River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-08-17
THE EXPOSITION.
What fIr. Archer, OF the British
Commission. Says OF It.---AccOm-
mOdatiOns While There.

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mOdatiOns While There.
Below we publish a business letter
written 20 MI. S. D. Dodge of this
place, containing a large amount of
very interesting information to per-
sons thinking Of attending the Cen
tennlal:
PHILADELPHIA, AuG. 5th, 1870.
Mr.. 5. ID. DODGE, Sir. Your
favor of the 3lst ult. at hand, contents
noted. Regarding the purchase of
| goods, we will make it an object for
you to purchase here. Boarding can
be had in almost any locality in the
city. Many persons are receiving
boarders who are not under the neces-
sity of doing so, stimulated thereto by
feelings of patriotism and, partly, hos
pltality. Plain but good board and
lodging can be had at from $500 per
week up for man and wife: that is,
$500 for the two. A number of ho-
tells charge 81 90 per day for room, and
you then eat where and at what ex.
pense you please. In the more CEN
tral parts of the city, board and lodging
is higher, owing to the greater value
of property; to $4,000 per week
for man and wife, part of that depend
ant of course upon fashion. Single
men can board and lodge at from
500 to 20.00 per week. If you will
let us know when you are coming and
will be here, also whether alone OF in
company, we can ascertain who will
have vacancies at the time, and if you
desire it, secure a room or rooms for
you. We suggest to you that it would
flor your convenience be more desir.
able to have lodging near one of the
steam r. r. lines to the Centennial
Buildings. They are much preferable
to the horse cars, inasmuch as the
latter are always crowded, while in
the others you are sure and secure of
seat. The Centennial Buildings are
fully five miles from our store. While
locating you near steam K. r. sta
ton, we could so locate you that you
can readily reach our store by the
street cars. But don't omit to come
to the exhibition. Any description
you may have had of it or any i'm
preston you may have formed of it,
will fall short of the mark. Mr.. Arch.
er, of the British Commission, who
has attended every International, Ma
tional and Colonial Exhibition held
since the Crystal Palace Exhibition of
1852, and on behalf of the British
Government, says except in the depart
ments of jewels and art, this is the
largest, most comprehensive and finest
exhibition ever held. That for space
and beauty of buildings, area and
beauty of grounds, and the beauty of
the general surroundings, it is im.
measurably superior to all others.
That in contrast with the perfection of
the arrangements here, the arrange
ments at other exhibitions seem like
disorder. He says he had no idea
lsuch is the perfection of detail that
human foresight could reach 50 far.
He came out to attend to the duties Of
his Office early last Feb, and had no
idea from what he observed that there
would be any thing like readiness for
opening May 10th. Since that he has
repeatedly said 81 am utterly astonish-
ed at the celebrity with which you
Americans work" He isn't used to
seeing bridges thrown across broad
rivers, and in every day use, in 30
days; nor to seeing buildings torn
down and fine spacious railroad stations
in their places in from as TO 90 days.
But he has seen it in America. Every
foreigner who visited Paris and Vienna
with whom have conyersed, is de-
lfnhfnd NTH flo aVI
unhesitatingly pronounces it much the
finest of the three. 1t affords material
for study to the farmer, mechanic.
merchant, professional man, artist,
scholar and even the idler finds food
for reflection, and I've no doubt it's
done many of 'em good. Il is such a
school as the present generation OF
Americans will not have an opportu.
nifty to visit unless they cross the
| Atlantic, and then not unless the spir.
it of emulation shall so work on some
European nation as to make it deter.
mine that It's future exhibition shall
excel this, in which attempt you will
join me IN saying after YOU shall have
seen III they will have "a very hard
row 10 hoe. " I've written long
rambling letter, but please bear In
mind that we Philadelphians are said
10 be Centennial mad. Well, live
on the spot, try 10 go one day each
week and don't expect 10 see one tenth
Of It. Hoping you will make up your
mind 10 come and that you will have a
pleasant journey hither, we are your
| friends.
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