The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-28
Kansas BUILDING
AT THE WORLDS FAIR GROUND.

Worlds fair Sunday evening reached
the city Ia good shape Monday via the
Katy Flyer which, by the way, is d
very commodious and convenient way
to reach the great fair from our part
Of the country. The crowd in waiting
at Parsons was so large that two extra
coaches had to be put on and the
train was run double.header to Soda
liza, but the Katy seems equal to all
emergencies. The great fair is now
at its prime. The weather Is ideal
and the crowds are very large and in
creasing all the time.
Those of US who visited the fair in
the spring now elbow our way through
crowds In the main buildings when
then we walked around in perfect
loneliness.
The walks and drives have been
completed and when then we stopped
around in mud shoe deep, now we
walk dry shod on well kept walks.
The plant decorations OF the ground
are very beautiful and interesting
now in many places where in the
spring were but piles Of sand or mud
Dogs.
Many new buildings sihave been
erected since then and many exhibits
placed in the large buildings.
The buildings are standing the
weather ia remarkably good shape
and seem like they would be good for
a number of years.
1t seems like great pity and al
most a sin to destroy all these beauti-
full structures that have taken so
many millions of dollars to erect and
beautiiy after only few months use.
Really the fair seems only TO have
begun to interest the people in the
iast few weeks.
Could they have had the crowds the
whole time that are now pouring Ia
the matter might have been a hnan-
cial success Instead of an entire loss
Of capital to the stockholders.
This fair is, without doubt, the
largest eyer attempted and carried
out by man. We doubt if there will
ever be another attempt in this coun-
try to equal it,
The outlay is so stupendous that
there seems TO be nc possibility OF
getting the investment back in one
season. There has been sumo news
paper talk of holding the exhibition
over for another year, but we learn
from Informed persons here that sucL
4 thing Is not contemplated.
The foreigners want to go homt
and will move their exhibits. Any.
one wanting to see the greatest Of
airs had better get a hustle on him
self and get here while the weather S
good and the conditione are ideal.
rhe plants ana shrubbery are III
bloom and the blue grass slopes are
green anu OeauUllul.
The great attraction on the grounds
Yesterday seemed to be the wonderful
Helen Keller. Even scores OF blind
people crowded in to see this wonder
tul girl.
Last night the great attraction,
save the pike, was Payne's fireworks.
He gives wonderfully, beautiful dis
play.
Last night his main piece was The
fall OF Port Arthur, and the way he
Shelled that fort and blew up the wal
ships was sight to see. The pike
continues to be the great attraction
Of an evening. The crowds there art
simply immense and at times impene
trable. The attractions there are
surely reaping their delayed harvest,
now.
Everybody seems to be out for a
good time and is willing to pay for l.
and Is good natured about the matter.
1 said everybody; that needs modihca-
lion. Even here where the attrac
lions are SO numerous and the ave-
nues of amusement so many, we &C.
casionally encounter the hog VII
wishes TO monopolize all the good
things himself to the exclusion of ev-
erybody else. He is not very numer-
Gus, however, and mis- selfishness and
british nature only brings him into
ridicule and disdain by the crowds.
In conclusion let me say to you, if
you have not seen this great fair dur
ing the pleasant autumn weather, by
all means make haste to come and see
il at once. 1t is we'll worth all it costs
and you will meyer have another
chance so long as you live Of seeing
another display of the colossal mag
nitude of this.
You can live as cheaply here now as
In almost any other city. Good rooms
we'll furnished occupied by two Gao
be secured at one dollar per day and
good substantial meals at % cents
each, You can get good lunch put