Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-06-07
Cost Of Seeing the Fair

Nc cNitOi VI tHC hutAduu AlNi die
has been visiting the great Columbian
Exposition and has given his views Of
it in series of articles, which he sums
up in an editorial in the issue of May
29th. The editorial contains much
solid truth and is the best statement
that we have seen of the cost OF seeing
the Fair in comfortable manner and
in a way that would endanger neither
life nor health. He supposcs that a
person goes alone. In the HERALD
excursions we give everything necessa-
ry except the lunches on the grounds,
which we obtained for % cents each
day. We have spent considerable
time and money in arranging these ex-
cursions for our readers and friends,
not with a view to getting independent
ly wealthy out of them, but to give to
such as wished to go to the Fair, first
class accommodation at the lowest cost.
We find that this can be done for
Social except the lunches on the
grounds, fare to and from the grounds,
which is five cents each way from the
hotel we stop at, and sleeper and meals
on return trip. All other necessary
expenses for a weeks stay in Chicago
are included in the SEQ. Ten dollars
additional is liberal allowance for in-
cidentals, etc., not included in the
HERALD Excursion coupon books.
The Rutland Herald editorial is Civ
en- in full below:
The Herald has given, in the form
of special correspondence, great deal
OF information calculated to be useful
to people who 60 to the Chicago Fair
or to those who think of going, but an
important thing with everybody is the
money cost. This cost viii, OF course,
vary enormously with individuals and
circumstances, but in hardly any case
can it, with the Vermonter, be small.
The distance and the time necessarily
taken involve considerable expense,
even if everything is boughs at ordina-
~ rates or something less. 'Can
afford itf" That is the question to-
lay with great many people. Some
general figures may be in order.
Several railroad lines offer round
rip tickets at suCh prices as make the
ares from places in Vermont nearly all
,ome between S25 and $50. 4 Sleep
ng car will cost $3.50 each way, and
meals on the road viii naturally cost
another s.. This makes from sIl to
;46 for transportation to Chicago, and
mother s. should be added for tranfer
o and from the trains. That is to say,
{ will cost the Vermonter from SIG TO
;5l to get from his home TO his hotel
md back again. Getting under those
igures win be found TO involve loss
# comfort Of serious nature.
So much for that. Now for the
,ost of seeing the show. The man
las turned up who gets through the
business for 60 cents day, apart from
odging and morning and evening
meals. Here is his bill of particulars
,ottage Grove avenue car, round trip 10
Milk at milk exhibit Free
fresh rolls at yeast exhibit Free
3uttered crackers at butter exhibit Free
Total 60
This statement is curious, but the
originator had enterprise and iagenui-
y. to say nothing OF the other qualities
which make the thing too decidedly ex-
optional TO be useful. Let us try the
Aing somewhat as it is likely to be in
act. To begin with, while room
nay cost almost anything from $50 to
;2j day, the great mass of visitors
ire likely 10 be accommodated at from
Il to 81. Call it 81 80 and the days
of an economical person might
,e estimated thus:
Room Il 30
Breakfast so
ar fares 10
admission 80
lunch 70
dinner IS
S5
Total a 30
If this estimate is found large in one
lace, it is likely to prove small in an
,ther, and it is certain that visitors
will find it hard to get on in a comfort
Ible way without paying 81 or S.
Law. and this leaves nothing for gim-