Chicago: Its History

and Its Builders

A CENTURY OF MARVELOUS GROWTH

BY

J. SEYMOUR CURREY

Honorary Vice President Illinois State Historical Society, Vice Presi-
dent Cook County Historical Society, Member Chicago Histori-
cal Society, American Historical Association, Illinois

State Library Association, National Geograph-
ical Society, Chicago Geographic Society.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER XLI

FORMATIVE PERIOD OF THE WORLD'S FAIR

FIRST SUGGESTION OF THE FAIR-PROPOSED WORLD'S FAIR IN 1892-MOVEMENT IN

CHICAGO TO SECURE THE FAIR-EFFORTS OF OTHER CITIES IN SAME DIRECTION-

INFLUENCES BROUGHT ΤΟ BEAR ON CONGRESS-INITIAL CORPORATION

FORMED

—SUBSCRIPTIONS TO STOCK-ARGUMENTS BEFORE CONGRESS CHICAGO SELECTED

AS SITE OF FAIR-CONGRESS PROVIDES FOR A 'COMMISSION" -POWERS OF COMMIS-

SION-THOMAS W. PALMER ITS PRESIDENT THE ILLINOIS CORPORATION-NAMES OF

DIRECTORS "WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION," NAME CHOSEN-LYMAN J. GAGE

ELECTED PRESIDENT-SELECTION OF A SITE-LAKE FRONT FAVORED AT FIRST-

JACKSON PARK FINALLY DECIDED UPON-TWO GOVERNING BODIES THREATEN

CONFUSION-HARMONY SECURED BY "COMPACT"-CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT

CREATED-D. H. BURNHAM CHOSEN CHIEF GENERAL PLANS CONSIDERED-WIL-

LIAM T. BAKER SUCCEEDS GAGE AS PRESIDENT-BAKER IS SUCCEEDED BY H. N.

HIGINBOTHAM-HIGINBOTHAM BECOMES GUIDING SPIRIT OF THE EXPOSITION-

GENERAL AS-

BURNHAM'S SPLENDID SERVICES-FINANCIAL

SEMBLY-TEN

LEGISLATION BY THE

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SUBSCRIBED THE PRESIDENT ISSUES PROC-

LAMATION ANNOUNCING THE FAIR-ESTIMATES OF COST COUNCIL OF ADMIN-

ISTRATION-CONGRESS ASKED FOR DIRECT APPROPRIATION "SOUVENIR COIN"

MEASURE PASSED-DISAPPOINTMENT IN SALES AT PROPOSED PREMIUM-SLOW SALE

OF EXPOSITION BONDS THE DIRECTORY AT THE END OF ITS RESOURCES-THE RAIL-

ROAD COMPANIES COME TO THE RESCUE.....

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CHAPTER XLII

DEDICATION AND OPENING OF THE WORLD'S FAIR

FORMAL DEDICATION IN OCTOBER, 1892-IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES-IMMENSE

CON-

COURSE OF VISITORS-PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS-THE COLUMBIAN ODE-IN-

TERVAL OF SIX MONTHS-INCOMPLETE PREPARATIONS-UNEXAMPLED RAPIDITY OF

BUILDING OPERATIONS-THIRTY-ONE MILLION ADMISSION TICKETS PRINTED-THE

FIRE INSURANCE PROBLEM-OPENING DAY, MAY 1, 1893-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S

CIRCUMSTANCES-FINANCIAL

ADDRESS-STARTING THE MACHINERY-DEPRESSING

PANIC EMBARRASSES THE MANAGEMENT-DIFFICULTIES

DIRECTORY-ATTENDANCE RECORDS-FOURTH OF JULY VISITORS ADMINISTRATION

DETAILS-MR. HIGINBOTHAM'S HEAVY RESPONSIBILITIES-EFFICIENT COOPERATION

OF ASSOCIATES-THOMAS B. BRYAN'S SERVICES..

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