Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-17
wn,IAN's TEMPLE.

can't help seeing them, and You VIII not |
have time to see them all unless your stay
in Chicago is a long one. You ought to make
a thorough inspection of some OF them,
however, especially Of those that have OBJ
servatories from which the city and its sur
roundiugs CAD be advantageously seen. The
Masonic temple. 10 the corner OF state ana
Randolph streets is perhaps the best for
birdseye view Ok The city, though from the
tower Of the Auditorium good view Of the
city can be had, and ON "A clear day the In
diana and Michigan shores can he seen
across the lake. The Auditorium is in Con
gress street, extending from wabash ave
nue to Michigan boulevard, and is a com
bination OF hotel, theater and business
building that is well worth close inspection.
The board Of trade building Is another
interesting structure, and you can spend
an instructive half hour in the visitors gal
lery Of the boa fdroom watching the antics
of the bulls and bears. There is good view
down La sale street from hetower, which
is 80 feet hieh and the visitor who makes
the ascent will gtt a sight Of the largest
weather vaue iu ne world, a lake schooner
10 feet long
The Woiuans temple too, the home of
the National w. G. 4. l., at La sale and
Monroe streets, ought to be visited, and
the new Art institute Of course everybody
must see, since il Is ~ sort Of adjunct TO
the fair. 1t will Ice found ON the lake front
at the foot Of Adams street and Is mag
nificent stone structure admirably adapted
to the purposes OF It's construction. IL cost
something like 2Gn1Oo0, Of which the
Worlds fair directory contributed SSOO,OOO
Then there is the Armour institute, oil
which Chicago Is very proud, and the Chi
cago university. famous for the big endow
ments il has got and the big telescope It is
going to get-the biggest in the world.
But the parks are what most people want
to know about and what everybody should
make an effort 10 see. Lincoln park, the
oldest of them all and the most interesting
il we forget jackson park and the Whit
City for awhile, stretches along the lax
front for aboU. , miles on the North Sid'
OF the city. Ii contains about $50 acres
and most OF the fine statuary that Chicag'
has to display has been located there, tn
celebrated statue Of Lincoln by st. Gauden
leading all the rest in artistic value and i'm
portance Rebisso's Grant is amagniticen
piece Of sculpturing. and the group Of Pot
tawatome Indians near the geological gar
dens attracts great deal OF attention, bt
sides which Partridge's Shakespeare an
the statue, OF Ia 'tlitts ocuiiANi anu ' "
Lime are all more or less interesting. The
there is the Yerkes electric fountain, whic
Is a beautiful sight and which is usual
operated two evenings week during tn
summer
OF the South Side parks, jackson an
Washington. little need be said, since il cl
son park and the Midway plaisance, whiC
connects the two parks, are now devoted
the exposition. Washington park is SIT
open to the public however. and no dou
many visitors will pay their respects to !
1OO-acre meadow and 13-acre mere. Ga
field park, on the West Side, is handsome
laid out, having delightful drives al
promenades, while Douglas and HUI
boldt parks. to the southwest and mort
west respectively should also be visite
The grand boulevards that connect I
larger parks, forming a splendid drive
tirely about the city, and the other bou
wards are all under the same manageme