Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1909 — CHICAGO’S AMUSEMENT PARK. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHICAGO’S AMUSEMENT PARK.

■“wHrjr SxpoatHoa •oimhm AS World's Records in AtWadenoe*. Chicago’s latest and the world’s great* Mt "how Up to data, EIVERVIEW EX. POSITION, Is daily breaking all crowd leoorda to this otty of multitudes, _The attendance of the famous world’s Pair Is eclipsed. A million persons via* ltod the exposition the first few days of 1U opening. By daylight, opening day, a muKitude gathered at the massive mala rat—. They came out of the «Uy ea Street cars; from the country by trainst mat all points of the compass afoot, oa horseback. In automobiles, earrings* electric, elevated and ateam railways and by boat

State street sent thousands of richly attired beautiful women in pioturs hats and gowns, the factory settlemeala young girls in modest garb but with equally light hearts, the busy marts* portly business men In autos, slender olerks, their wives and children, carrying picnic equipment, the resident districts' children in merry troops, shouting and laughing, aristocrats from the boulevards, ana workingmen In holiday attire, a light-hearted, expectant throng that swarmed through gates, driveways, turnstiles and even over the white walls eagerato view the marvels of the great exposition. Thousands arrived on a fleet of electric launches, steamers, big excursion boats, sailing craft and rowboats, all felly flying bunting and flags, laden with oyous crowds, whose noises of merriment mingled with the music of many bands.

All day the vaat oonoourse of aboutIn 8 men, women and ohlldren passed into the grounds. They were confronted with an endless revelation of architectural, scenic and natural splendor In theaters, pavlllions. courts, midways, esplanade*, exhibition buildings, art and Industrial halls, casinos, ooncsrt stadiums for great military bands and orchestras, causeways, boulevards, watsrways and glsaming whits tassellated buildings. Turreted and dassllng In their beauty the buildings form snow white avenues and fringe the shores of diamond lakes from whose prismatic depths spout and spray fountains of crystal waters by day and opalescent mists of (green, purple, orange and heliotrope by night The mile square center of marvelously beautiful structures sets like a city of Carrara marble In the emerald heart of groves, foreetry and flower Plate. Chicago ie ever surpassing Its ow* I achievements but It will neve; build such another spectacular splendor ns SUverview Exposition. *