The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-07-14
Cost of a Week at Omaha,

Cost of a Week at Omaha.
Perhaps the first consideration |
with those contemplating a visit to |
the Trans Mississippi Exposition this
summer is that of cost. To the few
money is no object;"S to the many, it
may be said that the cost of a visit to
the Exposition at Omaha is moderate
and reasonable.
In the first place, the railroads
have granted exceedingly low rates,
especially 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 shonld remem-
Der that the compactness of the Ex-
position buildings and the accessi-
bility from the center of the city
makes it possible to "see the sights
in much less time than was required
at the Columbian exposition at Chi
cago. One day 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 be obtained in half that time.
Visitors should communicate i'm
mediately on their arrival in the city
with Official Information Bureau,
1919 Farnam street. Baggage can
be checked direct to this address at a
charge of Is cents to cover the cost
of hauling from the depot. The
Bureau is under contract with the
Exposition management to furnish
free reliable information in regard to
Rooms, Board, Transportation, Car
riages, Baggage Messenger Service,
etc. The Bureau has on its books
some 5000 rooms, mostly in private
residences, to which visitors can be
referred entirely without charge.
Comfortable rooms can be obtained
either near the Exposition grounds
or near the business part of the city
for 81 90 night, or $500 week for
a single person, and for $l.50 a night
or $500 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 also furnish
the usual accommodations at the
usual prices.
Insome cases board can be obtained
in the same house, and in every case
the Information Bureau will give in
formation as to the distance from any
one of the rooms on it's list to the
nearest restaurant or boarding house.
Good board can be had for $500 a
week for each person, or at usual
price restaurants all over the city.
Plenty of good dining halls and
lunch counters are in operation in
close proximity to the grounds at
which visitors will he fairly and lib
orally treated. There are a dozen
restaurants on the Exposition ground
besides about two dozen lunch count
ers, tea gardens ice cream stands, etc.,
at all of which prices are reasonable.
At most of these the ususl charges
are S cents for tea and coffee, pie, etc.,
10 cents for sandwiches and other
things at corresponding prices.
Admission to the grounds is SO
cents for each person above IL years
of age Children between s and IL
years, Is cents. These fguresinclude
everything within the fences, except
the amusement features on the mid
way, which are in the hands of in
dividual concessioners.
Paying SIS a week for a room,
another SIS for board and SO cents a
day for general admission to the
grounds, makes the cost of a week at
the Exposition about $l5.
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