The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-17
THE COST OF The CHICAGO TRIP.
How One Can Visit the Fair for 1915 and
Less.
New York Evening Post.l

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The Worlds Fair has been terribly
handicapped by the stories of extortionate
charges which gained such wide currency
during it's first month. Whatever the
foundation for these charges-and there
was undoubtedly some ground for them
they made deep. impression upon the
public mind Thousands of people read
the stories, jumped to the conclusion that
it would require small fortune to make
the trip, and dismissed the project as
beyond their means. The notion that a
visit to the exposition must be very
expensive has thus become firmly rooted.
The truth is that the trip can be made
in comfort at avery moderate cost, yet
tens of thousands are declining to go
because of an utterly mistaken idea that
they cannot afford it, The chief patron
age of such an exposition comes from
"people in moderate, circumstances"-the
class who live at home in comfort, and
who expect to keep close track of their
expenses when they travel. 1t will
doubtless be a real service to many such
people to learn the necessary expense OF
at the fair.
First, as to the railway journey. We
leave out of account, of course, such
trains as the Chicago limited" and Elk
position Filler, which charge the highest
rates and make no reductions for round
trip tickets, There are slower trains on
all the trunk lines upon which excursion
tickets are sold at material reduction
from the regular rates, this reduction
being the greatest on the longest routes,
and bringing the round-trip ticket on
these latter down as low as $2S, with So
each way for berth in a sleeping car.
Ono compensation for many people in a
more circuitous route is the greater OPP
portunity for seeing different sections
one line, for example, enabling the trav-
eler to stop overn between three and four
hours in Washington on the way out, and
several hours at Niagara Falls on the
return.
The visitor will find little difficulty in
securing good room within few min
utes' ride of the fair grounds at reasona-
BILE rate The provision made for the
expected multitudes in all that region
was so liberal that vacant rooms in COM
Portable houses are to be easily found.
1t is always wisest to engage room in
advance, if for no other reason than to
save wasting time on the streets which
might be given to the fair, and many
on this point from friends who have
already abeen out Good rooms accom-
modating two persons can be found With
out difficulty as 81 apiece per day, and
small,,room for .one at 81, though not
so easily; while even more favorable
terms are possible.
Practically everybody eats luncheon
on the grounds, getting breakfast before
he enters and dinner before he leaves
unless he remains for an evening illqmi-
nation. A rgreat many people who rent
rooms also furnish breakfasts and din
ners, and good meals can be obtained at
such places, and at many restaurants, for
no more than so cents apiece There IS
almost no limit to the sum which can
be expended on the midday meal, but
a person of simple tastes can get along
comfortably for so cents, making S3 for
lunches during the six days, with 50
for breakfasts and dinners, to which
should be added Sc for meals on the
journey.
for adults and 25 for children. There
are endless opportunities of spending
money within the grounds, and some
which should not be omitted by anybody
like an occasional trip on the intra mura
railway, gondola or electric launch, the
ride in the Ferris wheel, and a lslt to
the best displays in the Midway Plals-
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will give one his pick of these things.
Another dollar day will be ample for e1-
penses of getting to and from the grounds
and all the little "incidentals" besides
leaving something to be spent on modest
souvnirs. Anothre dollar each way
on the cars should be allowe@ for fees to
porters and other petty expenses of travel.
Let us see how these items foot up
Railroad fare, round trip. .$28
Sleeping car berths both ways. .-........ 10
Meals en- route, both ways .............. =
Room in Chicago, 6 days. ..........-... .
Breakfast and dinner days ..........-. 6
Lunches days.. .s...................... =
Admission days. .7.f.3. .........s .,
Expenses on grounds days. .......... 9
IncidentalS, 6 days. -........... .
Incidentals en- route, both ways. ...........s 2
| $76
We believe this to be a reasonable esti-
mate for trip to and from Chicago
made in comfort and for a weeks stay
in that city under comfortable condl-
presumption that the visitor is Of simple
tastes and habits, in good health, and