Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
THE WORLDS FAIR
COURIER CONTEST PRIZE WIN.
NERs WILL ENJOY A RARE
TRIP.
Publisher of the Courier Completes
Arrangements for Entertainment of
the Young Women the Courier
Sends to Fair.

The publisher of the Courier return
ed last night from ST. Louis, where
he went to complete arrangements
| for the entertainment and hotel &C
commodations to be provided free OF
charge by this paper for the young Ia
dies who win in the Courier's great
Worlds fair contest The most salts
| factory arrangements were made, Sc
curing for these young ladies who will
go to the st. Louis exposition as spe-
cial Representatives of this paper, the
same editorial courtesies that are eX-
tended the largest newspapers in the
country. They will have not only the
regular<admission to the grounds but
admission to the entertainment fea-
lures on "the pike" Other facilities
will be secured for them which will
make the week that they will spend
at the fair one Of continuous pleasure
and delight. AS the recognized special
representatives of one Of Iowa's in
fiuential newspapers, these prominent
young ladies will be accorded many
privileges which they could not Sc
cure in any other way.
| All the hotel. transportation and en-
tertainment expense of this trip will
be paid by the Courier, making the
prize won by these young ladies in
connection with the special privileges
that will be extended them, a very I'M
usual and delightful one. Hotel &C.
commodations have been secured for
the Courier representatives at the In
side Inn, which is to be the head
quarters Of the International Press
| sal, II
be the popular headquarters for fair
visitors throughout the entire season.
After personal inspection of this
mammoth establishment, we are salts
| fed that the accommodations will be
strictly first-class, while the advan-
tages to the fair visitor, who has only
limited time in which to see the fair,
of living within the grounds is very
manifest and will be fully appreciated
by all visitors after their first day at
the exposition.
The Louisiana Purchase exposition
| is grand, beautiful and overwhelm-
| ing The general public as yet has no
adequate conception of the immensely
of this undertaking, or of what will be
offered to the people during the
months in which the exposition will
be open. 1t is not only larger than
the exposition at Chicago, but it is
more beautiful, nature having provid-
ed in the topography of the grounds
itself, the finest site in the United
States for an exposition of this char
acter The buildings are not only
massive, but are themselves marvels
of architectural beauty and the entire
place is already a dream of delight
and pleasure. The exhibits are being
rapidly installed and it is confidently
asserted that this exposition will be
more nearly complete in all its depart
ments on opening day than any other
expositions that has ever been held.
The Iowa state building is beauti-
full one, occupying commanding and
convenient position and will be mat
ter of pride to every Iowan who visits
the exposition. ST. Louis is preparing
to handle the great crowds who will
visit the exposition in the best man.
ner. The hotel management has reg
istered hotel capacity amply sufficient
to meet all the possible requirements
of exposition visitors. The exposition
management holds a signed agree
ment of the leading established hotels