The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-19

.d,1Ik.--- more striking illus
Nai1l4tg tration Of this "a
IL Ata miliar phrase
F EgSGO - than the present
0y.GtpN exposition. Not two
Sg,NdHR years have passed
ZIG IEiD, since It's close. and
lsktC the elements and
n man have com
bined 20 create a ruin which In rapid
!ty and breadth OF contrast Is really
unprecedented Most Of the great ruins
With which we are familiar have taken
ages 10 accomplish. and therefore we
have no accurate mental picture Of
what they were originally.
II we Of this generation could have
seen ancient Egypt. we might appre-
oiate to the fullest extont the tumblei
masonry which to-day tells a very In.
complete story OF old-time gradeur.
But Il IL within reach Of most OF us TO
take an object lesson or two In the
transit busln@s-a visit To what
used TO be the Court OF Honor. now In
all It's desoiatlon the thought Of
what II was. ablazc with countless
lights and glorious with color. IL
enough TO stir the most phlegmatlc.
Decaylng wooden walls Of big shall
low tanks. and piles Of rubbish. are all
that Ia left Of the electric fountains.
and lnexprossible heaps OF plaster and
odds and ends have taken the place
Of MacMonnles' fountain. Tho elk aud
other live stock OF heroic mold which
looked out over the Grand Basin are
mostly there. and In various grades Of
dllapldation show the wear and tear
OF couple OF real hard winters. What
a sorry condition they are all I'M one
OF the elk has lost an antlcr. and
curved bar Of half-lnch iron. which
formed the core OF his horn. pokcs him
Ia the eye.
The nymphs and goddosscs. who fg-
urod In the allcgorlcal groups have now
degenornted into sadly dilapidated
lot. the Wanton elements having played
havoc with their once graceful lgures.
And II they and the bulls and horses
ana the buffalo all got together and
tried TO find q sound member among
them. don't believe they could do IT,
The lady on the pedestal OF tho big
statue OF the Republic is holding her
own fairly we'll. hut how lonely she
looks. aud how lonely she Is ju1tifcd
In lookingl She looms mp high above
everything. and. like the sphynx, she
tells mighty little OF what has gone on
around her feet. II she could turn
around she could sec the place whore
the magnificent perlstyle was but
which 10 now mainly an ash heap. The
entrance to the Grand Basin Ia now u
pile Of ordinary dirt
She now looks directly at an irrcgu-
lar heap OF twisted iron and gray plaa-
tic. which she might recognize, but
which the visitor would have to tax
his memory heavily TO connect with
the Administration building. To her
left hand are countless charrcd piles,
burned almost to the ground. They
indicate what was once the Agrlcul-
tural building. a great stretch OF
ground 20 her right. covered with
broken capitals. bent beams and black
oncd fragments. on the site OF the
palace Of manufactures and liberal arts,
show how wofully lacking In the pie
turesque n modern ruin can be when
Il wants TO- M compared with the ef-
forts Of somewhat more ancient essays
IN that direction.
or the Machinery hall the greater
portion Of It's framework stands. re-
mindlng one for all the world OF the
ribs OF some mighty creature. whose
dlsintograting body Is suggested by the
massea OF debris all around. A few
car trucks standing lonely In the midst
OF great level surface, help to locate
the transportation building As Il was
built OF wood entirely. the fire didn't
leave much OF II TO cumber the earth
with unslghtllness Workmen are now
busy removing the Government build
Ing.
The warship Illinois has a h1lo In
her side the size Of couple OF barn
doors. and the water swashes IN and
out OF her brick-and-tlmbcr walls. but
stlll she floats Just "a securely Gs OF
yoro The paint on her tunnels and her
plaster armor has blstcrcd. and has
scaled like the bark on a buttonball
tree. To-day. the chief end OF the IT,
llnols Is to furnish a good place for
the Juvenile Chlcagoan TO hsh from on
a Sunday.
II Is u good, wholesome thing then
10 turn from that desolation and wall,
~ along the lake front workmen are
putting down new roads and sidewalks,
building sea walls and beaches. and
when ones back Is toward that partlc-
ular section Of the park that was form
erly the exposition he can begin 10
speculate on what tho place viii be
like some day, The Geman building
which was given by that government 10
Chicago authorities, Is being palnted
and otherwise reluyenatCd. Willows
! have grown up around q. and IL looks
I lust as natural MS n i,5 HE for a prriod
d of thirty years instead OF three had
been spent gazing out over Michigan.
See" The grounds around tho art
, building are In fine condition. aowers
aud grass being used IN excellent pro.
Z portions to make very pretty plctnres
B. hut thoro ~ something LACKING nt
% tho doors OF the dlNernnt g,i..t..