The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-05
HOW TO SEE The BIG FAIR,
A Correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Tribune Tells All About the
White City.
Tho Prices In Chicago Arc Not so
Unreasonable az Re-
ported.
II II . Ihing Worth Looking Al and the
Costs Are Somewhat Matter
Of Choice.

- Ahs0R NSOAVtb ~ - 1l0 ~
Costs Are somswhata Matter
Of Choices.
Under date Of May 20 thu Chicago eorrs-
spondent of tho Cincinnati Tribune wrote
to his paper: I wrote you two weeks ago
mot to como to ths fair ON aoocunt OF mud.
weather. unfinished condition Of the fair
aud humorous overchargss, and told you q
the time TO wait until Jums.
Now l have to sny that ! did mot know
how Chicago people could hustle; they have
accomplished in two weeks what ] thosxht
would take III. The fair IL now practically
compiete. tho weather 10 beautiful. the mud
10 all gone. the prices are son aao.
in fact. everything 10 now lovely. and II yen
miss il you will never regret IL buS once
and that will b always.
Now TO start at the beginning. I said
prices were removable. They arc. You
can stop Al the Palmer house, for instance
Il mention this beeauss every one knows
this hotel). u $1.25 rer day for = COED out
side room. on tho European plan. or 1926
per day American plan. This price 10 for
two ps opls 10 one room. not In ono bed.
but in one room. II you wish to room
alone You will have to gay $3.50 per day on
the European plan. and $3.50 on the Ameri-
can plan. This 10 the cheapest prise for
fret class accommodations. " course,
rooms on the parlor foor and ROOMS with
bath are higher. I have net had time to
Investigate many hotels. but this n !
know about. This much IL for a f~rst-cla 81
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places.
Nov say ven are settled In the hotel. and
your first msve IL for the grounds. You
can 70 there in any Of tks following wRye:
Commencing attths %shsapsst. YOU can tako
the Wabash avenue cable oars for i've cents;
cents, time forty miRutsn; Illinois Central
Seattle cars" so called. or the Worlds Fair
express, a. the railroad company calls them.
fer 10 cents, time sixteen minutes; or 10
over the viaduct INC take tho magnificent
steamers on the lake. round trip 25 cents;
time, each way, shout n hour. Ii
these ways are too plebiaa you can 20 10
jackson street and on the Columbian coach
eonpany's four-in-hand coaches, very
handsome. and \ beautiful drive down the
boulevard; price. 81 per PASSENGER. II,
however. YOU want to be very stylish you
can start from Wellington hotel on .
genuine English tslly-ho. with thorough
OlGO IukAAUA VOuSA AVA@ 0A0 AuSN-
liverisd driver 4 real. live baron and son
in-law Of q wealthy American; this will cost
yoa 81. 30 per passenger. Al my old frtond
assd to say: lyon pays your money and
you takes your CHOICE"
Now that you have arrived on the grounds
lot me tell ven the best way to see the thing
systematically. Go first to the elevated sta
ton of tho railroad, around the Rrounds,
and make the trip from one INC to this
other and back again; going ont st on one
side and coming back st on tbs ether. This
will give you = general lay OF ths land and
Tho buildings and Will oops you ~ cents.
Next, 40 Town to this canal and board IN
electric launch or q Venetian gondcla, gen
uinc Venetian condo iers. dressed In cos
tunes the same - thoy wear on the Grand
Cam al in Venice. (SpeakinR Of them being
genuine. I was with u lady yesterday whs
spent . month In Vsnice. We wont to the
office of tho Gondola company, and sac
asked il by any chance the man who assd
to take her around in Venice WA here; she
knew his name; / won't attempt 70 pro-
nounoe it. Ho was here aud they sont for
him. He knew>her as SOON ~ he appeared
and the poor fellow wept. he was 90 happy
to soc . familiar face? Well, to rstarA to
the canal and tnks In the beauties of tie
place from the boat. yeu will gst a good
idea Of the thing and be we'll repaid for
your outlay. Now, surprising you havs
taken you boat at the north end OF the
grounds, get out At Nouth Basin and make
your way to La RRbids, an exact rsprodac-
tion of the old monastery Mt which Colun-
bus stopped with his little son, and contain
ing, to my mind, one of the most interesting
exhibits on the grounds. namely. the nri9i-
nal parchnonts and grants from Isabella to
Columbus. and numerous "a pets written by
him. all originals and loaned by the pope or
by the duke de Veragua. md guarded CON
stantly by a oompan Of United States in
fantry. who will jealouslv watch thssc
treasures day and night. until they are re-
turned to spain by thu United States gov
eminent
just south Of this is the Krup,p exhibit.
whore the big Patton gun il located, thsa be-
cattle and live stock show.
You notice / am sending you backward
Or, rather, taking In the out-of- the-way
spots a. st-my reason for this is. these
things are we'll worth seeing. but are going
10 b. missed by a great many Who will
ings. These, the big buildings you are
bound to see. aud that Is why l say take In
the outskirts hrst.
Now 10 by the White House inn, and
from thoie tome back to tho psrestyle and
up though the agricultural building, ma.
ohinsry hall, and then 10 the manufacturer
building; fer this lass you want At least
three days to do IL At all Justice; you caa
put In thirty hers very advantagsously.
After finishing this 20 10 tho wooded island
md over to the fisheries. next take in tA~
electricity building. then mining, Ties
transportation. horticultural hall. ami from
there to the Ro;srnment building. then the
foreign buildings. then tho war ship and
the state buildings. come back through shs
womHn's building and then work your way
shrOugh Midway P~laisance. This last 10 real
~ the most interesting spot for most people
on the grounds. The frst thing IL ths Irisa
village .howinR tbs Irish industries and a
small edition Of Blarney castle with q piess
Of the original blarnsy atone. This 10 this
affair that Lady Aberdeen takes such an
interest in. and In which everyone serves
for lovo; NO paid employees in the place.
Next TO this and directly across ths vay il
The International D.ess and Costume com
pany, OF, 90 IL 10 more familiarly Known.
''The Beauty SHOW" whore forty pretty
girls from different nations, dressed In
their national costumes. sit and BIZ looked
Ut for 25 cents. Take 1t in once; you Will
enjoy The novelty. Next 10 tho cut glass
works Of w. l.. Libbsy d hon. of Toledo.
O., whore they make glass, mold il, D sss
II and out II. also whe . thoy make
glass cloth. This is \ very interesting study,
admission FREQ; bat everything for sale II
You . IL.
Be sure and take in the street in Cairo.
the Turkish thsater, the JaVaness Wills ps.