Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-09-11
THE WHITE CITY
a SUBJECT OF WONDER AND AD-
MIRATIoN,
AS Viewed and Described by the Ed
itor of this Paper, in a Newsy
and Interesting Letter.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9th, 1898,


great Worlds Fair, and what we
attempt to write of it can only hope
to give a faint conception of a few of
the thousands of attractions here.
But first will tell, in brief Of our
trip from Texarkana to Chicago,
Wednesdays cannon ball on. tho Iron
Mountain bore us safely and quickly
to St. Louis, early next morning,
where we stayed about two hours be-
fore taking this Wabash flyer at 8 a.
m. This train has right name-'hy-
er'-as it makes the run Of 800 miles
from ST. Louis to this city in eight
hours including stops, arriving here
at o'clock p. IN. Crops along the
Iron Mountain appeared poor-hot
dry weather and cool nights damaged
cotton as much as corn. Had the
pleasure of riding with an old and es-
teemed friend, Mr.. j. 7. Brooks, of
Prescott, who came to ST. Louis to
buy goods for his big double store;
he is one of the most enterprising
and successful merchants in South
Arkansas. A daylight ride through
the great agricultural State Of llIi-
nois, such as we took, might bring
forth a three column article, but we
can only give.a few words thereon,
for want of time and space 1t is q
level prairie country, and we might
say one vast farm, as one can see at
all tunes a half dozon or more fine,
farms, well improved and well cuIti-
waited. Although this State is con-
fined almost exclusively to the pro-
duction of corn and small grain, its
farmers are among the most woll-to-
do and contented of any Of the agri-
cultural states. Arkansas and Texas
can grow dozens of products to adj
vantage, yet most farmers stick TO
cotton at loss.
And now for little insight to The
fair, after a days look through the
White city. We first entered at the
northern end of the grounds.
OF course we must first visit our
state buildings-Arkansas and Texas,
CAN The state buildings are located in
the northern portion of the grounds)
As it was too early in the morning
neither of our state buildings were
open, so we looked up more enter
prising one, that was Washington,
This state has one of the most novel
buildings here, in rustic style, built Of
huge fir logs, stone, etc, brought alI
the way from that distant state. Peo-
pie Of Washington and her enteTpris-
ing railroads got up this building and
exhibit, and few, if any, here can eX-
Gel same. Her exhibits in agricultural
and mining products are very large
and amaze the beholder, as the state
is yet but an infant in age and dcvel-
opment. Its free school exhibit is al
so fine, in a seperate room 25x10O feet.
Tho taIlest flag staff in the world
stands in front OF this building fir
tree 81 feet in diameter and 215 feet
high. BY nine O'Clock most of the
buildings were open and we were
among friends in the Arkansas build
ing at this hour. Capt Adair, Of Fort
smith, made us feel at home and
showed us through, To tell the truth
we were disappointed in our static
exhibit, as it is so meagre and small; il
seemed as if stinginess and negligence
was the rule, from the quantity and
/ general appearance Of the few oXbibitt
/ therein. Our fruit makes good
showing and there are some good ag
ucultural specimens in corn auC
small grain; saw corn on stalks q feel
high Display Of cotton and Other
| products poor, We have a spcndiC
building, but only a tolerably gooC
exhibit, Texas state building is large
and imposing, and--we are ashamed
TO say it her exhibit is imposing
that is, on anybody going therein ox
pecting to see anything, She has ob
solutely no exhibit at all-but a few
paintings some printed literature an,
in centre Of first floor large plastic
cast of Gen. Sam Houston, UppoI
story is incomplete and absolutely
empty. This is bad on Texas
We visited quite number Of othoI
state buildings, among them Florida
West Virginia, Kentucky, Iowa, Kan
sas, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho
Montana, North aud South Dakot,
and others. Also took a cursor!
glance through "Mount Vernon"
perfect reproduction of the old homD
of Washington, ION the Potomac river
which we have visltedi this house con
taing the family furniture, relics, etc
formerly used by the 1'athcr Of hi
Country" including tho bed upoi