The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-05-06
FAIR TRIP.
What 1t Will Cost to Go to Chicago, See
the Sights and Return.

What 1t Will Cost to Go to Chicago, See
the Sights and Return.
anybody who desires to &c from New
York to Chicago during the Worlds fair
will either have to pay full fare or take a
slow train" is the way a prominent rail
road man expressed himself to me today
while discussing railroad fares to Chi
cago during the fair.
Upon inquiry l a~scertained 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 wei the ac-
ton of the Trunk Lines association in
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 rumor
gained circulation among the railroad
men of lower Broadway that a rate of
one fare for the round trip would be
made.
1t subsequently developed, however,
that a majority of the roads interested
did not favor any such liberal terms and
were disposed to "sit down" on any eff
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 a 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 a rate as
low as $2S without being considered as
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 that
make the trip between the two cities in
less than a 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 to
Chicago.
The reduced tickets will only be good
on trains that are known among raiSoad
men as 1.-TWO nights out" or, in other
words, trains that onsum from 30 to 40
hours in making the trip to Chicago.
When the action of the Trunk Lines as
ISOLATION became known in Chicago, there
was 'wailing and crashing of teeth"
among the hotel people and others who
are interested in making money out of
Worlds fair visitors. They realized at
once that this action would undoubtedly
have a very decided effect upon the num-
Der of visitors to the fair.
Not only vas the reduction in the
fare, which was made very much less
than was expected, but the ruling which
made the tickets worthless Oh the fast
trains made ut the same time the reduc-
ton almost worthless because it was ar
ranged that the very people to whom a
reduced fare would be an object We're at
the same time people whose time for a
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 a 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 a 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 II 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 $50 to $15 for a trip to Chicago anG
the fair. There will no doubt be large
excursions to the fair, when the cost will
perhaps be a trifle less than the Lowest
figure mentioned, but if one goes alone
or with a small party $55 is the Lowest
figure that n a safely depend upor
making the trip on.
AT this figure everything is estimated
on the lowest cost, railroad fare (slov
train), $2S; four full days in Chicago a
So a day for hotel expenses, which is thu
lowest figure at which anything like com
Portable Accommodations can be obtained
This will allow $15 for incidental ex
penses.
The amount can be increased of cours'
to any limit, and the cost of a week
trip to the fair can be made almost
! fabulous amount if one choose.
On $75 one person a make a yer.
comfortable trip of one week and SCI
, everything.-New York Telegram
! An Engineering Feat at Sea.
' There have been some wonderful
things done by engineers at sea which
have been lost sight of. One is callei