Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-10-07
One Week at the Worlds Fair.

'S'' 1Ns' vs. w AhN Eioo@ nd
:, combined TO make an exhibition tn
would excel all former efforts an
= backed by millions OF money, II
world comedies that the great Colun
+ hian Exposition must stand as a pr,
cedent for future years. AS one col
:, templates this lesson of a great rev
%lation. he iuvoluniarily asks, what
, possible for man 10 do?
We have seen aud heard much of Il!
; beauty anu granduer OF the building
but the Sham is so apparent we mus
confess we were not so ~tavorably i'm
pressed. 1t is an epoch in staff an,
not III marble. As an achievement o
ant in building we l3ok upon them q
we would upon the clay model iu tn
hands OF the artist. and greater crea
lions of modern civilization can b.
seen in the highways and streets o
any great city. If one wishes to set
grand architecture he should visit lht
capital of this ever progressive coun
try. The capitol is a building of moro
magnificent proportions than any 9th.
er structure in the world, with the ey,
ccpiion of st Peters AT Rome. Til,
staff which covers the frame WORK oil
the Worlds Fair buildings is already
falling Oft in places and after one or
TWO hard freezes it will all crack of
and fall to the ground. 1t is sad TO
think that all this great work will
soon be obliterated aud numbered
among ilc things that were. There
is something Of real value, however,
that will be left and that is The great
Improvement to the ground. With
It's seventeen hundred acres, en.brac.
iDg Il chain OF beautiful lakes, it will
make Il Of the loyeliest parks in this
country.
The most striking evidences of the
progress the world is making We think
are found IN the machinery hall, in the
transportation building, in the c~loctri.
cal building and in The agricultural
building. The most popular OF all is
the tine arts gallery, aud it IS throngcd
at all times, especially by ladies, but
then all the best work there is by the
old masters. Thu pictures and stalu
ary Of tie Worlds Fair is the finest
collection ever known, it is said. Tic
best work there Genes from abroad
1t wouldn't do for the United States
to excel in all the departments.
We entered III, machinery hall
about $50 in the morning, and became
so much interested in the great yaric
iy OF work turned ont there, from pa
per bags 10 the heaviest kind of ma
that it was actually four o.
i'll the evening before we were
aware OF it. After taking some re-
teslInicnts, we thought we would
spend the remaining part Of the day
1t the art gallery, bnt when the guide
old us ii was nine blocks north, we
we're so foot sore and weary we con.
ludcd we would take another day for
t. Taking a seat by the great foun-
ain We rested while We watched the
lectrical launches aud gondolas ply.
ng in the lagoon or lake, While cog.
on the great changes wrought
Il Il few years, and on the mulabilitv
| al! things earthly, it suddenly &C. :
Itrred to us that thirty-ouc years ago t
&c were iucarcerated as a war prise,
near this very spot and Immediate.
all the beautiful panorama was a
'ansformed into scenes of prison life. r
nc change was not so pleasant, and v
from tho spot we sought o y
version in following Il crowd 10 the
ate that led to a railroad station. O
~by-the.by, this matter OF transporta. Il
on and the facilities afforded for car f.
ing the crowd two aud iro the city \
e wonderful. Everything moves as d
scientifically as clock work. Besides "
her modes of conveyance, the Hi. 6,
Central and the Elevated road n
IN trains of about seven cars each. h
cry five minutes, and no matter B
hat time you 90 or come YOU will "
find the cars crowded. $,
fter reaching our comfortable v,
lartcrssat the Great Western Ho,e! II,
emo. cd the best nights rest I'VE b,
ii had since we left home. h,
Another day was spent in the trans Il,
'rlaIion. liberal arts and agricullu.
departments. In the first named Vi
,rc exhibits of every means of loco. a,
)tiou from mans earliest history I'M Of
Inc present time. A description of f.,
C liberal arts exhibits would make n tb
lume in itself, and when we come to so
magnificent display in the agricul. CO
raj department, we said here il what m
'kes this Fair possible here is the en-
and work of all on prosperity, and m,
; first great purpose of the Exposi. ca
II is TO induce more immigration III
will produce mere wealth out of tol
} ground Of course. :,
And now we come to that pnrt of wi
Fair that first attracts the MAORI. Mi
OF vlsiiors-the Midway Plaissan,e he
rs ls all sorts of a world aud ms n w
+ Illustration Midway is all sorts of ia,
'lace. If VIC knew as much before /,
Know now, we wouldn't spend
TO see anything there except the
Glass Works and ~IIackcnbach's re
at show of trained wild animals. 10
Iess 1t was for something 10 eat and 4
German garden furnishes an OK. NJ
n meal Tor a small price, willie a NJ
at band IS playing. The Germans "a
sht to DO well putronizcd, fer they r.
'tributcd more to the Fair than auv
g'c siale--more than New York