Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
TRULY A GREAT FAIR
u. Columbian Exposition SarpaSseS
,ry That Has Ever Been Held.
N. PAGES RECENT VISIT.
,,,,nres Some of the Striking foa-
1hirty-Acre Buiiding--Good
Facilities aud Fair Rates.

,f. exposition, tie came back pre-
So al Of his friends who could
10 49, 80 maze the trip. When
.r,a purAroH reporter a night or
f.- hrs views about the big show,
A. gs. rsphci:
r.u.nded Of nv schoolmate at
4.aiemv who took for tho sub
fre. c-ation The World and
.-.,emcnts." aad feel that one who
-,... Go give en account, after
..tfl an exposition that q whole
-v..Il hardly suffice 20 see tho
r.sv wcll subject himself to the
which applied the name Of
.- Lars 10 the traveller He
'.., a~l might we'll aoply the family
...., travellers who have under
... describe our country.
.ry wAl1fE or EyrENsE.
.N. - ont the trIp;'
... .... rs and cOuveniences and cheap
...v,! make the 500 miles between
. add Chicago a small matter.
.t. roundtrip ticket for Sl5. He
.... ..nar ticket 10 Cincinnati for -.
.....-. to Chicagofor Fl. He may take
.. tac tram ~ %. "a ne chooses.
Tram be paws : i apiece. lie may
4
...rl furnished. which latter meal
.~,.lcmeuted by good beer. wine.
..rls. Leaving Richmond at ?
II. hv the Chesapeake and ONO,
.,.. Chicago az $50 the next after
l.ur beng added for tho change
tus 40 Clifton orge.
'... ..-lfy of the Nsw-rlVcr scenery
ru 80 oUr people. hut as one
... .-.-.ush tho prairie land between
- .al Chicago. and secs the
corn and wheat from the black
t..t.n tAe railroad cut appears TO he
.... da,p. be NAV readily account
..... wrric.. of wheat and corn. and
.-ep.icd for tne wonderful city
........ .sttle south end Of Lake MlchI-
CHICAGO 4 GREAT CITY.
... .r.f,l Chicago impress you?'
.l.,r several years ago hearing
... ..r-er. Ueuaw say III speech made
Great auditorium hall at Chicago
..-r country Was so vast that one
... f'-n it an erroneous impression
-l.r. tie said. humOrously. that
,.-. those In the East whose only
Cl-c1F0 was that the average
...-.,i. took no more OF the Sidewalk
.. t.- agreeable TO Eastern ideas.
..re were those in the Vest who
.,. t..r New York contained only
... PERSONS. and that these were III
-..- itirg ont tfrOm eheteuesS and ln-
Ny frs. visit 10 CHICAGO i'm
.-.....' i.r with the idea that 1t was the
..-.r .r,.tle ci'v | had ever seen, aud
...-,-,..n had lost none OF ITS force
" saw % the other day equal to the
....-....y placed upon it by the gather
.t.. world o. see the exposition
"N..l .t the exposition
ruL tXPosITIoN.
traveller who takes q guide-book
.. NAv home gives Us an account
..t. -la.fer at square feet aud square
t. .- -. Ie,cr's, ort the hundredwelght
.l.. bridge. never gives me any
..........r Mathematics ever puzzle
... ,.ualo feet aud huDdredwclg hts
.. -.ui1er as suggestive OF black
..-' .,t as. When nv little friend.
-.-i.... asked me If the Wild tagger
....r IS that bureau he was seek
.....t r.-iiou IN the only way that sucn
t....n was ever possible 20 me.
rael WAS told thai one OF the build
1.-The exuositiou covered more than
.-.. .croe, my mind went back TO all old
"a Hanover. full IF gulNes and sassa,
. .Dd iro0m-s'TaW. where as BOY
not klldees and tield-lsrks and doves
- -..r. ridges and hares and where my
.-et.teAt idea of Vastness embraced
....tamcut made bv my Old uncle-that
.a. fulrty acres IN II.
.t. i,-cgIblng the exposition y may be
...-..t it's difficult 10 cXaggerate the
...tc"nce Of ITS conception, Nor Is
. .l.r less at the sdrcessiul eNecu-
., q. design. There may have been
+-. exhibits elsewhere OF certain
articles: there may be at TINS tN-
r much that y worthless and de-
.-.. hut the visitor who sees Tor the
..r., taa picture which Is there pre-
..-..f. however far he NAV have travelled,
.... f. remludei of some scene from the
NIGHTS. and may we'll compare the
the WORK OF an agency as VOL
.-ttc lamp Of Alad I'm.
.. rat.rial which the great buill.
.-..N 80 preparation called stan
.... over the framework somewhat a-
... lla effect Of tins stan Is identi-
... .s..Ataat produced by white marble
....l rrlted by the sun or by the
-...t e.eetric-lights. as II was laS'
lar night week for the benefit of the
.....t, ~ Spain. It's brlllancy 10 suoilihe'
~ LAIL oR WATER.
.f. .,a who comes from tho Twelfth
..-... .ta,.1u. up near the Richeneu Ho'
.-. .- fDs-iblc - reach the grounds by
.'.. ahou, thirty minutes. or by traln
.... Illinois Central in about half that
l..,h -outes must be tried but the
... s.. l.. preferred because of the
.. ~4lposlng that YOU 90 By boat, one
.r.,.L leaves every fifteen minutes. you
.. upon great dock and approach
..- ..as well be called the front gate
OBJ. ,xuositon The entrance l.
..-. letistylc--a great array OF splen.
.uus-s stretching along tue ifOh'
l.e. Surm0unting these columns
f.llature with the names or the
.rI Territories Inscribed. while
l.' r.e the heroic figures that at III
t..r. l.,.i 10 the effect produced by the
rr,up representing the grea'
..r.r ia whose honor the exposition
Ht
'4.ur passed under this entrsnce, one
..r,t.llued bv the vision before
I.tsiua Quadrangle made by the
ration Building III front ana
.r.4t buildings on either slde. 1h'
..i he large enough, i suppose, tt
.4tr. the German army, were IL no.
~Iuiius stream, upon "hich ar
is hos and condolas TO carry one 10 GaS
... tie grounds. Across the stream
rams under the entrance INTO tt'
... r- bridges 81 masonry that look as ]
stand for all time, and at the ehd'
are placed heroic figures oil am
ray be- Of interest 10 know that th'
.-- .Ilru. which ls Oh the right as you
....- tr..a the lake. - asserted by critic'
o.. most perfect specimen OF 6reeb
- .t. ,ure IL the world; aud 1t - alsc
.-.. ....ry u feel that tins building i
90. .e taken down. but IS TO remain a.
g.. ',.. eHtaut representation OF the Az
% i,re.-,.
IIEK FAIKY KINGDOM.
N.... the vastness OF the exposition
.' .. 1.rr4blc fhcul:y 10 tho Vislto
.'a united time who expects 10 se'
N.'tftI.s. II Is well worth IA trip 10 Cpl
.... '.t.c toe White City from an
.' where % 10 possible. from the ele
'.... .cctric-car line IA the grounds on
-. tine view. From the tops OF som
'.e t-llllngs 70 which elevators WI
..-. ruu tho cl,y may be seen. l IN
tta, wha. adds much 10 ito besut'
-.. .~,c, Of The bindings Is the iact INA
'.e cerLiccs are the same height, q
i-t tae other night as we stoo,
area have described. with loO'VJ
.e. upd raw these cOrnlces struh'
, ..cctuc.h2hts at short intervals an'
lfrsl dome dazzling with the sam
-a,. axe great crown suspeace; Ih u
t...rl.s. Il was hard 10 imagine tnat J"
ola ssG Ground unlt