Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-07-14
The Worlds Fair.

cago, and the Fair itself is so vast, so var
led ani so complete, that it is perplexing
to one Of ordinary mental capacity, who
has spent few days on the grounds and
buildings to know Just what to say of it.
Upon entering the grounds and walking TO
the main Court one st once becomes
aware of the magnitude of the Fair, and
yet he does not fully appreciate that one
point until at the end of the day, footsore
and weary, he finds that he has seen but a
small fraction of the whole.
And again the beauty and elaborate de-
tail of each of the great buildings, where
all are SO handsome and so complete is not
appreciated until the differences in the
construction and finish of each is noted.
| The great mass of white buildings, so
varied in architecture and ornamentation,
with the lagoon and island park, viewed
from either the top of the Main or Trans
portation building makes as pretty pic
ture as one could wish to see, and as each
of these great buildings is filed with the
| choicest productions of the entire civilized
world the task Of seeing it all within a
limited time is hopeless one.
And again after walking through one
vast building filled with exhibits after an
other, for several days, mind and body be-
come weary, novelty pals and the sight
seer is as anxious~to return home as he
was to go. 'Twere better mix a little of
the side show with the main circus, and
spend part of each day in what is called
the Midway Plaisance, where Africans and
East Indians can be seen in limitations of
their native villages, and where can be
found the shops, and streets, and restau
rants, and theaters of almost every civiliz-
ed and half-civilzed Nation of the Earth.
The Japanese stores are the most patroniz-
ed for novelties TO take home, while there
is almost always crowd around the IL
months old Chinese baby on exhibition on
the second floor OF the Chinese build
ing.
One of the first things that each and
every visitor should do is to go up to the
roof of the Main building, where from a
heighth of over two-hundred feet one can
secure sn excellent view of the grounds,
lower part of the city and the lake, and
stay as long as he wishes-in which re-
spect it excells the Ferris wheel or balloon.
The elevator fee is 25 cents, while the
wheel is so cents and the balloon a dellar;
and one of your trips between the Fair and
the city should be made in the steamer for
the view of the buildings from it. The
immense wharfs at each end of the line are
also worth seeing.
Volumes could be written regarding the
exhibits in each building-the Main build
ing, the Agricultural, Machinery, Electric
! ity. Mining, Transportation, Horticulture,
Art and Government b1ildings-and be-
| sides these there are the Leather, Forest try,
Womens and Fisheries buildings-all fill
ed with exhibits representing the progress
made by the human race in producing
everything that man can produce or aid
in producing, and these exhibits will be OF
value to each visitor largely in proportion
to the previous information he possesses
regarding the subjects he investigates. The
displays are almost infinite in number and
variety, and at some of them of spe-
cial interest, such as the diamond washing
in the mining building, and the splendid
model of the Victoria in the Transporta-
ton building, you will have to get in line
and await your turn to 60 up the narrow
gangway provided for the spectators.
Located at the North end of the grounds
are the numerous State and Foreign build
ings, every one of which is worth seeing.
Our State building is one of the handsom-
est there, and it is tho best place in the
grounds to take rest when fatigue over
comes you.
Scattered over the grounds, also, are in
Vulnerable, small, but handsome, buildings
used for special exhibits By carrying a
map of the grounds in your hand, you can
tell what these are when you come to them,
and you will also find diagrams of each of
the large buildings of use-for giving you
the location of the restaurants and other
conveniences in them, ifnOthing else. All
these maps can be purchased in the city
or near the entrances.
The best place to stop, in our opinion, is
at one of the numerous apartment houses
Il
frances, on either side of the Midway
Plasance, oyer which the railroad passes
on an immense platform, used as a station.
A good room can be secured for dollar q
day for each adult, and there are numer
ous restaurants in each vicinity, where you
pay for just what you order from the bill
of fare, one stportion" at the better places
being enough for two. You are away from
the noise and dirt of the city down there,
the Buffalo Bill and Sebastopol shows are
located near the Goth street entrance, and
you can reach the city if you wish, by any
of the numerous railroad trains in fifteen
minutes, or by the cable or electric cars in
half an hour. The arrangements made for
handling the vast crowds are perfect.
Both of our railroad systems are giving
us good service to Chicago. The Pennsyl-
vania affords both day and night trains
each way, and the Chicago Express on the
P. & W., which stops at Gallery at 4:15
p. m, (our time) arrives at Chicago at 4:
40, their time, next morning. 1t is Ion g
ride. and tie price paid for u berth in a
sleeper, ($2.50) is money well spent. The
berths are large enough for two persons of
ordinary size, and that expense can be divi-
ded. If you do not wish to 90 into the
city you change cars at South Chicago, and
go directly to the grounds. Coming home
on the B. & O. and P. d w. one is forced
to take night train or else endure long
lay over at Akron, o. The best train is
one that leaves Chicago at 4:55 p. m. Itis
a vestibule train with dining car attached,
but it does not stop at Gallery junction.
which makes it necessary for passengers
to Butler to get off at either New Castle
junction or Ellwood and wait 40 minutes
for the local train from New Castle TO ALE
gheny to come along. (By all means get
off at Ellwood, and go Hp to the hotel and
get your breakfast if you wish, for New
Castle junction is one of the most disconso-
late places on Earth, a fitting rival for
Blairsville Intersecticn.) The local train
makes close connection at Gallery and you