The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-01
WORLDS FAIR PRICES.
What 1t win Cost to See the o.
lumbar Exposition.
HERE ARE INTERESTING FIGURES
A Concise Statement TO be Pasted in
Your Hattie Lowest and Highest
Figures = People With Limited
Means Can Go Without Great Sac.
Fl1ce-Hotel and Railroad Rates
Nora marx, In Toledo Blade.

Worlds Fair may be seen by stranger
in Chicago with any degree OF comfort
is SIS a week. This conclusion has
been reached after thorough compare
son Of prices that will prevail In vRri-
GUS localities, coupled with the fact that
have been long in the land OF the
Philistines, The charges are well grad
ed and may be said to fairly indicate the
character Of the accommodations Of
fered.
Under certain conditions a visitor
may see all the sights and go homewith
souvenirs tucked in his trunk for as
small sum OF money as SO or $50 a
week. You could do this II you have a
friend go goodlas to offer you a sleeping
room, or II you can secure room in
any OF the religious or philanthropc
dormitories; otherwise it will cost you
nearly twice aa much, for which amount
you may indulge in the luxury OF a bed
all 20 yourself, and you will have to
share bath room with not more than
dozen others.
No matter how nice you arc in your
personal habits at home, leave your
squeamishness there and treat the
whole thing as picnic and the discom.
fort az part Of the fun, Wear your
plainest clothes, prepare to sleep on
spring cots, dine frugally on the heather
fare OF all the nations OF the earth and
refuse absolutely, but with good ma.
ture, to be tleeced. In n word, make
up your mind to live al fresco for
month and to enjoy it, and you will 60
homo rejuvenated with no aftermath OF
sorrow for depleted pocketbook and
exhausted nerves.
II is true that prices will rule high in
Chicago this summer and that attempts
will be made at extortiou. But ii these
attempts succeed 1t will be with people
who are not informed as to the true
state OF affairs. II is only by under
standing the condition OF things that
people OF moderate incomes will be able
to geo the fair at cost we'll within
their means
ACCOMMODATIONS.
In the first place, it ia unnecessary,
except in a few instancea l shall men.
ton later, and often unwise to engage
rooms in advance, The rooming capac-
ity Of the hotels, boarding houses and
in private families is fully equal to
quarter Of o million. The downtown
hotels with an established patronage are
not soliciting custom; but all the others
are, which proves that efforts are being
made to keep rooms full. It is also not
necessary to be located near the fair
grounds or in the center OF the city, for
five rapid transportation lines have
facilities iorlanding 10000 people every
hour in Jackson park and easy connec-
tions are made with these lines from
any part Of the city or suburbs. Sec
ond, parties OF three or four who can &C.
cupy one room can get a substantial re-
duction on rates. Keeping these
things well in mind, you can estimate
your expenses on the basis OF official
figures.
RAfhRoAD RATES REDUCED.
The railroads terminating or center;
ing in Chicago have nearly all come to
an agreement on rates that vary from
20 to % per cent reduction on round
trip tickets. So many Of the roads have
come down to the neighborhood OF 2
cents a mile that Others will be COM
PEELED to do 10 in order to get passen.
gers. There will also be frequent OK.
cursions run on all roads and the rates
for these will depend on the number OF
people Of small means who desire to
come TO the fair from distance. They
are not to exceed l cents mile, how.
ever, and may be as low as cent.
This will be easy enough to manage
from the visitors local station. 1t will
be when you arrive at one OF the rail-.
way stations Of Chicago that your trou.
bles will begin. You will be confused
by the crowd and strange streets, and
will have but the vaguest notion OF
where to 60 or how to get there il you
do not know, In the first case You can
leave your trunks for "a hours In the
baggage.room, where they will be safe
and will cost nothing for storage. Hand
baggage can be left at the checking
counter, which 10 TO be found in each
station, for day for 10 cents for each
package. Thus relieved OF bundles you
can ask policeman how to get to q
certain point on street car or you can
take cab.
LEGAL CAB FARES.
Tha legal rate Of fare for one.horse
vehicle for one mile or less for one or
two persons is 80 cents. For the second
and subsequent miles, % cents. II
taken by the hour tho rate is 75 cents
per hour. For two-horse carriages twice
this amount may be demanded for two
persons and so cents additionali for every
passenger over this number. Children
under fourteen are charged % cents,
but those under five are carried free.
One trunk not exceeding 100 pounds IN
weight and twenty-five pounds Of hand
baggage 10 also taken free Of charge.
All tho downtown hotels arc within a
milo Of any Of the railway stations. The
visitor may stop at one OF these for n
day for from S. to So and have time to
secure q boarding place. II would DO
cheaper for you, however, TO leave your
trunks at the station, take valise and
umbrella and go at once to jackson park
by any one OF tho five routes Of rapid
transit.
COST OF REAcHiS6 FAIR GROUNDS,
To get 10 Jackson Park from any
point downtown take the State street
or Wabash avenue cable llIno or tho
"Alley u farther down, any one Of
which will tako you TO tho fair for 8
cents. Tho Illinois Central train may
DO boarded on tho lake front or you may
20 by boat from the foot OF Van Buren,
street Either OF these routes will cost
20 cents for the round trip; the train
mnkaa tho trim In flltnnn mlnntna. tho