Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-05-27
SENII-LOCAL NEWS.
The Worlds Fair.


Monday, May Is, number of news
paper men, yclept the Maryland Ed
itorial Association, some with their
wives, some with their daughters, some
with both and few with neither, met
in the rotunda of the Capitol at Wash
ington, preliminary to a jaunt to the
Worlds Fair.
After introductions and hand
shake all round, the party repaired to
the White House to call upon the
President. Mr.. Cleveland, by appoint
ment, was in place. Ahead of the
party, however, was squad of In
dians, with one of whom the Presi-
dent had some extended talk. The
Indian was serious in manner and
earnest in tone; Mr.. Cleveland's brow
knit as though some problem had been
presented, and, making d memoran-
dun, the Indians were sent on their
way. The Marylanders were received
each with a smile that is broad, a hand
grasp that is warm and word that is
pleasant.
Late in the afternoon the party took
B. & O. flyer. During the night
it fell behind, but in Ohio and Indiana,
it rolled across the plains in "double-
quick" and whistled ION time" at the
gates of Chicago.
Putting up at the Mecca a
mammoth caravansary, the pilgrims
found congenial association with
hundreds of editors from all oyer the
Union, many delegations haying con-
stituted themselves immigration
societies.
During the four succeeding days the
Fair and its accessories were taken in.
With million of interesting objects
no pen can picture their several nov
elites and beauties. Hence, it must be
treated in its larger fractions. The
Government building, in the JOUR
NAILS estimate, comes first in variety
of scene and detail. 1t is somewhat a
compendium of all the others. The
Art building next; then the honors
are about even between Transporta-
ton, Machinery, Agriculture, Horti-
culture, Fisheries, Manufactures
Mining, Women's and Administration
The United States are, of course, most
prolific of contributions to this
Wonderland of beauties and utilities,
but number of foreign powers make
imposing displays of their achieve
ments.
Of the State exhibits Illinois leads,
with Washington, Indiana. Iowa,
California and Michigan as close
seconds. Additionally, the Iowa
building is the handsomest, the H.
hnois most disproportioned.
Maryland does not show up we'll.
The building suffers by comparison
and the display is meagre and COM
monplace. Agriculture, fish culture
and mineral features almost blush
with modesty. In the Mines building
the State has no space and the colos-
sal shaft of the Georges Greek coal
and iron company, carved out of the
breast and shipped with so much care,
labor and expense, is an outside monu-
ment to the superiority OF the Georges
Creek product oyer any and all steam
fuels. 1t is IA feet s inches high, and
4 by 4 feet square. 1t is perfect and
imposing specimen of our coal, cred
it to the region, more especially to the
company who sent it.
Personol.-At the Maryland building
two clever gentlemen preside-Messrs.
G. L. McCahan and C. T. Davis.
Roy l.. McCardell, at the Puck build
ing, pretty structure, showed all the
Marylanders marked courtesy. He
was manifestlv proud to see them and
spared no pains to make his old friends
feel at home. He is a High Priest on
Puck, au advising associate of the
great Keppler and consort of Gilman,
the leading photographer of the world.