Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-30
FALSE REPORTS PUSCrUREO
WORLDS FAIR WAS COMPLETED
WEEKS Aoo.-LlvlNc RATES
REMARKABLY REASONABLE

an reports Co the effect that the
Worlds fair is m AN incomplete
state are false without exception.
too main oyhlhIt palaces were finish.
pd before the day OF opening. April
900 oud since then every state and
foreign building and couccssIuu struc.
turos that was not tishl8ho1 90 that
time has been completed with the
single exception of one small build.
lnr for which The concession was let
only three weeks ago The House of
Hoo Hoo. witch was destroyed hy
Tire "a few weeks after the opening has
boon rebuilt. and viii bo ro1pauoi 600
few days
The entire grounds arc iU Ca perfect
state OF completeness aud present q
mos, beautiful picture in these mid
summer days Tho laudsClp.ug Do
par.mcnt, in spite OF q great deal Of
unfayurahlo weather has been abla
TO put the grounds into such Shape
as 90 elicit the hearty admiration uf
ail visitors who are able fo prcCeiNo
the beautiful Any statement that tho
grounds are "hut half finished or lu
any degree urcmnploiCd. iH pllpahly
false Tho splendid ground, show Tor
themselves
AZ 90 the exhibits. mo- exposition
ever hold showed such o. complete.
ness of installation ON the opening
day During the ten weeks that have
passed since April go. practically oy-
cry unfinished exhibit has been in
stalled with the exception OF such
. .Nh bits Oh arc changed Ur renewed
. from month 90 month acc1rlInr 20
. tho season ~ is only au unfair critic
who finds fault because hero ana
there Doe may discover workman
roarrranEug u booth or e frucEmlu
/ bringing in additional material tD
add to the wonderful q. u.Bya ol-
ready in place
Tho Worlds fair has been injured
more or loss Dog tho publication OF
grossly erroneous statement regard
ing the cos. of living ln st Louis.
Gradually these false reports are be-.
| lBg ro' itod 10 the press and hy word
OF mouth. a7 visitors from fnr and
. near come 90 ST. Louis and find that
living accommodations arc remark.
| ably reasonable There are scores or
I restaurants whore am abundant aud
| wholesome meal may be- had for 25c.
and there are scores Of hUUlg whore
/ lodging ut 500 a day o. the prevail.
iur rate Thousands of private fam.
/ lilies. in the best residential districts
ID tho city have opened thoIr homes
/ for the entertainment of Worlds fair
. visitors. of rates ur lodgings rang
/ InE from Boo per day up. For 800
/ ap excellent room may hg had in n
| most respectable uolghhorhool. and
. thoro are many boarding houses and
private dwellings whore lodging ana
/ breakfast may bc obtained at from
/ NtuU 90 fl26. Rooms taken by tho
/ vcor, or occupied hy two or moro
/ ucrguns. are rented at Hul lower fIE.
urcs Naturally one may find hotels
in So Louis whore the ratios are as
high a. those usually prevailing In
. New York. Chicago or any other
I large city: but tho fact remains that
On view OF the great exposition that
/ ls now running ia fun swing the aver.
age rate OF living IN st. Louis "a sgr.
/ prisingly low ANY report 20 tho
contrary is either made willully or
. through ignorance That The expo.
sitiOn is already O. success ls attest
cd by the unqualified words ~ praise
which 60 receives from distinguished
visitors halling from an parts OF the
world, and from the fact that the
attendance As doubling with each
month of the fair