The New York herald., 1875-11-08
THE GREAT FAIR.

THE ACCOMMODATIONS PRovIDED-AT LEAST
TEN MILLION ENTRANCES FROM THE UNITED
sTATEs-ENoRMoUs PROFITS TO THE RAIL-
ROADS
| PHILADELPHIA Nov. g. 1878.
In Vienna, to prepare for the international Exposition
OF 1873 hotels Of large size and with handsome
accommodations especially built besides which
there about forty five hotels Of grades al
ready in existence Altogether there accommo-
dations provided for about 900 visitors Our Intcrna
tonal Exhibition at Philadelphia next year viii
occupy over ten acres Of ground than
the Vienna fair-the largest exhibition yet
held-and the attendance, it is assured
will exceed that at Vienna in a much larger ratio.
What accommodations could be provided this city
for the great numbers Of strangers who will
until recently worry serious problem. Now, however,
II may be pronounced being solved Already at
i least five large hotels being built in the neighbor
hood OF the Centennial grounds Others are talked OF
The old hotels in the city enlargng and increasing
their capacities and schemes broached every
day. There are two or three
AGENCIES
whose object is to register all places of this sort for
the information Of strangers Only one OF these agen-
has tho approval Of the Centennial Commission
'The Centennial Lodging House Agency, Limited.
This is making thorough canvass Of tho
city especially among private families of tho better
class many OF whom have spare that they will
be willing TO let during the Centennial at moderate
price, about 81 per day. They have only gone
about one third of Philadelphia as yet but they have
already secured accommodations for 5000 persons
Their tickets for board and lodging in any portion Of
the city desired will be for sale at the railroad ticket
Offices in Europe and this country, and the trains
that can secure their accommodations before
leaving home This idea is new, having been tried
at Vienna There II was not successful however while
AT Philadelphia 1t Will be, If any reliance be placed
upon the ability and character Of the gentlemen
gagged in it, or course this business will afford oppor
for fraud Many irresponsible boarding agencies
will seek victims in 1876 aud il viii behoove
be on their guard, therefore.
SCHEME
for meeting the wants OF the approaching armies OF
sight-scers has before been mentioned in these col
umns. 1t is to build row Of houses each side OF
block Tor square, as II is called in this city, leaving
large open court or yard ior garden in the middle
The houses will be the plan Of private dwellings, but
will have dividing walls the lower floor which
will form grand corridor around the four sides from
which access will be had portions or the houses
set apart for Offices billiard and reading rooms bar
barber shop and other appurenances first class
hotels. All the houses will form large hotel with
all the conyenienccs and more privacy than many ho
tells but viii be arranged that after the Centennial
over and the visitors depart, the division walls be
finished and each house be IA condition to be rented
and used any other private dwelling. Two hotels
are now being built on this plan, one in a very hand
some and tasteful manner, and II is proposed after
the Exhibition to sell the houses already furnished
/ as homes for PniladeIphians- Where hotels be
erected on this plan they viii be far preferable for
beauty and comfort to the temporary frame
which to be tackled together in cheap fashion for
4 use only while the Exhibition continues.
VISITORS MAY DE EXPECTED
4 to Philadelphia in 1876 is a question often
asked and not easy to answer satisfactorily So far as
the number from abroad is concerned it is almost
possible TO give any estimate, but OF one thing am
satisfied, from careful inquiry Of the
officials representing the various foreign
h tions, that the attendance from Europe Great
Britain especially, will be beyond the antcipa-
/ show that the old World looks with such wondering
interest at this young Republic that the desire visit
in 10 general that all who VIII So
\ As 10 the number who VIII visit the Exhibition
IL is TO obtain something like approximation
Some time since Mr. John Welsh chairman Of the Cen
tennial Board OF Finance, fixed his estimate of the
number Of admissions to the Exhibition from the
United states a minimum 10 600 OO0 basng it on
the assumption that each visitor Will make three
70 the Exhibition, which would make the number Of
visitors IN the city about 400 600 II from this 400 900
deducted for the residents OF this city, the visitors
from all parts OF the Union would be estimated at
5000 0O0 This estimate made after careful ex-
animation Of the reports from all parts Of the country
far then received but since the visit to the
from which General Hawlcy has lust returned il the
opinion of the Centennial Commissioners that the visit
from that section Will much exceed the moderate
estimates rst given that the total number VIII be much
over =, OOO0 some fixing u at more than 60O00 000
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
The question: Can the railroads leading INTO this city
manage tins immense passenger tratcY'' was touched
upon IN the article upon the transportation arrange
ments published in the HERALD OF October %. Taking
the lowest estimate OF 5000 600 enormous amount
OF railroad travel Will be necessary, and the arrange
mcnts Of the companies will have TO be made pro-
poruonate scale At low estimate the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will bring from and take back 10
New York city 600 600 passengers from Pennsylvania
and Western New York, 10000 persons, from Us many
and farreachmg connections in the West Northwest and
Southwest certainly one-haf the passenger traffic.
which would be 600 900 passengers total Of 100000
passengers.
ENORMOUS PROFITS TO THE RAILROADS
1t Is estimated that tho transportation Of these pas
sengers both ways will equal about 75,0ooo 900 pas
sengers carried mile, almost twice the passenger
business Of all the year 1874 between New York and
Pisburg. If the charges be one and hall cents per
mile the gross receipts will be Sll go 000 (aow
ing fifty per cent profit revenue OF So 675 600 for
the lines Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company be-
tween New York and Plttsburg only. Moreover,
as the gentleman who makes this estimate states, these
hgures cover "oniy the lines operated by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company between New York and
Pitsburg, their extensions westward far exceed
miles the main line east reaching, they do, to Gin
cinnat Chicago, ST. Louis and the West into Michi
gan. All these lines bring their share of travel to PITTS
burg II IS matter for wonder that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company should have contributed TO tho
Centennial fund The balance of the travel from tho
West and South, not going the Pennsylvania road
and the railroad 10 New York, will concentrate Balt
more from the Baltimore and Ohio and Southern rail
roads Thence they will be brought this city on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad This
will be likely to reach least $50 900 passengers or
coming and returning l50 600 passengers carried
mile The gross receipts of this railroad would
therefore be So 600 600 for this work cents per
mile. At their ordinary ratio Of three cents per mile
the net revenue would be 81 $50 0OO dcducng fifty per
cent.
Goop RESULTS ELsEwngRE
These only illustrations Of the enormous business
the proportionatc profits OF the great railroad
lines next year. The New York Central and
Hudson River, the New Jersey Central the
Erie, the Reading, tho North Pennsylvania and many
others, with their connections and auxliaries viii
drain large sections OF country, carry passengers
proportion to their capacity and extent and reap
large profits As writer Ia the Philadelphia Ledger wel
says, reviewing the results which estimates like this
show, enough Is known to prove that ''at least
branch Of the industry OF our country will derive benz
els from tho Exposition to an extent We would have
hardly credited had It not been placed before in
convincing form II is fair to presume that the cities
oi new lork and Baltimore will derive an immense adj
vantage from the Centennial from the enormous
per oi people that VIII come through them to Philadel
phIa In New York especially many of them will
larry, and large numbers OF those who come
direct 70 Philadelphia will undoubtedly find 1t to their
interest and pleasure to 90 New York to spend
portion Of their time When 10 this is added the Incl
dental business always created by such movement of
people, 10 the way OF purchasing uxurlcs and other
Inattors incidental 10 hnIlnv