The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-06-07
SIX PAGES.
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

ONtaA "NoASih june Aus 0Ss
NEws:-It would hardly be expected
for one to give a minute description of
the Worlds Fair in paper like the News.
II one had the power and the informa-
ton at hand it would require a space
such as you could not afford to give.
However, it is proper that the readers of
the News and the people of our county
should know something Of this mammoth
exhibition. In the first place it is mis-
taken idea that when you go to Chicago
yon will be robbed when you get there.
The idea has got among the people that
when they get to the Fair they will fall
among thieves and pickpockets. There
was never greater mistake, and every
thing about the big show is conducted in
such systematic way that wonder how
such report ever became so generally
current, when there are | 800 of Uncle
Sans troops there to guard and protect
the Fair and the peace of the American
citizen. OF course Chicago is large city,
having great many attractions, and is
made up of all classes and nations of peo-
pie, but yet when you go there and attend
to your own business and conduct your
self as gentleman you will be as far
from being molested as when perambu-
lating about your own domicile. This
idea that people are to be beaten out of
their money and that they will be pull
ed" by some one every time they turn
around is a false one. The Fair is abso-
lutely free to every one who pays his
money to see it and he will experience
no more trouble in seeing the sights than
lift were some exhibition going on within
the borders of his own State. Having been
here and taken in the situation | know
whereof | speak and can say that trip
to the Worlds Fair is not only pleasant
one, but it is also profitable one. ...
OF course it costs something to come
here, but nothing like the fabulous sums
that some people think. There are
plenty Of hotels, and good ones and they
are like hotels elsewhere, they want bus
iness. In order to get it they make their
charges reasonable. occupied room
on the second floor Of the Great Western
a good house run by Kentuckians, at 81
per day and meals thirty-fve cents each.
You can go around to the Palmer House,
the Grand Pacific or the Auditorium and
pay SIS per day if you have more money
than sense, but If you are going to see
the Fair and haven't got money to throw
at the birds, would advise you to steer
clear of these big places. The Great
Western, as / said, is run by Kentuck-
ians and they are courteous, clever gen.
tlemen and will treat you right. Their
house is newly furnished and is all that
could be desired for the money. / be-
lieve a man can come here and stay a
week and see the shows for $40. The
Worlds Fair is all it claims to be and if
anything much more. Such an exhibit
ton will never be seen again on this con-
tinent, not at least for the next hundred
years, and would advise every one who
can well spare the money to go and see
it. But don't go expecting to take it all
in in day or two, or a week, or month.
The surroundings are quite too volumin-
Gus for that. Though within a week
should say that one could get pretty good
idea OF what the big show is and see many
things that will startle and dazzle him.
And every man that has wife should
take her for she has as much right to see
this show as any man. II is a wonder
and marvel in its construction and gen.
eral arrangement and was built to be
seen by everybody. Leaving the Illinois
Central depot it is ride OF seven and a
half miles to the grounds. II you are not
in much OF hurry you can take steam
er on Lake Michigan, or the elevated
railway, and reach the grounds with as
much ease but not quite so quick as over
the Illinois Central. When there you
will see 80 many buildings you will not
know which one to visit first. 1t would
be hard for me to indicate which one
would be the most attractive. They are
beautifully arranged and the exhibits
surpass anything in the same line ever
attempted here or elsewhere before.
Among those of special interest are the
Government building, the Administra-
ton building, the Art building, the Elec-
trio building, the Fisheries and Trans
portation, Mines and Mining building,
Machinery Hall, etc. All OF these, and
many others do not now recall, are OF
special interest, and filed up with the
most attractive and costly displays upon
which the human eye ever rested. l
may have something TO say of this great
Fair later. V. q. b.