The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-03-09
COMFORT or VISITORS
TO THE WORLDS FAIR.
Excellent Provision Made For Public
Convenience In the Grounds and
Buildings of the Exposition-Every
thing Necessary Provided For.

Special attention has been paid by
the builders of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition to the comfort of those who
will attend. 1t is not an exaggeration
to assert that no previous exposition
has provided so many public conven-
fences First of all, there will be plen-
ty of places where one may sit down
and rest after seeing the sights until
physical fatigue demands relaxation.
And this calls to mind an amusing little
story of the Columbian exposition at
Chicago.
The little granddaughter of Professor
J. NJ. Greenwood, superintendent of
public schools in Kansas City, attended
the exposition with relatives, who
made it their business to show the
child many things that would be edu-
cative. From time to time the party
found it necessary to sit down and rest.
Returning home the learned GRANDPA
Their asked the little girl this question:
'Well, my dear. from what one thing
that you saw at the fair did you de-
rive the greatest benefit?"
The chairs. grandpa" promptly re-
piled the child.
The chairs will be greatly in evidence
at St Louis. Thousands of comforta-
BILE cane bottom chairs and settees for
the free use of visitors will be found
in the retiring rooms in the great ex-
hibit palaces. But at this Exposition
there will be resting places unknown to
former fairs, Tor within the grounds
there are many acres of wooded land
which are not occupied by buildings.
With 1.240 acres at their disposal it
has been an easy matter for the build
ers to create the biggest Exposition
ever known and still have many breath
ing spaces to spare. Under the trees
of the forest-a part of Forest Park
the public will find numerous seats,
where, beneath the cooling shade, may
be enjoyed a reasonable period of rest
so that the visitor as though sitting in
a quiet park. may look beyond the trees
at the domes and towers of the Exposi.
ton.
In each Of the exhibit palaces and
the state and foreign buildings there
are public retiring rooms, many OF
which are provided with wash basins.
Scattered throughout the grounds will
be number of separate structures for
similar uses. Provision will be made
+, whereby for small fee the visitor may
have toilet accommodations with water
and towels.
AS to drinking water the teetotaler
need have no fears. An arrangement
has been made with concern that
will bring pure clear water from a ia
i NOUS spring at De Soto, Mo-. to be
piped over tie grounds from large
tanks. refilled twice daily and supplied
to the visitors at attractive booths fol
o. cent or so drink. which means as
many glasses as one may require tc
Quench the thirst. Filtered water from
the Mississippi river also will be sup
piled.
Those whose zeal for seeing the
sights is in excess of their walking o.
standing powers may hire roller chairs
at small expense, and for travelling
greater distances III the grounds the
J Intramural Railway, with comfortable
cars specially constructed for obserya
ton purposes, will furnish a mode o
conveyance superior to any yet pro
vided at an exposition.
Then there will be the $500 jefferson
Guards in uniform, a part OF who's
business will be to give free informa
tion to visitors. These are brigh
young men. many of whom will hav
been on duty for months prior to tn
opening, and they are expected to b
walking encyclopedias of Exposition in
formation, able to direct the visito
about the grounds without consulting
q guidebook.
An excellent hospital system is bein
installed, with several branch hospi
tails. where capable physicians an
nurses will be on hand. so that in til
event of Illness prompt attention an
treatment may be had.