Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-05-12
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Grander aud Greater Than Was Eve
Contemplated by Any One.


Grandsr aud Greater Than Was Ever
Contemplated by Any One.
CHICAGO, April 29.-When this letter
will have been read by your patrons the
button will have been touched by the
president OF the United States, which
announces to the world the fact that !
Chicago has kept faith with America in
providing a celebration OF the discoveries !
Of the Genoese sailor, erander and
greater than was ever con templated by
the progressive intelligence OF the
century. 1t is true that the winds and
the prolonged winter have hindered and
DELAYED the great work until its thorough
completion will not occur until about
June |, but sufficient has been already
accomplished to warrant the opening OF
the gates. While the task has been an
enormous one, the wise energy OF the
managem ent has been such that to one not
familiar with the labor, 1t has appeared
but matter Of little concern. Originally
intended to cause an outlay Of ten mil
lions of dollars, the magnitude Of the en-
terprise has gradually increased until the
cost will be fully thirty millions OF dol
lars. Nothing has been wasted. The
millions have all been we'll spent
and America will be cheered by every
enlightened country for the thorough
character of its entertainment OF the
world. There will be more to see at
Jackson Park and Midway Plaisance
than could be observed in q trip about
the world and there will be q greater
lesson to the student than all the books
of travel, science and trade can teach
him. Art, such art as the ancients
taught and the best that modern sculp-
tors and painters can show will be there;
there will be gathered all the models
over which two hundred years OF unex-
ampled progress and science, well and
misdirected energy, have been bending;
the advancement OF field culture, the
charming fragrance Of the green house,
the miniature reproductions Of the glitter
ing white-capped Alps, the famous falls
and geysers of America, the panorama OF
the Nicaragua canal (America's next
vineyard) and the charming places Of
earth will all be in this small compass
J for observation. Are you interested in
the study of the races that inhabit the
earth? You will find here the Irish viii
: lage, the streets Of Cairo, the Esquimaux
. village, Indians from Vancouver 1slands
and from the Pine Ridge Agency, dane
ing girls from Turkey, an Austrian settle
ment, Dutch village. q Japanese Bazaar,
Pompeian house, Tower OF Babel, a
Japanese group, Chinese theatre, a
Moorish palace, motley crowd from the
/ South Sea Islands, Mexicans, citizens
, from all the South American countries
representatives from Liberia, fifty repre-
sentative women from rs foreign coun
tries, all dressed in characteristic gowns
could thus continue, filling up yonl
entire paper with mention OF buildings
| Il 10
3 visitors in the city and at the park, bu
' l will refrain, expecting after the fair ii
opened to describe infinitely, one aftel
4 another, the state and private display
: and that which is best among the foreigt
exhibits.
a Mrs. John Sherwood Of New York Cit.
q in her address before the ladies OF tina
4 city, 80 disgruntled over the loss Of tn
o great Columbian Exposition, has pait
: perhaps the most glowing tribute to tn
v citizens OF Chicago and their great under
!. taking that has been written or spoke
"a since the inauguration of the celebration
Z. Of Americas discovery. In the cou SO {
her remarks che says.
}. "It took me five weeks in the month
"a of February and March to study thi
,e great coming Columbian Exposition, t
!. see the magnificent buildings, to realiz
,e what triumph of art it will be. Their
~ fore must be patient with those who's
a apathy and Indifference seem to me no
n 60 unaccountable. l spent the eummt
70 of 1889 in Paris and devoted time an
energy to that great fair. Therefore
!. count myself qualified to say that tn
- Columbian Exposition is twice as we
~ ~ worth sesing as that was, The buildin,
Is, 10 are twenty times as grand l do M
- know any set of men who would ha,
No stopped to work as those Chicago million
~ aires have done, going about with blJ
10 pencil in one pocket and a check book
az the other, drawing check for millic
~ whenever the fair needed the money"
"The labor and responsibility ha,
O been fearful. So l am very glad that Il
~ fair went out to the shores ofthat magni
o. cent lake where ozone is like to goblet
~ the wine of imperial Jove. 1t seems
~ if it were poured down for q banquet
-. the gods. 1t is finer than any brand
90 champagne, for it invigorates, or 1t i
~ toxicates and leaves no headache behin
;, l am glad the fair has all the prairie
,;r extend into. Its principal buildiI
NJ covers forty acres. You can drive
=, coach and four into one magnificent doc
formed after the Arch of Constantine
Rome, and drive out at the other, havil
Ia had quite a little airing within. tt
20 magnificent building, the hall Of man
factures and liberal arts, 10 but an in
"a dent OF the great town they call the ia
M We had no room for such city
q Aladdin's lamp as this. We could n
,os have touched such an area Of popuatio
,ar Chicago is in the center OF an area
m 25, 600, 900 Of people within nigh
q. journey.
no at was beautiful on that snowy d
g.. with the lake a deep gray color, strett
OF ing indefinitely and, as l looked throu
err the Corinthian columns of that master
.15 promenade, the peristyle, felt that vi
OTIS the lake beyond it and the inner lago
he this side OF it, with the statue Of Colu
.27 bia standing calm and noble in
res water, with the beautiful facsda a
for noble sculptors facing me, that OF
to Pericles and Aspasia were worthy
walk through that classic portico.
was an ivory city, carved out OF pent'
con. 1t was superb, 30 refined,
mt. classic, that in looking l could find
The words to describe it, l declare, my sen
u.t ached with beauty. l said: "rhis
VS. not Chicago; this is Athens; here is
;o', Acropolis; there is the Pathenon; h
on are bridges worthy OF Michael Angel
,o a Thence across these lagoons and let
~ tha stop to say here that the wise wisdom
noI some master mind has filled these sill
I'D streets with water. 1t is little Veni
tha along whose silvery paths the delic
.ar' lady can be rowed In Gondola, stopp
r., at each building"