Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-03-01

Fair Steamship company has a con-
tract with the exposition company
whereby they will place in service
sufficient vessels with capacity of
5000 people each t6transport a
maximum of $4,000 people per hour.
The rate per passenger, while not
definately settled, will probably not
exceed 10 cents per passenger
each way. The Illinois Central has
eight main tracks, four of which will
be devoted exclusively to through
business between the city and Jack
son park, and the others will be
available in time of a rush, with ca
pacity of 10000 persons per hour.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad, in
connection with the Northern Pa
cifc road, with a central depot at
Harrison street and Fifth avenue,
will place in service local trains
running to the West division of the
city, about two and one-half miles
from the lake, thence south to
South Chicago, thence northward,
running directly into the grounds,
depositing passengers at the grand
central station at the rate of 5000
per hour. The alley IL" line will
have a terminal upon the roof of
the transportation building and it
is announced that the line will
transport passengers at the rate of
10000 per hour. The Wabash av-
enue cable will handle an average
of $1,000 per hour and in an emer-
gency 10000 per hour. The State
street line, by means of a system of
transfers across Sixty-third and
Sixty-fourth streets OH electric lines,
will also handle $4,000 passengers
per hour with ease and 5000 addi-
tional during the busy hours of
and evening.
The question of transportation
will be somewhat simplifed by the
of w. Marsh Kasson of
the bureau of public comfort to
establish at the Fiftieth and Sixtieth
street entrances to Jackson park
bicycle courts. There are thou
sands of wheelmen in Chicago who
will daily go to the park on their
wheels, thus relieving the trains of
that much pressure. Mr.. Kasson's
idea lacks only the approval of Di-
rector of Works Burnham, who,
however. is known to favor the
scheme. These two courts will be
200x40 in dimensions, with glass
roofs, and have a storage capacity
Of 5000 wheels. Attendants will
give checks and care for the wheels,
while the riders, both male and
female, will be provided with all
toilet conveniences and be admitted
to the grounds through entrance
established for that purpose. 1t is
expected that Oh special days TO-
300 bicycle riders will take advant-
age of these courts, for the use of
which small fee will be charged.
It is thought that this arrangement
will attact noted wheelmen and add
in this way to the revenues of the
fair.
The party of Singhalese brought
from India by Commissioner J. J.
Grinlinton, from Ceylon, arrived
from the Pacific coast recently.
These natives, fifty-three in num-
Der, will be used in various avoca-
ions as part of the Ceylon exhibit.
They will erect the four kiosks that
will be constructed on the EXPOSE
ion grounds and in the buildings.
The material for these structures,
800 tons in all, arrived on the
special train with the workmen.
Commissioner Grinlinton arrived in
Chicago last week and has provided
quarters for these workmen, who
ire expected to suffer greatly from
he severe weather, none of them
having ever before been out of the
,ropic zone. The kiosks which
;hese foreign workmen will put to-
yether will be very attractive. The
argest structure will be erected on
The lake shore, near the French
buildings, while others will be put
up in the woman's manufactures,
md agricultural building. The
axe shore structure will be circu-
ar in shape, the massive pagoda
'oofs being supported on the trunks
md tusks of carved Elephants
The material is all of ebony and
'ther expensive woods, and was
crown and fashioned in Ceylon. The
ground story will be finished with
essellated flooring, while OH the
upper floor, in an open room over
ooking the lake, Ceylon ladies will |
dispense tea to thirsty visitors.
This apartment will also be used by |