The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-13
Low Rates Offered Visitors to
Worlds Fair at Stated
Periods.
DAY COACHES FOR TRAFFIC.
Temporary Baggage Warehouse
to Be Built by the Terminal
Association and Facilities
Largely Increased.

Practically allsof the railroads IN the
United States. Canada and even Mexico
have fixed dates upon which they will sell
coach excursion tickets TO the Worlds
Fair.
These tickets will be good for from sew
en- to ten days, and the low rate at which
they are sold-about cent a mile or ~
per cent of the round-trip fare-wiTl en-
able persons OF moderate means to visit
the Fair without the cost OF railway trans
portation cutting too deeply into the sum
they have set aside for this purpose
While the coach excursionist Will not be
allowed the use of s.eeping cars and will
have only day coaches for the entire trip.
the railroads are making every effort to
put day coaches in this service. which will
be provided with many conveniences and
comforts.
Aside from the discomfort OF sleeping In
day coach. 1t is stated that the coaches
10 be used for these excurslonists will be
almost as comfortable as Pullman. and
that the saving in the cost OF transporta-
ton will more than compensate for the
few dtScomfcrts.
II is stated that In the majority Of in
stances these coach excursions will orig
mate within a days ride Of ST. Louis In
which event the visitor will spend the day
In this coach as would be the case under
ordinary conditions.
As a result of the low rate and the ad-
vantages offered on these coach excur-
sions. officials OF the Terminal Associa-
ton are making extensive preparations TO
handle an enormous traffic on the dates
set.
The majority OF the railroads in the
United States and Canada have set the
date for the coach excursions for May
and June; several have only set two or
three dates, and a few have not as yet
decided upon the periods. The Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern. Chicago Peo-
Clover Leaf and Wabash (easp have
agreed to run, coach excursions every
Tuesday and Thursday. beginning May Il
and continuing to June 20. at which time
IL is proposed to make what changes in
this service may be deemed neces-
sary. The Texas roads will send coach
excursions to St Louis May IL and 81. and
the Cotton Belt. Iron Mountain. Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific. Texas Pacific. Frisco
and Missouri. Kansas and Texas will send
out coach excursions May q. with limit
on the tickets of seven days.
FROM SOUTHWEST.
Coach excursions from Arkansas, Louisi-
ana. Indian Territory. Oklahoma, South
ern Missouri ard East Kansas will be sent
out May q with time limit OF seven days
on Louisiana tickets and five days from
other points. other railroads of the West
the date of their coach excursions but IL
the operating department will have ap-
proved a schedule submitted by the traf-
nc department by which connections can
De made with lines entering Ct. LOUIS.
On the east side of the Mississippi River
almost all lines have fixed dates for coscn
excursions. The Illinois Central from
Natehez and Memphis, May q. The limit
on tickets from Natchez will be ten days,
while the limit on the Memphis tickets
will be five days.
The Louisville and Nashville will send
out coach excursions from different parts
OF its territory. MAY 10 and 81.
Lines from Georgia. Florida and Ala
and q and Atlantic Coast lines will have
coach excursion trains May Is and u.
In the East the dates oil the coach ex-
c9rsions. have been arranged to work in
with connections to st. Louis. The New
York Central will send out an excursion
May "a with a ten days ticket limit. and
the Pennsylvania VIII be arranged with
While the Chicago-St. Louis lines have
rot as vet arranged for coach schedule
dates. II is believed that an agreement will
be made and big traffic may he expected
from the Windy City throughout the Ex-
position period The same is true OF the
Burlingtcn. which taps large granger
large traffic into 81. Louis this fall.
INCREASED FACILITIES.
While the Terminal officials are work
ing night and day to complete the facii-
ties for handling the many passengers
which the trains bearing not only coach
excursicnists. but ten-day. fifteen-day and
many other varieties of visitors beside the
regular traffic. the facilities for handling
the large amount of-baggage have also
been increased
The Terminal Association proposes to
erect a temporary building at the corner
of Twentieth and Eugenia streets. closing
Twentieth street at Eugenia street and
improving Tom street In order that II may