East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-21

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| Visitors from out of town during
the period Of tn Lewis and Clark eX-
position spent $4,000 600 in Port
land. according to figures and esti-
mates from reliable authorities, says
the Oregon Daily Journal OF this
vast amount of money 1t is likely
that hotel and boarding house keep
ers got half
The four largest hotels of this city |
| I'm the four and one-half months OF
the fair gave 127,635 days accom-
modations to 31,919 persons who paid
them $791,400 for the service, and
these same visitors. according to es-
Inmates. expended as much more In
other ways In the city; so that the
conclusion Is reached after careful in
ouiry among the proprietors of the
four hotels referred to that the 3l,9l9
guests that they entertained expended
while here $1,5S2,S00. almost all of
which remains in circulation
Portland Turned Them Away.
THE Portland hotel" said II. c,
Bowers. manager, gave 10000 days
=. accommodations to guests during the
exposition. This was an average OF
more than 400 a day for the 1876 days
the exposition lasted.
I'm my opinion the average actual
living expenses were 50 a day ana
/ that more than that amouh' was
spent for souvenirs and curios ana
, in the various ways tourists have OF
enjoying themselves. The average
stay of the guests was four days
Basing the calculations upon MI
, Bowers figures, the result is reached
that Portland hotel guests spent in
the city during the fair. $75O,OOO' OF
s which 100000 was Tor living eNpeh-
ses and S45O.000 for extras.
r Mr.. Bowers thought the patronage
this summer was double that of year
q ago during the same months and that
the Portland turned away at least
5000 persons who could not be ac-
,ommodated OF these about 5000
went to the American inn.
Averaoe Stay Six DAYS.
, THO oregon according to Chief
d said Mr. Brinstad, "and 1 am sure
q laws accommodations during the fair,
a an average of 2O1 a day.
a my estimate on the daily actual ex-
% oenses of these guests would be $3.50,
a said Mr.. Brainstad. land l am sure
h they spent as much more in other
ways. Their average stay was about
. ak days."
Clerk Brinstad's figures show that
he Oregons guests spent S29S,4S5, OF
which half, S149,342.5O, was for liv-
ng expenses and the other half fol
souvenirs and other incidentals.
At the. Imperial hotel, the clerks
.ecorded a total of 26,350 days ac-
,ommodations AT the rate of 210 d
lay.
81 would guess "a DAY as the aV'
rage actual hViHs eApehse M
;hlel CLERK Lduu' anu '"a'
would not more thaH cover 'iie iii'''
Iental expenses
FOR the guests oI the imp iai
heretore' the total expenses uuliilt
he exposition were SZlV'SVo, Oh WHICH
lalf, SlO5,4OO' was LOT lhclueh'ais'
What the Perkins Did.
A. tho parkins hotel figures wer,
riran nv, chief clerk Thompson. VIII,
i .aid mot Tho overaga number Of per
one oooommodeted n dav was zoo
/ -, -, ,,.o,,o Gov tho artire fai
-, ,oroo
IS, >, .o,. NJ rho,,,,so,
..,a.. Is,e,a .,,,,t "a do,, for room
9 80. pf'e - 80. ,oa, tbo, "a 20
u i ',o,N,,
''r.' tnineS .,. 49, .o.O
~ soa 80 ~ a., orasts 70
"ioeS 80, 80 -
Il 'll pui poses "a' So-l'VOV' -
slo@'VVV WAS Aoi eNPsiis'' 0'ls' 'i''
q living
Ihese lisures snom iot .he touI "a.
lels Hehuoheu Sl'oe<'ooo iei' III vi
iahu'
~ Big -Four Got One-SiNth.
- To determine the amount of mone
paid to other hotels and boardir
houses would De lmpossiule' ohiS al
proNlinate esullates coulu pe Hieu
out II is sate 10 assume thal 'he 10,
holels lronl WHICH s'a' "e' ~, "
/ talhed accommodates lo' ltloie til'
Y ohe-slNth Oh the strai'sers Wno Nis,.
III the l0lI, WnlCn WOulu III