Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-09
CHEAP STAY AT FAIR

| lie IS alrea iy well acquainted. of course
with the stellar attractions of the expo
sifion. but the great number who have
not already made the journey are at a
loss as to how best to see the fair in
! tae limited time the average resident
| of the work-a-day world can afford 10
allow for the sightseeing and educa-
tional trip. Then. again. the matter OF
expense must be considered along with
many other important details connect
| ed with the proposed visit.
In the first place, six days at the
! Exposition will. 10 use worlds fair
phrase. fill your eyes to OVERLOOKING
Including railroad fare from a point
within a radius of goo miles of St
Louis. and gate admission. daily eX-
pense account for one person can be
easily made to average So. And by
practiciug the strictcSt economy a man
and his wife may visit the exposition.
remain four days, come home entirely
well satisfied with the knowledge that
they have seen all that is worth while
and all at = total outlay of $50 for the
two of them.
Many OF those with more wealth and
time at their disposal than is accorded
TO the average dWeller II the work-a-
day world VIII dispute these figures
Likewise. many viii be found who will
say that to get a proper idea Of the
fair it is necessary 10 spend many
weeks there.
If you want to examine any exhibit
in detail, if YOU desire to take in"
every SHOW on the pike. if you can't
he
case of goods and piece of machinery.
it will take not many days, but many
weeks.
But on the other hand, if your trip
is for the purpose of seeing only those
things one cannot well see elsewhere
YOU can do" the big show in from four
ito six days, according to your ability TO
Withstand fatigue.
The first thing to consider is wearing
apparel. This question is easily dis
posed of with the general advice to
wear only everyday clothing. but with
an abundance of clean linen. Do not
wear new footgear under any circum-
stances. And both men and women
will find outing capeS to their aIvaE-|
| tago. Prepare yourself for comfort and
forget fashion.
Rooms or lodging places are plcnti-
full in ST. Louis and no fear need be
manifested by the prospective visitor
| on that score. The price ranges from
10 cents up for a bed. Any number of
rooms may be had in private residen-
ces with the privilege of bath for 81
q day. TIE hotels near the grounds are
numerous, with prices ranging from
! 80 cents 10.
Before going Ouj to the grounds
first purchase q box lunch in fact
such percentage of visitors carry
their own lunches that many of the
restaurants have "barkers'' out in front
inviting people 70 spread their lunch
es on tables inside. OF course you are
expected to order = cup OF coffee or a
mug of beer. but the price of either
Is only 10 cents. For those who do
not care to carry their lunches there
are countless places where one can get
| q good beef sandwich for 10 cents
and other light edibles very reasonable.
There are also many restaurants that
| serve a regular meal for 80 cents.
Having secured a room. either be
fore or after your arrivaI-rreferabiy
beforehand provided yourself with a
lunch. you will experience no difficulty
in reaching the worlds fair grounds.
the street car service being exception
ally good. To save time at the grounds
provide yourself with a 5O-cent piece.
No tickets are sold and only 5O-cent
pieces are accepted at the gates
Money changing booths are provided
| but to insure against the crowd it is
well to have your 50-cent piece ready
Checking your parcels or wraps the
next step is to purchase map of the
grounds and then a ride on the in
tramural railroad, which will take you
on trip of seven miles around the
edge of the grounds at a cost of 10I
cents. Finishing this outside inspec-
ton. take an automobile for a general
survey of the parkings, ground deco
rations. location of the buildings, the
pike. etc. this ride costing % cents
You viii then be ready for "doing"
the fair proper: that is. visiting the va
rious buildings. No progress can be
set out for these features because OF
the varied public taste. All the main
buildings are full OF interesting sights
OF general Importance to the average
SightSeer. The foreign and stat
buildings are well worth while, many OF
them containing exhibits of unusual in
terest.
The Philippine exhibit should be |
visited if you are at al interested il |
Americas latest acquisition. The eX-
hibits of the products and resources
are free. The villages and their in
hab;tants charge an admission fee o. /
% cents excepting the Igorote viii /
lage. where the charge IS 80 cents /
But your money is well expended, as
the Philippine exhibit is a big feature
of the fair, and is alone worth the trip
&c ST. Louis.
Coming now TO the night illum;na-
tons Of al the grounds and buildings /
the SURPRISING beauty of the picture
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