Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-06-15
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent

Chicago, June 11th.-The steadily in
creasing attendance at the Exposition
shows that at last the tide of travel is
setting that way and that the throngs at
jackson Park will no longer consist
chiefly of Ch1cagoans. The latter will
continue going as often as before but
the majority Of the visitors Oh the
grounds will be strangers. Thursday
nearly Us, 900 persons paid to enter the
Exposition. This large attendance was
mostly due to the presence of the In
fanta of Spain, the Princess Eulalia.
1t was Princess day. When the princess
and her suite entered:the grounds at the
west end Of the Midway, at Cottage
Grove Avenue, salute was fired by
battery from Fort Sheridan. THE royal
party passed through the Plaisance and
direct to the Administration building,
where breakfast was served at l o'clock.
Then they visited the Woman's build
ing, where an informal reception was
held. In the evening grand display
of fireworks was given in her honor.
The White City never showed to so
good advantage as it did Thursday
night. The basin in front Of the Adj
misistration building was q sea of fire,
while skyrockets were as thick as stars.
The principle feature of the display
was a massive portrait of the princess
composed of 10000 seperate burning
pieces of fireworks. Yesterday the
princess spent the entire afternoon in
visiting the Midway Plaisance. Monday
she says she will see the ''Wild West"
as she once witnessed it in Paris, where
Col. W. F. Cody was introduced to q
number of the Spanish Royalty.
Nebraska dedicated her state build
ing Thursday with great enthusiasm.
Over thousand residents of the state
were present to take part. The cere
monies began with the arrival of Buffalo
Bill and his cohorts headed by the
grounds at Goth street and lined up
along the art gallery, the United States
troops extending to the Nebraska
building. AS Col Cody rode up on a
:, prancing horse, Gov. Crounse and his
staff and Commissioner General Gar
neau appeared on the piazza and the
soldiers saluted. Commissioner arneau
formally turned the building over to the
governor Of the state. Governor
Crounse accepted the building in q fine
speech, among the many things he said
about the growth of this western state
was eff Columbus had kindly de-
layed his discovery few years, or if
the settlement of Nebraska had been
started a quarter Of a century earlier at
the pace she has already set | have no
doubt she would have stood high in
rank with her competitors. But time
has not opened her industries, nor has
age matured the creations of her enter
prise. Nebraska has not an extensive
nor varied exhibit at the Fair, yet I am
proud to assist in dedicating Nebraska's
modest offering to the Columbian eX-
position" Ex-Governor Furness con-
Guided the ceremonies by a happy little
speech, in which he said that Nebraska
had the fattest cattle, the prettiest
women and the sweetest babies in the
world.
NorWay's interesting exhibit in the
manufacturers building was thrown
open yesterday afternoon. This exhibit
was delayed on the water many weeks
and therefore they are behind. The
5000 square feet occupied by Norway is
on the east side of the main aisle near
the south entrance. Many fine exhibits
are shown here. An interesting exhibit
of the ski Norwegian snow-shoe), used
for climbing mountains and shooting
down the steep incline with race-horse
speed, is shown in great variety. Nor
way ships large amount of wood pulp
and sulphate for paper making to this
country, and this important industry
has an exhibit to itself. Boats, tapes
tries, various liquors and wines, with
some very fine wood carvings, are other
interesting features. The section open
ed with little ceremony.
| NtAG WEEK SOulc y OuuS NOu0u from
Utah will show the public, that is, all
that care to visit the Utah building, the
entire process Of making silk goods. In
a wide tray beneath one Of the windows
| hundreds of silk worms will be fed null
berry leaves by young lady. Another
girl viii show how the silk is drawn
from the cocoons, while two more will
operate hand-loom and weave silk
dress goods IN sight of the visitor.
This will be as interesting an exhibit as
one can find in the way of manufactur-
ing on the grounds. Utah has a very
coy little home, and everyone feels
upon entering the doors that here is q
place to rest and be comfortable. The
reception ladies are very gracious to all
the visitors and try to make them well
come in every way.
The fair will be closed hereafter on
Sundays. The people on the grounds
are more than delighted, they will now
| have day Of rest as we'll as the out
| siders. No one seems to care if the
Fair is to be closed. Six days is enough
| of that hubub and din