The herald., 1893-05-14
THE FAIR IS A GREAT SUCCESS
The Most StupendouS Display
Ever Dreamed OF.
California's Building. and Exhibit
Not In Good Shape.
Any Quantity or Bad weather-The Gal.
ifornia Delegates - General Mat
tors of Interest Noted for
Herald Readers,
special Correspondence to the HsnAlD.l


occurred one week ago today, has bee
followed By series OF meteorologica
contortions very similar to those whic
preceded the opening day. The tele
graphic reports have given all HERALl
readers Q faint inkling Of what thos
weather freaks consisted, and / will
not particularize concerning a matter 9,
superlatively disgusting. Suffice to SAY
that not only exposition interests bu
business OF all kinds have suffered ant
are yet suffering severely in consequence
oil too much weather, and the total alb
sence of anything that can properly b.
called climate. But such condition.
cannot last forever. at least they never
did, and we may safely presume that
the end will come ere long. As to the
| worlds fair, l wish to say right here
that it is the biggest, grandest, most
magnificent enterprise ever seen or
dreamed of by mortal man. No DIES Grip.
ton, written or spoken, can half do il
Justice. No person who fails to see ii
can ever form q proper conception OF
its matchless splendor.
THE CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING.
will not further enhance the chagrin
OF Californians by expatiating on the
backward condition of the Golden Gate
states building at the exposition.
Enough has been said and published to
show that there has been mismanage-
ment somewhere, otherwise the build
ing would have been in proper condition
and the exhibits all tastefully displayed
ere now. But let us look at the brighter
side Of the subject. Work within the
great building,is now progressing rap
idly, and In few days from this date
California will present to the world a
state building and an exhibit therein
which will surpass the display made by
any other commonwealth. It Is bound
to be one of the most attractive features
of the great exposition. California will
have no less than nine distinct exhibits
in the fair, distributed among the prin-
cipal departments. Each display will
serve to enlighten Thousands of visitors
az to what our state can produce, and
the effect must be an increased desire to
visit the Pacific coast region at an early
day.
THE Los ANGELES DELEGATES"
go far as have met them, seem to be
busy II not happy. Every evening,
after the labors of the day are ended,
they gather in the Office of the state
commission and hold an indignation
meeting over this blausted eastern
climate" which they despise with a
species of despisery not loud but deep
and fervent. @. NJ. Wells has been
very blue, but he is nov hopeful thgt
the cold, wet w.-.h-- N .sea~----.i.-
expire before he does, and leave him
master OF the situation. Frank Wiggins
is working like beaver to get the Elk.
hibits in the horticultural department
properly arranged, Shis especial pride
being the great orange pyramid, which
ia already the most beautiful and strik-
ing feature Of the department. Frank
is supposed to have lost about $50
pounds in weight alnce coming into
these arctic regions; consequently he
now looks somewhat slim, though he is
yet good for powerful amount OF work
and talk every day. As uperintsndent
of the EXHIBIT he is the right man in the
proper place, and he deserves less
rain and more climate. J. T.
Jenkins is working hard in the viticul-
tural department Of the California ex-
hibit, but in the off hours he INDUCES,
in emphatic denunciatons OF Chicago
'sprin0" weather, mingled with regrets
that he failed to bring the heaviest,
warmest overcoat he had at home. Over
in the upper story of the great Hortleuf
tural building Major Truman is to be
found, hands and mind busy with the
duties of his responsible position. His
heart, too, ia in the work, for he loves
California, knows all about great expo
eitions, and is nowhere more at home
than among magnificent displays of hor-
ticultural and viticultural products.
FIRE PROOF BUILDINGS.
Several prominent buildings in the
fair grounds are practically freproof.
1t ia a pity they are not all so con-
etructed, though there is splendid fire
department connected with the public
service, and but little probability that
a conhsgration anywhere within the en-
closure can ever attain much Roadway.
The hre-proof feature of the buildings,
which are absolutely safe, applies only to
such 6ditices as are intended to be per-
manent, OF which the Art temple is one.
While large percentage of the building
operations going on in the city have
direct connection with worlds fair bust
ness, notice no abatement of the
tall building craze in the
downtown districts. Good business
buildings, FIVE and six stories in height,
are being pulled down to make room
for more sky-scrapers. This process of
destruction and construction has been
in progress for two or three years, with
steadily increasing activity. II it con-
tinues TIL next winter some of the bust
ness thoroughfares will then be go dark
in cloudy daya that street lamps will
need to be kept burning through the
entire day, as well as ct night. Where
ground is worth from 100000 to
5000, 900 dollars an acre for business
purposes, buildings are bound to go
higher in proportion as land values rise.
CHICAGO ON FIRE.
No visitor to Chicsgo should fail to
see the great "Cyclorama OF The Chi
csgo Fire." 1t 10 one of the most strik-
ipgly realistic works of art ever pro-
duced. Its production cost the proprie-
! tor, Mr.. II. H. Gross, $3.50 900 and
years OF faithful work by the most skill
! ful artists. The vast panoramic view ie
indescribably grand es whole and per.
feet in ell it's details. say this advis.
! eddy, having been an eyewitness CT that
awful conhagration of October and o
1871, the like of which the world never
saw. The Cycloramsis studied for hours
with unsbsted interest. After seeing