Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-04
FOR WORLDS FAIR VISITORS.

Some Valuable Suggestions Concerning
Their Baggage.
The following suggestions relative to
the baggage of people intending to
visit the Columbian exposition at Chi
cago during the coming months will, if
they are observed, be the means of
saving much annoyance and unneces-
sary delays at Chicago and elsewhere.
The railroads entering Chicago are
making extensive preparations to meet
the demands which Will be placed upon
them and if each passenger VII use
little precaution it will prove Of benefit
to himself and the railroads as well.
Attention is invited to the following
suggestions:
1. Do not think of checking anything
that you can possibly carry.
2. See that all baggage which you de-
sire checked is placed in first-class con-
dition before bringing to the depot,
and use a quarterback ropes instead of
straps for trunks, as the rope is much
more effective.
8. Mark each article with your name
and permanent place of residence, by
paint or card, so that if it should get
astray you can readily be found
through such address.
4. Do not deliver your baggage into
the hands of any person unless he
gives you a claim check for it, and see
that the checks correspond, taking the
number of the expreSsman, or his
wagon, at the same time.
5. On coming to the depot to check
your baggage attend to the duty your
self and do not delegate it to any friend
or hackman, as a large majority of
cases where baggage goes astray are
the result of the failure of the owners
to act for themselves On receiving
your railroad check make a memoran-
dunn of the number and exact reading
OF same. No baggage will be received at
the Union depot unless it bears a claim
check or one of the depot claim checks
is taken for it. If a Union depot claim
check is used it will be necessary for
you to obtain the duplicate from the
expressman, as failure swill oblige
you to identify the baggage and pay
for the stray check, which may cause
you to miss your train. Do not fail to
exchange the claim check for railroad
check at the check counter, and do not
run away without your check. Keep
cool, and give plenty of time, that the
business may be properly transacted.
Those leaving the city on the evening
or early morning trains should
attend to the checking of their
baggage on the afternoon proceed
ing. When possible, it would facili-
tate delivery at Chicago if the passen-
ger would write on the back of the
check a description of the baggage;
whether valise. trunk, box, etc.
6. Before your train reaches Chicago
an agent will pass through the train,
and, should you desire your baggage
handled by them, they wiz take your
check and issue a check N place and
deliver same to residence or hotel. To
whoever you deliver your railroad check
do not fail to secure claim check for
its delivery from them and take MEM
oranda of the check received and the
number of the expressman and COM
pany he represents.
Z. Baggage, as rule, should be
checked to Chicago, and not to SUBJ
urban stations or the exposition
grounds, as the facilities for rapid de-
livery will be much greater in the city.
8. When leaving Chicago, observe the
same suggestions as to the use of claim
checks, memoranda, etc, as has been
given above.
9. Carry as little baggage as possible.
and do not attempt to send bicycles,
baby carriages. etc, by baggage.