The Meeker herald., 1893-09-02

and very false impression at the pres
ent time. There is no city in the
United States of the class of Chicago
In Which the visitor can live as cheaply
rs he can In Chicago. The price of
lodging and board is much lower than
In some Northwestern cities of less
than 100000 inhabitants. Whatever
might have been the intention of hotel
Keepers when the fair opened. there
has since such thorough lesson ad-
ministered by the failures of some
thirty-five hotels in the vicinity of the
fair grounds that there is no DISPOSE
ton to oycrcharge; but, on the con-
tr'ry. 1t often cXcites II good deal of
wonder as to how they can afford to
furnish lodgings mt the cheap figures
which they are now making TO visitors
to the worlds fair. There has been ac-
commodation provided here for at least
100000 visitors day, and there is
pr"hot,Is- on the u--r'frs-- i-----.i'uu- '",-
200. The uptown hotels retain n great
deal of the worlds fair trade, but ms
soon rs it is discovered that the people
become greatly exhausted by walking
around the fair grounds all day. and
that 1t is much preferable to obtain
hotel accommodations near the
grounds, 1t is probable that the hotels
near the grounds win get a very gem
erous patronage. especially from the
people who come here with but a linn
tied time to see the exposition at their
disposal. Visitors will secure quarters
Mt the Garfield, situated right Mt the
Fifty-seventh and Sixticth street On
frances. or some other hotel only n
short distance from the exposition
grounds. All of these hotels furnish
single room or double room accommo-
dations Mt from 81 a day and upwards.
Meals are furnished at restaurants
close Mt hand Mt prices from - cents
and upwards for full meal. Nearly
nj! restaurants near the grounds have
plan by which they give meal. CON
sisting of your choice of several kinds
of meat, with bread, butter. potatoes
and coffee or tea for - cents. There
are also several camps of tents in the
vicinity of the grounds where lodging
can be had for 50 cents per diem. ON
this basis the living expenses of the
fair can be reduced to SIS per diem,
and very comfortable quarters with
board at restaurant can be had at
81 per diem. or even S15O. There is
no crowding Mt the hotels or other in
convenience such has been reported
in the newspapers throughout the
country about the time of the opening
Those who live up town have to bear
the additional expense each day of 10
or 20 cents for car fare to and from the
fair. Most people spend at least 20
cents per day who live up town for car
fare besides losing two hours time
each day. Accommodations on trains
from the city to the fair can be had as
late as Il midnight so that the visitor
may attend the theaters and return to
his hotel near the fair grounds without
inconvenience.
The cost of seeing the fair proper
with exception of the 50-ccnt en-
trance fees is about what one wishes
to maths 1t. me Midway nuisance
usually constitutes the greatest cx-
pense to the curious visitor who desires
to see everything there is TO be seen.
If it is the desire of the visitor TO sec
all the fair proper in as short Il time rs
possible and with the least fatigue, he
should get quarters rs near ms possible
to the grounds so that he can devote
all his time to sight seeing. He will
then waste none of his leisure by losing
an hour in making a trip in the morning
from an uptown hotel TO the fair-;l
distance of eight miles, and another
hour in returning at night.
The fair proper can he seen witho ut
the expenditure OF cent except WHAT
is paid in gaining entrance to the
grounds. This added to the necessary
living expenses will not exceed an cX'
penditure of $3.50 per diem. while both
may be reduced to 81 per day and even
S1.75. 1t is safer, however, TO allow =
margin of % to 50 cents day for in
cidcntals. A man will wish to buy q
guide book or take n ride on the cleo
| trio boats over the lagoons or on the
intrammal elevated railroad which car
ries one around leading points at clost
proximity to the various buildings upor
the grounds. a ten days trip to tho
| fair will cost then $50 to S2J for Hy
ing. $3.50 for incidentals and as mucl
additional as one cares to spend on Mid
way PIaisance or ut the thcaters In thu
| evening. Perhaps $40 will give thu
visitor all he wants TO sec OF these
This will make an expense all told %
$50 80 for the ten days. He can MAKE
! it $3.50 IL he so desires. but $50 n
| The outside ought to fully bear his OK
penses here in liberal measure unless
he has expensive tastes. Another fac
which should be borne in mind by thos
| -,,ho ooutamnlata making visits to Chi