St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-22
The Great Show.

hut IL Few Suggestions Oh Nh'i' w Wv
and see, and what not to do. may he of
service to our many readers who are
about to visit this wonderful affair
And first.
EXPECT To BE CROWDED.
The muItitudeS are now tluckiug to and
from Philadelphia. During the sum
mer. when the admissions scarcely
reached thirty Thousand daily, the re-
max was frequently made that there
was no crowd. and that there seemed to
he an abundance of room. lhlS WAS
undoubtedly true. But with the adj
missions ranging from fifty to one nun
drcd and sixteen thousand daily, the
crowd is obvious. especially i'll the horse
and steam cars. on the boats and III the
hotels. and in restaurants at about meal
| time. Knowing this fact, one should
make provision before hand far as
possible. That Is, he should engag"
board and lodgings before leaving
| home also Il berth or State-room, II go
inc by boat Those who do not do this.
are frequently annoyed 10y having t."
tramp from one hotel to another III
search of shelter, perhaps after sitting
up all night on the boat because the
berths were all full While the greatest
crowd is at Philadelphia, and on the
means of transportation To and from
that point, all the great centres of the
country are full of travellers. The
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, puts
up cots in its parlors aud reception
rooms every night. Il thing never before
done in this great hotel. tor more than
Il night or two at Il time. lfone wishes
to stop over in New York, he may wish
he had telcgraphed for il room few
hours previous.
At PhiiddHpha.-lf stopping down
in the city. the crowd upon the horse
or steam cars is excessive to and from
the exposition. Men can stick on al
most any where that *. they d" but
with Il party. in which ladies and chill
desperate. :" great are the numbers
returning from The fair. that the cars
are crowded foI an hour or more after
dark. The advantages of stopping III
the city aIe. more quiet. more comforts.
and at a less prize. The advantages of
stopping near the grounds. are, Il >I\ III =
of time guin" Ia and from the rNpn>i-
tioI. and the avoiding nt the crowd that
fills every vehicle. ~ we'll a. the delay
IN waitin" for Il chance to get one foot
upon the step of Il horse ear.
Hnf,i Accommodations. Near the
grounds there :iIc several large hotels.
The Globe. the Transient iutntal, and
main entrance. The tw" former ask y
} Il dav. and the latter y. This does not
include room entire. tnI the demand
, j. 80 yIr.t that each room has occupants
} numbering frnM tw" upwards; and ii
viii do no good 10 complain. for there
are plenty that are ready t" fill every
Vacant niche in every hotel mean the
grounds. at the prices asked. Besides
these hotels. there are several Others
near by kept on the european plan
some of which give very fam beds al
one dollar a single bed per night. Meals
} are bought ut restaurants. of which
there are plenty. II Il man knows his
, room mate. these will do. and ale much
j cheaper than the good hotels of the
other kind. In order To get Il place /,
han" up near the grounds. il i nccc>-
! >ary I" write or telegraph III advance
The States" turned away an average
OF hundred Il day during last week. u
, those VIII" failed Ia apply t"I accnmm"-
! dati"m> until they Appeared i'll person.
} In the GrouH,iS. The visitor ha,
) bought his guide I" the exposition til,
one published 10y Lippimc"tt and hl'
} studied il Thoroughly : at least. h,
, should have done 50 aud before lcavin!
:, home. il possible. If hr has done this
; and has fixed The location of every
. building on the map. he is ready I,
, proceed on Il tour of observation. On
entering the centre of the Main Bnild
) ing. one * amazed hnd electrified Il
. what he hcholdS. and the tendency j.
, t" spend more time upon sections whicl
are of less Importance. leaving the NOR,
valuable parts of the building for
lricter study. Therefore it is we'll +,
90 rather rapidly from country to c"un
q thy and from building to building. tax
u ing i'll the principal points of interest
:, One may spend one ar two entire day
III this way. and then. on returning t,
> his room. review the work in his mind
> and make his plans for Il more thorough
:, inspection and study of the parts of tn,
n exposition which he chooses. One thin:
u is sure. however many times he visit
) each country or section. he will mos
likely always find something new
- therein.
; What to see.-The Main Building vii
. claim the most attention to the aNcrag,
y visitor. Beside, this. there are Ma
: chncry Hall. Agricultural Hall. tn,
) Government Building. the Art Caller
> and its Annex, the Hide and Leathe
- Building. the Horticultural Hall al
: claiming much attention. and each on,
> deserving much more time than tn,
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