The Red Cloud chief., 1893-10-27
Editorial Correspondence.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, OCT. 90, 1893

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for the ostensible purpose Of taking I
in the wonderful worlds fair that has 4
been the theme Of a mighty peoples ,
conversation for more than six
months. After leaving Red Cloud
landed in Omaha, where l attended ,
the Grand Lodge, Knights Of Pythia,,
and on Thursday following, l left for
Chicago, arriving on Friday morning,
and found myself cdsing my way
through the vast concourse Of people.
Of all nationalit:es, countries and
and climss, rich, poor anil otherwise,
who had invested th sir mcn:y to view
the most elaborate exhibition that the
world has ever known, and that, too,
IN the new west, whore less than 4
century ogo tho wild mau held full
sway.
II would DO almost impossible for
ono 10 describe the vastne.s OF the
worlds fairin adequate terms to suit
the occasion, The gigantic buildings,
costing hundreds of thousands OF
dollars. the immense tract Of land that
has been redeemed from worthless
marsh, and to-day looks rs il it had
been q th%oroughfare for ages, and q
city that had been constructed for
years, instead Of the Aladdin like
city that almost grew in a nights
time. No wonder that it is the CON-.
mon exclamation, wonderful" that
drops from the lips Of all who first
behold the magnitude Of the great
work that had been accomplished in
such n short time. that would ordihar.
lily take years to do in any other city
than Chicago. Two years ago the
present site Of the fair would have
been the most uninyitiug place on the
foot.stool, but the indomitable pcrse.
vcrencc Of the Chicagoan takes no
step backward, and when he sets out
to do a thing, order quickly ONE
from chaos, end that is the result Of
the great work that was accomplished
in less than two years. % arriving
in Chicago, l took q suburban train to
Parksidc, where [ found comfortable
quarters for myself and family IN the
Cottage hotel, a small hostelry, but q
very good place, within a half mile
Of the grounds, and by the way, wa,
operated by Mr.. Bonnie, a former Rod
Cloud citizen, who lived there in rs
and run a shoe store.
After breakfast, We all started for
the fair and, having passed into the
grounds, commenced the exploration
OF the sights, first taking in the
Transportation building, a veritablt
store house Of great inventions a,
we'll as many minor ones. Here l saw
the primitive locomotive as we'll a.
the modern type. The little "Johl
Bull train" with its old fashioned en-
CINE looked like a pigmy beside tn,
great monster 1899" engine that Ia
startled the world by making 10
miles in an hour, and its handsom
retinue Of magnificent parlor cars. l
would seem almost incredible, at tn
great advancement made in rapi
transit since Fulton first discovere
the power Of steam. From one grca
attraction to another was the way
put in my time, and beheld man
things that probably would never b
observed again in a lifetime. TIL
contents Of this building attracted III
attention the most, and the display {
American ingenuity is certainly a
tonishing. Electrical and steam il
ventions, old style vehicles, new styl,
OF convey ancts, from every nook an
cornsr of the world, that would NAL
M feel as if he had been sleepin
for a century and suddenly had ava
ensd into a new world. Our Faber
not equal to a description Of Il
Transportation building.
The mining building | visited mex
but hurried'y passed through it, b,
not without observing many of i
most interesting features. The di
plays Of ores from the d. ferent stat
gives one a better idea Of the gre
industries Of the United Stats tn,
n could gain in n lifetime fro
written descriptions. This buildi,
is quite extensively decorated al