Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-25
st. Louis correspondence:

81. Louis correspondence;
No matter how carefully one may have
read OF the wonders of the Worlds Fair,
the visitor cannot conceive OF its great
magnitude, impressive beauty and in
tensely interesting character until he
visits it.
The 1904 Worlds Fair is the only
great exposition to be complete and ready
for the opening of the gates on the time
appointed. In n newspapers limited
space it is absolutely impossible to de-
scribe, or even catalogue, all of the fea-
lures that will appeal to the visitor.
The Inside Inn solves one great prob
lem-hotel accommodations. A month
before the opening this great hostelry,
with accommodations for 5000 guests,
was ready for the reception of guests.
1t is the largest hotel in the world, and
is entirely within the exposition grounds.
Features of its equipment are $500
sleeping rooms. The kitchen is 260 feet
long and - feet wide. There are S4
feet of range. thirty steam roasters, veg
etable cookers and soup stock kettles;
four dish washing machines with ca
pacity of 10000 pieces OF china an hour;
a battery OF 10 mammoth coffee urns.
There is sub-kitchen, a laundry, a bak-
cry and a store room, all in the base
ment. A force of 1900 trained employees
are required to operate the hotel.
The rates prevailing at the Inside Inn
are controlled by the Exposition man
agement, and they do not exceed those
charged mt any first-class hotel in st.
Louis in ordinary times. On the Euro
pean plan the Worlds Fair visitor may
he comfortably located for $1.50 per day,
including admission to the exposition.
Prices for n luxurious room with bath
range up TO So per day.
Thirty-eight of the States Of the Union
have erected magnificent club houses in
the wooded section of Forest Park, and
have created what is called the Plateau
OF States. Every type of approved ar
chitecture is represented. The Worlds
Fair visitor. no matter from what sec
ton. will find the hospitable portals of
these mansions always open to him.
Despite the immensely of the World
Fair grounds. covering, as they do, 1,24O
acres-two square miles-every section
Is of easy access. Thirty-hve miles of
splendid roadway intersect the grounds.
The Intra- Mural Railroad, with IA miles
OF tracks, whisks the visitors to any sec
ton in rapid time on the payment OF one
fare. The miniature steam railways
have II miles OF track and complete the
most elaborate transportation scheme
ever designed for any exposition.
The Cascade feature OF the Worlds
Fair. the center OF the main picture"
for beauty and grandeur totally eclipses
all the courts OF honor Of former great
expoStions. Crystal waters, springing
from three monumental fountains, plunge
down rs many cascades distance of 300
feet. with a fall OF so feet. and enter
the grand basin. Here the waters di
vide aud fiji two miles of marblerevetted
lagoons two miles in length. Beautiful
anu picturesque small craft ply these
waters and afford the Worlds Fair Wis
itor an unrivalled view of the majestic
architecture of the splendid structure OF
the main exhibit palaces.
Eleven million dollars will scarcely
cover the United States government
participation IN this greatest of an
Worlds Fairs The government building
is the largest. handSomeSt and most ex-
pcusive ever built for exposition pur-
poses 10y any government. I'm il are un-
rivalled displays 10y the Smithsonian ln-
stitute. the Navy. War Postotiice. Treas
ury. Agriculture and other departments
The display of big guns is made outside
of the building. and the largest and
most powerful guns ever made are
mounted and manned by Uncle Sam :
most expert artillery men. The Govern
ment Fisheries. in one of the most grace
ful Of the many handsome structures,
possesses exhibits of the keeneSt interest.
\ group of sea lions. school of stur-
seons and other animals and fish OF the
sea sport in an immense pool in the
center of the structure. The denizens OF
the sea, lakes and streams are shown in
great glass tanks of clear water. Inter