Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-03-28
At THE WORLDS FAIR.
MODERN CREATIONS THAT RIVAL THE
CHOICEST PRODUCTS OF ANCIENT ART.

MODERN CREATIONS THAT RIVAL THE
CHOICEST PRODUCTS OF ANCIENT ART.
IL will be recorded In the pages Of his
tory that, In the year Of our Lord, 1893,
city Of temples and palaces, more stu
pendous In design, more magnificent In
splendor than any described In the tones
OF medieval romance or that ever found
birth In the widest flights OF oriental
concepti0n-an enchanted capital, con-
celyed by master minds, and reared by
an army OF 10000 skilled artisans within
a twelyemonth-was formally opened
TO the world for the purposes OF an ex-
position, whereto every tribe and nation
on earth brought Its richest treasures
and poured them out at the feet OF the
Genius of the New World.
Within these cleaning palaces, these
colossal temples, reared by Chicago, the
lmperial city of the Western Continent,
upon the curylDg shores Of her mighty
inland sea, the fruits Of the earth, the
products OF the sea, the wealth OF the
mines, the treasures Of the mind OF man
will be gathered for the Inspection OF the
world. Labor, brains and capital have
been levied upon to I'LL these palaces OF
splendor. Genius and Science have
CLEANED the llllmitable harvest fields OF
God to provide feast OF reason for the
children of men.
The Worlds Columbian Exposition
will be the apOtheOsis OF the triumph OF
the wizard OF the seas. Ii Will stand as
a magnificent climax OF four centuries
of the evolution of civilization.
In little over a month the gates OF the
mighty exposition will be thrown ajar
TO the world. The history OF the fair in
years to come will read like an Had. Its
lessons will constitute an epic poem. IL
will be university at which every citl-
zen OF the United States should be a stu
dent. Its effects will be felt for all time
and Il will have a tremendous influence
upon the destiny Of mankind. AT
present birds eye view OF the most
colossal enterprise ever conceived or ex-
ecuted by the hand Of man would, In IL.
self, constitute the most Vivid mental
panorama that could be presented to the
public, and is all space will allow.
The first feeling Of stranger enter
ing the gates at jackson Park, Is that Of
speechless awe, Of inarticulate astonisn-
ment, Of volceless wonder, OF dumb ad-
Stretching away on every
hand, with magnificent ylstas and daz.
zllng reaches Of water between, stand
temples Of snowy white
ness, colossal pillars and titanic domes,
by luminous halo OF sunshine
or veiled by pearly gray mists which on
somber DAYS beat about these stupen-
dous submits like winged couriers OF the
sky above some alpine peak. There are
palaces there more magnificent than ever
crowned Babylon or Athens or Rome III
their palmiest days. The grandeur, OF
Greece and the glory Of Rome are ecllps-
ed upon shores OF Lake Michigan. The
marvellous beauty Of Venice has been
surpassed In the new world. The mosque
0ues and mlnarets Of Byzantium are re-
produced on more stately scale. Ihe
Roman Coliseum becomes puny bar.
rack beside the Incompatible temple OF
Liberal Arts, which covers thirty acres
of ground and will seat half a million OF
people, whose cyclopean arches OF steel
rise on either side and meet mt the dizzy
altitude of 2G0 feet above the hoor.
This colossal structure, seen Mt dis
tance, resembles q mountain OF marble
aud glass. 1t sits grandly on the shores
of the mighty inland lake, the restless
waves beating an eternal reveille at Its
mighty portals, while Its azure dome,
resembling a mountain, can be seen
forty miles at sea. A walk around the
vast pile constitutes mile. Its magnifi-
cent entrances are large enough Tor q
schooner to enter under full sail, yet
they are not out OF proportion to the
greatest temple Of industry ever erected
In the world. The interior ls a mlnla.
ture world, canopled by q sky OF glass.
Two hundred aud sixty feet overhead IL
the zenith stretching away Into seeming.
In illlmltable distance, the great steel
arches, with their vast network OF steel
girders resembling a titanic cobweb
covering the Ornament. On dedication
day, when a chorus OF 5000 voices
broke Its virgin silence the effect was al.
most supernatural. The music filled
the thlrty-acre temple Of art from nave
to dome. II roared like the furnaces OF
the cyclops, anon dying away Ike the
whisper OF winds amid forest OF wall.
Ing pines, then rising triumphantly aud
peryadlng the air with the magnificent
fury of a tempest. Then II was calling
the world to arms, and then lt was the
morning stars singing together. Then
was heard the deep dlapason Of Niagara,
the hoarse thunder Of the Alpine ava
lauche, the steady baritone OF an impet-
nous mountain torrent, the Wild ecstacy
Of A cataract, the silver throated trum-
net. and the jubilant notes OF skylark.
One Il puzzled whlchto admire most
In the august cougress OF peerless struct-
ures that gem the 600 acres OF jackson
Park. The awe-lnsplrlng proportions
of the Liberal Ara building present q
strous contrast TO the Administration
building With its towering dome over
looking the rest. One gases !onglngly
and lovingly at the severely classical
facade Of the Fine Arts building, and
returns TO lt again and sgain. Covering
ten acres Of ground, Il IL 90 perfect In
proportiou, 90 classical In design, that u
has been pronounced the piece de resist
ance Of the group. Tho Mlncs and MID
Ing building, covering ak acres, 10 also
q work Of Art while the Moorish style
predomluates In the archltecture
OF the Electrical building, which
covers seven acres Of ground, and
In many respects viii cover the most
intercsiluf exhibits Of the fair,
Tho Transportation building, grand Ia
lie proportions, original In type, border
Ing on the bizarre, yet escaping the
charge, 70 one temple, which Will bc Q
Mecca 70 the creative and developing
minds Of tho world during tho exposl
ton. Here win Be gathered every form
Of vehicle and propeling power, from
the days Of Noah 20 the present time
Beneath its mighty arches may 30 seen,
sido by side, the rude cart OF tho darh
agss and the mogul engine OF to-day
| Tho woman's building II 10 beautiful q
| the faith Of those who conceived u and
brought Il Into NE; while the Horticult'
| ursi 6uilding, the Agricultural buildinl
| and Machinery hall eclipse all former
temples dsvotsd 70 such purposes.