest
rooms in various buildings. If one is
taken i'll or overcome by heat an ambul-
enc service attends and a good hospital
awaits. Drinking water-free and good
may be had at every turn. There is no ex-
tortion within the grounds. Those restau-
rant keepers and other providers who
started out 10 gain riches quickly have
found they Were on the wrong road. The
transportation facilities to and from the
fair grounds are almost perfect. No pre-
vious exposition was so well served in this
respect. On the days VI greatest attend
ance there is no uncomfortable crowding.
Let me give you q little personal exper-
fence that you may judge OF the coalitions
existing in Chicago and at the fair. /
board at the Grand Pacific hotel, where /
pay only regular rates, as very enc else
does-the same rates asked last year and
every year. This is true of nearly all the
hotels. One large hotel served notice in
the latter part Of April it would double its
rates May ]. The guests didn't complain.
They did not go to the office and growl.
They simply said 80 themselves: ''This
landlord has the right to charge what he
p~leases. That Is his business" But on
tho morning Of May / there weren't u
dozen guests lett in the house. a vast
hotel was empty, cayernous. Cafe, bar,
bsrbershop, bell boys, cigar stand, cashier,
room clerk, everything and everybody had
a holiday. The next day was no better. 1t
was even worse, for only half a dozen
guests remained. Then the proprietor
~capitulated. lie came down 60 his old
scale of prices. Gradually his guests re-
turned, but even yet the house is suffering
the effects OF that mistake. Il cost that
landlord 10000 to learn the people win
not be robbed. Tins is the lesson which
a great many people have learned in Chi
cGg0.
Wei, a five minute walk takes me to the
Illinois Central station. II TWO or three
minutes an express train starts for the
fair. 1t makes the journey in fifteen min
utes, without stopping. The fare is 10
"ants and the cars are comfortable. In