Rock Island Argus., 1901-05-09
SEEING THE BIG SHOW
What it Will Cost to Do the
Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo.
ADVICE AS TO BEST ROUTE
Pointers That Will be Valuable to
Rock Islanders Plan.
ing the Trip.


Island people to start for the Pan
American exposition. those with lin
tied bank accounts will naturally ask {:
What is it going to cost to see the
show?"
Estimates vary, according to ones
tastes regarding hotels and boarding
houses, transportation. extras at the
midway attractions, ETC.. but here is
the expense, itemized and totaled, as
it has been figured out:
Hotels and boarding houses (lodg-
ing, breakfast and supper), 81 so to
$40 a day. Luncheon on the exposi-
tion grounds, or box luncheon, 25
cents to as cents a day.
Street car fare to grounds, 10 cents
q day, and 10 cents additional il the
night trip is made.
Admission to grounds, so cents;
same rate nights.
Guide book to exposition, including
catalogue of exhibits. % cents.
Program of daily events, 5 cents q
day.
Admission to all buildings except
those on the midway is free. The
midway, without extras. costs $7.95
to see. With extras, $13.5 so.
So, figuring the cheapest in each
instance, the cost of the entire trip
for the usual life of railroad ticket
-5 days-to the big show. with
three night trips, is about S45.
Does Not Include Extras.
This, of course. does not include
extra accommodations, coming or GO
ing, or the money one will naturally
spend for souvenirs or photos of
buildings and grounds. Neither does
it allow for a trip to Niagara Falls.
which nine out of ten people will in
sist upon making. At least 81 should
be allowed for that, and to see it pro-
peIly $1.50 will disappear as rapidly
as the water that goes over the falls
each day. So the real total might be
said to be more like $50.
Many people will want to say they
have been in Canada. so 10 cents may
be added for ferriage to Fort Erie.
although the $1.50 rate will do the
trick At the falls and take the tourist
to a spot even more historic than the
old fort across Niagara river.
1t costs so cents q day to take
camera into the grounds. Roller
chairs are a trihe extra, also, but
that need not be added, as it applies
to invalids, aud there is no
extra charge for sitting on the
benches scattered over the grounds
when one is tired.
And, IL you're q Buffalo, don't for
get to add 2 cents to the sum total
aud save it until you see doc" Wad-
dell, press agent for Bostock's wild
animal exhibit. He'll tell you what
to do with the z cents, and it doesn't
matter whether you're Buffalo or
that if you are you'll ap-
il more. To reveal the
dark secret" the cents is neces-
sary to membership in the Porcu-
pines, a new order which is ex-
a Pan-American product.
That's all that need be said about it
at present, except-and this tip costs
nothing-Porcupines, like Buffaloes,
never give any change.
Best Route to Follow.
To those who would prefer buying
r guide to the city of Buffalo with the
money asked for a fair grounds
catalogue, the following ''route of
is offered as the best way
to see the show:
Enter at the north end of the
grounds, pass to the railway exhibits
building, out to a view of the pro-
pylaea or monumental entrances to
The exposition on the northern edge
Of the plaza. On the east and west
arge restaurants may tempt, but
-
frances TO the midway for the pres
ant, view the electric tower, the CEN
.erpiece of the exposition. The en-
trance to it is by an ornamental
bridge. Inside more restaurants are |
and if you must eat you |
must, but try to get Just as much |
un as possible out OF the fact that |
you're eating at an altitude of 200
eet.
Next visit, in order, the machinery
md transportation building, court of |
ountains to the east, temple of music C |
o the south, horticultural building. |
mines building, triumphal bridge to |
he east, and wander to the Esplanade. |
rom where the fountain effects will |
,est be seen.
Going from the women's building,
n the rose gardens, which are a por-
ion of the horticultural exhibit, to
he north shore of Park lake. an ex-
Iibited by a crew of life-savers will
,e seen.
Then visit the state and foreign
secret society buildings,
indian mounds and Six Nations ex-
Iibit. fine arts building to the south
asst, forestry exhibit. government
ethnology building. agri-
building-across the Mall
airy building. then to the north,
he stadium and east across the plaza
o the north entrance of the one-mile-
hree million dollar thirty
ractions-hot-time- -one-and-only-Pan
Imerican-midway. That's all.