The Dickinson press., 1893-06-17
Worlds Fair-Itcms Of interest gath.
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Worlds Fair-Itcms of interest gath.
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When Mr.. Underhill was in town a
few days since, he was enthusiastic
and talked freely about the Worlds
Fair, which he visited at the opening
and several times afterward. The
opening ceremonies, he said, We're Il
great success, we'll conducted, and
highly interesting to the hundreds of
thousands of people who We're fortu-
nate enough to find standing room in
the mud. And the prevailing mud
did not seem to detract from the gen.
eral good feeling. 1t Was mud every
where. Men, women and children
stood in the mud and walked in the
mud; President Cleveland, his cabinet
and attendants, and foreign notables
rode in fine carriages through the
mud and were Justify cheered by the
mud be-spattered multitude.
Yes. | was 'at the opening of the
Centennial AT Philadelphia seventeen
years ago, and that was the crowning
event of the age. That was the 10th
of May and the weather was fine.
Flowers in bloom, foliage on the trees.
green lawns and completed buildings,
all added to the enjoyment and to the
success of that memorable event.
1t was the largest Ithing of its kind
in the history of eNpositions, worthy
of the event it commemorated-
birth OF our national liberty. But
grander still WAS the opening of the
Worlds Fair at Chicago notwith-
standing all its disadvantages-un
ished buildings, incomplete, unopened
and rain drenched exhibits; cold, un.
seasonable weather and mud. Yet.
out of chaos, rose the grandest collec.
tion of imposing structures the world
has ever seen. No one thought of
agricultural, manufacturing or fine
art exhibits; the grand aggregation
was sufficient.
OF the exhibits, enough could be
seen to show magnitude and beauty
in keeping with the structures and
surroundings. This so far exceeds
the Centennial as the Centennial was
greater than an ordinary state fair.
And North Dakota is to be congratu
lulCu Oll llCl VI UlSI)ltN.
But what of expense! On my way
home l found 1T the general opinion
that eXorbitant rates were being
charged for everything and that even
the Fair management was practising
eXtortion. did not find it so; in no
case was there an over charge. The
regular charge for admission, as ev-
erybody knows, is so Cts, which in
cludes the whole of the Fair. Side
shows on Midway Plaisance and con.
veniences for personal comfort and
luxury are allowed us extras ut regu-
lated prices. The cost of going to the
grounds from the business portion of
the city is from S to Is cts. by the pop.
ular routes. BY boat from Van Bu.
rem st. wharf, the fare is Is cts. each
way OF 25 cts. for the round trip, time
about 40 minutes; III. Central r. r.,
foot of Van Buren ST., fare 10 cts, no
stops, time 90 minutes; Elevated r. r.,
from Congress st. and intermediate
stations, fare S cts. time As minutes;
South Side Cable, to Midway Plais.
ance, fare cts. North and west side
residents must add another street car
fare to reach the lines mentioned.
What about hotel rates! | do not
know much about them. Rooms
should be engaged in advance. OF
course fashionable hotels get high
prices; but frugal livers will find plen-
ty of furnished rooms at moderate
rates and can get meals at city res
taurants from Is cts. up, according to
the service and what food one orders.
The restaurants on the Fair grounds
are not run on the Is, or 25-cent plan
but charge about the same us Il first
| class down town restaurant. AT Uor.
ticultural Hall u lunch for two cost
IS cts. and was worth it; meat orders
were we'll served for from 60 to rs cts
One difficulty in taking meals at such
Restaurants is the time it takes.
noticed that many had their luncheon
with them; which saved time as wei
us expense.
What would you recommend as the
best and cheapest plan of living fo
a week or more! Parties going from
the Northwest will find the newl,
fitted hotel accommodations at th'
Wisconsin Central depot Grand Cen
trail station) very convenient, nea
and comfortable. l was informe,
that the charges for these for a singl
person would be from So to 81 pc
day-mostly $3.50 per day; for tw,
persons, from $l.50 to $s3 each, witt
Il discount of 10 to 20 per cent. by tn
week. Meals are furnished III al
elegant dining room in the sam
building at IS cts. This is all first
class. The manager, Mr.. L. G. Cliff
ford, will furnish plans of the hote
and prices on application. Anothe
plan, and one that commends itself il
many ways, especially through tn,
crowded, heated season, is to secur
accommodations at some suburban
station on the Chicago and Northern
Pacific r. r. Owls. Central line) tt
which Worlds Fair trains are run
This line of suburban service is sup
piled with new equipment and run:
direct into the Fair grounds, stopping
at all the principal streets on the out
skirts of the city, and suburban sta
tions as far out as Franklin Park, in
Guiding that gem of a suburb, Oak
Park and vicinity, via the Calumet
route through S. Chicago. At these
stations, l am informed, room and
board can be had at about 50 day On
an average; and round trip r. R.
ticket will cost from 90 to IS cts, ac-
cording to distance. This plan will
undoubtedly unite comfort and econ
omy to the greatest possible extent.
Mr. II. 5; Hawley, general agent OF
the 9. " N. p. r. r., will supply infor
nation regarding these accommod;
tions.
Mr.. Underhill advises everybody t,
, 60; says it is equal to trip aroun,
the world
Stolen.
q One Winchester rifle, caliber All
i belonging to Anton Webel; also OF
n leather plated bride with hair tasse
!. as trimmings. These articles we,
,e taken from Jas. II. Colgrove's live