Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-06-15
THE WORLDS FAIR.
It's Grandeur What Economy NAV
Do IN Way of Board and Rooms.
ohio's Showing.
CUICACO limo 10 u

CHICAGO, June II, W.
A description of the Worlds Columbia
Exposition is an impossibility. Only b
seeing it can one get even an idea of tn
immensity and grandeur of the Exposi
ton. Jackson Park is city of grea
white palaces of such striking architect
ural beauty that as one gazes on the su
perb creations, the knowledge that the,
are destined shortly to destruction pro
duces sense almost of sadness. Tn,
shlmmering lagoOns, the quiet lakes
with settings of fountains and banks O
flowers, added to the lofty statues anC
palaces of art and science, produce al
effect both beautiful and sublime. Ii
the midst of this scene one can easil,
imagine himself in some enchanted cit,
of his dreams. Here is to be seen the pro
gress In civilization of the nations of tn,
earth, an exposition so vast that months
and years might be devoted to study o
the vouchers and then leave much vet t,
be learned.
But aside from the greatness of th,
Exposition, the cost of seeing it is proba
bly, of greater interest to the readers O
The CHRONICLE who contemplate visit
ing Chicago, having heretofore received
surfeit of attempted descriptions
Much has been written about extortion
ate charges, but after being here five
days have failed to find any great truth
in such reports. My observation is thai
person can live as cheaply here now a.
at any time. The best way is to secure
room and take your meals where mos
convenient. Rooms can be secured fol
fifty cents and up per day, and fair meals
from 25 cents and up. Certainly, if ont
wants to spend money, plenty of op
pOrtunities are afforded. So many il
the city have gone into the business o.
furnishing board and rooms, that compe
tition has forced prices down. l believe
a person can procure three good meals {
day at total expenditure of one dollar
and that is certainly reasonable. 1t il
true that some of the restaurants on the
Fair grounds, are pretty steep in theil
charges, but there is no necessity for any
one to go there, if he does not wish tc
dOso. Apparently three-fourths of the
people take their lunches with them t.
the grounds, and dozens of restaurants
in the city pack lunches in neat boxes
especially for that purpose. After eating
the lunch the box can be thrown away
| am told that some of the hotels neal
the Fair grounds are high in their charg
es, but the city is so large that cheap ac
commodations can be secured by all who
wish them. 1 am convinced that no one
need stay away on account of exorbitant
charges, and that he will have no trouble
in securing accommodations suited tc
the amount he wishes to expend for that
purpose. 1t Is HOT best to stop at c, he
tel conducted on the American plan since
one will of necessity miss so many meals
for all of which he has to pay. A man
needs only to exercise common prudence
and he will not encounter extortionate
charges.
The Ohio Building is one with which
all Buckeyes are greatly pleased Unlike
any others that l have seen it is not a
museum, but pleasant and comfortable
home for Ohio people. Its parlors, re-
ception rooms, writing and reading
rooms are simply yet nicely furnished,
making it an ideal place to rest, eat
lunches and meet Ohio people. One
large room is especially fitted up for the
purpose of eating lunches, and it is well
filed at the noon hour each day. The
other State buildings are chiefly given up
to the exhibition of such curiosities as
are usually seen at fair, but i'll the Ohio
Building that feature was wholly elimi-
mated, and instead pleasant home was
erected. By the registry system, bowev-
er, it is impossible to find any friends
unless one happens to know that they
are at the Fair. Thus it is impossible to
know what Belmont county people are
here unless one accidentally runs across
them,
Ohio seems rather poorly represented
in the matter of exhibits. In the miner
al line huge lump of coal speaks for
our mining industries, while in the ma
chinery building there good many nota-
BILE examples of OhiO's inventive genius,
but on the whole she seems not to have
made the effort that many other States
did. E. L. NJ.