Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-23
Cost of Seeing this Pair.

Only a. days remain before the
Worlds Fair will open and during that
time good deal of thinking, planning
aud preparation will be made by people
who desire to attend, and much inquiry
will be made as TO the cost of trip and
the best time to go. The railroads
have come to no agreement as yet as to
what reduction will be made in the
regular fares, or II any reduction will
be- made at all. The probabilities are
that there will be slight reduction,
making the round trip from the Mis-
souri, river cost about $l5 and from
Abilene but little II any more.
Arriving at Chicago the FIRST item Of
necessary expense will be room rent,
The Bureau Of Public Comfort con.
nected with the fair has obtained n
schedule of rates for rooms without
board in what are considered Grst class
residence neighborhoods. The prices
for these rooms per day are as follows:
Single room, single bed, one person,
1856; double room, double bed, one
person, S2l2; two persons, $27O;
double bedded room, two double beds,
two persons, $3.50; double bedded
room, two double beds, three persons,
$i.l5; double bedded room, two double
beds, four persons, 81. 80. These rooms
are all IN houses situated In excellent
neighborhoods and convenient to the
exposition grounds.
Other rooms little further away,
but In respectable neighborhoods and
in neat, well kept houses, can be
obtained at 81 and 10 cents day. A
good substantial breakfast in the morn
ing and dinner or supper at night cal
be obtained from 81 80 to 81 d day
lunch being taken on the ground and
costing about 80 cents.
With these facts and figures In mint
II is possible to tell what visit TO thu
fair will cost. Consider first a three
days stays, and the expense would b.
AS follows:
Room, three days. IS 3 o
| SIX meals In the city nj sl eaoh......... so
Three admissions to the expo 'ition
| gronnds.....,............ i
side tho~s, n all taken in...."."...,." So
| Thee lunUht ON grounds 90. ....,.,,.,., l
| Pleasure n les on electric boats, eluvnt'
1 .A aIt.N "A a.
one excursion ON lake steamer.,...,,,.
Two trips on horse cars...............,.,
| Iolal.'''''''s''t'''''''''. 's'.'''s's''''"tl
| II the stay is prolonged to five days
the additional expense will be 81 70
two days room rent, 81 for meals Il
the city, 81 for lunches on the grounds
81 for two admissions to the ground
and 20 cents for horse car fares; tota
$500 which added to the above liz
makes a total of S26,45. II is easy t
see, however, that reductions can b
made in this estimate. All the sid
shows need not be visited, nor all tn
pleasure railroads DO patronize1. Goo
substantial meals can be obtained /
the city for rs cents, aud savings Ca
be made in other ways that woul
bring the cost Of three days visit dow
to Sl2 and Ave days stay to $50. Tht
of course is for single person. Tw
persons can spend less proportionatel
aud many will spend only So each.
II the railroads make reasonable rate
an Abileneite should be able 10 atten
the fair for an outlay of from sSs I
$50 for weeks trip.
As for the best time TO go the lrI
three months and the last month wi
undoubtedly find tho exposition II
least crowded, but this question wi
have TO be left largely TO the col
vsnience of visitors, The hest adv,
, that can be given on this point 10 to /
sure and gn before the Fair CLOSES an
DO not advance any money to seoul
rooms or anything else before goinI
Let all foxes alone and Look over q
IGrsaBa Whsp wv go thsss.