The Newtown bee., 1893-10-20

THE INTRAMURAL ELEVATED RAILROAD.
 This is an interesting feature of the make up of the fair. It is interesting, instructive and restful to the sight seer. It does not extend entirely around the White City, but the passenger who goes its entire length obtains good view of all the great buildings, at least birds eye view. Some make it six anda quar- ter miles in length, but four miles is near CT the truth. We will begin with the northern loop. which is near the Govern ment building, and on the side of it to- wards Lake Michigan. It runs outside of most of the buildings, that is of the exposition proper. Starting from the northern loop at the southeast corner of the Government building, it runs to the northeast extremity of the grounds, passing just to the right of the
 CONNECTICUT BUILDING
 and to the left of the Iowa which is situ- ated on the lake front. Near the Con- necticut building is a station. It curves toward the west and runs parallel with Fifty-siXth street until it reaches the northwest corner of Jackson Park, and with a curve winds around to, and runs parallel with, Stoney Island avenue, af- fording a fine view of the Woman's building and Horticultural hall and after passing Recital hall, leaves the avenue, turning within and passes over the an- nex of the Transportation building, past the Terminal railroad, bending a little to the west. going around and quite near the annex of Machinery hall when it bends directly eastward until 1t passes the Colonnade and then it makes long detour to the southeast, making a fr1 ar ha Enrasrru hnilninU running on a right line by the Forestry and Leather exhibit and makes it's south ern loop near the building containing KRUPP's BIG GUN.
 There are numerous stopping places along the route. This road was built by the Columbian Intramural railroad com pany at total cost of S7O0, ,000, includ- ing power, house, rolling stock, and
 every thing ready for operation. The | trains on it consist of four cars each,
 capable of a maximum speed of 30 miles
 an hour. The entire trip from one end
 of the ground to the other can be made in 2l minutes. To those who have not visited the White City, we would say, it is an electric road, but not the trolley
 system of wires and appendages over
 head. Nothing is to be seen, except oc-
 casionally sparks intermitted from the
 track. It Is very carefully guarded. No
 one is allowed on the track. It is said , that if person should so stand on the , track as to make circuit between two rails, it would be instant death. The
 fare is 10 cents for the trip one way or any part of it, and 9 per cent of the gross receipts go to the exposition. It
 is in
 CONSTANT OPERATION
 and the revenue to the fair must be large in the aggregate. Its value in overcom- . ing distance cannot be easily estimated. 5 Supposing a person or a group of persons
 have been visiting the Forestry or Con-
 vent of Santa Maria de la Rabida and
 wish to go the art building in northern ] part of the grounds instead of a long
 tedious walk, they can take, right at : hand, the IntramuTal railway train, and g soon they are in the vicinity of the place 1 desired, and again suppose there is a : company of Connecticut people at the Connecticut house, who wish to visit the s stockyard. It is more than a mile away. Here is a station of the Intramural rail- : way. In five or six or eight minutes ? they have enjoyed a charming ride, one !. both rnsfful and exhilarating, and are but few rods from the sfcck, al ds. : Hurra for The Rev A. : Gardner, Warren, Conn.