The herald., 1893-12-01
MAJOR TRUMAN's LATEST WORK.


Major Ben @. Truman's history OF the
worlds fair and felicitated its readers on
bic having been there to do the work.
He rot only accomplished the task to
perfection, but it was highly fortunate
thing for Los Angeles that he happened
to be on the scene. as he is devoted to
the Angel City. He passed many years
of hie California life here, and will be
recalled by old-timers as the editor of the
Star, a paper which went out OF exist
ence shortly after it's sale by him. Dur
ing the progress OF the great Columbian
exposition the columns of the HERALD
were graced by many timely articles
from'the majors facile and always in
teresting pen. Prior to the opening Of
the great exposition he superin-
tended special exhibit of Los
Angeles and Southern California
products in the Rialto building
in Chicago, and it is not too much to say
that many persons who are now valued
citizens of Los Angeles city and county
were directed hither by his intelligent
h4o WCil uiHc0IbhtiOns uPOh
the attractions OF residence in this Sec
tion of the country. His history OF the
fair ought to be extensively read in Cali
fornia on it's intrinsic merits, and we 60
out of our way to make this notice
editorial and personal because our late
townsman is distinguished member OF
our own guild.
His publication has received multi
plicity of commendatory and appre-
ciative notices. Amongst the mass the
following, from the Chicago Tribune,
seems to US to be specially worthy OF
reproduction in our columns:
The "History OF the Worlds Fair,
being complete description of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition from its
inception. by Major Ben O. Truman OF
the department OF Horticulture, with
special articles by T. w. Palmer. George
r. Davis, D. II. Burnhem, M. P. Han
dy, John Thorpe. I. B. Bryan and many
Others" is the latest contribution to
worlds fair literature. Major Truman
is newspaper man, an extensive trav-
eler, with quick perception, an enter
taining talker, and replete with delight
full "reminiscences. He has written en-
tertainingly of what he has seen and
heard in the leading newspapers of the
United States. He was contemporsne-
ouH with the generals and politicians of
the war of the rebellion. He was one of
President Andrew Johnson's private
secretaries, and was cent by the unfor.
tulnate executive to the south on several
valuable missions. He knew more
pu bic men at one time than any pri-
va,ie citizen in the country. He went
to jackson park when the fair work was
in its embryotic stage and was made
ass ls.ant chief of the Horticultural de-
partment. In his leisure hours he
began to accumulate data for the history
OF tihe fair. He wrote it as the fair pro-
gre esed. His work is finished and has
just been issued by the Mammoth Pub
fishing company of this city, No. 330-
334 Dearborn street. geographically
the book is artistically attractive. The
binding is illustrated with several views
of jackson park as the park appeared
whom the spirit of the fair hovered
above it. Turning from this feature to
the book itself one is entertained at its
con tents by reason of the style in which
they are written, by new lights which
have been thrown on old subjects, by
pro fuse illustrations, some Of which are
not found in other histories and books OF
the fair, and by the admirable arrange
meIlt of the subjects. The book is di
vid,sd into IL parts. The Introductory
is f,.om the pen OF President Palmer,
and then follows the story of how the
fair was first mentioned by DR.. Zarem-
bas., There is fancy sketch OF how
Chi cagoan arranged his parlor to ac-
con modate his friends who were to
visi t him at the fair. In front of an
arti clio by T. B. Bryan on "The Lasting
Bene ts of the Fair" lie a full page pic
turt, of "School Children Passing Union
SOU are in New York"
Under THE Pillars Of the Exposi-
ton, >" Major Truman treats of the fifty
five big men of Chicago who got the fair
and who made it the glory it was. Pic
turtis of the directors, officers. and of
the Worlds Columbian commission
accompany this chapter. Then follows
the story Of the great enterprise, each
eteI being marked and every depart
merit reviewed fully. A picture OF the
bur ming Of the cold storage warehouse
recf,lls the only horror. and then, in
par, IL, the reader is transported to the
Fer tis wheel, from the height of which
he looks down once more ON that pano.
rama which moved on and on. day a1d
night, along the Midway. 1t makes
one think of nights in Old Vienna end
in Cairo, and among the Bedouins.
Then brief, entertaining chapters follow,
giving ALEC the data about admissions,
red letter days, coats and expenditures,
ave rage attendance, comparisons. Chi.
Gag o's own day. and then the last day
and the last inspiration of Carter Har-
riscn, his speech to the mayors. his
psr ling with the White City strangely
emo ugh they read now-and the curtain
fsllI.
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Az ACTRESS from California, whose