The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-05-10
PennsyIvanians at the Fair.
AN INVITATION TO VISITORS.
The State Building Free to all Penn
sylVanianS.

Executive Commissioner Farquhar, who
is now located al the Pennsylvania building
on the Worlds Fair grounds, sends out the
following suggestions
First. All Pennsylvanisns who attend
the Worlds Fair are advised TO first visit the
State building. This they can resdily &c
complish by entering the grounds at the
Fiftv-seventh street entrance, near which,
and iast opposite the great Art Palace, our
building is located All Of the railroads,
electric, cable and horse car lines leading
from the centre OF the city, have stations al
OF within short distance of The Fifty sew
enih street entrance.
second. The State building is specially
designed and arranged tor the comfort aud
convenience OF the citizens Of Pennsylvania
Ii is provided with general reception room,
separate parlors for women and men, ladies
dressing room, smoking room, writing room,
newspaper room. press correspondents
room, and ample toile, facilities, etc, etc.
Convenient cloak and parcel rooms have
been provided upon the first floor OF the
building, where al citizens Of the State are
at liberty TO leave such articles as they may
not wish to carry around on the grounds.
Third The building contains post o.
fee to be open during the Exposition hours.
Arrangements have been made to collect the
mails hourly. and Pennsylvanians who have
their mail addressed to the Pennsylvania
State Building, Worlds Fair, Chicago, H.,
will be insured prompt delivery.
Fourth. The newspaper room will con-
tain files Of all the State journals that will
be sent to the building.
Fifth. The Bureau of Information Is on
the first floor, in charge Of competent su-
periutendent, who will be pleased to aid our
citizens with advice or suggestions as TO how
to see the Exposition 20 the best advantage
Sixth. a register of Pennsylsanisns who
attend the Exposition viii be kept, with
their names and the location of their stop
ping place, with the probable time OF their
stay, etc, etc.
Seventh. No fee. unless it be for backing
shoes, will be charged for any service in or
about the building.
Eighth. A cordial invitation is extended
to all Pennsylvanians, regardless of race,
color or nativity to make the building their
headquarters and resting place while at the
Exposition, and 10 avail themselves OF the
facilities that have been provided. They
will find a home and a warO welcome.
He adds This stately and imposing build
ing is surrounded by broad and graceful pi-
azzas, upon which several hundred easy
chairs are placed the main entrance opens
into central rotunda thirty feet in diane
ter and forty feet high. In the rear IS
large reception room extending the entire
length of the building; to the right and lett
are The pariors, toilet rooms, etc, etc. Broad
easy stair cases lead TO the second story,
where the waiting rooms, Governors Tooms
and officers OF the Executive Commissioner
viii be located The doors and windows vi
tie second floor open out upon broad We
randas admirably arranged FOR prOmenading
aud sightseeing; and, outside stair CASES
lead 10 the root garden, from which may be
had a magnificent birds eye view Of the
grounds and lake