Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18
CENTENNIAL HASH.


How the Nations win be Fed and Lodged.
From the Philadelphia Times.
While noticeable improvements have
been made i'm the hotel Accommodations Of
Philadelphia in anticipation of an extra
ordinary demand during the Centennial
season, many of the hOusekeepers have
signified their intention of also provid
ing for the reception of visitors. From
the interest already displayed in this
movement. it is calculated that at least
$4,000 people can be comfortably lodged
here-that is, $4,000 in the hotels and SO,
900 i'm private houses. These figures have
been reached partially by the investiga-
tions of the Centennial Lodging House
Agency. after canvas of little less than
Oiie-half of the city, and by a comparison
of the number of dwelling houses and
population i'm this city with New York
Then considering the available hall and
vacalr store room that Could be brough {
into re iuisiti0nsin qaartefing visiting or
ganizatiOns, the facilities for serving
meals at the various eating saloons scat
tered throughout the city, and calculated
to furnish over 100000 meals a day, the
establishment of restaurants within the
Centennial grounds capable of furnishing
$4,000 meals in an hour, it would seem
apparent that ample facilities for feeding
and lodging visitors viii be provided
The Anerican restaurant of Messrs,
Tobrason g. Heilbrun will bemanaged as
as 70 serv 5000 meals an hour, or 10000
meals a day; MERGERS Southern Restau.
rant will feed 1000 people at one sitting
while Sudreau's New York Restaurant,
I.auoer's German Restaurant and Co
yards French RESTAURANT will feedoyer
1000 people The calculations thus far
made as to the probable attendance at the
exhibition b We figured the daily arrivals
in Philadelphia at 10000. With an av-
erage of ten days for a visit, and daily
outlay for each visitor of SO, there would
BE $l,000,000 expended here each day, OF
a total of $500, 100000 during the CentelI-
NAL season. This is g very important
consideration in determining the benefits
Philadelphia will derive from the success
of the exhibition. But it is not only
promised that the fair will excel allyothers
In the character of exhibits, ETC., since, as
prominent member of The Centennial
Board of Finance assured Times reporter
Yesterday, tine exhibition will prove a fl
nancial success, and thus carry off the
palm from all the worlds fairs, vet held,
nohe4of them having paid expenses. The
greatest obstacle the Centennial authori-
ties had to contend with in providing ac-
commOdatiOns for visitors, after the ques-
ton of lodgings had been disposed of,
was the difficulty in securing provisions
to feed such a great mass Of ,pe0pless
would congregate here. But the matter
worked itself out. 1t was feared that veg
etabies would be scarce. and that butter,
eggs and meats would command enormous
prices. This at fist sight appearid t1ney-
a'aoie. No method Of providing against
= sc,,rcily seemed feasible, and several no.
;epefs and Spectators, to- guard
aaHses zoo great an advance In prices,
maue contracts for buying butter AFT 81 ner
pound' and other provisions in nronor-
ton. IL Is not likely, however. that. these
extreme Precautions will prove at all nrof'
ltaDle' and there will be little o. -, NJ pi i,
crease In the price of provisions if a care
Iua investigation into the preparations al.
seaay inaugurated can be relied unon a.
an indication. Philadelphia IS so iooatsd
nas a large sedion tqf. country 'canS SSe
drained at comparatively little cost 4
through New Jersey vegetable matches
: have been planted by f a7mers With fab' tbs
idea OF meeting the extra demaa,d " Willie I'M
the facilities for obtaining meat 81 y the the
abat OF tie Perhsy ana RsSISo % ~. 6S
the west bark ofthe Schuyikiii, viii he he