The Press., 1904-07-27

beds and rails, as formerly and now
used. will take you hours to see. It
would seem as though every nation
ON the face of the earth had here dis
played their ancient means of convey
ance. The modern means of steam
and electricity are elaborately exhib-
tied. The most gigantic freight en-
gine ever constructed is here, weigh
ing 24O tons. The Pennsylvania rail-
road shows on large scale a model
of their new depot in New York city,
with its twenty odd tracks, all un-
derground. It also shows full size
steel tubing section to be used in tun-
neling the river and the sixteen miles
underground electric railroad, an un-
dertaking equal to the cost of this
whole exposition.
Government building, always inter-
esting, is on scale to make it doubly
attractive. Here full size war ves-
sci is ON exhibition, and models of
everything of interest in that line.
Mail conveyances from different Sec
tions of the United States and pos
sessions as formerly used, together
with practical test in forwarding mail
by compressed air for miles at light
ming speed, form only part of what
can be seen in this building
Agricultural building, covering
233 acres, is a marvel for showing
the products in that line from the
different states and nations.
Building of varied industries, dis
playing what our own and other coun
tries are doing along different lines,
is place you can we'll linger for a
day.. .af .
Manufacturing building will indi-
cate to you what our own and our
foreign competitors are manufacture
ing. In this building the French
have q wonderful assortment of their
goods, silks, dresses, etc. dresses
costing from one hundred dollars to
thousands. II. you are fortunate
enough to have your wife at this
place, you might as we'll arrange to
meet her hours later on; she must
linger to see what the most advanced
nation in that line of work produces.
It was here that the writer ascer-
tained that it was not always disad-
vantageOus to be at distant point,
where his check would not be hon.
ored.
State buildings from the different
states are here erected in large and
costly manner, and Connecticut, with
it's appropriation of 800, 900, COM
pares favorably.
Ferris wheel, costing $175, 900,
is 855 feet in circumference, 175l
freight cars needed to carry it, power
electrieity, capacity 1000 persons. at
tract the young and that class of pa
rents that are willing to take their
|c11fldren to a circus. It was here
Miss Roosevelt recently took ride,
and you will make no mistake to do
the same.
You will hear much said about
the "Pike.'' 1t consists of a street
1 miles in length, completely lined
on both sides with all kinds of amuse-
ment, costing $5, 900, 900. It is asid
of one man, who wanted to see it all,
that he did so at cost of 500 There
are limited number you can visit
with profit; there are others that
would not be exactly appropriate for
a Sunday school picnic gathering.
Visit the Boer war.
Telegraph instruments, showing
how at a distant point your own sig
nature can be reproduced, are in oper-
alton. Telephone instruments are ON
exhibition telling you that when you
call party, and he is not in, you
can talk into the instrument and
hours later on, when the party ar
rives, the instrument itself will talk
out to him just what was talked in.
You might as we'll attempt to name
in brief letter all the words of the
English language as to attempt to
describe what can be seen at this fair.
About 1000 buildings, lumber enough
used, which, if put into boards a foot
wide and one inch thick, would reach
around this earth.
If you have hesitated about COM
ing, hesitate no longer; you never
will regret it. AS an educator where
will you find it's equal? :.
Respectfully, ..