The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-10
ST.. LOUIS EXPOSITION

Tue nrSG GnOuRnG is OF regret thai Tune
or means, perhaps both, will not per-
nit seeing a satisfactory part OF it.
With this there if Il sense Of bewiIder-
ment and n is at a loss to know
which way to turn and what to see
first. In a day or two all this disap.
pears, and the grounds and buildings
become us familiar in location as your
home city. About the end Of the
third day you haye covered so much
ground and seen so much and are so
dead tired that you are about ready
to go home.
Before entering the grounds one
should provide himself with a pocket
may of the exposition, which a be
obtained free of cost in many places
particularly of railroad companies,a land
make a careful study of it. 1t will
save many a tramp and asking ques-
tions. There is what is called an in
tramural railway at st. Louis circlng
the grounds and with seventeen sta
tions. The fair is ten cents for
! any distance. 1t is a good plan to
make the trip around upon first enter
ing the grounds, thus familarizing
yourself with the location of the
! buildings and principal points of in
terest. You will also ave time, and
time is money lat such places, in use.
ing the railway for making distant
points.
/ 1t is a physical impossibility to see
everything at the exposition, and a
flew hours in each of the principal
buildings is as much time as the aver
age visitor can devote to the exhibits.
Many of them are duplicates and a
hurried glance as one slowly walks
along is the best one can do. There
are eleven miles of aisles in the agri-
cultural building alone. In all the
buildings thereare particular exhibits
that should be seen, however, aud any
Jefferson Guard at the door will put
you on and tell you where to find
them.
You hear, and will keep hearing, a
good deal about high prices and the
alleged extortion at St. Louis. Most
of these stories come from those I'M
accustomed to travelling and therefore
unfamiliar with prices prevailing in
large cities and eXpositlons of this
kind. One can live in St. Louis now
as cheaply as in Chicago or any other
large city. The free information
bureau has a list of 1872 hotels and all
told there are lis permanent hotels in
the city. Not included in this list
are any number of monster hotels of
temporary constructions near the ex-
position, nearly all OF which proyide
good rooms from 81 a day per person
and up. These rooms are small, but
new and clean and the furnishings
likewise.
st. Louis has 485 restaurants and
most of them serve meals at moderate
prices. You can get a first-class meal
in plenty Of them from IS cents up.
The only trouble is ig finding a good
one at the price before you have gone
up against several 'bum" places. Ask
a policeman.
The Inside Inn, an immense hosiery
within the grounds, has accomoda-
tions for 5000 guests, but the prices
are pretty stiff. Yet you get a clean
room, with clean linen, iron bed, rug,
dresser and commode and the best Of
table service for So a day. This in
cludes your daily admission of so cents
You can get a room on the European
plan for 81. so, but the prices IN the res
taurant are high and the restaurants
on the exposition grounds likewise.
This Inn, by the way, is one of
the sights of the exposition. The two
dining rooms seat $500 people and
$50 waiter girls serve the guests. The
lobby or office covers a space about as
large as an open street between two
blocks of business houses in the aver
age town. When filled with people
after dinner (supper) it makes a great
sight.
My experience is that it is a waste
OF paper and postage to try and engage
Quarters at the Inside Inn in advance.
Even If you received assurance that
your room would be- reserved you are
not sure of getting it. The roo clerks
are the biggest thing that ever nap.
pened and a wad Of bills that would
choke a horse shook under their noses
won't turn a hair. The best way is to
demand a room at the point of a Colt
44-then you may stand a chance Of
getting what's coming to you. Rutlf
you get your room you're all right and
will be treated white by every en-
ployee of the house. They make you
pay in advance day by day. You can
pay several days IN adyance-or as long
as your contemplated yisit-which
saves bother-and If you should de
eide to 60 before your time is out your