The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-25
From our Special Cores pond nee !


CHICAGO, Ill March % Six weeks
more and the great Culumbisn Expo
sition will be In full swing Every
thing is being hu RED to com pletion
for the opening day on Nav st.
President Cleveland as the chief ex-
cecutive of the nation, has been asked
to officiate, and it is expected that he
will formally start the machinery of
this gigantic enterprise by the pres.
sure OF his finger on a button which
will put into operation an electric
current From that moment the
White City on the lake will be con
verified into huge magnet, at'rac ing
humanity from all parts of the globe.
Every effort is being made to com
plete all details which might in any
degree add to the success, eclat and
prestige of the OCCASION. With the
help of motive power and relief gangs
of workmen. the working days at the
Fair Grounds, until all in readiness
will be "a hours in length, including
Sundays, and there is no doubt tina
everything pertaining to the smooth
conduct of the Exposition or the com
fort and convenience of visitors will
be perfected in good season.
Only personal visit to the grounds
will give all adequate idea of the vast
amount of work which remains to be
done in the short intervening time,
and it requires more than ordinary
imaginative faculties to discern in the
existing chaotic scene Of debris, scat
tered building materials and unfin.
ished structure, the enchanting picture
Of ma lestic grandeur which will be
presented by this matchless and mag
lcal "White City" in the near future.
When completed its ensemble will
impress the eyes as master painting
OF n rich landscape, ofnamented with
tasteful shrubbery, attractive flower
beds and winding paths and driveways
which curve gracefully about, over
bridges, around the lagoons and beside
the canals, on the waters of which
will float gaily-painted and fauciiully.
shaped boats, all set off 10 the best
advantage by background of archi-
tectural magni6cence, varying with
the point of view in Its outlines OF
pala,ial buildings, towering domes and
minsrets, all white and ghstening in
the sunlight, and comprising q scene
of surprising richness and impressive.
ness.
1t is an eloquent and deeply sug-
gestive commentary on the enterprise,
iiberality and inexhaustible resources
of Chicago, standing out in shapely
defined contrast against the tardy ana
niggardly assistance doled out by the
United States government, that Sc
stupendous and costly an undertaking
has been successfully carried out
practically to the point Of completion
Owing to the narrow and tram
meled action of a congress to whose
every meager gift restraining string
has been tied, the Exposition vii
cost the enormous aggregate oil
S30,000000. OF this sum Chicago
raised s., 100000 in subscriptions
100000 from special city bonds, the
Board of South Park Commissioners
100000 for special landscape i'm
provements, the State of Illinois
$4,000 for the State building ano
exhibits, and the gate receipts have
been bonded for 100000 more by
the local corporations, and this entire
sum of Sl7,65O,o0O represents
what Chicago has done fol
the benefit If the Exposition
and the Advancement and good O
mankind And $l0,000,000 as thu
appropriation of states and foreign
governments for their displays, ane
the remainder contributed BY q gov
eminent rendered impotent by eYtrav-
agant and dishonest drains upon tn.
treasury made under the guise o
necessary appropriations" appear
not only IS oagatelle but mesge
acknowledgement of a duty half per
formed toward an enterprise of ma
tonal importance and Of universe
scope, which the same paternal bu
s,ingy government endeavors to direc
and control. If a vote of the peopl
were taken, the sentiment would b.
found to be Overwhelmingly in favo
of allowing the Exposition to open o.
Sunday, and if President CLEVELAND
calls special session Of congress o.
tha orr,oo1u tav,R All