The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-05-26
WORLDS FAIR.
Question Of Expense-How to view the
Grounds, and Where the Visitors
Money Goes Living Costs
Money.

Special Correspondence of The Daily Leader.
CHICAGO, May 25.-The question Of
expense at the Worlds fair is a little
understood subject to those who have
not passed through the experience, and
a few words may not come amiss on the
topic. One a travel around very
cheaply In the city, five cents taking
you any distance in any direction on
the cable or electric cars. Within the
exposition, ten cents will take one on
the intramural elevated road almost en-
tirely around the grounds, giving a
splendid view of the location, size and
general appearance OF the buildings.
Every visitor ought to spend some time
in this diversion before visiting the
interior of the buildings. and bis next
movements should be to ride liz an cleo
trio boat or gondola on the canals and
lagoons vi ewing the front elevation OF
the buildings. It is u most pleasurable
voyage and full of grand scenery. All
main buildings front on water which
can be reached by these boats and a
grand view can be obtained. The name
OF the building and style OF architecture
can be studied. Nearly all statues
front the water and line the edge. After
such excursions as these on the elevated
road and on the water below, one has q
pretty definite idea as to what buildings
he wishes to visit first, If he is in doubt
as to visiting all. These excursions cost
fifty cents an hour, which is equal to
making the entire circuit.
After paying fifty cents admission
you a 60 anywhere on the grounds
Midway Plaisance included-for moth,
ing, afoot. All government and stats
buildings and exhibits are open to the
public, free Of charge. IL you shun the
relic vender, NO other expense outside
the necessaries OF life arrives. For thu
latter you pay the utmost farthing
There is no single thing Oh dish, side O
sediment-hygeice water excepted
which is one cent a glass and cheap
but what costs ten cents and most o
them from fifteen to fifty. This is OF
the European plan and when applied t.
the satisfying of an American appetite
amounts To considerable in the matte
of dollars and cents in tn
course of the day. The matte
OF lodgings has resolved itself yer,
generally into the nominal sum OF one
dollar per day. 1t has been estimate.
by q reliable newspaper man after care
full investigation that there is suficien
hotel capacity In the vicinity of the fai
grounds to accommodate 1,00O,00t
people. This is without the rest OF th
hotels and restaurants In the city propeI
and may be q rather high estimate, bu
the building of SO many hotels and eat
ing houses are no doubt sufficient to IL
dictate the expectation of high charges
In Midway P~laisance, which is
> social and commercial avenue, there az
many opportunities, as in fact there ar
elsewhere on the grounds, to spen
money in buying articles OF curiosity c
information, and in visiting the theatel
. of the different Municipalities or induls
ing in their peculiar beverages. It is i
these incidental ways that expens
! rapidly accumulates and causes th
tourist at the end of the day to wondt
where his money has gone. Unless vel
careful, one can make every turn whic
he takes, inside or out Of the expositio
grounds, cost him money. N.