The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-15
COST OF A WEEK AT OMAHA.
Room and Board for Exposition Visi-
tors at rloderate Prices.

tors at noderate Prices.
Perhaps the first consideration with
those contemplating a visit to the
Trans-Mississippi 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 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 should remem-
Der that the compactness of the ex-
position buildings and the Access
sibility 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 spent in each of the
main buildings, with two or three
days for the state buildings and other
attractions, will occupy about two
weeks, but good general idea of the
fair can be obtained in half that
time.
Visitors should communicate i'm
mediaJely on their arrival in the city
with the 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 EXPOSE
tion to furnish free reliable informa-
tion in regard to Rooms, Board,
Transportation, Carriages, Baggage,
Messenger Service, etc. The Bureau
has on it's 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 Ex-
position grounds or near the business
part of the city for 81 night, or S.
week for single person, and S1.5O
night or So 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.
In some 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 SIS week
for each person, or at usual prices at
restaurants all over the city. Plenty
of good dining halls and lunch count
ers are in operation in close proximity
to the grounds at which visitors will
be fairly and literally treated. There
are dozen restaurants on the EX-
pOSlUlOh OOSlOCS oOOuU U"O
dozen lunch counters, tea gardens, ice
cream stands, etc., at all of which
prices are reasonable. At most Of
these the usual charges are 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 II years
of age. Children between and II
years, 25 cents. These figures include
everything within the fences, except
the amusement features on the mid
way, which are in the hands Of in
dividual concessionaires.
Paying S. week for room, another
S. for board and so cents day for
general admission to the grounds,
makes the cost of a week at the EX-
position about SIS.