Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-15
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WORLDS FAIR TRIP.
What II VIII Cost to Go to Chicago, See
the Sights and Return.

the Sights and Return.
Anybody who desires to go from New
York to Chicago during the Worlds fail
will either have to pay full fare or take 6
slow train" is the way prominent rail
road man expressed himself to me today
while discussing railroad fares to Chi
cago during the fair.
Upon inquiry ascertained that the
remark quoted is correct and that the
managers of the fair as well as the lead
ing business men of Chicago, who are
interested in the success of the exposi
ton, are greatly exercised over the ac
tion of the Trunk Lines association il
this ruling.
The Trunk Lines association met in
this city 10 days ago to consider the
question of reduced rates to Chicago
during the fair. The representatives OF
the various railroads interested in the
association are said to have differed
widely as to what rate should be made
Before the meeting of the passenger
men had been in session an hour a rumoI
gained circulation among the railroad
men of lower Broadway that rate OF
one fare for the round trip would be
made.
1t subsequently developed, however
that majority of the roads interested
did not favor any such liberal terms and
were disposed to ''sit down" on any ef
forts in that direction by roads that did
The final outcome of the controversy
was that it was decided that the roads
having the most direct lines to Chicago
could make rate Of $32 for the round
trip, and that the roads having more cir
cuitous routes were to be allowed a diff
ferential by which the least desirable
routes could, if they chose to take ad
vantage of the ruling, make rate al
low as $28 without being considered a,
cutting rates.
Added to this ruling at the last min
ute was a proviso that none of the re
duced rate tickets under the foregoing
reduction would be good on trains thai
make the trip between the two cities il
less than certain time. The time fixed
was such as to exclude the tickets being
good on any of what is known as the
Limited fast" trains from this city te
Chicago.
The reduced tickets will only be good
on trains that are known among railroad
men as "two nights out" or, in Other
words, trains that consume from 80 to AZ
hours in making the trip to Chicago.
When the action of the Trunk Lines as
sociation became known in Chicago, there
was "wailing and gnashing of teeth
among the hotel people and others who
are interested in making money out o.
Worlds fair visitors. They realized a
once that this action would undoubtedly
have very decided effect upon the mum
ber of visitors to the fair.
Not only was the reduction in tn,
fare, which was made very much lesl
than was expected, but the ruling which
made the tickets worthless on the fast
trains made at the same time the reduc
ton almost worthless because it was ar
ranged that the very people to whom Q
reduced fare would be an object were al
the same time people whose time for 9
visit to Chicago would be most limited
and therefore would result, in many
cases, in those people staying at home.
An effort is now on foot on the part OF
the transportation department of the
Worlds fair management to induce the
railroad people to reconsider the matter.
The Worlds fair people are quoted as
saying that the fair will be failure un.
less the management can get more
hearty cooperation on the part of the
railroads.
Whether the efforts of the Worlds
fair people will have any effect on the
railroads is of course only matter OF
conjecture, but the feeling seems to be
among the railroad men with whom
talked that no further reduction would
be made except to urge excursion parties
going at one time, and that the ruling
that the tickets would not be good on
fast trains would not be changed.
AS the matter now stands it will cost
from $55 to $75 for trip to Chicago and
the fair. There will no doubt be large
excursions to the fair, when the cost will
perhaps be trifie less than the lowest
figure mentioned, but if one goes alone
or with small party $50 is the lowest
figure that one can safely depend upon
making the trip on.
At this figure everything is estimated
on the lowest cost, railroad fare (slow
train), $2s; four full days in Chicago at
So day for hotel expenses, which is the
lowest figure at which anything like com
Portable Accommodations can be obtained.
This will allow SIS for incidental ex'
penses.
The amount can be increased of course
to any limit, and the cost OF weeks
trip to the fair can be made almost q
fabulous amount if one choose.
On $75 one person can make very
comfortable trip of one week and see
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