Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-06-22
WORLDS FAIR.
A Few Random Points on the Big
Show-Son Hints About
Rooms.

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1t can be truthfully said that the
Words Columbian Exposition is all that
it is claimed to be. A man in any cal
ing, except possibly some of the profes-
siOns, can see and learn much bearing on
his own pursuit. Be he a farmer, the
agricultural exhibits of the world are
there. A merchant, and the costliest
fabrics of deft hands are displayed to his
gaze. The manufacturer beholds the
highest type of the mechanical produc-
tions of the age. There there is the en-
tire Fair with it's vastness and infinite
variety sufficient to suit the pleasure and
inclinatiOns of any one. If one is there
merely as sight-seer, novelties and
wonders meet him at every turn. If as a
student of any particular line, the oppor-
tunity is afforded.
The buildings are by no means small
part of the Fair They are the first to
meet the eye, and to charm by their size
and architectural grace The Admins
tration building, with its gilded dome, is
the most imposing. This structure con-
tains the offices of the managers of the
Fair. The Manufacturers building is
the largest, being more than half mile
in circumference, and is more than 250
feet in height. Around the top of the
building is halfmile promenade which
can be reached by elevator upon payment
of quarter, and from which an unsur-
passed view of the buildings and grounds
is obtained. This building contains the
productions of the liberal arts, china, cut
glass, tapestries, silks, carvings, statuary
and the finer manufactures. Articles
listed at thousands of dollars are display
ed i'll liberal profusion. A silver statue of
Columbus can be purchased for the sum
of $4,000 while diamond, exhibited by
Tiffany's is valued at cool million.
The Transportation building possibly
contains more to please the average man.
Every method of transportation from
the primitive ox-cart of Egypt to the
finest Pullman train ever built. and a
section of trans Atlantic liner, are
shown. The list includes everything in
transportation and transportation appli-
ances, but probably the railroad depart
ment receives the most attention. En-
gines of English, German, and American
designs are there found-the European
locomotives differing radically from ours.
One engine, No. S05, weighing $50 tons
the largest engine ever built is worth
seeing. The evolution of railroading is
shown by the large number of primitive
engines, all of which are claimed to be
the first built.
The lover of flowers and plants can
find feast in the horticultural building
The Art Gallery contains so much that
to the unartistic eye the effect is weary
ing. The Krupp Gun exhibit in build
ing by itself, is one of the marvels, the
visitor being informed that the exhibit
cost the modest sum of 100000. Any
one of the main buildings is worth weeks
of study, and need only to be seen to be
appreciated. The Government building
is crowd drawer, and is well worth all
the time possible to be given it. Thus it
is with alone must see it to gain even
an idea of what is there.
The Midway Plaisance furnishes amuse-
ment of a kind, but as far as our obser-
vation goes everything costs much more
than it is worth. However, many per
sons are pleased with what they see there
and of course it strikes different persons
differently. Possibly the best criteron in
that line is experience. Buffalo Bills
show is an attraction to many people, ,and
doubtless it is true index of the wild
and woolly West" twenty or thirty years
ago. 1t is sufficiently exciting to try the
nerves of some people pretty severely.
The Ferris wheel is another great draw
ing card, and any one sufficiently daring
can rise 264 feet in the air on it.
Standing in front of the Administra-
tion Building and looking across the ba-
sin toward the Peristyle, an entraneing
scene greets the eye. One might sit and
look for hours and yet not be satisfied
to go.
If any one thinks it will easy work to
see the Fair, after he is there day his
mind will be disabused of the idea. 1t is
necessary to walk many miles in order to
get glance at the exhibits in any of the
main buildings. A rolling chair and a
man to push you, can be hired at the rate
of 70 cents an hour, but that method of
locomotion is too expensive for most
people. The Fair is no place for invalids
or weak persons if they expect to see
anything. But when you get tired there
are benches on which to sit and rest.
These benches are mostly scattered about
the ground, since it obstructs the aisles
to have many of them in the buildings.
There is abundance of good drinking
water on the ground, and if you wish to
invest penny you can get glass of
Waukesha mineral water.
1t is the better plan to obtain rooms as
near the grounds as possible, since so
much time is wasted if lodgings are far
away. 1t is cheaper to pay dollar a
day for room near the ground than to
pay 80 cents for a room eight or ten
miles away. There is said to be thous-
ands of rooms for rent within a radius
of three or four miles of Jackson Park,
and in that territory it is best to be To-
cate d.
We Mean Business.
In our Carpet and Lace Curtain rooms,
we have sold the present season twice as
many goods as heretofore. We found it
absolutely necessary to duplicate some
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