The herald., 1893-06-11

This is the first exposition ever held
that has exhibits from every colony Of
France and England. Every American
citizen who can afford it ought to zee
THE marvellous exposition, and | will
advise the Southern California people
who intend to Welt Chicago this sum-
mer to come as soon as they can, for
there will certainly be big rush during
the last two or three months. There is
enough now ready to occupy ones at
tention for the next two months, nine
tenths of the exhibits being in place,
and very little remains to be done out
side OF the buildings.
AN UNsPEAKABLE CLIMATE.
have praised Chicago, its citizens
and the worlds fair, as they truly de-
serve to be, but am eorry cannot say
good word for this Wretched climate,
for have experienced all kinds OF dis
comfort since my arrival, and have been
laid up two days with severe cold and
rheumatic pains. The weather changes
every "a hours. I have seen the Their
mometer Jump from the freezing point
to 90 degrees, then fall back, then rice
again, and so on. 1t is raining every
other day, and you have to carry an
umbrella all the time. The heat is alec
very disagreeable on account of the
dampnees of the atmosphere. When it
is warm you feel as if you were In
Turkish bath. 1t is o pity that Chicago
was not built somewhere in Southern
California. shall be glad to return to
the land of perpetual sunshine, and will
endeayor to bring as many as | can with
me.
THE CALIFORNIA EXHIBIT.
The attacks of certain newspapers and
persons upon the management of the
California building are certainly not
warranted. When 1 arrived here, on
the 22d of May, the building was en-
tirely finished and half of the exhibits
were in place. Mr.. Frank Virgins and
his assistants were doing all they could
to get things in shape, and it ia not their
fault If the work was not done faster.
The contractors are to blame. All the
exhibits are in position now, and the
interior Of the building looks very at
tractive. Large crowds are daily view
ing the products of California, and are
asking innumerable questions about the
state. That ia certainly good sign of
the interest manifested.
The prices asked in the restaurants
within the grounds are not too high,
considering the percentage they have to
pay for the privilege. As an average
they are about SO per cent higher than
the down town restaurants. In the city
the prices ar@Very reasonable and not
higher than in Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco. Hundreds of fine hotels and
boarding houses have been built in the
vicinity of jackson Park. They are as
yet almost empty, and one can get
good room for from So to $40 week.
THE SANTA FEE ROUTE.
In closing will cay few words of my
trip over the Santa Fe. 1t was my first
trip over that line, and must say that
l truly enjoyed it. The road bed is
smooth and the scenery is novel and in
teresting, especially through Arizona and
New Mexico. All the passengers in the
| three Pullman coaches and in the spe-
cial tourist sleeper were highly pleased
with the trip and with the courteous
treatment bestowed by the employees of
the company.
LOS ANeELENos IN CHICAGO.
The following Los Angeles people Wis
tied the big fair during the month of
May: Mr.. and Mre. Frank RAIDER, Mrs.
Charles Prayer, Mrs. V. J. Rowan, Mrs.
H. P. Barrows, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Stewart, Col. and Mrs. g. Wiley Wells,
Guy H. Watson, Norma Neither, MIR.
and Mrs. A. B. Nash. P. Orban, Charles
I. Parsons, W. A. Payne, w. L. Phil
lips, L. ]. Rose, George Il. Root, Mrs..
B. E. Renne, f. K. Rieman, Mrs. r.
Rssch, I. N. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Seip, Mrs. N. r. Stone, Mary Selby,
! Cora Somerhv. Harry Simon, Louis
Shively, A. E. Thompson, F. H.
Thompson, Ben @. Truman, @.
f. Tibbetts. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hutton,
Misses Washburn, Miss II. B. Freeman,
Jesse D. Burks, Willett Pearce, Mrs.
A. W. Truitt, Angelo L. Anderson, Alice
Anderson, Henry Anderson, Mr.. and