| Show WHITE CITY I 1 abe e hi historic grounds where the of the great wet who ettlel i oregon california and other made de up their trains and to face a howling wilde wilderness mew with au all the dangers daggers incident to an unexplored coun country itry tow stands the white city one ot of the grandest monuments ot of human skill and developed energy ever before seen west of the missouri built by the sons and aind daughters of these same brave leaders into what was then called the great american desert about two and a half million dollars was waa expended in producing this pocket edition of the great columbian fair a condensed epitome of the che attractions with many new fea features kures and minus some borne of the old ones one thing can be said there are no nio objectionable attractions on the grounds nothing no thing to offend the most fastidious it is an adult kindergarten where the dullest may read and compare an object lesson that will never be forgotten by observing I 1 ng people it will take a whole week to bo carefully examine dhe thousand and one attractions grouped in the different structures each one possessing the highest developed skill architecturally the leading ones omes grouped around an am artificial lagoon navigable for pleasure boats and small steamers while every nook and corner is fitted up with flowering plants whose happy combination pleases the eye and delights the senses the rarest and choicest camas gallias salvias gal sal vias var variegated legated geraniums phloxes phlox es and add every known flower that grows grow in our latrude latitude 1 I 1 should think the combined exhibits occupy about acres the spot selected being ota a bluff near cutoff lake once the bed of the missouri river there are the govern government men t building the administration bull IdIng the manufactures building liberal arts mines and mining fine arts art agriculture electricity and machinery apiary dalry dairy and horticulture buildings there are a score of other structures each possessing special inte interest int erest resit nebraska illinois georgia iowa Kani kansas gas new york missouri Minne minnesota aind montana have separate buildings which serve to show interest in the success of the enterprise but few of them are other ather than rallying places for people from the states they represent excepting georgia california and one or two of the others oti hers the first of these structures I 1 visited was the horticultural building california was there with its usual array of wonders in fruit production so also were the states bordering the missouri even Mon montana tama had a splendid array of fine apples idaho also rome luscious fruits clean large and attractive but where Is utah I 1 enquired nothing from utah sir what nothing from the mother settlement 1 of the great west thought 1 I no indeed not ca a peach nothing to show what the marvelous bastin basin can ft do I 1 simply concluded that we would have to take lessons from the surrounding states thet that have sprung from utah as to how to grow fruit we have simply given over our beloved state to the codlin moth and when we did not have that pest peat to fight we were the admiration of the I 1 world at a time when everything grew without effort on our part we did wonders now that we have a constant fight to secure a fruit crop few of us have any fruit at all if we could obtain a premium for the best specimens of wormy fruit the gold medal would go to utah but if utah stands at zero in the matter of fruit she does not I 1 in n the mining building here we have the most elegant and tasteful exhibit on the grounds each mineral is plainly marked and such a wealth of metallic marvels will astonish those who live right here huge transparencies of utah scenery hang around masses of boal of ores of evely kind or are irr arranged n ged to tell the me story of olour productive state mr mf S T whitaker of ogden is in charge and takes pleasure in answering questions to visitors tora you will also find the salt lake papers on his desk or glean any information you desire concerning the exhibition I 1 cannot atempa to take the reader into effit the different buildings each one of us is particularly interested in specialties once on the grounds you can be entertained by studying up the subjects you like most the fine arts building contains many rare gems some of them of fabulous value the agricultural building is replete with wonderful evidences of how the west is growing good agod taste and artistic skill has been used in its whole arance ment the same may be said of the other structures the great united states building at the west end of the lagoon with its gilded dome and its alluring attractions is always filled in this edifice you are brought face to face with the great government in all its workings aims and efforts to benefit the nation groups of wax figures ilu the indians indiana the soldiers the sai sailors loKs the methods of producing money of nursing the sick in hospitals of fighting insect pests the geological of noted places enough to make you linger many hours and to wish that could be brought nearer home so that the thousands who never get away could enjoy the wonders in the la lagoon g 00 n at stated times the method of rescuing the crews of shipwrecked vessels on the seashore attracts great crowds we see the line shot over the supposed wreck we then are shown the life line stretched and the breeches buoy bucoy attached to bring the unfortunate marines ashore we then are treated to the rescue of a man falling overboard and methods used in case of partial drowning we are shown how when the life boats turn bottom up that the bold sailors are preserved from drowning in another part of the grounds the method of studying the the country by means of a balloon was illustrated lust rated the balloon rising about 1000 feet and being connected with a telephone to the earth similar to the method adopted at santiago the balloon was attached by copper wires to the wagon and released or drawn in at will the union pacific shows shown xe same ot of its largest engines and also the smallest railroad in the world you can go from omaha to salt lake for ten cents everybody seems to patronize it one of the newest features was the indian exhibit some representatives of thirty different tribes were on the grounds each tribe with its tent peculiar to their separate tastes some round some peaked some oval and otherwise there were several hundreds there we were treated to a sham battle indian fashion congress voted to help expenses the conception was unique it will be a long time again before such a 0 scene ce ne will be wt witnessed t when you tare are tired of getting instructed and want to enjoy fun there is another midway plaisance with all the features of a fair streets of the world streets of cairo persian fire eaters german chinese moorish and a flemish village win will amuse you there Is a wild west an old plantation show a wild animal exhibit a devils dance of palmistry dwarfs giants shouters and bouters tou eastern fakirs fakiri and western shar pers lArs niam mammoth math ice saws it is fun ddn to hear the erudite invitations to come into each show some claim that the wealthy only patronized them that society people find instruction within the shades of their attractions and marvelous marve loua wonders for which the world has el aft al opar g 8 seen 11 for this ti icae fierily arid so on ba and so at ai gifft ni la the tbt electric lights are tufted 0 oh o each building bordering the lA gobin ho has its outlines illuminated jets of incandescent lights in clusters all give EL a magical effect to the scene the services of the beat bands in the country discourse delightful music for a few cents you can sall sail around the lagoon in lan an elegant ste steamer saner shaped like a swan or if you prefer can take a venetian gondola nothing St stronger rODger than beer or wine is sold on the grounds the cost of refreshments is cheap compared comi pared with the fair rooms roams can be obtained on the outside of the grounds at low law rates the same can be said of omaha om adaa those who see this western wonder before it i t closes will not come away disappointed disappoint led C R savage dav 1 GE |
