Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-04-24

from Buffalo are not living up to their
possibilities II they fail to visit the
Pan-American Exposition.
Valuable information on the most
important subjects Of human interest
win be freely disseminated to all visit
ors. knowledge Of great interest and
of unsurpassed value may be had for
the price Of admission. 1t will be
vast school of learning, where expen-
sively illustrated information may be
had for the asking. Concentrated ex-
perience of a lifetime. from which all
the froth and foam of experimental
failure has been skinned. will be free
ly offered to the public. 1t IL easy to
make a mistake, and life offers plenty
of opportunity for regrets, but 1t will
be easy to attend the Exposition and
avoid this unfortunate consequences.
1t will be impossible to visit the Elk
position grounds even for day with
out deriving both pleasure and profit.
| It will be impossible to conceive
| through a neighbours description an ad-
equate idea of the Exposition's Won
derful beauty, its rare plants and fiow-
ers. its numerous patios, its elegant
proportions, its odd scenes represent
ing distant lands, its sparkling foun-
| tains and more than oil its general
| comprehensive utility.
| Cyclists who contemplate visiting the
Exposition should begin making their
| preparations this winter in order to
fully enjoy an enterprise of such i'm
portance. Histories of the different
Pan American countries should be read
and descriptions of exhibits collected
and studied In order to select those
pertaining to subjects of the greatest
interest to individuals. 1t will be Inn
possible to see everything without
staying all summer, but by systemat.
ically laying out an intelligent plan
much may be accomplished in given
time.
These winter evenings may be profit
ably employed by forming club with
a view to carrying out this idea. This
club should be planned to include the
financial arrangements for a tour
awheel to Buffalo, In which case Il
might be officered by treasurer ant
secretary. The duty of the secretary
would include all necessary correspond
ence In regard to information for thu
benefit of the club as well as arrange
ments for hotel and other accommoda
, tions while the party Is en- route ant
; during Its stay in Buffalo. II eacl
club member should pay into the treas
ury a stated amount each week. suffi
cient sum would soon be realized t.
meet the necessary expenses OF thu
trip. The treasurer of the club shoult
3 pay all bills while touring, while t
another should be delegated the car
, of the baggage.
To make the tour thoroughly enjoy
able the organizer OF the club mus
before starting out carefully plan tn
routes to be followed, choose his CON
panions for the trip and so arrang
I matters that he and his fellow tourist
!, shall enjoy the maximum Of pleasur
, without appreciable fatigue and at til
/ smallest possible expense.
Bicycle touring cannot be enJoye
without the personal comfort OF eac
member of the party being largely col
: sidered and the more experience
4 riders regulating their speed to tn
\ pace set by the novices. AS soon o
II riding becomes hard labor one migf
1ust as well dig a trench or brea