The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
FOOT-WEARINE55
 ELIMINATED FOR
 VISITORS TO N. Y.
Worlds Fair Is Featuring Comprehensive System
 of Transportation

NEW YORK, April 12.-The pro- program of the New York Worlds Fair 1889 for eliminating foot-weari- nes at the exposition features a comprehensive system of transpor- tation within the grounds, according to plans made public by Grover A. Whalen, President of the Fair Cor poration There will be 100 buses operating over 10 miles of routes, IS tractor-trains on Az miles of routes and a fleet of electric "motoguide chairs and hand-pushed guide chairs"
 Other elements of the program made public by MT. Whalen are:
 Benches for 50,000 scattere d through the 1,2161a acres of grounds along shaded walks, by cool foun- tains and in sheltered courtyards and peaceful gardens.
 Free lounges and rest rooms in many buildings.
 Elimination of stairs in most structures by CD confining exhibits to first floors wherever possible, CD installation of moving stairways, (3) use of ramps with easy gradients.
 Paving of walks with a resilient bituminous asphalt which has been found to be much easier" on feet than concrete, wood or other hard surfaces.
 Use Large Buses
 Backbone of the fairs intramural transportation system will be the buses, largest in the world and ex- pected to carry upwards of 30,000,- 900 passengers during the fair period. Fare will be 10 cents, and each bus will seat 60 perosns in two rows facing outward with standing space for another 50 between rows.
 As their name implies, tractor trains consist of a small gasoline driven tractor which pulls a string of four canopy covered cars equip ped with seats back to back. Fares will be 25 cents for adults, Is cents for children under twelve. Painted orange and blue the trains will have musical horns, pneumatic tired wheels and engine silencers. q
 The third type of fair transporta- ton, electric and hand-operated chairs, will be the taxis of the sys- tenn, unrestricted as to routes and operated at the behest of passengers. 'Motoguide chairs" vii be three wheeled vehicles with seats for three passengers in front and raised drivers seat in the rear, while guide" chairs will seat one and two passengers and will b of tubular steel construction with foam rub Der" seats. Both motoguide and guide chairs will be finished in maple with blue seats and umbrella tops in gay colors.
 College Youths Attendants
 Attendants will be college youths, trained to point out the sights of the fair to their customers.
 The basic rate will be 25 cents per seat per Is minutes for all chairs, but customers will be required to pay for all seats in chair whether occupied or not An additional charge of 25 cents per chair for the first Is minutes will also be levied.
 Orders have been placed for 50 motoguide chairs and 200 single and 225. double guide chairs. Be- tween 1000 and 1900 college stu dents and recent college graduates will be hired as guides. Applicants are required to be from feet 10 inches to feet 2 inches in height, to weigh between 160 and 210 pounds and to talk well. Affixed to each chair will be a card bearing the name of the guide in attendance and | the name of his college.