Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-17
.IHON. 4. v. CAMPBELL
TALKS ENTERTAINMENT OF TIE WORLDS
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
BE Spent Six Months in Viewing the Exhibits
and Studying the Features Of the
Big Fair.

Hon. A. w. Campbell returned 70 the
city few days ago, after visit OF six
months to Chicago and the Columbian
Exposition. Mr.. Campbell is not only
an extensive traveller, but is close OBJ
server and deep student. Probably
no person examined the different exhib-
its at the Fair in q more thorough
or systematic manner than ne.
His friends and admirers will
be pleased to learn that there is a strong
probability that his impressions OF the
Exposition will be put in book form.
Mr.. Campbell has prepared voluminous
notes, and il is understood that he has
that idea in contemplation. While in
Chicago he stopped at hotel a short
distance from the Fair Grounds, and
visited the Exposition five or six days
in each week. Being entirely at leisure
he devoted considerable time to each
department of the big Fair, and was
thus enabled to gather fund OF in
formation, which, If put in book form,
will make a valuable contribution to
literature pertaining TO the Exposition.
II engaged rooms at the Hotel &c
Paris on the 18th OF May, and remained
in Chicago until two weeks after the
close of the Fair" said Mr.. Campbell,
in conversation with REGISTER re-
porter yesterday. $50 l spent about
six months there. Most Of my time was
devoted to looking at the EXHIBITS, aud
when the gates we're closed, l made this
remark-that the Fair never looked so
i'm portant, 50 comprehensive, as in the
last ten days of its existence.
The minutIe was simply wonderful.
was always finding new and remarkable
things, and some OF my greatest dis
coveries, II may put It that way, were
made during the last few days that the
gates were open. Do ] feel that l saw
it all? Well, not in the sense that |
saw it in critical way; not as it was
ssen by judges or persons Interested in
special exhibits, for example. Visitors
from home were always 10 be seen at
our coy and comfortable State build
ing, and there / spent great deal OF
time in the libraries, consulting tho
works of the different publishers re-
lating to the exhibits. There was so
much to interest, so much to attract
that one could never tire"
"What department did you find most
lnteresting?" querled the reporter.
"That is a hard question TO answer.
In modern developments, the Electricity
building was the most wonderful reve-
!ation, with its largest dynamo In the
world, and furnishing. as 1t did, heat,
light and power. The Liberal Arts
building, with its vast area OF ex-
hieits and its multiplicity OF
interesting and instructive things,
to see, was never failing source Of
entertainment and education, and re-
quired more OF the visitors time than
any other department OF the Fair The
Government display, the machinery ex-
hibit, the fine arts, agriculture, mines
and mining,-all those departments
showed wonderful sights. Toward the
close of the Exposition, | became
especially interested in the anthropo-
logical department, embracing arch9ol-
ogv. ethnology, etc. This building was
not opened when 1 first went to the
Fair, but toward the close it got to be
a magnificent exhibit, the most wonder
full exhibit of the kind in the worlds
history"
but you have not said anything
about Midway, Mr.. Campbell|
"WeI, l passed through Midway very
often, and 1 found much to amuse me.
visited everything there, and some OF
the features were very interesting.
That Hagenback's trained animal show
was the best thing in Midway, will not
admit Of question. / thought | saw a
very fine exhibition Of the kind while In
Europe, at Munich, but 1t would not
compare with Hagenback's. Then the
Java village, and the Dahomey, were
not only instructive but educational as
we'll"
What disposition, In your opinion,
should be made OF the buildings on the
grounds?"
THAT is a matter which Is causing
greSt amount Of con troversy just now
in Chicago. visited tho place several
times after the gates were closed, aud
saw the work of preparation for razing
the buildings, and removing the debris.
regard 1t as a species Of vandalism TO
destroy those magnificent buildings.
Some must be removed, as matter OF
course. There appears TO be DISPOSE
tion Just now, antagouistic TO the exer-
else OF needless haste in the work OF
demolition, and l thiok many OF
the principal buildings will be allowed
TO remain. The part of the grounds &C.
cupied by the State buildings, was the
only portion used as a public park pre-
vious 10 Fair time. The southern por-
ton of the grounds was put 10 It's pres
ent condition by the Worlds Fair OFF,
cials, and the buildings should be per-
mitted TO remain. IL would be q big
attraction TO the city Of Chicago, and
have no doubt that thousands OF peo-
pie passing through the city would take
advantage of the opportunity 10 see the
exterior OF the Fair. The Chicago peO-
pie are making handsome contributions
to a fund 10 convert the Fine Arts build
ing into u museum, and that may be
done. At anyrate there is plenty Of
time TO remove the buildings between
aow and May lst, 1894"
~ presume. Mr.. Campbell, In com
mon with other Wheeling people, you
were disappointed at the absence OF ex-
hiblts from our industrial plants?"
II was indeed. The State. however.
made q GOOD showing, comparatively,
especially 10 the mines and mining. and
forestry departments. One Of our Com
missIoners, General st. Clair, is entitled
to the distinction Of being one OF four
men who practically run the Fair
that is in It's administrative features"
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