Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-06-22
WORLDS FAIR
How TO See the 1ost at Least Expense

Don't squander Time and Money in Aimless
Wanderings-Begin With New Group every
Morning and End by Making the Grand
Tour.
Experience is dear teacher and
expensive lessons may often be
saved by taking the experiences of
others as a guide. If the REPoR-
TER is fortunate enough to have
gained any information valuable to
its patrons we are very glad to i'm
part it to those contemplating
visit to the Worlds Fair and who
wish to investigate with a view to
economy.
A visit to the Columbian exposi-
ton might easily take all summer,
and then leave margin for sight
seeing. A small fortune could be
wisely spent by those able to sus-
tain the luxury. To those whose
purses are limited, and only few
days time can be spent at the Fair,
a few hints on how to save time
and money are offered from the
experiences of a visitor. Accomo-
datlons are plentiful and reasonable.
On arriving in Chicago, select a
boarding place and get baggage
settled. tits good plan to secure
lodging where supper and break
fast can be had, and where a plain
lunch of sandwiches will be furnish
ed when desired. We will map
out five days stay reserving the
evenings for visits to theaters and
up town amusements or rest. The
play America, running in the Au-
ditorium during the current six
months should not be missed. The
Buffalo Bill show will give good
idea of Indian life and one need
not mind missing the "squaw
dance" Indian Bazar," or other
Indian exhibits. Choose a different
route to go by each day, and as
time is money, begin your investi-
cations each day, near where you
arrive. Those who stop down
town will do we'll to go on the
FIRST DAY
by the whale back steamer Christ
opher Columbus, 25c round trip
Their first view will be of the main
| plaza, the administration building
which they will want to visit, the
grand basin, statutes of the Re
public, statute Of Franklin, Electric
and Columbian Fountains, etc. The
plan Of the grounds will be more
readily grasped than from any
point Of enterance. From here
make your way to the Horticulture
al building where you can get
a lunch cheaply. Coffee with cream
and sugar SC. Sandwich SC. One
lady remarked you can get the
best cup of coffee and the poorest
sandwich you ever saw for 5 cents.
However the sandwiches are on an
average with all you will get at
more expensive places. Visit the
Wisconsin building after lunch,
then finish the afternoon in the
Womens building. Here is a room
on second floor containing II,7oo
square yards divided into compart-
ments by silk curtains and pretty
draperies and representing various
womens organizations. The Ma
tional w. G. 7. u. is located near
the first door. The non partisan
w. c. 7. y. have a smaller booth
diagonaly across the hall beautiful
if less roomy and quite as popular.
In the south east corner are locat-
ed the Kings Daughters between
them and the w. c. T. i. are the
Y. w. c. AS and the Federation OF
Clubs. Wives of Masons will
want to visit the booth of the
Eastern Star in north east corner
and rest a bit. The first day will
be we'll filled if the foregoing pro-
gram has been carried out.
SECOND DAY