Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-06
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
Extortion not allowed at the Worlds
Fair==A Delightful Promenade to be
made ON the Roof of the Manufac=
lures NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Beauti=
full e==MassaCilusetts Exhibits
enroute==Indiana's Soldier nonu=
ment==Tfle Southern States.
From our Special Correspondent

The Columbian Exposition has been
willfully maligned for sometime past by
a few newspapers who have stuffed
themselves by publishing malicious
falsehoods concerning the greatest
enterprise of this, or indeed any other
country. Very often the suggestion
has been made that some official denial
should be made, and finally these sug
gestions have been accepted. Yester-
day President Higinbotham authorized
the publication of the following with
the request that it be given the widest
publicity. AS we have so often been
asked the same questions from our
patrons throughout the country, we
think it the best plan to give our readers
the exact details of the Presidents
reply to all inquiries.
The fair will be opened for visitors
on May LIST. An abundance of good,
pure drinking water will be free to
every one. The water used will be
sterilized and put in tankards located
about 100 yards apart. There will be
5000 benches placed at intervals among
the trees and avenues, which are free
to all visitors. These seats will each
hold five people easily, thus you see
$4,000 people can sit and rest at one
time on the grounds.
The admission fee of 80 cents will en-
title the visitors to see and enter all the
exposition buildings and inspect the ex-
hibits placed therein. There are only
two attractions inside the grounds
which charge admission fee extra.
They are the Esquimaux village and
the Cliff jewellers of Colorado.
There are about 1900 toilet rooms and
closets which will be located at con-
venient points in the buildings and
a bout the grounds, and they will be
absolutely free. There will be nearly
an equal number of lavatories and
toilet rooms Of a costly and handsome
character as exhibits, for which the use
Of a charge Of cents will be made
The Bur eau Of Public Comfort will pro-
vide commodious free waiting rooms,
including spacious parlors for the ladies
in various parts of the grounds. Now
we ask our readers what can be fairer
than this. Everything that can be done
to make the Exposition thing long to
be remembered with pleasure has been
done by the Commissioners, and we
wish to say just word about hotel
accommodation right here.
Readers, there are dozens of hotels
here where you can get a good, clean
room for $1.O0 per day. and from that
up to $500 per day. Of course, those
who can afford to make a deposit on
room in advance will be sure of getting
a good room more SO than those who
trust to luck after they get here. Chica
go has outdone herself in the matter of
hotels. There is sure to be a surplus.
Visitors need not fear any uneasiness in
the way of accommodation next sum-
mer.
The roof of the Manufacturers Build
promenade, from which an excellent
birds eye view Of the grounds, the city
and the lake may be bad. Elevators
will run from the north end of the
main floor to the roof of the building.
There a twelve foot walk will be con-
structed so that those who make the
trip may have view of the entire in
side of the buildings and also an oppor-
tunity to see the grounds and the other
buildings
Work on the elevator shaft will be be-
gun at once by the Kenwood Bridge
Company, which has contracted to do
the construction. In order that the
installation on the floor may not be de-
layed by the shaft, will be constructed
from the roof down, instead of from
the floor up. The promenade will be
| constructed from the roof down, in
stead of from the floor up. The prone
made will cost cents; this charge is
levied on the visitor to defray the eN-
penses Of the elevator.
LII more ways than one Michigan IN
tends to make itself known at the Fair.
Besides building that cost $4,000, it
will have the only logging camp on the
grounds, besides fine exhibits in the
Mining building, and grand horti-
cultural show. The States building,
which occupies a beautiful sight near
the west end, of the Art Gallery. is
nearly completed. 1t is 1O4 by IA feet
IN dimensions and three stories high,
with tower containing two stories
more. 1t is surrounded on three sides
by an elevated freize twelve feet wide
and fronts to the north and west.
Every Michigan visitor is expected to