| Show workingmen AND THE WORLDS FAIR notwithstanding the cholera alarms there seems to be no abatement in the prosecution proBe catlon of the fair work in chicago all the details nave been completed for the grandest civic display that ever took place on this continent on october 21 next when the ceremony emODY of dedication will be performed president harrlson harrison and the members of his cabinet babinet grover cleveland the members of the diplomatic corps the governors of the states and a boat of distinguished personages civil military and religious are to be present col breckenridge of kentucky will deliver the dedicatory oration this gentleman voted against the appropriation in congress and on this account a great deal of ill III feeling was manifested agai et at him but that matter has been all settled and the gallant colonel who is said to be one of the great orators of our time is now unanimously chosen as the speaker of the day eastern papers are discussing ways all and d means whereby the working men and women of this country can see the great fair next summer the no kejr N york matt mail and express is taking an aggressive stand on the proposition that from may 1 1893 1899 to november 30 1893 railroad fares fare from all points in the united states should be placed at a uniform scale of per ner head bead to bons bona fide working men the laws of congress Con grees now governing railroad fares need in no way be infringed by the contemplated scheme these laws now recognize a dozen or more classes they recognize first second third immigrants immigrant tourist excursionist family ticket passengers drawing room mile age passe passengers agers sleeping car dining room clergymen editorial crows crews commutes private cars free passes separate cars care for colored people and several other grades for each of these classes the national law demands a uniform rate but among all these various grades the working men are not mentioned and the companies corn panics way may institute a olasa clan of this kind the plan proposed is that at certain periods period special trains should be b run for workingmen working mea in order that exist ing laws be not interfered with the union pacific for instance could offer to run a train of tin couches coaches from spit salt lake city to chicago for these cars can could accommodate passengers which at 1 each would defray operating expenses and the mail aind express suggests that salt sale lake city be made the western terminus of the radius over which the douar rate would extend but roads westward of this would be expected to make excursion rates to enable the pacific coast people to reach here chea cheaply and to have one day in salt lake after arrangements of this kind have hava been completed then lot let the exposition directors make one day weekly work ingmans ing mens day s and the admission fee be placed at 10 cents each it ills in estimated that by this plan 41 4 people would visit th the fair who would not visit it under existing circumstances and it to is held bold to be only proper that every man woman and child over 10 years of age in the united states should use see the fair and receive an impression of the greatness and grandeur of our country to the railroad manag managers manageri erp of the united states who are accorded a first rank in the solution of transportation problems problem the movement of vast masses will be n no 0 difficulty |
