St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-05-18

above passes into Lake Erie. The
traffic in ores, wheat and lumber is
very large and Detroit people claim
that the lake traffic is larger than
the coast trade. The severe winter
weather has been felt in the lake
region and Lake Superior is not yet
open for traffic.
Detroit has fine park which is an
island in the Detroit river. Mac
adamized roads wind around
artistic paviions, while in the north
ern portion of the island the forest
has been preserved, leaving touch of
the country which is much appre-
ciated by the residents of this smoky
city. The electric lights in the city
are on high towers, a system which
fails to give satisfaction, as the lights
are too high for the best service. Its
residence streets are wide and lined
with costly houses.
Chicago was reached on Tuesday,
May 9, and at the Hotel Endeavor,
one mile south OF Jackson Park, we
found the Vermont Press excursion.
The hotel is built in the form of a
hollow square on leased land which
is valued at 100000. 1t is not yet
entirely ready for occupancy, but the
Vermont party had quite an attach
ment INDEPENDENTLY its paint and
varnish. The managers of the hotel
expect to make big money on their
investment, but they have yet much
to learn about running hotel.
The hotel problem is a perplexing
one. If one wants the best of SER
vice the only place to get it is at the
down town hotels. This costs more
money than to stay at the hotels
around the Fair grounds, but at any
of the big hotels small rooms for one
or two can be secured at from 81 to
Sc room per day. This of course
does not include meals. Many Chi
cago people recommend flats or
apartment houses and these can be
found at every turn. Many of the
mushroom hotels are not yet opened
and one wonders who will patronize
them. Names OF these hotels are de-
ceitful, for passed the Waldorf on a
side street, a two story wooden
structure containing probably a
dozen rooms. Three weeks ago |
saw the Waldorf at New York, just
completed at cost of $5,000,000
and the most costly hostelry in the
world. The whole district surround
ing Jackson Park for many miles is
surrounded by hotels, both big and
little, very few of which are substan-
tial enough to get insurance from
the Chicago underwriters.
The average attendance at the
Worlds Fair is about 10000 daily,
but the exhibits are far from ready
and many think the fair should not
have been opened until June 1. The
Horticultural, Transportation and
Government building are the nearest
ready and are full of interesting
exhibits. 1t is aggravating to see so
much chaos where order ought to
reign.
The Vermont building was dedi-
Gated May 10 and the little Pom
peiian structure could not accommo-
date those that came to attend the
exercises. Ex-Speaker Martin of
Brattleboro presented the building
to the Worlds Fair and Prof. Put
nam accepted it on behalf of the
Worlds Fair. Mr.. Martin subst-
tuted for Col. Aldace F. Walker of
the state commission and Prof, Put
nam took the place of Director-Gen-
eral Davis. Gov. Fuller gave a
good address and Gov. Dillingham;
followed. The few that could get
near enough to hear these addresses
gave excellent reports of them.
The Vermont building is such an
insignificant structure that one re-
grets that it should have been To-
Gated between the John Hancock
house that is Massachusetts build,
ing and the beautiful Maine build
ing with its granite trimmings. The
Vermont legislature only appro-
priated $4,000 for the Worlds
Fair and $4,000 was expended on
the state building. 1t is but fair to
say in defence of the state that
the Worlds Fair commissioners
would not let the Vermont COM
missioners erect the catamount tav-
ern or build a log house.
ARTHUR F. STONE.
Pocl, leland III Mov1Q