The herald., 1894-08-03
AFTER THE FAIR IS OVER
Major Truman Talks of Chicago
and the Fair.
Some Social and Economic Questions
Considered.
Ehs Present Discomfort and Its Causes.
Modern Robber Barons-The
Ruins OF tho White
City.

Az announced recently in the HERALD,
Ben @. Truman has returned from Chi
sago, where he did efficient service for
California during the worlds fair. He
was seen yesterday by HERALD repre-
sentative, and gave the following enter
tanning and instructive talk:
1t is Major Truman's opinion that
California will be called upon again the
coming fall and winter-just aH it WAS
four or five years ago-for all the fruits
1t can preserve or dry, as the frcsts in
esrly Nav last throughout the sections
that supply the bulk of these produc-
tions killed nineteen-twentieths of the
fruit in bud and flower. Canned goods
nearly doubled in price in Chicago and
probably elsewhere on this account.
Then there were damaging frosts in
Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, New Jersey and Delaware later
on, so that not much can be expected
from those well-known fruit producing
fegions.
He is also of the opinion that from
now on there is going to be an increased
demand for California wines and BRAN
dies. He mad taken some pains during
the great exposition to acuuaint himself
with the Ohio, Missouri, New York and
Australia wines, without prejudice, and
he declares that none of those sections
produce wines that can at all compare
with the good CALIFORNIA;. Australia is
forging ahead with Burgundies, and some
sweets, but, aside from two eastern
champagnes (neither of which can be
compared to Haraszthy's Eclipse), the
New York and Ohio wines are greatly
TT Mol NJ nd
body.
'If Chicago Is basis" said Major
Truman, "sn era of lower wages and
salaries, cheaper rents, and scaling
down in prices of everything one wears,
eats and works with, has set in. never
to be greatly changed unless engendered
by widespread famine or war. Houses
and fats, with all modern improve
pretentious thoroughfares, may be OBJ
tained for from $ib to $50 month in
that city. Water for family of 10 is
only $12 year. Gas is $3.50 per thou
sand. Porterhouse steaks and roasts,
from &c to 12c, and sometimes up to
18c for very choice. Ali other meats in
proportion. Eggs u ave been only lilo per
dozen for nearly ayear. The department
stores sell hats for from 25 cents to 81
that will last a man a season; good
shirts for from so cents to 81 suits of
clothes for from $6 to $40; body Brussels
carpets for 65 cents; tapestry Brussels
for 80 cents and good carpeting at that.
All kinds of labor has, of course, fallen
I'm rates, and especially has clerical and
literary work been hit hard. Women
have crowded out men in tens of thou
gands of positions, in Chicago alone, and
ss they will work for half what q man
requires, and are generally more relia-
BILE and more honest, and do not get
drunk and seldom strike, why you zee
them as cashiers in all the stores and
hotels and in unnumbered other posi-
tions. Men require or think they re-
auire money not only for their clothes
and board, but they nearly all belong to
secret societies or clubs, smoke or chew
and drink and play billiards or pool, and
buy theater and circus tickets and soda
and ice cream for the very girls that
have run them out of good salaried
places. Why in the Monadnock build
ing alone there are 286 stenographers
and typewriters and only eight of them
are men, three of whom work for $45 q
month. Girls have few frivolous ex-
penses except new feather or ribbon,
VI CaLHnH UpPaIobun OuC0 Ill a
while. The women are on top and
don't you forget it. Nearly all the
great newspapers east of the Rocky
mountains have cut down the ratio of
literary work from one-third to one.
half, and all employ women as editors
and reporters. There are some few
high. priced men as managing editors on
account of their splendid ability, but
the New York World, Herald and Times
have all cut down the ratio of space
writing. while syndicate matter, some
of which is furnished as cheaply as 25
cents column. has laid many good
all-round writer out cold. The choicest
editorials in the Chicago Herald are
written by woman. The most gush-
ing dramatic critic in Chicago is a
woman, and one Of the most felicitous
writer's on the Inter Ocean don't have to
get shaved.
The Sunday edition of the Chicago
Tribune. one of the most readable and
possibly the finest publication of its
kind in the world, is edited by girl
not yet out of her teens. The News
and Record employ 62 people as cleri-
cal force and just 30 of them are girls.
The journal has number of women on