Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13


10 the public, and must be protected and
watched. There are thirteen main exposi-
tion buildings and some eighty smaller
ones. Two hundred and nfty guards are
needed In the great Manufactures building
alone, during the day; and 100 are sta
toned there at night. In the day time 100
are assigned to the Art palace. Besides
the buildings and their exhibits the walks
and all other parts Of the grounds must b
patrolled.
Study the situation a. have done and
you will see that Z, 800 II none too large Q
number Of guards for the White City.
You must not forget that vast crowds Of
people come here every day, and that it
would be simple madness TO leave them
without police protection. A long ~
everything goes well perhaps there ID not
much need Of the presence Of the guards.
But suppose fire breaks out, or there u
panic from any causei These are the
things the management has had TO think
Of. Though the fault.fnders may Be
thoughtless the men who are responsible
Tor the conduct Of this great enterprise
cannot afford to be. And must say they
appear to have thought Of everything.
Il would require many columns TO ex.
pose all the lies I have seen In eastern
papers concerning the Worlds fair. Life
Is too short to devote much of II to this
purpose. There are TO many things here
10 admire and praise. But wish TO 10
assure my readers on Q few points. The
fair Il now finished. II is complete and
perpect. II an exhibit here and there II
not just a. It's owners or managers desire
10 have II, probably II will be by the time
this reaches your eye; and ut any rate, all
these exhibits together do not amount 10
drop In the great bucket. The fair II
clean and orderly, ss ! have shown you.
80 much attention has been paid TO the
comfort Of visitors that every one 10 aston.
ished at the completeness OF the arrange
ments.
There are seats within the buildings and
without. The toilet rooms and lasatories
are everywhere-free. There are rest
rooms In various buildings. II one 10
taken III or overcome by heat an ambul.
ance service attends and q good hospital
awaits. Drinking water-free and good
may be had Mt every turn. There Ii no ex.
tortion within the grounds Those restau'
rant keepers and other providers who
started out to gain riches quickly have
found they were on the wrong road. The
TRANSPORTATION facilities To and from the
fair grounds are almost perfect. No pre-
yious exposition was 20 well served In this
respect. On the days OF greatest attend.
ance there Il no uncomfortable crowding.
Let me give you little personal exper.
iencs that you may Judge OF the conditions
existing In Chicago and at the fair.
board ut the Grand Pacific hotel, where
pay only regular rates, rs every one else
does-the same rates asked last year and
every yxar. This IL true Of nearly all the
hotels. One larSe hotel served notice In
the latter part Of April II would double Its
rates Mayl. The guests didn't complain.
They did not 40 ~ the Office and growl.
They simply said to themselves: '"This
landlord has the right To charge what he
pleases. That Is his business" But on
the morning of May there weren't .
dozen guests left In the house. A vast
hotel was empty. cavernous. Cafe, bar.
barbershop, bell boys, cigar stand. cashier,
room clerk, everything and everybody had
A holiday. The next day was no better. IL
was even worse, for only half dozen
guests remained. Then the proprietor
capitulated. lie came down TO his old
scale Of prices. Gradually his guests re-
turned, but even yet the house Is suffering
the effects Of that mistake. II r'st that
Landlord ti0,UO0 to learn the people will
not be robbed. THIS Ii the lesson which
a great many people have learned In Chi.
cago.
Illinois Central station. In two or three
minutes an express train starts for the
fair. 1t makes the journey In fifteen min.
utes, without stopping. The fare In 10
cents and the cars are comfortable. In
two minutes walk TO the fair gates. Dur
ing Ave or six hours In the exposition my
expenses may be something like this.
Ride on an electric launch from one end OF
grounds to the other. 25 cents. Two cata.
louues. 81 cents. One glass OF mineral
spring water, I cent. Luncheon. from "
cents TO IS celits One pretty souvenir, .
cents. Admission 10 two sideshows on the
Midway plaisance, 80 cents. One glas. OF
soda water, 10 cents. Ride To top, OF big
building, % cents One ride ON elevated
electric road, 10 cents. Fare back To Chi.
cago, 10 cents. Total. t2.Ia. And see how
much I hays had foy my money.
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