Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29

making total of 500. OF the 10 900 travel
ers all but 500 will come from points in the
United States and Canada. This gives n
transportation expense of $95O,OOO as a.
starter. The visitors from foreign shores
VIII spend at least $500 each In order TO be
present at the contest, which means an
other $2oOOOO. Thus we find ourselves trip
ping lightly past the million mark again.
All over the world.
1t is startling when you stop to consider
II soberly' but there are plenty of facts to
bear out the figures. Books in the offices
OIL the promoters in the Flannery building
san francisco, tell strange tales They
snow reservations of more than 100 tickets
Tor English boxing enthusiasts. seventy
i've Tor Australians, fifty for a party from
Honolulu and delegations coming from
CHINA, Japan, France and other parts of
the world. Eastern and middle western
cities will contribute large sections to the
gathering. New Yoik's quota has been
placed at 1000. with a like number from
Chicago. Philadelphia and Cleveland are
preparing to forward 200 representa- ives
each. New Orleans expects to furnish 100
and the smaller cities are following suit
Special excursion trains are being Or
ganized in all parts of the country. The
railroads are preparing to handle long lines
OF through Pullman tourists from every
section OF the east. New York, washing |
ton and Philadelphia will send forth at
least ten such trains. The average cost |
per passenger will be about $3.50. Many of
the trips VIII require from twenty to thirty
uays' since stops will be made at points |
OF interest and big cities, both going and |
returning. Many political fraternaI tbe-
or Iatfa
represented in these transcontinental tours.
Three hundred Canadians will Journey
down the Pacific coast from Vancouver.
b. c., in order to answer Present when
the roll is called. The gathering will be
the most cosmopolitan that ever attended
such an affair. The names of English and
French nobility are to be seen in the books
alongside those of millionaire planters
ranch owners and heads of great corpora
lions. The prize to date goes to a Macon.
ia, man. who wrote for seats for himself
and wife. Despite the fact that the strug-
gle is still nearly two months hence, San
francisco Is beginning TO throb with in
creased pressure. The Golden Gate citi-
Gems are wondering IL they have not re-
eased Frankenstein which Will sweep
mem OH their feet by Independence day. A
canvass or the hotels made several weeks |
lgo showed that the leading hostelries
hone had booked a total of 1000 rooms for !
lates between July l and Z. The predic- |
Ion is made that by July it will not he
possible to secure room in any hotel or
BOARDING house in Frisco It is estimated G
hat there are some 10000 rooms available s
or the invading hosts, and these will not /
70 sufficient to accommodate the thousands 4
'ho Will flock to that city around July 4 Z
dany OF the promoters of excursion trains
rom far distant points, realizing this, plan Z
quarter their patrons on board the cars n
uring the stay.
San Francisco Benefits I
The total amount of money that will be q
p9ht by outanders while in San Fran 1
lsco can only be guessed at 1t is possi- a
10 10 90 some estimating, based on rea- e
enable figures, which gives some idea of G
he golden harvest that awaits mine host h
the tar coast however. Take the 1000 Il
ooms available for visitors. The most a
rental figure would be NOT ii
'ss than 81 day, and the average stav g
bout five days. This gives a total Of 81
1900 for this item alone. Probably l5OOO
Ill require table service in San Francisco al
IT several days. The restaurant keen 20
s are making elaborate preparations TO W
II uls the throngs' and IT is not possible re
figure on less than So per person for "a
us feature. Presto! Another $4,000. in
When thousands gather in city like San
raleiseo for such a purpose as will OF
tract on our national birthday. much II.
ohey Is spent for incidentals Car fare or
undry' small items OF personal wear and X
hundred and one necessities are reouirsd sn
short notice. Those who cater 10 the lie
utter" as we'll as the inner man viii
ott thereby. The round trim from the Is
art or San Francisco to EmeryvjIls FL
one amounts to so cents. For these rea- III
ms 1t is safe to estimate on the distrib,,. tr,
m OF close to 10000 for trifling expenses ca
visitors. These have to do almost en- "a
ely with those who will be about IN. al
lgside on July T. But what about the az,
81 mass OF North Americans alone who or
II be interested in the result OF the com !
and will spend money to satisfy their wi
rlosity2
several or these excursions will be con- 40,
eted on most elaborate scale. the ca
argos running from $3.50 to 1900 psr sn,
In for the trip. One to be known as The m,
peeial de Luxe" viii be limited 10 100 An
ssengers, and the promoters say that the trs
'jority OF the reservations have been sub- IA,
aeed for already. Another will leave wo