Middletown transcript., 1893-07-22
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by quiet and happy people from the Key
stone State. California presents building
that is at all times the center of attraction
among its sister structures Here are found
the grandest display Of fruits ever exhibited
in this or any other country. A life-sized
statue of horse and rider, fashioned en-
tirely of dried prunes of various colors,
looms up near the west end of the spacious
building, and is really work Of art. The
modelling is faultless. A palm tree planted
in ITO by Father Junipero Sera, is here
seen in all its life and beauty, an EN-.
blem of the soft and healthful climate
of the golden coust. A bird's-eye view
of San Francisco, thirty feet in diameter,
shown by model sunk in a circular pit,
gives clear idea of that prosperous city
and the famous pleasure resorts and subur-
ban villages that surround it. A pyramid
Of olive oil, thirty feet high, transparently
beautiful in finely polished bottles, strikes
the visitor as unique and suggestive dis
play. Upstairs the Wells, Fargo & Co.,
express company, with free and we'll
edited catalogue for all, entertain the visitors
with one Of the most interesting private
museums in the country. Hundreds of
relics of early western days are pointed out
by polite and intelligent guards, and from
Black Barts "Swag" satchel and deadly
rifles to the large photograph Of old Hank
Monk, the veteran stage driver, thesexhibi-
ton is one well worth seeing. Souvenirs of
many desperate and fatal battle between
road agents and Wells Fargo employees are
seen in great profusion here, and, as has
been said, the catalogue is complete and
relates many short but thrilling stories in
connection with them.
The Missouri building is noticeable for its
great beauty, the interior decorations being
something supberb. the work of Kansas
City decorator. His work stamps him as
genius. The Idaho building carries the visi-
tor away out to the far west, and all who
like to look at wild animals or primitive
curios should not fail to enter here. In fact
theyery entrance is suggestive of "b' arsn and
tigers. The Washington building is well
stocked with cereals, fish, fine fruit, etc. Here,
too are beautiful landscapes made with grain
and grasses, which never fail to hold the
crowd. A model farmis also shown, giving
the beholder perfect conception of farm
ing on large scale with improved machin-
cry and small army of horses and s.help.'
The remarkable displays made by CALI
fornia and Washington must surely attract
many new residents from the farming dis
tricts of the east More win be written
about the state buildings in future letters.
The electricity building is becoming
more attractive than ever. Here one can
see chickens Matched out by electricity,
listen to French pianos played by the
same strange agency, get watch or chain
gold plated while you wait" witness the
operation of the telantograph, which repro
duces the sender's handwriting thousand
miles distant or learn how columns of
news are transmitted across the Atlantic by
the cables which nestle so many leagues.
under the mighty sea.
The Viking ship and three caravels
attract lots of attentions and will remain
at their present anchorage during the fair.
The council of administration has or
dered that no persons shall hereafter be
allowed on the roofs of the manufacturers,
transportation or any other building. and
that the balconies and promenades of the
administration building are included in the
order. The elevator concession has been
the most profitable one of all, but the cold
storage building calamity proves that it is
dangerous to go on roofs.
The attendance does not seem to average
up to the 100, 600 mark. and the number of
strangersain the city is not what hotel men
or the fair directors expected. Prices of
rooms and board have been lowered con-
siderably in the vicinity of the fair, but all
interested in corralling the coveted dollar
and hopeful that the hesitating ones WILSON
come iocking to the big show from every
point of the compass.
Three things might be suggested that
would surely increase the attendance and
please the people immensely.
First--A reduction of SO per cent. in
railroad rates.
second-A reduction CT 33s per cent. in
the poorly conducted restaurants.
Third-A reduction of so per cent. in the
price of all plaisance shows.
The panorama of the Alps has been re-
duced from so cents to 10 cents, merely as an
experiment. 1t costs entirely too much
too see the plaisance attractions.