The Lamar register., 1893-09-02

And q 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 cheapy
as he can in Chicago. The price of
lodging and board is much lower than
in some Northwestern cities OF less
than 10000 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-iive hotely in the vicinity of the
fair grounds that there is no DISPOSE
ton to overcharge; but. on the CON
trary, IL often cxcites n good deal OF
wonder rs TO how they can afford TO
furnish lodgings at the cheap figures
which they are now making to visitors
to the worlds fair. There has been ac-
commodation provided here for at least
2U.OOO visitors 4 day. and there Is
probably on the average less than So
900. The uptown hotels retain a great
deal of the worlds fair trade. but as
soon as IL is discovered that the people
become greatly exhausted by walking
around the fair grounds all day. and
that it is much preferable to obtain
hotel accommodations near the
grounds. it is probable that the hotels
near the grounds will get n very gen.
erous patronage, especially from the
people who come here with but n linn
tied time to see the exposition at their
disposal Visitors viii 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 Il day and upwards.
Meals are furnished at restaurants
close at hand at prices from - cents
and upwards for n full meal Nearly
al! restaurants near the grounds have
plan by which they give = / zeal. con
sistinE of your choice of Sc, raj 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 80 cents per diem. on
this basis the living expenses Of the
fair can be reduced to S125 per diem,
and very comfortable quarters with
board at n restaurant can be he'd at
81 per diem, or even S1.J0. There is
no crowding 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
zach day. Accommodations on trains
from the city TO the fair can be had MS
late as l. midnight, SO that the visitor
may attend the theaters aud return to
his hotel near the fair grounds without
inconvenience.
The cost of seeing the fair proper
with exception Of the 5O-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 everything there is to be seen.
II 1t is the desire of the visitor to see
all the fair proper in as short n tine rs
possible and with the least fatigue. he
should get quarters rs near as possible
to the grounds so that he can devote