Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-31
PUBLIC COMFORTS
Properly Provided for at the
Worlds Fair.
A REPLY TO CERTAIN cALUMNIEs

President Higinbotham States the Facts
as They Are and Assures the Public that
There Will Neither BE Imposition Nor
Extortion-Fifty Cents Covers Every
thing in the Fair Proper-Interesting
Exhibit of Life Saving-An Enormous
Block of Coal-Other Features.
CHICAGO, March 31.-President Higin-
botham, of the Worlds Columbian exposi-
tion. in order to correct certain erroneous
statements in regard TO the fair, which
have been given wide circulation, has
issued the following statement. dated
Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago.
March 30:''
To THE PUBLIC: Because of many mis-
representations and misstatements relative
to exposition management and affairs be-
ing in circulation through the press and
otherwise. both in this country and abroad;
and in reply to many letters of inquiry or
complaint touching the same matters, it
seems advisable that some official state
ment regarding them should be made to
the public. Therefore l respectfully ask
that the widest publicity be given to the
feiT0lsing facts:
Provisions for Public Comfort.
1.-THE exposition will be opened in
| readiness for visitors or May l.
Am abundant of drinking water, the
best supplied to any great city in the
| world, will be provided free to all. The re-
port that a charge would be made for
drinking water probably arose from the
fact that Hygeia water can also be had by
those who may desire it at cent a glass.
Example provisions for seating will be
made without charge.
4-About / 800 toilet rooms and closets
| will be located at convenient points in the
buildings and about the grounds, and they
| will be absolutely free to the public. This is
as large a number in proportion to the esti-
| mated attendance as has ever been pro-
vided in any exposition.
In addition to these there will also be
nearly an equal number of lavatories and
| toilet rooms of a costly and handsome
character as exhibits, for the use of which
| a charge of cents will be made.
Fifty Cents Covers the Show.
5.-The admission fee of so cents will en-
| title the visitor to see and enter all the ex.
position buildings, inspect the exhibits,
| and in short to see everything within the
exposition grounds, except the Esquimau
village and the California cliff dwellings
For these as well as for the special attrac
| tionsfon midway plaisance a small fee
| will be charged.
No Extortion To Be Tolerated.
6.-Imposition or eXtortion of any de-
scription will not be tolerated
Free medical and emergency hos
pital service is provided on the grounds by
| the exposition management.
S-1he bureau of public comfort will
provide commodious free waiting rooms
| including spacious ladies' parlor and toilet
rooms IN various parts of the grounds.
| II. y. HIGINBoTHAM, President.
Full Reply to Criticisms.
This reply is intended to answer all the
charges that have been made against the
management in regard to their dealings
| with concessionaries. The stories circu.
| lated extensively throughout the country
were to the effect that the exposition di
| rcctors had licensed concessionaries to levy
| heavy charges on all visitors and that once
within the gates of the fair they would be
subjected to high charges for everything
they needed