Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-09
World's-Fair Notes.

In addition TO the hne opportunity mus
afforded for practical exhib bltlon OF wo-
mans skill as trained nurse-whlch was
the original incentive OF the Lady Man.
agers-this admirable plan also gave mag
uificent scope for comprehensive hospital
exhibits which had been crowded out OF
| the I4iberal-Arts Department. The Idea OF
the Lady Managers has received the most
cordial approval of the Chief OF Liberal
| Arts, who saw in it opportunities
| for exhibits not in his power to
| bestow. Fearing. however. lest THIS
| service-great as 1t evidently must
| be-might be rejected by the direc-
| tory i'll the event OF its entaillng any eX-
| pense upon tho Exposition, those most
vitally interested-the great hospitals. the
makers OF hospital fittings and appliances
| readily agreed 10 establish and MAINTAIN
| these relief stations III their own expense:
| feeling recOmpensed by the privileges OF
| exhibition. Large allied interests are re-
presented in the united movement, the lot
| of hospitals including such names as the
| Bellevue, the Mt. Sinai, tho Hahnemann,
| the Roosevelt. the New York Hospital
| all of New York city-ahd the great hos
| pitals of pennsylvanla and Massachusetts.
| Ii is particularly gratifying that all schools
| OF medicine are represented aud that 10
one taken suddenly Ill need be subjected
| 10 treatment of which he dIsapproves.
| me IDkSlflAD ana lIdAutA-AN ui 30 "a oiAAff'h-
| tion OF Illinois has also united with these
| leading hospitals and the Board OF Lady
| Managers in presenting this admirable
plan to the directory. The latter VIII, no
| doubt be most happy TO accept the great
| service offered IN so generous anu puDHc-
| spirited manner, by which the exposition
| and the public will both be slgnally hene-
! fitted.
In answer 90 the many inquiries from
! boards OF trade aud similar bodies con-
| cernug the alleged plan 70 demand extor-
| tiOnate prices tor accommodations IN Ont
| cago next summer. Major W. Marsh has
| son, at the request Ot the Dlrector-Gen-
eral, has prepared the following report
! from the Bureau of Public Comfort:
| This bureau has been established by the
| Worlds COlumbiaE Exposition TO cO-ope-
! rate. through ,fs hotels and ruoming de-
partmen.s, 10 the best Of its ability. with
| the citizens OF Chicago for the comfort and
protection Of visitors. to secure Tor them
suitable and desirable lodging at fair and
| reasonable rates.
The management Is keenlv alive TO the
fact that thousands OF visitors Will be de-
! TERED from visiting the city unless they
| can he fully assured on this point, hence
every effort IS nelng made 10 realize salts
| factory results III this direction.
! Inquiries were sent out some time ago 10
! householders having furnished rooms TO
| let 10 learn, as tar a. possible prices that
| would be expected therefor, and the fOl-
! loving statement gives the general ave-
! race quotations received in reply 10 cover
! accommodation for over l6,UOO people IN
! the best part Of the city, lying between
! North avenue and Seventy street.
! Price of rooms per day without board ::
! Single room. single bed, ono person,
| Sl.35.
| S2.l2 two persons. S27O.
! Double-bedded room, two double beds,
| two persons. $3.50.
! Double-bedd room, two double beds,
| three persons. Si.15.
! Double-bedded rooms, two double beds,
! four persors. $50.
! There certainly does not seem. accord
| ING 10 these figures, 10 DO any indication
that citizens OF Chicago will demand ex-
cesslye rates for the accOmmO OdatiOn OF
visitors ~ the exposition, aud they can DO
relied upon to sustain the good reputation
of Chicago fol far and liberal treatment
| of It's guests. One publishing house has q
| pamphlet now in press containing list oil
over 10000 places in the city Of Chicago
| where furnished rooms can be had AZ
moderate rates. The prices gwen above DO
| not include large trst-clas5 hotels nor
prominent new buildings IN course OF
| erection in the vicinity OF Jackson fark.
MANY mischievous rumors alleging the
! likelihood of high prices and exiOrtion
generally have been originated by parsons
| interested in outside boarding house
schemes, some of them apparently ire
sponsible and even fraudulent. The great
mass Of visitors will doubtless prefer the
auiet and economy OF furnished rooms
such "a alluded 10 and apartment hotels,
arranging to take their meals from day TO
day wherever it may suit their conve-
| nience 1t is estimated that from $4,000 to
100. 900 people can be served daily with
meals within the Exposition Grounds
alone, while the number Of hotels and re-
staurants is constantly increasing.