The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-05
HOW TO SEE CHICAGO.
INTERESTING INFORMATION FOR THE
WORLDS FAIR TOURIST.

Points of Interest That Are Worth Visit
ing-How to Reach the Fair Grounds.
Hotel Accommodations and Expenses.
Places of Amusement.
What to do and which way to turn first
on landing in Chicago will be the puzzler
to the majority of visitors
There are four ways of reaching the ex-
position grounds in Jackson park from
down town Chicago. The distance is seven
miles from city hall, which is within q few
SQAnres of the depots of the leading rail-
,fFays The elevated road gives the quick
est transit, and it's lines circumvent the
park. The fare is cents. The down town
terminus is at Congress street, IL to 10 min
utes' walk from city hall Running time
from Congress street to jackson park, SO
minutes.
The Illinois Central railroad will carry
passengers to the grounds for 25 cents the
round trip. The depot is on Michigan ave-
nue..
The Lake Michigan boats will carry pas
sengers to the exposition pier for 25 cents
the round trip. Their landing in Chicago
is 10 minutes walk from city hall, just adj
joining the Illinois Central depot.
The Cottage Grove avenue cable cars run
to the southern entrance to the park. Fare,
cents. They leave the heart of the city
via Wabash avenue and turn on a loop
through Lake and State streets.
Chicago is divided into three geograph-
zeal divisions known in local parlance as
the ''West Side" North Side" and South
Sideo The South Side, with its Michigan,
Calumet and Prairie avenues given up to
the homes of the millionaire element, har-
bors Chicagos aristocracy of wealth. The
exposition is in the South Side district; so
are the Auditorium, the courthouse, postof-
flee, the principal clubs and the Art insti-
tute The great thoroughfares of the South
Side in the central section of the city are
Wabash and Michigan avenues.
The West Side comprises many fine parks
and avenues, and originally contained one
half of Chicago's population. Madison
street is the central thoroughfare of the
West Side. The North Side includes Lin
coin park, the homes of many millionaires,
q long stretch of the Lake Shore drive, the
krchiepiscopal palace, the Fannell obelisk,
: The monolith of Long John Wentworth
and the Northwestern university, the high
est seat of learning in the state of Illinois
The central thoroughfare is Clark street.
A system of parks and gardens engirdles
the city. The parks cover 1870 acres; the
boulevards extend 80 miles. Each Of the
city divisions above noted has its own SIS
tenn of street cars. The City Railway COM
pany operates the South Side system, con-
sisting of cable and horse roads. The North
Side is controlled by the North Chicago
company, which runs both cable and horse
ears The West Chicago company monop-
olizes the West Side with horse and cable
cars
Tl0 botaI of IF Cbico oo
and CSC suburbs easy of access include
about 1900 houses of all grades. Nearly
300 of these have been built specially for
Worlds fair patrons and are in the vicinity
Of the grounds. They have cost nearly
$4,OO0000 for construction, and with few
exceptions are of brick, stone and iron.
Heretofore the regular prices in the Chicago
hotels have ranged from 50 down to 50 O
day. Thousands of private houses in al
parts of the city are advertising lodgings
and meals for exposition patronage.
People who wish to economize will doubt
less prefer to save time and money by lodg-
ing in the district around Fair park. The
accommodations there now foot up 5000
rooms. The rates will huctuate with the
demand, but the competition will be great.
The hotels in the district include the Hotel
Endeavor, with $40 rooms for Christian En-
deavor societies; the Woman's Dormitory,
with 800 sin gle rooms, and the'Hotel Vet
eran, with 700 rooms and barrack halls fol
Grand Army veterans and their families.
The exhibition buildings will also each
n contain one or more restaurants, with Ia
bles and lunch counters, where visitors
may stay their appetites while taking in
the fair or sit down to henry meals. Par
ties lodging at a distance from the grounds
mill tbarefora no enared anxiety abOut
raaching homa in time for dinner
visitors who lodge in the city proper anE
have time on their hands, or who make it a
business to do the town, will not feel a lack
Of attractions peculiar to the metropolis of
the west. The year 1898 opened with 30 the
aters giving daily performances, and to
these will be added many temporary palaces
of Amusement. AT least dozen Of the eel