The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

around on the Ferris wheel Is nearly one
sixth OF mile.
Here are some distances which the habitual
visitor will appreciate. From the entrance
to Midway 1t is 4300 feet to the Administra-
ton Building. This is considerably more
than three-quarters OF mile, q good walk,
even In the country. Yet people who cover
the distance every day look over at the dome
and say "There's no need OF taking train !;
It's only step" Up at the narrowed north
end OF the grounds, It Is 1000 feet from the
Fifty-seventh street gate over to the lake, yet
this preliminary stroll Is unnoticed by those
who pass the State Buildings and then turn
southwsrd for the main part OF the show. In
keeping track OF distances . is always we'll
10 remember that once around the Manufac-
lures Building lacks about 200 feet OF being
mile.
Suppose you land from boat at the Casino
pier, walk over to the peristyle, turn north
and pass through Manufactures Building,
straight through the Government Building
and then proceed by the shortest cut TO the
art palace. How far do you suppose you
have traveled2 A mile2 More than that
$500 feet, II you kept as near bee line as
possible. But II you selected some Of the
winding paths and reconnoiterdin In side aisles
through the two buildings, you walked one
and one-half miles.
Follow the average sight-seer through q
days walking. Pick out route which Is
common. He alights from train at the ter
minal station and goes to the Administration
Building, whence he drops south to the Ma
chinery and Agriculture Buildings, merely
passing through them to reach the perlstyle,
along the length OF which he passes to the
Manufactures Building. By the time he
reaches 1t he has covered, ut the lowest, 4500
feet. Through Manufactures Building once,
then through the Government and Fisheries
Buildings and over to the art palace easily
makes 5000 more. II he follows the much
travelled route from the Art Building down
past the southerly State Buildings to the
Plaisance entrance 1t is just about $500 feet
10 be added.
Then the Plaisance. Perhaps he will not
walk to the extreme west end, but he will go
three-fourths OF u mile and return, making
an actual chalk-line distance OF one and one
half miles with another mile to be added be-
cause OF the zig-zng course, making II ID, 900
feet on IN easy compromise. Leaving the
Piaisance, suppose that he passes through
the Horticulture and transportation Build
ings to the court OF honor and the grand
basin, around which he walks slowly during
che illumination and band concerts, finally
directing HIS way TO the terminal station and
train for home. Any tape-line measure
meI. following his steps would show that
another $500 feet had been placed TO his
credit. He had not crossed the wooded
island, had not looked into the Mines or Elec-
tricity Buildings and had not gone farther
north than the art palace nor farther south
figures and II will be found that he walked
q, 500 feet, or q tribe less than seven miles,
with hardly any allowance for incidental
eoTHging to the right or left. As q matter OF
tAct any one following that route would walk
ten miles,
Many persons have covered the ground In
dicstsd. Perhaps you have, yet you couldn't