HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Gazette, 1893-09-07, Page 8THWORLD'S FAIR.
Rev. Mr. Beo'iinaa's Third Letter.
Editor Gazette.—After my return from
the city of Chicago I find that nearly
all the newspapers are filled with des-
' cription, of " the, wonderful buildings
erected on Jackson Park, and the costly,.
superb and glorious things contained
therein. It seems to me I could please
your readers mere in giving a descrip-
tion of the great and marvelous build-
ngs of the City of Chicago itself: One
of those buildings in which I was mostly
interested was the Board of .Trade-
'- The building architecturally, is beauti-
ful, particularly the front, which is sur-
mounted by a tower tapering to a pin-
nacle of 322 feet above the pavement.
-`"Prom the tower we obtained a magnifi-
cent view of the city and far out upon
the lake. The building itself is a mus-
sive structure of grey stone at the foot
of La Salle St. on Jackson St. between
Pacific avenue and Sherman St. The
tower is surmounted with a, lake schoon-
er fifteen feet in length and rigged pro-
portionately, making the biggest -weath-
er -vane in the world although from the
street it seems bat a fifth its actual size.
This- is the building where great for-
tunes are made and lost in a few min-
utes. I am told that this making and
losing of fortunes is not a game of
chance but the result of their being risked
c n a test of judgment: Ate a gigantic busi-
ness factor the importaince of this insti-
tution, regulating as it practically floes
the traffic in bread -stuffs the a world over
is something tremendous. The Board
has a membership of about 2000,mostly
.young men, as brainy, shrewd and
`brilliant in business as can be found the
world over. Commercial honesty and
personal integrity are demanded on the
part of members of, the. Board of Trade,
Any member wllo is discovered violat-
in_g this code of iaorals cannot thereafter
-trade or do any bnsiness whatever on
the Board. Hundreds of thousands of
bushels of grain are hourly bought and
and:
on the floor 'of the -exchange simply
k by a lightning -Vito, verbal agreement
- without so much as a scratch - of a
_pencil.
The slightest error in .speech may
cost the maker a million of money, and
this too in a perfect babel of tongues.
For a member to break his word means
his expulsion from the Board and his
:becoming a commercial outcast. My
first impression was, when gazing down
:from the gallery, that over half . the
:_members on the floor were lunatics,xun-
. ping round the floor without coat or hat
sleeves rolled up sending despatch after
..despatch away who knows where, mak-
ing such a terrible noise that no one
.could understand his next neighbor.
I counted on the floor of the house
116 despatchers and telegraph operators
:and they were all kept busy by these
hien, but, it seems, the sigh t is one of a
!life time, especially when we consider
that millions of dollars are changing
hands as a result of all that wild com-
motion.
There are, I am told, a score of other
business exchanges in the city of Chi-
cago, which, to a greater or less degree,
pattern after the Board of Trade, but
:none of them . compare in the slightest
;manner with this as tcetinterest or im-.
vortance.
G. BROSMAN.
Howick. Boy at the World's Fair.
_ Editor Gazette, rthoutgut a -few lines
:from a former Howiek boy might not
e uninteresting'to-many of your readers
:and especially so at this particular time
nvben we are 'li, more or less, talking
about the seereheg all absorbing topie'of
the present d—the World's- Fair. I
will try to giveen w cornprehensiveman-'
ager, some of the general ideas of this,
the grandest is ernaticnal exposition
within the h story of man. To. com-
mence with 1 1 i,. ht state that the ex-
position is,
located in Jackson Park
seven miles from the. hear;, of Chicago
and bounded on tee east by Lake 'Mich-
igan,
akeMich-
iigan, many of t:ie baiidings being sit-
uated on the water's edge, and occupy-
ing an area of nearly ten square miles.
- We will now teke. one of the numer-
cats ways to the ground, say by- way` of
62nd Street. - Teyfirst building' -which
will probably attract attention is the-
transportation which is 258 feet wide by
966 feet' long, With an- annex. _,of 425 by
930 and cost 437700 It is the -hand
- _ somest MI' the ground, the "golden door'
or __archway_ being especialy-attractive,
being ornsmeittea wig beautiful alle-
gorical figure and grips ,' within the
hti ldi ag ewer specimens'' of every imagin-
sty vehicle or. -means of ..transportation
i ram the primitive ox -cart to the fmodern
-.rtiage and palatial:. steeping car. _ In
this Minding Canada by no means takes -
a second place. Just across the way is
the mines and mining building which
has a length of 700 feet and width of 350,
costing $265,000. Here are gathered
the products of every conceivable mine,
from blackened coal to sparkling dia.
mond,as well as all other precious stones.
Lying to east of this we come to the
electricity _building which is 835 by 690
feet costing $401,000and covering
almost six acres of ground. During the,
day the display,consisting of every char-
acter of electrical : device, but when
night comes aid science touches the
electric current there is brightness,
beauty and grandeur throughout the
whole building and inventions of the
World's greatest' Electricians from Edi-
son down seem to become objects of
real life. South of . - _ auilding we
come to the administration building
which covers a space of 262 feet square
and cost $550,000. It is surmounted
with groups of sculpture of the most
elaborate designs and costly character.
It is used by the officers and clerical
forces of the expositiou:and is interest-
ing as a work of art. Next to attract
attention is machinery hah,492 feet by
846 feet,of floor area 23 acres,the largest
building, with one- exception, on 'the
grounds. Init is located the largest
power plant in the: world, supplying
24,000 horse power. East of the ma-
chinery 'we come to the agricultural
,building whose dimensions are 500'by
800 feet and an annex of 312 ey 550 feet,
costing $618,000,which contains every-
thing pertaining to agricultural pursuits,
from the aborigines to the present day.
After leaving this -we pass through
Casino restaurant and finally enter.
manufacturer's hall, the largest. build-
ing in the world. It covers 44 acres and
cost $1,700,000,saicl to be three times.as
large as St Peters at Rome. Here are
represented the manufactures- products
of nearly every civilized country, each
arranged after the manner of the coon-_
try represented. • Just across the lagoon
we dome - to the fishery building where a
huge aquarium may be seen every char-
acter of fish in America. From there
we come_ to the art building with a
frontage of 500 feet and depth of 320
feet with two annexes,the cost of which
was $675,000. Every inch of space in this
building is covered either with pictures.
of old masters or sculpture by the world's
most renowned sculptors. I boleive it
will become_ a permanent- institution
wherein the best, works of art will be
constantly shown,
Leaving bete we come to several of
state buildings in which are found the
products of mine -and field arranged in
every systematic farm. The next build-
ing under =consideration is the Horti-
culturallall which is 1,000 feet in length
by 250feet in width and erected at -cost
of $800,000 has an immenseglass dome
in the centre, 182 feet in diameter_ and
113 feet in height and is, I believe, the
largest in the world with one exception
theeCrystal Palace of London. --Here the
lover of flowers can -revel for hours anti
palms, ferns, shrubs etc., representing
flora of every country ;while at northern
and southern end we find wines, jellies,
jams in great profusion.: Now we turn.
"our attention to the great favorite resort
Midway plaisance. Imagine it is evening
then yon sae. it at it's best, ]4 is aglow
with life, light and music, the hum of
voices and babble, and thou ands,sarge_
in and out along it rs broad avenue_. and
narrow streets. Here it is We hear the
music of the Turh-, thhe torn tom of `the
Arab, the monotonous " , song of " the
Russian, the hum: drum of the Syrian,
the bellowing of Dahomeyan Mt. the:.
gaily decked gentle -mail who- stands at
the entrance of the temple of pause-
anent and legs of you in besesebin;
tones to walk in<and- Bee the worriers of
the world.
Next we take the. Irish village where
articles of Irish industry are sold, Irish
music enjoyed and finally, if you wis i,
the Blarney stone can be kissed. We will
pass Swis.3 alps, Turkish village, Lap-
land village and come, to streets of Cairo
where:, we see real camel rides indulged
in, and Egyptian temples, niosgiies and
museums in great abundance. Before
leaving the Plaisance a .stroll to the
Great Ferris wheel,which is to- Chicago
what the Eifel tower was to Paris; its
extreme height is 264 feet the diameter
of wheeI 250 feet and the totalweight
of -the wheel and cars is 21 tons, and is
capable of carrying 2180 persons each
trip which occupies-, about :twenty`min-
utes and is run by 1000 -horse pS'wer- en
_ine. Now_ before leaving the grounds we
will. take a trip on an:- `overhead electric
railway ex asis called intralninal when
we will by passingenotiee: the ra ins of
zacula t or the homed the cliff:. dwellers;
the anthropological building when can
o
be seen the relics of -primitive man from
all parts the world, then the Forestry
and finally the-Kruppagnn works when-
we
henwe will stop for this time. .
In conclusion permit me to say some-
thing in regard to the cost of living etc.,
while-here.The -idea seems to be a very
prevalent over in Howiek if you dome to
theFair-you will not onlypay exhorbitant
prices but be knocked down and robbed
etc.,Such an idea is sienplyerroneen x.11
you walk straight you will stay that way
without any trouble and of course if you
wish to be a Vanderbuilt, a Rothschild
or Gould, why, bring on all your money
you have, but ordinary human beings
can get very nicely on $2.00 per day
with goodcuisine thrown in. Trusting I
have not transgressed too far on your
valuable space:
I remain yours etc.,
WII sod DEACHMAN.
»`f..
Mr. Thos. Inglis, the well known cat-
tle buyer, of the 17th con., Howick,- in-
tends starting for Scotland with a fine
load of cattle next month. He will
visit Chicago before returning to Bel -
more. .
MILDMAY
Planing titMills.
Furniture VTarerooms
- o—o--o—o •
G. & N S�hWairn.
Manufacturers of and Dealers in
Sash, Doors,. . Lumber
and all kinds of
$i .ii1G1i11g 11t terical
Planing and Sawing done to order. CASE paid
for all -kinds of saw lops.
rONTBACTS for Buildings- taken..Plans,
Specifications, and estimates furnished on
application.
o -o• -
A large and well assorted stock of
URNITURE.
consisting of
Parlor -Suites.
Bedroom Suites,
- Hall,
Dining room
and Kitchen
Furniture,
Office Furniture
of all kinds,
Easy chairs, etc. etn.
Prices Away Down.
It's worth your while to give us a call.
G. & N. St.walm.
la'd3ldMEW
E30ok
Wall .and Ceiling Papers,
Borderings, etc. in the lat-
est designs.. A large range still
left.
Choice lines of Ladies' and Gentlemen's
Writing Material.
Fancy Goods, Toys,
Novelties, Base and
Foot Balis.
School Books, Office Books, Hymn and
Prayer Bois of- every description.
Telephone Exchange.
Mil may.
Something that-
KNOCKS-TIIEMV ALL OUT AT
lese/.ur s.
i'ot'a ±chi bny a suit
mase to order for
the same moue/ that
you. can buy a ready
made.
Good heavy_ Tweed men's suits lined with cot-
tonade, $7: good Black: Worsted, bound, -lined
with Farmers' Satin, $ 11 50
Black worsted _overcoats, stitched, 8 50
Boys Tweed Ovorcoatg:.:.... 5 50
Men's .black :worsted pants 3 00
" .fine black worsted suits 14 00 up
" .F . scotch tweed suits 'Al 00 ` 17 00
" scotch overcoats 12 00 1500
colored worsted overcoats 9 00: 15 00
In, Cordnroy, Moleskin, Cot
tanade and Blue Derry.
-wo can give you what you want.
In Overcoating yov will have your
choice of about 35 pieces, and
iii Fall Suits about thirty
pieces.
Colne &long with your CASK and. SAYE MONEY.
Plate. showing latest etyles always. on
hand. Best _workmanship guaran-
teed.
H Liesener,` •
Absalom St:,
Musnka.
BUY YOUR
Drugs,
Books,
and Stationery,
IMP
It
Druggist and Stationer,
GORRIE, ONT.
COMMON SENSE
rTWIINTHI.
mom
PARIS GREEN
MRVEST
� TOULS
All Kinds ci'...IDWAM at
tinter & MenrTs5
Fordwich.
Do you wish to save money ?
Do you wish to save labor ? -
Do you wish to beautify your homes ?
Do you wish to -make your fellow mortals happy ?
All of which can be accomplished by examining and buy-
ing your
Wal . Papers, Borderings, etc.,
quwicji-
We have opened Out a large and well selected stock of light and dark grounds
with beautiful patterns, suitable for ceilings, bedr000ms, halls and par-
. fors, with berderiugs to match of the best American manu factures.
AT
dee oar Gold aid S1IVer desigps.
Our
cheap papers are marvels.
We carry a full line of Grain, Clover, and garden seeds, all of which will be
old cheap for cash
Special. Announeernent.
Having purchased a first-class full plate glassHearse I , ani in a better position
to do the undertaking of this community than before, and owing to reductions in
the wholesale prices of our goods I am in a position to give the nae of this - mag-
nitcent parse free, that is to say my charges will be ne More mid sortie'
less .than before. r
Member. of Uutario School of Embalming.
Furniture Dealer and Undertaker
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METHODIST—Service._n
dist Church.. 30
Sabbath..},,,:: at -2:3r..11,.
Thursday evf-riiugs st ,.3i.
pastor.
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stable Oi._e . in the 1)r
to Carrick Banking Co.
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GRADUATE of Ontario
and registered ri.einoE
Association. ._'so Honora
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Veterinary Medical 1 c i
'attended to night and day.
JAMES ARM
Veterinary
{RADUATI3 of Ontario
and registered uie:be
try Association.
!— Residence
Next to HC tilOdiS'
ALBERT STREET,
Corpiercia
Corner Elora and Abs -
THIS fine Stone Note] is
style, with large and
rooms, spacious parlors
every facility- for the et
traveling. public.
The bar i:; snpplicd with
and cigars.
Fred '13ts to and from all
Good Stalling and atteut
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Practical
First-class work Guard
Ciothin
Corner of Absalom ss -
Carr,
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GENERAL r ::aINd
Drafts Issued of
Canada and the I
Loans made
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Good Notes D
Interest allowed on D
References :
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