The herald., 1893-01-22
IN THE FR|G|D NORTHWEST.
A Correspondent Declares Chi
cagO to Be Its Center.
Though Frozen solid the People Are
Ready for the FAIR Visitors.
Californfa's Opportunity Will Be Mt the
worlds Fsir-CoDgested Railway
Lines Notes About Cli-
mate and Things.

Correspondence of the HEIALD,1
CHICAGO, Jan. 15. We'll, according to
the calendar and general belief in mat
ters pertaining to chronology, one hall
of the present winter is past and we are
about to enter upon the last half OF
season which, while possessing some
charms for small and highly favored
class of persons, is dreaded by an over
whelming majority. OF course L am
speaking of winter as it appears and
feels when turned loose
IN THE FRIG I'D NORTHWEST,
of which Chicago ia the head center,
commercial metropolis and unrivaled
headquarters. Ia the best portions OF
our own matchless California the winter
season has no terrors tor any class OF
persons. On the contrary, it is the
season fraugnt with more attractions
and delights than any other But
here winter means untold hardship,
privation and misery for uDcounted mil
lions, whose financial condition will not
enable them to provide against ex-
posure to torturing storms and relent-
less cold. We are now well into the
fifth week of what, for convenience
sake, may be called zero weather. For
more than month past the tempera-
ture has constantly hovered around
zero, none of the time very far above
that suggestive mark, and much of the
time below it. This morning early the
temperature was 20 degrees below zero,
and at this writing (noon) it ia IL be-
Maorurh,1a at ox,l ha
rounding country have been visited by
series of snowstorms and regulation
billiards., 80 that on every hand the
earth is snow-covered as we'll as ice-
bound. But these conditions can not
last always; and it is some satisfaction
to turn from such a dreary picture AMI
tiful and variegated scenes that will ere
long DO opened to the gaze OF the won
dering world at Jackson park.
AS the time for opening
THE GREAT COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
draws nearer there are multiplying evil
dences that the enterprise will be the
most stupendous ever yet seen. Every
thing points to such a conclusion. If
any man doubts it he should come here
and look over the field. He should
spsnd o few days on the grounds and
among the buildings of the exposition,
and learn something of the plans ma
turing for exhibiting the wonders of the
world te large percentage of the
worlds inhabitants.
as nave several times suggested,
this will be OaiIfufuIaTs opportunity. 1t
will be possible for the Golden Gate
state to make such an exhibit, and
such favorable impression through her
representatives at the exposition, as
will result in a general stampede next
fall of good people who will have had
enough of this eastern country and are
determined to shake its dust, its mud
and its snow from their feet.
THE PROBLEM OF ACCOMMODATIONS
for visitors is assuming greater promi-
nence as the first of May approaches
Even now, in midwinter, with no spe-
cial attractions in the city to draw
strangers hither, Chicago is pretty near
full OF people, while the various lines of
local transportation are terribly con
gested by the permanent population
1t Is evident that during the exposition
season those visitors who are compelled
to ride in street cars or railroad trains
from various portions of the city proper
will be subjected to annoyances such as
may make them wish they were
at home, where the wicked
cease from troubling and the weary are
at rest" Numerous hotels, lodging
houses, dormitories and encampments
are being provided within convenient
proximity to the exposition prounds;
but as almost everybody prefers locat-
ing near the show all such accommoda-
tions are being pre-enh aged very rapid
ly. 1t is estimated that over $4,000
persons will be employed within the
grounds. as in one way or another con-
nected with the expos ition, all of whom
will naturally prefer quarters as near
their business aa possible. Add to that
army of workers the tens of thousands
of workers who will wish even tenn
porary accommodations near the
grounds, and one can easily foresee the
situation.
LAKE MICHIGAN FREE FOR EVERYBODY,
Some time ago it was announced that
the worlds fair directory had leased to
a Chicago syndicate the exclusive privi-
lege of landing passengers at the fair
grounds from boats which the syndicate
proposes to operate during the exposi-
tion. Somehow or other the impression
obtained that the syndicate was to have
the exclusive right to carry passengers
on its boats from various points in H.
linQis and Michigan to Chicago OF
coxrse such monopoly of Lake Michi-
gan would he an outrage, if really car
ried into effect, and no wonder every
body who heard of the proposition be-
came indignant. The wonder is that
any body should ever have believed that
such contract would be legal, or could
be lived up to, even if it were legal The
waters OF Lake Michigan belong to the
public, and any human being has q
right to navigation in them. The land
ing OF vessels, however, is another mat
ter, and one that concerns not only nav
igators but parties who control docks
and piers. The contract with the steam
er syndicate relates to the landing OF
boats at the lake front entrance to the
fair grounds, and nothing more. Wheth-
er that agreement is in the nature of
intended to shut off healthy
to the detriment of the
public. have not yet learned. 1t is to
be hoped not.
If this cou airy does not become trans
formed into solid iceberg | will soon
make another tour through the expoei.
tion grounds and buildings, of which the
HERALD's readers shall learn in due
time. RALPH E.. HoYr.
The w. O. Furrey Co.,
70 u, 1RS Mouth Cc~;r - ~4~. A.,