The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-20
4 FIFII-DOLLAK 1RfP.
How 10 Enjoy the Great Exposition ut
small Cost.

The Worlds Fair at Chicago is grand.
beyond comparison with any exhibition
ever planned to please the eye Of man.
| The curiosity OF the visitor is satiated,
and the vision Is so filed with scenes Of
interest that mental dyspepsia follows
the effort to digest hurriedly so stupen-
| dOus a feast OF enhancing things.
Every visitor returns enthusiastic over
/ the great Exposition and fun OF its praise.
| II is an agreeable surprise TO find on your
| arrival at Chicago that the ''hand-on-
| your-pocket -book-policy so strongly
/ urged by the enemies Of the Fair. is a
senseless precaution.
The rates for board and lodgings are
/ not only reasonable but low, and | ven
ture 20 assert. from my own experience.
that living can be had almost as cheaply
as at home for the same length OF time
| Surrounding the Worlds Fair grounds
are hundreds Of pretty twO-stOry cot
| tages, which are the outcome Of the Tx
| position. and they are very popular with
those who desire to spend their entire
! time at the Fair. In the light Of the
many things which have been said Of
the mushroom hotels. which were built
in large numbers. with hopeful greed Of
"a rich harvest OF shekels galore from
the unwary visitor. these cottages are
very attractive and secure "A large pat
I
ronage. They are neatly kept and have
proven very satisfactory. The prevail
ing price at these houses is a dollar
day for rooms and twenty-five 70 thirty
FIVE cents for meals.
Within the grounds are many cafes,
restaurants and catering establishments
at which the prices will exceed those Of
| an ordinary restaurant, yet they are not
so excessive as has been reported.
] L. "a ira n G
also occupy frequent places. and vary
/ more largely I'm character and price from
/ the Vienna Bakery CATE. where a beef
| steak costs dollar. 20 the smaller res
taurants. which serve regular dinner
for forty cents. found two Of the latter
by the signs they hung out
Many visitors make themselves indie
| pendent OF all these sources Of expense
/ by bringing their lunches with them.
! on the outside OF the grounds are a
! number Of establishments who do a large
business I'm putting up lunches in ma
| nilla card boxes for visitors at from
twenty-five TO fifty cents.
The twCnty-nve-cent lunch contains
two large sandwiches n slice Of pie, a
piece Of cake, and a liberal supply of
sour pickle. This may be augmented ad
libitum. according 10 price.
Thus II may be seen that a visitor can
Worlds Fair. and by paying a little
more-not excessive prices-he can enjoy
| the comforts OF downtown hotel
"Can ! spend a week al the Worlds
/ Fair and see anything OF the Exposition
| without its costing me a fOrtuneY' is
| question frequently asked me by Rich
| mOnders in their enthusiastically eXag
| gerated style.
This question might be disposed Of by
a simple yes but il is easy OF demonstra-
ton that a trip Of a week or ten days
may be taken TO the Worlds Fair at a
reasonable cost.
Starting with the proposition that the
would-be viGitOr is willing, for he sake
! Of economy. TO eschew Pullman and
Wagner cars and the more costly de-
lights Of modern travel, and will satisfy
| himself with the less luxurious but rea-
sOnably comfortable arrangements Of the
handsome vesubule day coaches OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio way, he can. by
avoiding useless e. ures, enjoy a
trip from Richmond Chicago, with
FIVE days or mere OF sightseeing at the
Fair grounds. for $50. and still be COM
Portable and not skimped in the pleasures
Of the great Exposition.
make the following estimate, based
on personal experience and participation
in the methods suggested:
Railroad fare, Chesapeake and Ohio
from Richmond to Chicago and re-
turn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $40 20
Meals on the road-siX at 70 cents. 50
Lodgings in cottage or hotel-hve
nights ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Ten meals az cottage-two a day at
81 Observation-Disclosures. 3 90
Five dinners on grounds at 70 cents. 70
Five admissions TO Fair.............. 2 80
Car fare 90 and from grounds-2O
cents per ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$39 -
This amount $3.50 provides for all
necessary expenses, and leaves a good
margin in SlO75 out of $50 for admittance
10 the attractions on the Midway Plat
sance and other contingencies.
This calculation provides that the visi-
tor shall 90 without other than hand
baggage and see the sights in the grounds
on foot For short trips only one suit OF
clothes should be taken, and stout wrap
for use on trains and breezy evenings
when sitting stll In the open air should
be included.
No other advice is needed. There are
large number of officials wherever YOU
may turn always attentive and willing TO
give any Information desired.
Indeed the visitor. I'm the light OF the
reputation winch the VIII ana WoollN
West has for brusque manners, is sur
prised az the free and easy courtesy Of
all whom he meets. and especially train
men, guards. and all those in minor au-
thority
polite agent belonging 20 a bureau
OF Information boards the Chesapeake
and Ohio connecting trains a considera-
BILE distance from the city and gives any
Information concerning hotels. boarding
houses. the city. and the apprehensions
or curiosity Of the visitor may dictate.
He viii either personally conduct you
or direct YOU where to go 10 find the
character Of living that you desire with
ont cost to you. His pay he gets from
the hotel or cottage TO which he sends |
you. All the Richmonders who have ac-
ceptcd his services found him reliable. |
and had reason TO congratulate them |
selves that they did so.
Everything outside OF the Fair Grounds |
is low in price. on the inside they are |
double I'm amount. BY bearing this i'm |
mind and buying all necessities on the |
outside a nice little sum may be saved.
| feel certain from an experience UNI |
der conditions similar to those here sug- |
gested, that any person. male or female. |
may take an enjoyable and satisfactory |
trip from Richmond 10 Chicago. with
five or six days at the Worlds Fair. and
not require more than $50. Every one
should 80 to the Worlds Fair who can.
Henrco Notes.
he Her rico County CoIrt was not
n session yesterday. The court VIII be