Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-18

is away ahead of her sister states.
On the fair grounds there are various
means by which recreation and rest can
be had The electric intramural railroad
will take you to any part of the park
and at the samo time give you a good
view of the whole fair. A ride on the
electric launches or gondolas is pleasant
pastime to the friends of water. The
trip, however, is best at night. The
movable sidewalk around the long pier
should not be missed. This is worked by
electricity, and consists of two sections.
The inside portion has seats to accommo-
date {, 400 persons, and the outside sec
ton is plain sidewalk moving, but at a
pace much slower than the part upon
which is the seats. The entire appara-
tus is of most ingenious kind, and its
working creates great deal of astonish-
ment among those interested in me-
chanics.
When tired of the greatness of the
fair the visitor to Chicago will find many
places and attractions in this city that
are worth seeing. Base ball games have
been played daily while we are here,
and we greeted the Phillies in true
! Pennsylvania style during their stay.
| Armour stock yards and packing houses
: are worth any PERSONS time to see. The
killing and cleaning of hogs and cattle is
g done in the most improved manner, and
S the sight was one of interest to several
/ Freeland, Drifton and Eckley people.
r Cooper q SiegaPs retail store, the largest
in the world, is a fine establishment to
visit, also the Maze saloon, which is fit
ted up at cost of 5000, 600.
The Auditorium and Masonic building
, towers furnish elegant views, and from
t their immense heights Chicago and the
5 surrounding country is seen to good ad-
vantage. Visit these on Sunday, as the
q smoke is less dense than on weekdays.
0 Sunday is generally very poor day al
# the fair. as several of the exhibits are
s covered and many buildings closed
Lincoln Park then becomes the Mecca
e of the crowd, and those ho do not care
1 to visit this pleasant resort can 60 to
church or see a matinee at almost any of
the theatres.
The street car system here is one Of
the best in the country. Cable cars
, travel rapidly in trains of from three to
S eight cars and convey you to any part of
' the city. In going to the northern por-
! ton one rides through the famous La
Sale street tunnel, which passes under
e the Chicago river and which was con.
structed at a great cost of life and
money.
, The city is not hard one to under
stand. With any of the maps and guide
books, sold here for 25 cents, stranger
can find the way to any portion easily.
1t is useless to apply to the police for
| assistance in helping you to get any
/, where. They, with few exceptions,
deal out nothing but misinformation-
t and in very large blocks at that.
a Chicago is not beautiful city. While
it has few buildings that may lay claim
f to some architectural beauty the majority
$ VI llS Sh -BIldbtIb arc dColSucu dllI
: built more for the purpose of catching
f the dollar than to catch the eve. Its
Il streets are very dirty as a general rule
. and its alleys and slums reek with filth
0 and nauseating odors.
Clothing, groceries and other neces-
/ saries of life appear to be dearer than
in the east, and the unemployed of the
, city can be counted by the thousands on
the lake front every morning as they lie
upon their grassy beds-the only couch
some have known for months. In the
evenings they accost the pedestrians in
the darker parts of town and piteouslv
0 bowl of soup. The authorities are doing
: what they can by free distribution of
: bread, etc, to relieve distress among
g those most deserving of help but the
{ aid they give is not of the kind to bring
, about an end to the misery of the poor.
The crowds that daily clamor about
the bread wagons, calling for another
and another free loaf, is almost as large
as the number who daily pay their way
to see the exhibits and advancement"
of the human race at Jackson Park
There are two exhibitions in Chicago at
l present, and the man who sees both will
. 60 home with something to think about
8 With this brief and condensed descrip-
, tion of the Worlds fair and Chicago, as
t we saw them, our party went to Wash
a ington via the Baltimore and Ohio, one
Y of the best railroads in the country to
7 travel upon. In the Capitol City day
was spent. The White House and sew.
eral of the government buildings were
visited in the morning, and an hour was
| spent watching the congressman and
senators at work in the capitol during
e the afternoon. From Washington We
took the Royal Blue line to Baltimore,