The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-02
Official Statement Of Prices Of Ad'
mission TO Concessions.
CHEAPER THAN ST. LOUIS
Many Inquiries as to What Constitutes
"rhs Trail" and What Il Costs to
sss the Lewis and Clark Fair, Out.
side Of Hotel and Restaurants
n.

Many Inquiries have ben made 4
The Astorian as to what constitute.
The TRAIL" and what the price Of
admission Is to the various concs 8.
sions. For the benefit OF those the
following Il an official statement Is.
sued by the fair COMMITTEES Sever
dollars will enable the visitor to the
Lewis and Clark exposition 10 see
eserY concession on the Trail. the
amusement thoroughfare OF the cen.
tennial. At 81, Louis It cost In tn,
neighborhood OF $40 to see the Pike
with its 20 shows. many OF which wer,
not worth the price OF admission. TIL,
Trail offers IS OF the finest attractions
ever included in an exposition. Fancy
seeing 20 shows for 81.
The most expensive concession on
the trail is the carnival OF Venice, n
spectacular production designed BY
the king OF the Ballet" Rolossy Kir-
airy The price of admission to this
attraction is so cents. and after See
ing the show the fee will be pro.
nounced reasqnablet Five hundred
persons participate on the stage. The
scene Is laid in Venice and by means
OF some very fine scenic offerings the
Illusion is faithfully carried out, even
to the canals OF that Italian city. The
canals are of real water The Car
nival OF Venice Is terpsichorean ex.
travagnza OF the highest order.
Leaving the Carnival OF Venice the
visitor meanders over to the Homer
Davenport farm. Paying rs cents he
enters and beholds the foremost car
toonist OF the world comfortably seat.
ed on rustic bench before a crudely
built log house. Surrounding the H.
iustrious peaman are hundreds OF
olooded fowls, several specimens Of
horses OF Arabian blood and a mag.
nificent Hambletonian. Davenport will
be found affable, urbane and demo.
cratic. and IL the visitor is of the right
sort the cartoonist may offer him a
modest sketch as a memento.
Across the way from Davenport's IL
the klondike mining exhibit. This
concession is pre-emlnent from an
educational standpoint and Offers the
visitor a truthful portrayal OF mining
methods in vogue In the gold fields OF
Alaska The building that houses the
show Is designed inside In panorama
eject and a full-sized placer mine is
found In operation. Clean-ups Of real
gold worth $4,000 are made every
hour, The admission is rs cents.
Following the Trail the visitor en-
ters the streets OF Cairo, paying a fee
OF Is cents. He Is now in the midst
OF all that is Egyptian. Strangely
garbed people are seen on all sides
now a diminutive donkey belabored by
a boy In flowing robe dashes past, or
monstrous camel loaded with human
freight lumbers through the street.
Ferocious looking warriors dance about
In mock combat. The shrieklng strains
OF curious oriental Instruments are
waited from the threater on the soft
Oregon ozone. For rs cents the visitor
gains entrance to this foreign show
house and spends a pleasant half hour
viewing the antics Of a strange peo-
pie.
A wonderful show is located almost
opposite the streets Of Cairo the infant
There Is no gaiety about
this concession. II represents the most
astonishing achievement OF modern
science, the nuTturing Of the human
being by artificial means In the pleas
Ing little building housing this attrac-
ion are several ingenlously construct
I'd incubators containing real live in
'ants. Visitors are allowed to gave
At them through plate glass, and ap-
the tots are content to re-
main in their snug homes. The ad-
mission to the infant incubators Is 25 |
,ents.
And so On down the Trail the visitor
nay meander. A great many Of the
shows offer admissions as low as 10
,ents. The visitor finds foolish shows
md serious shows, or he may devote
his time to instructive shows. No mat |
er how hard he hits the Trail" HI |
,annot spend more than 81, which will |
admit him TO 35 attractions unless he |
chooses to take in a show more than |
,nce. The entire list Of CONCESSIONS
With their prices Of admission follows: |
Gay Paree. % cents; Concert hall, !
IS; Infant incubators, Csc; Cascade |
25; White Swan, 10; Japanese
'illage and theater, %; Diving Elks !
IS; New York animal show 25 haunt
d swing, %; Streets Of Cairo, IS; |
heater, 25 donkey ride, Is; camel
.ide, 80; carnival Of Venice, 80; Land
# Midnight Sun, 2j; Telerue, 25;
Davenport farm. %; Sistine madonna,
0; trip to Niagara Falls, 25; Calves
N food %; California radium exhibit,
o; Burns cottage, 10; shooting gal