Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-05-29

TO SEE
THE FAIR
Average Cost per Day for
Five Days or Ten
Days

Visitors at the Lewis and Clark expo
sition in Portland this summer will be
surprised to find how cheaply the big
fair may be seen. The expenses 6f
trip depends largely, Of course, upon
the individual who makes the trip, but
a schedule Of the fixed expense has
been prepared, which enables one to
get fairly accurate idea of the cost
Of seeing the exposition.
The visitor in Portland will find an
abundance Of suitable accommodations,
and IL may be said authoritatively that
no one need pay in excess Of one dol
lar night for clean, comfortable lodg-
ings. Within the past few months tenn
porary hotels and lodging houses with
a grand total of 2670 rooms have been
erected near the main entrance to the
grounds, while the American Inn, with
in the grounds, has $50 rooms. In ad-
dition tothese accommodations the Hill
Military Academy and st. Helen's Hall
will be available, while most every
house in the district between the down
town portion of Portland and the expo
sition will take dodgers during the sum
mor. In most cases accommodations
may be found within easy walking dis
tance of the grounds, and a fve-eent
street car ride is available from any
part Of the city. While the average
price charged for lodging will be one
dollar per night per person, many rooms
may be obtained, especially in the tenn
pofary hotels near the grounds, for rs,
80 or oven 25 cents.
Most people will find IL more conve-
nient to take breakfast at their lodg-
ing place or at a downtown restaurant
than at the grounds. Twenty-Five
cents should pay for breakfast, and 20
cents for luncheon within the grounds,
while for the evening meal so cents
may be considered a fair price, making
the cost of three meals one dollar.
Admission TO the grounds costs 80
cents, and an allowance of a similar
sum should be made for incidentals,
which include admissions TO several at
fractions on the Trail, the amusement
street.
The schedule OF expenses per day
for the average person Of economy
then, is as follows;
Lodging, per day ..............$l.00
Admission ..... -. .....,..... 80
Trail shows, etc .........,,. so
This schedule is on the basis Of
hve-day stay at tho fair. All who can
possibly do so should plan to spend at
least ten days, however. For these the
expenses need not be quite so heavy
per day, as 1t may be possible to get
rooms at lower rate by engaging them
for a week or more, and the entire ex-
pense per day may be reduced to $3.50.
The person who spends the longer pc
riod should take advantage of tho OPP
portunity to view some wonderful seen.
cry within a short distance Of Port
land. A fve-eent fare by street car
takes one 10 Portland heights, where a
wonderful fine view Of the city, tho
and Columbia rivers and
the snow-capped mountains may be en-.
joyed. Other delightful, but inexpen.
sive trips, include a visit by street car
10 City Park and ride on the Will
annette river by boat. The costs of
'heso trips may be deducted from the
30 cents a day allotted for Trail at
and souvenirs, since the TO.
al expense for these features need not
exceed the $3.50 laid aside in figuring !
he cost Of the fve-day trip.
Figuring as, above, then, the ex.
'enses of FIVE day and a ten-day stay
It the fair may be reckoned as fOllowsi
Five days visit;
lodging 80. ...,.....-..$ 300
heais ..'.... So. 3. ..,..... 900
admissions and incidentals .... 500
railroad fare 80. e.. ....... 2.20
Total necessary expenses -. .sl7.2O
Ten-days' visit:
1odging e. '..'...,........S 7.5O
deals ''.... .......... $500. 1000
admissions -. ...... -. ..... 500