Connecticut western news., 1893-07-13
WORLDS FAIR AND WEST.

Chicagol That is the city which Mir H. D. Reed and myself started for on condition on the 18th and proceeded to make ourselves at home and be com- l fortable. We stopped at the Hotel Champlaine and of this hostelrY let me say that the accommodations are good and the rates very moderate.
 The Fair! This great, grand spectacle cannot be done any justice in news paper report. It is magnificent thing and no fizzle. The impression it leaves on one is one you cannot explain, but it makes you proud of your fellow men, proud of your country and proud of the stars and stripes which wave over this great exhibition. The star spangled banner is everywhere. was there on German day and everywhere that the flag of Germany foated there foated the American flag by its side. The exhibi- tion of what the brain of man is capable of is most most wondrous. The grounds themselves are the most beautiful place l was ever in and person can we'll spend day without going inside of any of the structures. The Midway Plais- ance is an intensely interesting place and person can put in lots af time and leave lot of money there. The one good thing about the Worlds Fair is that it is genuine, no fake. All the catch-penny lodges are worked outside the grounds and you are not disturbed with the undulating voice of the cattle show fakir. Yes, the Worlds Fair is worth the trip, the time and expense to see it, and I should advise everyone, who can, to go there. The stories of Chicago extortion are without founda- tion and you can live at your own price. You can go at nominal expense over the Reading route and the scenery along this line, especially in Pennsylvania, is something exquisite.
 After staying in Chicago for a week, and seeing considerable of the Fair and considerable of the city, Mir Reed and I bade each other an affectionate good bye and I went to Joliet, H., where I had a very pleasant visit with relatives. Through the courtesy of MT E. St John, general manager of the Rock Island route, I was enabled to take trip over his line to Denver, Colorado Springs and Manitou. This line gives excellent service and runs through portion of the country which is very interesting to an eastern man. On my return trip home l stopped at Fort Wayne, Ind. and called on Mir Ed A. Gillette and Mir Henry Wolfe who are we'll known to many in this section. I arrived home July Ath, after having had most enjoy able trip through the western country. The cities of Chicago and Denver pleased me very much but outside of the cities prefer New England.
 In outlining trip for one of my friends I should say take the Reading route to Chicago, put in week or more at the Fair and see Chicago itself thor oughly; take the Rock Island route through to Denver, Colorado Springs and Manitou, go through the Garden of the Gods where you will be impressed with the contrast between the great handiN ork of man at Chicago and the great handiwork of nature displayed here; go up on Pike's Peak and get as near heaven as you ever may, come back to earth again and when you get ready start for home.
 In this article allow me to extend thanks, for courtesles shown while on tbis trip, to MT B. F. Kesser, of the P., R. & N. E.. and MT E. St John, of the C., .,R.L& P. R.R. JOHN G. BEcKLEY.