Milford chronicle., 1893-06-02
IT is ALL GREAT.
The Worlds Fair Built on a
Model Of Vastness.
soMB SURPRISING oolpARIsoHs

Great Pliers. Great Eaiirays, Great Hotels.
Great Expectations Of Great Crowds in
chioago-O Optical DeIuslon Caused b.
the Bigness Of Things in the Monster
Expedition.
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Every one who comes TO see the Colum-
bian exposition IS at once impressed by the
vast scale on which everything in connec-
tion with the fair has been planned or con-
structed. This IS almost as noticeable
without the grounds as within. Even IN
the central part OF the city one observes
immense hotels that obviously have been
opened for Worlds fair trade. At the
lake front park are still more striking evil
dcrces Of tise exposition boom aud Of the
TACT that tho Chicagoans have made an
their plans ia anticipation Of an enor-
nous iniluS Of visitors. In the harbor is
big ncct q steamships waiting 10 carry
passengers 10 Jackson park, eight miles 4
away Some Of the vessels are new, as the 4
monster whaleback passenger steamer
which has JUL arrived from Duluth, and
which is said to be able to carry 5000 per
sons As yet not many people use the
steamers, for the weather is not very
warm here and every one IS in a hurry to
get to the fair But later IN the summer.
when the mercury rises and the city be-
comes disagreeably hot, thousands upon
thousands win be glad to avail themselves
Of the opportunity to refresh body and /
soul during an hours ride on thecoollake
For the accommodation OF these crowds
enormous piers and landings have been I
constructed. On one Of the piers Is an I
|FITrf nalrla.n naIas IaH.r. 4
rant. besides many other attractions de !
signed to take the nimble nickels. dimes
and quarters from the pockets Of the null d
utude. Near By are other piers and lard- o
ings, and tho steamers constantly Voinr, b
and coming with their passengers and 81
their bands Of music make scene Of great ! Il
animation. 81
Here, too, b the terminus Of the Illinois d
Central Worlds fair railway. An eIabo- "
rate system Of platforms and turnstiles "
has been provided, and almost every min a,
ute Of the day the special express trains 70
arc arriving from or departing for the ex- eli
position To take care Of the Worlds fair as
travel this road must have spent two mill II
ions Of dollars. II bought hundred loco va
motives and nearly a Thousand cars. Be. WI
sidess IL elevated several miles of track in ST.
.he vicinity Of the exposition grounds.
These preparations on so vast a scale have til
Produced an admirable result Thespecial mS
rains start out every two or three min al
tics, ten cars in q train and each train / pr,
arrying, when all the seats are occupied. tai
90 persons. There are eight parallel ha
racks, one line Of double rails being used hit
Or these Worlds fair expresses. which peI
lake no stops and do the journey in if des
zen minutes, another serving the subur- is J
an trains, Of which there arc 8I2 in a dav Gle
increased this summer from 1S9), TIE third gle
lrrying the through passenger and excur- not
on trains, and the fourth the freight S
ai1ic sid,
On the way to the fair visitors behold a the
enc Of much interest. In the lake the loss
Gamers plying TO and fro. At thewater's not
ge the trsins whizzing past each other pain
cry minute or two. Not far from the put.
ore the cable roads and the trains on the and
waited road may be seen, and nov and stan
en- one gets a glimpse Of the big coaches spar
th their fOar horses swinging along the stat
uieyards. All the way out may be seen have
tel after hotel, many Of them enormous burd
uetures covering half or the whole Of quir
lock and with from six to twelrestorfes. gold
csc increase in number as the region Of fair
fair IS reached, and extend for a mile to ml
two back from the lake. After stfan- ten
has glzed upon acre after acre of these twen
buildings, and noted the inprnaerable Fig
iller structures and - ,laassr7
ch have been co.'s 49, I1...- ~.
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