Smyrna times., 1893-12-20
After the Fair.

The prophets who said that there
would be the devil to pay" after the
Worlds Fair was over were right
Chicago is now settling with his sui
phurous majesty. The devil has done
more business there during the past
two months than in the whole previous
year, and this is saying a great deal
when it is understand how popular he
is in Chicago.
The ebb tide in the affairs of the city
is on. A large pertain of the popula-
ton is stranded, and the outlook is
dubious. There are 10000 men out
of employment, and 10000 of them are
starving. Many of these are intelIi-
gent mechanics.
Meanwhile Chicago milliOnaires give
millions to museums. And speaking
of giving millions" it is evident that
there are selfish ends attached to these
gifts. The millions are given to per-
petuate family name, at least that is
the phase the enterprise is now assum-
ing.
In April 1900 men were employed
in the construction department of the
Worlds Fair. In June the work was
completed and all were out of employ
ment. From $4,000 in June the num-
Der grew during the panic to $4,000.
During September and October the
Fair attracted many thousands that
were out of work in other cities. They
came here expecting to secure work in
demolishing the Fair. By Nov. there
were $4,000 hungry men there, with no
means to leave.
Criminals came with the unem-
ployed. Then followed an epidemic of
crime. First came the burglaries.
Hundereds of houses in all parts of the
city were entered, and if the burglars
were not interrupted, so much the bet
ter for the hOuseholders. The police
could neither catch the burglars nor
stop their work. In fact, Chicago is
the worst pOliced city in the United
States. Last week the Grand Jury re-
ported that the police and gamblers
were in collusion. A policeman is now
IN jail for robbing man of $4,000 and
another was recently given twenty
years in the penitentiary for shooting a
boy. The Jail is never without its DO.
lice cOntigent, and when they are not
IN Jail they are in the saloons.
Among the evils which the Fair has
brought on Chicago is the European
professional mendicaut. He is here.
and he brings his sysem with him.
And several thousand foreigners are
here broke" and anxious to get home.
The combination of Syrians and Arabs.
called the "Wild East Company" be.
longs in this category. The Esqui.
maux are another unhappy lot. The
last seen of them they were in dime
museum. A score of Turks, who got
away from Robert Levy's Turkish Viii
lage, are still in town peddling rugs.
Many Persians are still there
Over five hundred ex.members of the
Columbian Guard are still here out of
work and money. They have been
putting their swords and uniforms in
pawn shops and their applications for
positions on file in the police and fire
departments.
lot only is Chicago overwhelmed
with the distressed and UNEMPLOYED.
but the condition of general business
could not well be more. Real estate is
dead and values in the vicinity of the
Fair grounds have dropped 5Oper cent.
IN six months. There is no trading in
wheat, except by professional scalpers.
The theatres are losing money, or
barely paying expenses. Every line of
business feels the reaction. The worst
OF It Is that this will probably last a
year or more