The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-05-19
AT CHICAGO.
What is Going on at the
Great Exposition.
For the TErzaRAM.l
CHICAGO. LII.
Nav IS. 1893.

Uniform men and boys IN front OF you!
Thus oneis metas he is ushered
through the turnstiles at the
Worlds Fair gates. There are
guides to show you about the
grounds and through the build.
ings; guards to keep the peace;
boys dressed in light blue selling
aguide books; boys dressed from
tip toe in bright red selling the
official catalogue; boys in grey
and yellow selling Chicago
papers and the Daily Columbian;
custom officers, letter carriers,
telegraph boys and many others,
who have official business, all
wearing uniforms. One almost
becomes bewildered until the.
J, title of their Office IS made APP,
by inspection of their.
caps. AS al rule these uniformed
: men and boys courteous and
polite, and seem to take pleasure
in answering questions.
The second week of the great
Fair is numbered with the past,
and during that time many re-
suits have been accomplished.
although much remains to be
done much more than to have
the finishing touches put on.
While perhaps many of us
would not have done as well
under like circumstances, still.
! there is room for complaint, and
!, just where to lay the blame is
perhaps not an easy matter. The
general public expect so much,
especially in view of oft.repeated
promises made by the Fair
officials, that everything would
be ship;shape and in order on
the opening day, and from some
cause said officials have so for
!, gotten their pledges, that the
long suffering public are not will
ing to exercise the virtue of
J patience. OF course we all un-
derstand Chose of us who have
watched the rise of the White
City by the Lake. that the build
ing thereof required no ordinary
measures, rather extraordinary
ones; and perhaps they have
been taken, but we were rather
IN hopes that in respect to the
general finishing, more would
have been accomplished, so that
in after ages history could point
with pride to the fact that the
Worlds Columbian Exposition
swas practically opened on May
/, 1898.
All meet on the same level
here; you iostle perchance
against some titled foreigners, or
one his superior-au American
and bearing no handle such as
Earl Duke or what not;
Woodworking mechanics those
who adorn and likewise the pro-
tessions, laws, medicine and Of
the cloth" the sunbrowned
sailor from over the seas.
The man of war and of peace,
all come together on one common
plane. To the mind of many this
fair will be a great object lesson.
with much to learn. with their
eyes for their teacher, and many
will make good use Of the oppor-
tunity. There are others, who
having the time to spare, and
necessary *wherewithal,o to
spend, will not embrace this
chance. To one who has had a
foretaste of what the future
weeks and months promise, it
can hardly conceived that any
OF the latter class exist. How
many less favored with time and
means, would like touexchange
places with them until Novem.
Der 1st. next.
In the makeup of the grounds
and buildings Mr.. Burnham and
ms aids havs accomplished won
) ders. The lawns in some parts
Of the grounds are not yet in so
forward a state; in fact, in many
places p the bare earth appears.
But what is black to-day will be
green tomorrow.
The exhibits are not by any
means installed in their final
resting nlaoa a,a