Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-03
The City Officials ana Representative
Men of Columbus Deter
mine That
The Good Name of the City Shall be
Sustained, and All Visitors to
0hiO's Centennial
Comfortably Provided for and Amply
Secured Against Ext0rtiOn
from Opening
OF the Wonderful Exposition Septem-
Der 4 TO Close on October 10.

The Philadelphia centennial of 1876
placed upon the citizens OF Philadelphia
a problem for solution that previous to
that occasion had been unknown in any
city OF America 1t was the task of pro-
viding, during a long period, food and
lodgings for strangers in the city far be-
yond the capacity of all the hotels and
regnlor boarding-houses, in fact the aver
age population was about doubled daily.
1t was problem of difficulties and had
it met with an unfavorable solution
would have seriously affected the sue
cess OF the exposition and the reputa-
ton OF the city. The problem was,
however, met by the citizens of Phila-
delphia and successfully solved, con-
tributing to the success of the exposition
more than any other influence not actu-
ally a part of it. Columbus has the ben
eft of the Philadelphia experience and
will organize her bureau of information
upon the. plans that have proved sue
cessful, improving where Improvement
is possible, so as to make the system
perfect and practicable.
The bureau will be thoroughly equip
ped and prepared to furnish free in
formation on all matters pertaining to
the care, comfort, pleasure and business
uf visitors to the centennial. A general
office or headquarters will be established
in the central portion OF the city, with
branch Offices at the Union depot and
the Centennial park, at either OF which
visitors applyin" will be directed to
hotels, clearinghouse, rooms, lodging
apartments, restaurants, and given all
information and assistance necessary to
their comfort. The bureau will have a
complete record OF all the hotels, board
ing-hOuseS, restaurants and lodging
rooms in the city, with the price per
day, per meal and per week that will
be charged by each, also their accom-
modating capacity. a record Will be
carried out, showing each day to what
extent accommodations III these re-
spects have been extended, so that the
bureau may at all hours, day and night
during the centennial, be able to direct
visitors to just such quarters as may be
desired. This will be done by system
OF free messenger boy service. Messen-
gers will so far as possible accompany
persons and parties direct 10 the places
assigned them, or which may have been
selected, and also assist in caring for
and transferring baggage.
To successfully carry out this plan
will require great amount of labor and
large force clerks and messengers, but
the board OF directors and Columbus
citizens are determined the work shall
be done and we'll done, and that no Wis
itor shall have good cause to complain
that he was not well taken care OF dur
ing the crowd at Ohio's capital.
The bureau viii also be prepared to
furnish telegraph facilities, telephone
communication, railway guides, time
tables, programs of the centennial, pro-
grams for special demonstrations, plats
of the city, places of amusement and
entertainment, letter-writing and postal
facilities, locations of public institutions,
parks, etc, and all other information to
assist visitors In any manner. All in
formation and assistance given will be
free of expense.