Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
BOARD AND LODGING.
PROVISIONS IN THIS DEPARTMENT FOB
STRANGERS.
Change Of ROute for the Street Railway
The Women's Departmental Dead
Robin, Poem, and Music.

MIR. S. II. Bowman, who has charge
OF the bureau for the accommodation Of
visitors, will have printed in a few days
n list Of all housekeepers who will take
boarders during the Exposition. This
will embody in each case the name OF
the head OF the house, location, rates for
board per day or week. rates for board
and lodging per day or week. When
stfnhger applies for accommodations he
will be shown this list and he can make
his selection Of quarters, or II he has no
discretion in the matter, a suitable place
will be selected for him, according to the
desired location and rates.
Mr. Bowman requests that all who
have rooms or accommodations Will
please hand him list of the same by
Friday, so that it may be handed to the
printer. He also asks that when quar-
ters are filed that he may be notified,
and also when vacated, SO that they may
be refllcd.
wOMAN's WORK.
Mr.. G. 7. Peasants, who is in charge
Of the Ladies Department, has over 300
entries Of oil paintings, bedspreads,
lace work, tides infants gowns, sofa
pillows, wax flowers. canned goods,
cakes, lambrequins, ladies skirts, and
gowns, &c. All of these viii form one
exhibit, which viii be in the gallery near
the man Office, and in charge Of a corps
of young ladies'
CHANGE II THE ROUTE.
One thing which is TO he deplored is
the feebieness Of the efforts employed
to complete the street rail way up Broad
street rom Harrison 10 the Exposition
Grounds. Up 10 yesterday morning
stringers bad been laid on the south
side Of Broad nearly to the grounds, and
rails had been set but not spiked for
short way. At an informal meeting
yesterday morning of Exposition, city,
and clectric-line authorities it was de
cided to transfer the track TO the north
side Of the street. This, it seems, was
the original intention and promise of the
Union Passenger Company, and even as
far backes three week. ago they told City
Engineer Cutshaw that they would run
the line on the north side. But they
made no move. and as Colonel Cutshaw
saw the stringers on the other side he
called them to account. Then they gave
AN explanation, the gist Of which was
that the curve which was proposed in
order to get across the street so as to
stop OH the Exposition side was imprac-
ticable, but they promised to make the
removal
The object of the change is clear.
Ryland aud Ashland and other streets
Will be the main outlcts from other streets
south of Broad for all vehicles. And in
order to get III Broad street they would
have to cross the track if it ran on the
south side. And as the trains will come
by so frequently and rapidly it was
thought that some risk to life and pro
perty would be removed.
Now. considerable time will be CON
sumed in making the transfer from one
side to the other, and appearances indi-
cate that the people will have to depend
on carriages and wagons TO reach the
Exposition unless some extraordinary
exertions are put forth. 81 the rate of
progress made yesterday, the track will
be finished about Christmas. There was
"A force of laborers at work, but all told
not q dozen.