The Florence daily tribune., 1898-06-01
WhAT III VIII COST.
Visit to the Omaha Exposition May lic
Made Mt Moderate Outlay.

A Visit to the Omaha Exposition May iic
Made Mt Moderate Outlay.
Perhaps the first consideration with
those contemplating visit to the
Transmississippi Exposition this sum
mer is that of cost To the few, "money
is no object - to the many, it may be
said that the cost of visit to the Ex-
position at Omaha will be less than to
previous expositions.
In the first place, the railroads have
granted exceedingly low rates, espec-
tally to the territory near by. Rooms
can be obtained at moderate cost in any
part OF the city, In some cases including
board, and those to whom time is
money should remember that the COM
pactness of the Exposition buildings and
the accessibility from the center of tho
city makes it possible to ''see the sights
in much less time than was required at
the Columbian exposition at Chicago.
One day spent in each of the main
buildings, with two or three days for
the state buildings and other attrac-
tions, Will occupy about two weeks, but
good general idea of the fair can bo
obtained in half that time.
Visitors should communicate immedi-
ately on their arrival in the city with
the Official Information Bureau, 1919,
Farnam street. Baggage can be checked
direct to this address at u charge Of %
cents to cover cost of hauling from the
depot. The Bureau is under oohsract
with the Exposition management to
furnish free reliable information in re.
gard to Rooms. Board, Transportation,
Carriages, Baggage, Messenger Service,
etc. The Bureau has on it's books some
5000 rooms, mostly i'll private resi-
dences, to which visitors can be
referred entirely without charge. COM
Portable rooms can DO obtained either
near the Exposition grounds or near the
business part of the oity for 81 night,
or S5 week for single person, and for
$l.60 night or $S a week for two. In
some cases light breakfast Is included
in these prices. There are also rooms at
higher or lower figures in all parts of
the city. The hotels will also furnish
the usual accommodations at the usual
prices.
In some eases board can be obtained
in the same house, aud in every case
the Information Bureau will give in
formation as to the distance from any
one of the rooms on its list to the near
est restaurant or boarding house. Good
board can be- had for IS week for each
person, or at usual prices at restaurants
all over the city. Plenty of good
dining halls and lunch counters are in
operation in close proximity to the
grounds at W hich visitors will be fairly
and literally treated. There are a
dozen restaurants on the Exposition
grounds, besides about two dozen lunch
counters, tea gardens, ice cream stands,
ETC., at all OF which 1t is promised that
prices shall be reasonable.
Admission to the grounds is 90 cents
for each person above IL years Of age.
Children between aud 12 years, 90
cents. These figures include every
thing With. the fences, except the
amusement features on the Midway,
which are in the hands of individual
coneessionaires.
Paying $5 week for room, another
81 for board and SO cents day for gen,
eral admission to the grounds, makes the
cost of week at the Exposition about
$l5, this figure, however. allowing little
or nothing for expenses on the Midway
or incidenthls. Since both board and
room can be obtained at lower figures,
however Especially if two persons oc.
cupy one room), Slb may be set down
as u reasonable minimum cost of week
at the Transmississippi Exposition.