Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-08-31

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 n thorough lesson ad-
ministered by the failures of some
thirty-fve hotels in the vicinity of the
fair grounds that there is no DISPOSE
tion to overcharge; but, on the con-
trary, 1t often eXcites good deal of
wonder us to how they can afford to
furnish lodgings ut 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
probably on the average less than 5O,-
900. The uptown hotels retain great
deal of the worlds fair trade, but as
soon as 1t 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 tho grounds will get very gen.
erous patronage, especially from the
people who come here with but lin
tied time to see the exposition at their
disposal. Visitors will secure quarters
at the Garfield, situated right at the
Fifty-seventh and Sixtieth street en-
frances, or some other hotel only
short distance from the exposition
grounds. All Of these hotels furnish
single room or double room accommo-
dations at from 81 day and upwards.
Meals are furnished at restaurants
close at hand at prices from % cents
and upwards for full meal. Nearly
all restaurants near the grounds have
a 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 25 cents. There
are also several camps of tents in the
vicinity of the grounds where lodging
can be had for so cents per. diem. On
this basis the living expenses of the
fair can be reduced to S1.25 per diem,
and very comfortable quarters with
board at Il restaurant can be had at
81 per diem, or even S1.50. There is
no crowdlng at 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 10 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-cent en-
trance fees is about what one wishes
to make 1t. The Midway Plaisance
usually constitutes the greatest ex-
pense to the, curious visitor who desires
to see eveNything there is to be seen.
If 1t is the desire of the visitor to SEQ
all the fair proper In as short time rs
possible and with the least fatigue, he
should get quarters as near as 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 n trip in the morning
from an uptown hotel to the fair-a
distance of eight miles, and another
hour in returning at night.
The fair proper can be seen without
the expenditure of cent except what
Is paid in gaining entrance to the
grounds. This added to the necessary
llVlDE expenses Will HOJ exceed iH en-
penditure of $3.50 per diem. while both
may be reduced to 81 per day and even
S175 1t is safer, however, to allow n
margin of % to 80 cents a day for in
cidentals. A man will wish to buy n
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 close
proximity to the various buildings upon
the grounds. A ten days trip to the
fair will cost then $50 to $50 for liv
ing. $3.50 for incidentals and rs much
additional as one cares to spend on Mid
way Plaisance or at the theaters in the
evening. Perhaps so will give the
visitor all he wants to see of these.
This will make an expense all told of
$50 so for the ten days. He'can make
it S42.5O7 If he so DESIRES but $50 at
the outside ought to fully bear his ex-
penses here in liberal measure unless
he has expensive tastes Another fact
which should be borne in mind by those
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