Milford chronicle., 1893-06-09

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nor gives them an even better idea OF mod
arm naval construction and armament, or
/ aa thev may study to still better adyant-
ace tbe newest type Of steamships by going
aboard the whaleback Columbus" along
with four or five other passengers FOR
pleasant trip on Lake Michigan.
II one likes boats-and who does nots-
this is the place to see them. Besides the
acres of models and pictures Of lager
crafts there are innumerable suaaller ships
and boats-fshing boats, cutters, yowls,
iouncbes canoes, ice-boats, dingies, pilot
| boats. They have been gathered from all
lands Side by side are the hide boats OF
tbe Indians and the trim electric or OIL
pleasure ortfshing canoes of modern build.
There are boats Of steel, Of iron, OF wood,
Of skins. OF harks, of burned out trunks OF
trees. OF rubber All their appliances OF
oars. paddles, engines, screws, propelters,
sails. rigging and anchoring are shown,
too. One may proftnbly spend two or
three davs here looking at nothing Dut
boats He may SEP not oDl y what man IS
doing to-day but may study his eiLorts 40
boat and ship building through all time
There one dense group Of visitors IS look
ing at an accurate model OF tne SANTA
Maria one of the immortal Columbus
u
admitting the beautiful lines of the swift
GComnania." Between them stands the
staunch craft with which Grace Darling
saved SO many lives and won for herself
imperishable renown.
We have had hurried glimpse at trans
nortation by water and transportation by
;oil But many methods Of land transpor-
tation remain to be seen. 1t would never
do 10 forget street cars and vehicles Tor use
on common roads for the more fascinating
steamships and locomotives. Even moro
im..ortant to man than his railways or his
sbiDs are his carriages and wagons. OT
these there are literally acres anu acres.
Tbele IS nothing in the line Of vehicles for
,,se Nv man with draught animals that is
not shown here.
It is d pleasure to note that both in de
sign and workmanship the American
makers of wagons and carriages easily
iood the world. Where other nations fol-
Low, beaten tracks the American boldly
strikes out for new adaptations This Is
,,articuIarly noticeable in the fields-iighE
pleasure vehicles and wagons for special
industrial purposes. In both these lines
tbe Yankee makers have made wonderful
Droorcss during the last five or six years.
Tbev fashion a new, light, graceful ana
coDvenient road or driving wagon for
every day in the year For every phase OF
industrial or commercial activity they
construct vehicle that saves power ana
time Ii YOU were TO note the large num-
her of foreigners who go carefully ana
admiringly about among this nlmosJ IN
finite variety of American vehicles yon
would be as willing as am to predlcG Jiat
tbo Columbian exposition is to have a tre-
n hn cal
,,,a,,on trade of the world. There is moth
inos in tbe whole exposition that causes
ono more alnazement than this display OF
vva cons and carriages. All Americans are
accustolned to seeing a great variety Of
ahielessl-dt when one beholds acres
y losq .I,or, and postwo alike, he is likely to
y ft,;,,I- himself esming and wandering In
slo,-,1 !. foi1-v laod of Wheeled things.
Tbere are electi4c railways, cable rail
,,,avs compressed ltir motors, chemical
otors and horse earn in great profuslon
here outside the buifding may he seen
in practical operationN the first e!eYSiea
electrical railway ever bNtlt. Within the
buildiaq is the first cable c}NS-the one thH'
WIS ,.sed on the Clay Hill railroad IN 81.
Francisco about twelve years ago
Bnt the list of methods Of oftransportatloi
baspot. been exhausted. There are pne'
matte tubes, cash and parcel carriers 70
nse An stores. endless belt railways wire
railways. slei; his, sledges, sleds, tobogsaGs
saddles and oeher fittings for use upon th
backg of horses, mules, elephants, camel.
roats and oxen Over in the plaisancel
s railway without wheels whose cars slid
on n film of water automatically compresse'
and in the galleries Of the great bnildin
are thousands upon thousands of bicyci'
and tricycles. There are baby carriage
steam road wagons and carriages, an
even air ships for the carrying OF pGs5eI
gers and freight without either land
water for pathway.
WALTER WELISIAN.