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III rl .... \\ \ \ 11 · , \.\lC ....\ · "10;'='"'.\ \.' The Weather at St. Louis. Fri•co•Roch /•land The weather wh.lch visitors to the i:.onisl• Mi,aouri Pacific ana Purchase Exposition may exr&ct ls shown by the • •normals" at St. T .)nfs·,• take.n from . the records ot the TT::.ited States Weather .• • -• •-- • ....Coua� Bu.reau. These 1111ormals" nre the averages ot the tempe:ature at St. Louis during the thirty•three years that the weather bureau hns had astaclonlnSt. Louis. The" normals" are as follows: May._...... 66.1 September...... 70.2 June ...... 75.4 October...... 68. 7 July...... -...... 79.4 November...... 44.8 August...... 77.6 How closely the actual temperature !or any one year follows the normal Is well shown by the meaJ:! temperature tor each month, taken by the weather bureau at St. Lonls, during the past year. These temperatures are: Mny...... _ ..... 71.8 September ...... 66.4 June ...... 74.2 October ...... 62. 2 July·-·················80.8 November ...... 53.8 August ...... 76,4 The Louisiana Purchase Exposition is to lnst sevenmonths, instead of six months, as :�' . ,c h l n d - s. •• did- :t t. qGtnfLit {! .pi �'t �PO�lt.lo� ',, •.<>6,e�1V!S"AtitWSQtj\, t.he 140-JS,&4�•-�ralfase .J •Expo(fitlGtt �lfl'Ifot t:!6se t!Jftll 'Dt;cetnller 'l�t, •. :" • - 1004, The reason for t.ltl,,lls that as a rule the ("1 .• ,' I weather at St. Loµfs .iurlng October and November ls pecull'arl'y pleasant. It Is the •••• •lndJQn.. fiumm,l'"• or, t� .Mid.dJ.e�tqtel{, •• • 'featuiy- �o\'s;nl �h �&I°• b

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ST.LoUIS WORLD'S FAIR LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION nAY TO DECEMBER. 1904

W OODWARD &: TIERNAN PRINT. Co. I PUBLISHERS. ST. LOUIS, U. S. A. COPYRIGHT . 1903 BY, THE J. N.MATTHEWS CO. THE MATTHEWS NORTHRUP WORKS, BUFFALO, N.Y.

St. Loui. &. S'Jburban o 100 200 3004 00 500 SCALE OF FEET. gations to the World's Fair management to give Exposition costs $SO,OOO, COO. Historical exhibit of B. & O. Railroad. Hotels of St. Louis. good entertainment at moderate prices. FHCTS Special corn exhibit, cost $50,000. Union ticket office in T ransportation building. FEATURES ALONfi "THE PIKE." Rose garden ten acres in area. The Inside Inn, with a capacity for 5 ,500 ABOUT THE Speech transmitted via electric light rays. CAPACITY AMPLY SUFFICIENT people, is within the grounds, erected under a Four acres of g rowing fresh fruits. Edison's personal exhibit of inventions. TO MEET WORLD'S FAIR contract with the Exposition management stipu­ Bi-monthly exhibit of seasonable flowers. Imitation diamond factory in operation . Tyrolean Al ps. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, Tobacco exhibit, covers over h:llf an acre. Factory where paper boxes are made. REQUIREMENTS. lating its rates. This hotel offers 500 rooms at My st::rious As;a . $1.00 a day, 500 at $1.50 a day, 500 at $2.00 ST. LOUIS, 1904. One acre conservatory-rare flowers and plants. Regular hat factory in operation. Iri3h Vi lia:;o. a day and the remainder, which are larger, with Floral clock- minute hand 2,500 pounds. Factory for making pens of all kinds. Under and Over the Sea. The Free Information Bureau of the Exposition baths, at higher rates. The price of admission Cafe on balcony in Horticulture bui:ding. Display of jewelry valued at $10,000,000. Hunting in the Ozarks. Assembly hall seats 1,200, Agriculture building. has a list of ninety-seven well-established hotels to the grounds is added to the rate of the Inside Opens April 30th, closes December 1 st. Ice plant- 300 tons daily capacity. Temple of Mi r:~ . Clock dial, 100 feet across; largect on earth. now doing business in St. Louis, with capacity Inn so that guests there enjoy the advantage of Grounds cover 1,240 acres. Special pavilion for sculpture. Hagenbeck's Aoimals. Cotton exhibit, one-third acre; 60 feet hig h. for 21 ,000 g uests, at prices ranging from 50 remaining in the grounds day and night. Forty-four States participate. Louisiana history told in flowers. Fair Japan. Sugar exhibit, every phase; cane to caramel. cents a day up, on the European plan, and from The Forest Park University, Napoleon Fifty foreign countries exhibit. Idaho silver nugget- weight ten tons. Statisticum. Butter and cheese exhibit, over an acre. Turbine engine of 8,000 horse power. $ 1.00 a day up, on the American plan. Bonaparte, the Forest City, the Fraternal, the Four miles of aisles in the Agricultural building. Moorish Pahc e~ Four acres of agricultural implements. For athletic events, $150,000. These established hotels have been supple­ University, the Kenilworth, the Epworth, the Model Indian school, one hundred PUlOils. Glass Wca vers. Pure food exhibit covers two acres. mented dUrIng the year 1903 by thirty-five new Grand View, the States, the Oakland, the Iowa, Complete assemblage of the world's races. United States Fisheries building, 135 It. square. Hereafter. Native Alaska buildings, real totem poles. and fine permanent hotels now opening or about the Guaranty, the West Park, the American, Athletic contests-all nations and races. Live Stock, 37 acres; $250,000 in prizes. Ancient Rome. Ainu hunters and fishers- Japan ab:ri;:ines. to open, increasing the permanent hotel ca­ the Christian Endeavor, the Visitor's, and others, Revival of Olympic games of Ancient Greece. Art pottery works in operation. Burning Vol=ano. Ancient Mexican city of Mitla reproduced. pacity to 47,000 g uests, at prices ranging from with capacity for from 500 to 5,000 guests, are Primitive Mexican copper mine camp. Hank Monk's famous stage coach. Old St. Louis. Historical records of Louisiana Territory. Natural garden of wild flowers. $1.00 a day UP. within easy walking distances of the World's The widest boiler plate ever rolled. Paris and France. Tvpical frontier t rading post reproduced. The Exposition management holds the signed Fair gates. Full sized yacht, completely ri gged. Wireless telegraph station in operation. Palais du Costume. Comparative measurements of race types. agreement of the leading established hotels, that Besides hotels with accommodations for more Manufacture of nitrogen from the air. United States map in growing crops, five acres. Baby Incubator. "rates shall not be increased during the World's than 150,000 guests, the Free Information \ Stadium, seating capacity 27,000 persons. Working display 01 United States big guns. Creation. Wireless telephone station in operation. Meeting of National Rowing Regatta. Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania build in g. Fair period." Bureau has lists of boarding houses and rooming A practical shoe factory in operation. Siberian Rail way. P rices are now lower in St. Louis than in any houses of respectable character on the street car Gem cutting, grinding and polishing. Great display in gymnasium trophy room. Germany vs. America in fo restry exhibit. Cairo. other city for similar hotel a ccommodations and lines leading to the World's Fair, with lodgings Model schools for blind and dez.!. Important lectures on phys ical training. Model creamery, in Agriculture building. CO:l stanti no;Jle. Russian Village. service. for 15,593 guests, and a list of private houses Mining Gulch-12 acres in exter.t. Athletic sports and games in general. Statue of John Stewart in butter. Chinese Viilage. The Free Information Bureau list of 132 per­ that will let rooms for 17,876 persons. Queen Victoria's Jubilee presents. Iron statue of Vulcan, 50 feet hi gh. Placer gold mine in Mining Culch. Esquimaux. manent hotels includes only the better sort. In all parts of the city apartment houses and Philippine exhibits, c ost $1,000,000. Turquoise mine in actual operation. Tree 800 years old from North Carolina. Movi:1g Pictures. There are now 173 hotels, large and small, in rooming houses are available for those who Largest gas engine-3000 horse power. A typical Pennsylvania coal breaker. Giant locomotive at full speed. Magic Whi rlpool. operation in the city. prefer rooms away from the crowds, with meals Decorative sculpture, cost $500,000. Models of coal mines and a:opliances. Locomotive tests throughout season. Jim Key. The new hotel enterprises being inaugurated at the restaurants. Rainbow gardens, amid the Cascades. Special collection of gems and rare metals. Automobile speeding contests. Cliff Dwellers. justify the belief that the number will r each 250 There are 485 restaurants in St. Louis, and Airship tournament, $200,000 in prizes . An operating lapidary and assay cf:lce. Cheese weighing two tons. Old Plantati on. before the opening day of the World's F air. they have a national reputation for good fare, Largest organ, 1?5 stops, 10,000 pipes. Outside forestry exhi:its, covers 15 acres. Pavilion built entirely of peanuts. Water Chutes. Not included in the established class are great good service, cleanliness and moderate prices. Full sized model United States warship. Outside live game exhibit~, 10 acres. Giant bird cage, 300 feet long. Battle A boey . hotels of temporary construction located around Twenty of these 485 restaurants can take care Model farm, exhibited by U. S. Government. An international angling tournament.' Whale, 92 feet long-par:ier mache cast. Scenic Railway. the World's Fair site, near its gates, under obli- of 33,000 patrons. Indian exhibit, covers 40 acres. Projected terminal improvements in New York. Modern printing establishment in oper.::.tion . Naval Exhibition. Gal ves:on Flood. Fire Fighters. Indian Go n;;ress. New York to the North Pole. Important Information for Visitors to the louisiana Purchase Exposition. Doer Vtcu . J erusalem. Wireless Telegraphy. Submarine Diving:. Observation Wh eel. Russian T heatre.

WORL~'S FAIRS COMPARED. ACRES. Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis .1240 Columbian Exposition, Chicago ...... 633 Pan-American Exposition, Bullalo ••••• ••• 300 Trans.Mississippi Exposition, Omaha.... ISO Paris Exposition, 1899. 1900 ...... 336 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia: ..... 236

World's Fair Transportation Facilities.

Steam Railroads will carry hourly over 50.000 Passengers and Street Railways more than 30,000 to and from the World's Fair Grounds.

The railroads at St. Louis are perfecting a shuttle train service between Union Station and the World's Fair Grounds that will handle ~Pr~~~i~~ ~~~~cl2s~ fre~i~~ Sat~ti~~u;' n~n at~~~ World's F air Gl'ounds will be set aside for the exclusive use of this traffic. Tbe trains win ~~ nfMt;!s;~~ c::s~ ' e~~br~~~i nag sg~ti:gl~2~af~~ block system,1 he t rains will ee enabled to run one minute apart with safety. I n addition to this shuttle train service, ;~~~~!od:ti~~n1~~m tr2~~ t~ilJo,~ p~~~1~lea% hour. dou~fee rl~~~~; ~~~l~ott~a~l~: (j!ll agRrt1~~ t~e~?,~~ from St. Louis Oounty) and claim t hat t h ey wi}] be able to handle 5,()OO passengers per hour on each line. A conservative estimate of the mIDlmum number of passengers that may be bandIed from tbe city to the World's Fair Grounds is 80,000 an hour.

FE STIVAL HALL AND CASCADES. gations to the World's Fair management to give t:xposition costs SG0,000,C00. Historical exhibit of B. & 0. Railroad. Hotels of St. Louis. good entertainment at moderate prices. FJ:\CTS Special corn exhibit, cost $5:J,000. Union ticket officein Transportation building. Rose garden ten acres in area. The Inside Inn. with a capacity for 5,500 ABOUT THE Speech transmitted via electric lie-htrays. CAPACITY AMPLY SUFFICIENT people, is within the grounds, erected under a Four acres of growing fresb fruits. Edison's personal exhibit of inventions. TO MEET WORLD'S FAI contract with the Exposition management stipu· Bi-monthly exhibit of seasonable flowers. Imitation diamond factory in operation. R UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, Tobacco exhibit. covers over hJ.lf an acre. REQUIREMENTS. lating its rates. This hotel offers500 rooms at Factory where paper boxes are made. $1.00 aday, 500 at $1.50 a day, 500 atS2.00 ST. LOUIS, 1904. One acre conservatory-rare flowers and plants. Regular hat factoryin operation. a day and the remainder, which are larger, with Floral clock-minute hand 2,500 pounds. Factory for making pens of all kinds. The Free Information Bureau of the Exposition baths, at higher rates. The price or admission ' Cafe on balcony in Horticulture bul'.ding. Display of Jewelry valued atSJ 0,000,000. has a list of ninety-seven well-established betels Assembly hall seats 1,200, Agriculture building. to the grounds ls added to the rate of the Inside Opens April 30th. closes December I st. Ice plant-300 tons dally capacity. Clock dial, I 00 feet across; large!:! on earth. now doing business in St. Louis, with capacity Inn so that guests there enjoy the advantage of Grounds cover 1.240 acres. Special pavilion for sculpture. Cotton exhibit, one-third acre; 60 feet high. for 21,000 guests, at prices ranging from 50 remaining in the grounds day and night. Forty-four States participate. Louisiana history told in flowers. Sugar e.xhibit1 every phase; cane to caramel. cents a day up, on the European plan, and from The Forest Park University. Napoleon Fift} foreign countries exhibit. Idaho sliver nugget-weight ten Ions. Butter and cheese exhibit, over an acre. S 1.00 a day up, on the Americanplan. Bonaparte, the Forest City, the Fraternal, the Four miles of aisles in the Agricultural building, Turbine engine of 8,000 horse power. Four acres of agricultural implements. For athletic events. $150.000, These established hotels have been supple­ University, the Kenilworth, the Epworth, the Model Indian school, one hundred pu�lls. Pure food exhibit covers two acres. mented during the year 1903 by thirty-five new Grand View. the States, the Oakland, lhe Iowa, Complete assemblage of the world's races. United States Fisheries building. 135 ft. squa Native Alaska buildings, real totem poles. a□d finepermanent hotels now opening or about the Guaranty, the West Park, the A_merican, Athletic contests-all nations and races. Live Stock, 37 acres; $250,000 in prizes. Ainu hunters and fish�rs-Japan ab:ri;:'lnes. to open, increasing the permanent hotel ca· the Christian Endeavor, the Visitor's, and others, Revival of Olympic games of Ancient Greece. A rt pottery works in operation, Ancient Mexican city of Milla reproduced. pacity lo 47,000 guests, at prices ranging from with capacity for from 500 to 5,000 guests, are Primitive Mexican copper mine camp. Hank Monk's famous stage coach. Historical records of Louisiana Territory. $ !.00 a day up. within easy walklng distances of the World's The widest boiler plate ever rolled. Natural garden of wild flowers. Typical frontier trading post reproduced. The Exposition management holds the signed Fair gates. Full sized yacht, completely rii:ged. Wireless telegraph station in operation. Comparative measurements of race types. agreement of the leading established hotels, that Besides hotels with accommodations for more Manufacture of nitrogen from the air. UnitedStates map in growing crops, five acre Stadium, seating capacity 27,000 persons. Working display of United States big guns. "rates shall not be increased during the World's than 150,000 guests. the Free Information Wireless telephone station in operation. Meeting of National Rowing Regatta. Fair period." Bureau has lists of boarding houses and rooming A practical shoe factory In operation. Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania building. Prices are now lower In St. Louis than in any houses of respectable character on the street car Gem cutting, grinding and pollshing. Great display in gymnasium trophy room. Germany vs. America In forestry exhibit. other city !or similar hotel accommodations and lines leading to the World's Fair, with lodgings Model schools for blind and det.f. Important lectures on physical traininY., Model creamery, in Agriculture building. service. for 15,593 guests, and a list of private houses Mining Gulch-12 acres in exter:t. Athletic sports and games in general. Statue of John Stewart in butter. The Free Information Bureau list of 132 per­ that will let rooms for 17,876 persons. Queen Victoria's Jubilee presents. Iron statue of Vulcan. 50 feet high. Placer gold mine in Mining Gulch. manent hotels includes only the better sort. In all parts of the city apartment houses and Philippine exhibits, costS 1,000,000. Turquoise mine in actual operation. Tree 800 years old from North Carolina. There are now 173 hotels, large and small, in rooming houses are available for those who Largest gas engine-3000 horse power. A typical Pennsylvania coal breaker. Giant locomotive at full speed. operation in the city. prefer rooms away from the crowds. with meals Decorative sculpture, cost $500,000. Models of coal mines and a,r:liances. Locomotive tests throughout season. The new hotel enterprises being Inaugurated at the restaurants. Rainbow gardens, amid the Cascade�. Special collection of gems and rare metals. Automobile speeding contests. Justify the belief that the number will reach 250 There are 485 restaurants in St. Louis, and Airship tournament. $200,000 in prizes. An operating lapidary and assay clilce. Cheese weighing two tons. before the opening day of the World's Fair. they have a national reputation for good fare, Largest organ, I t,5 stops, l 0,000 pipes, Outside forestry exhi�its, covers 15 acres. Pavilion bull! entirely or peanuts. Not Included In the establlshed class are great good service. cleanliness and moderate prices. Full sized model United States warship. Outside live game exhibits, 1 o acres. Giant bird cage, 300 feet long. hotels of temporary construction located around Twenty of these 485 restaurants can take care Model farm. exhibited by U.S. Government. An intern;:itionalangling tournament. Whale, 92 feet long-pa�ler mache cast. the World's Fair site, near its gates, under obli· of 33,000 patrons. Indian exhibit, covers 40 acres. Projected terminal improvements in New York. Modern printing establbhment in opcr.,tlon. Important Information for Visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

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·saJBH qeJ pue 1peg FESTIVAL HALL AND CASCADES. gallons lo the World's Fair management to give Cxposition costs s�o.ooo.coo. liistorical exhibit of B. & O. Raliroad. Hotels of St. Louis. good entertainment at moderate prices. FA:CTS Special corn exhibit, cost $50,000. Union ticket office in Transportation building. FEATURES ALONG "THE P li1:ht The Inside Inn, with a capacity for 5,500 ABOUT THE Rose garden ten acres in area. Speech transmitted via electric rays. CAPACITY AMPLY SUFFICIENT people, is within the grounds. erected under a Four acres of growing fresh fruits. Edison's personal exhibit of inventions. .( .( TO MEET WORLD'S FAIR. contract with the Exposition management stipu­ UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, Bi-monthly exhibit of seasonable flowers. Imitation diamond factory in operation. Tyrolean Alps. lating its rates. This hotel offers 500 rooms at Tobacco exhibit, covers over h:ilf an acre. Factory where paper boxes are made. Mystorio�s J\s:a. R.EQUIR.EMENTS. SI .00 a day, 500 at $1.50 a day, 500 at $2.00 ST. LOUIS, 1904. One acre conservatory-rare flowersand plants. Regular hat factory in operation. Irbh Villa:;,. a day and the remainder, which are larger, with Floral clock-minute hand 2,500 pounds. Factory Cor making pens of all kinds. Under and Over the Sea. The Free Information Bureau of the Exposition baths, at higher rates. The price of admission Cafe on balcony in Horticulture bui:ding. Display of Jewelry valued at $10,000.000, Hunting in the Ozarks. Assembly hall seats 1,200, Agriculture building. Ice plant-300 tons daily capacity. Temple or Mir:a. has a list of ninety-seven well-established hotels to the grounds is added to the rate of the Inside Opens April 30th, closes December I st. Clock dial, I 00 feet across; largest on earth. Special pavilion for sculpture. Hagenbeck·s A,Ima now doing business In St. Louis, with capacity Inn so that guests there enjoy the advantage of Grounds cover 1,240 acres. Cotton exhibit, one-third acre; 60 feet hieh. Louisiana history told In flowers. Fair Japan. for 21,000 guests. at prices ranging from 50 remaining in the irrounds day and night. Forty-lour States participate. Sugar exhibit, every phase; cane to caramel. Idaho silver nugget-weight ten tons. Statisticum. cents ll day up, on the European plan, and from The Forest Park University. Napoleon Fift) foreign countries exhibit. Butter and cheese exhibit, over an acre. Turbine engine o( 8,000 horse power. Moorbh P�!1e $1.00 a day up, on the American plan. Bonaparte, the Po rest City. the Fraternal, the Four miles of aisles In the Agricultural building. Four acres al agricultural implements. For athletic events,$ I50,000. Glass Weav, These established hotels have been supple· University, the Kenilworth. the Epworth, the Model lndian school, one hundred pu�ils. Pure food exhibit covers two acres. United States Fisheries building, 135 ft. square. Hereafter. mented durmg the year 1903 by thirty-five new Grand View. the States, the Oakland. the Iowa, Complete assemblage of the world's races. Native Alaska building,;, real totem poles. Live Stock, 37 acres; $250,000 in prizes. A nclem Rome. and fine permanent hotels now opening or about the Guaranty. the West Park, the American. Athletic contests-all nations and races. Ainu hunters and fishers-Japan ab:ri;:ines. A rt pottery works in operation. Burning Vol::ano. to open, increasing the permanent hotel ca· the Christian Endeavor, the Visitor's, and others. Revival of Olympic games al Ancient Greece. Ancient Mexican city of Milla reproduced. Hank Monk's famous stage coach. Old SL Louis. pacity to 47,000 guests, at prices ranging from with capacityfor from 500 to 5,000 guests. are Primitive Mexican copper mine camp. Historical records of Louisiana Territory. Natural garden or wild flowers. Paris and France. $ !.00 a day up. within easy walking distances of the World's The widest boiler plate ever rolled. Typical frontier trading post reproduced. Wireless telegraph station in operation. Palais du Coe tu me. The Exposition management holds the signed Fair gates. Full sized yacht, completely rii:ged. Comparative measurements of race types. United States map in growing crops, five acres. Baby Incubator. agreement of the leading established hotels, that Besides hotels with accommodations for more Manufacture al nitrogen from the air. Stadium, sealing capacity 27,000 persons. Working display of United States biffguns. Creation. '"rates shall not be increased during the World's than 150.000 guests, the Free Information Wireless telephone station in operation. Meeting of National Rowing Reffa,tta. Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania buiidinff. Siberian Raiiwa, Fair period." Bureau has lists of boardinghouses and rooming A practical shoe factory in operation. Great display in gymnasium trophy room. Germany vs. America in forestry exhibit. Cairo. Prices are now lower In St. Louis than in any houses of respectable character on the street car Gem cutting, grinding and polishing. Model creamery, in Agriculture building. Co:-istantmc;J other city for similar hotel accommodations and lines leading to the World's Falr, with lodgings Model schools for blind and det.f. Important lectures on physical training. Statue of John Stewart in butter. Russian Viilaiie. for 15,593 guests, and a list of private houses Mining Gulch-I 2 acres in exter.t. Athletic sports and games In general. service. Chinese Viila,:re. that will let rooms for 17,876 persons. Queen Victoria's Jubilee presents. Iron statue of Vulcan, 50 feet hi1;h. Placer gold mine in Mining Gulch. The Free Information Bureau list or 132 per­ Esquimaux. Philippine exhibits, cost$ 1,000,000. Turquoise mine in actual operation. Tree 800 years old from North Carolina. manent hotels includes only the better sort. in all parts of the city apartment houses and Movbg Pictures. Largest gas engine-3000 horse power. A typical Pennsylvania coal breaker. Giant locomotive at full speed. There are now I 73 hotels, large and small, in rooming houses are available for those who Magic Whirlpool. Decorative sculpture, cost $500,000. Models of coal mines and a:,s:ilances. Locomotive tests throughout season. operation in the city. prefer rooms away from the crowds. with meals Jim Key. Rainbow gardens. amid the Cascades. Special collection of gems and rare metals. Automobile speeding contests. The new hotel enterprises being Inaugurated at the restaurants. Cliff Dwellers. Airship tournament. S200,000 In prizes An operating lapidary and assay er.ice. Cheese weighing two tons. justify the belier that the number will reach 250 There are 485 restaurants in St. Louis, and Old Pianlll,ion. Largest organ, J t,:; stops, I 0,000 pipes. Outside forestry exhi�its, covers 15 acres. Pavilion built entirely of peanuts. before the opening day of the World's Fair. they have a national reputation for good fare, Water Chutes. Full sized model United States warship. Outside live game exhibits, IO acres. Giant bird cage, 300 feet long. Not included In the established class are great good service. cleanliness and moderate prices. Battie A b�ey. Model farm. exhibited by U. S. Government. hotels or temporary construction located around Twenty of these 485 restaurants can take care An international angling tournament. Whale, 92 feet iong-pai;ler mache case. Scenic Rallw Indian exhibit, covers 40 acres. Modern printing est-a.bli:;hment in opcr:.tion. the World's Fair site, near Its gates, under obll· of 33,000 patrons. Projected terminal Improvements fn New York, Naval Exhibition. Gaivcs:on Fiaod. Fire Fighters. Indian Con:rress. New York lo the North I lmnnf41-�-nt Information for Visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Boer War. Jerusalem. Wireless Telegraph: Submarine Divin1 Observation Wh C Russian Thea a>j!J>" �bQ) 'O "'al �tiu- WORL!>'S FAIRS COMPAR' j ;.15 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Lou -0 "Cl'O ::,.x Ca g Columbian Exposition, Chicago ...... ""-:a� .... .c:a Pan-American Exposition, BuUalo .•••. ��-� Trans-Mississippi Exposilion, Omaha. i 3 +-- 0 b c z Paris Exposition, 1899°1900 ..•.•...•.•, C/) OU) .C -�._;::!� Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia: •. � g:�e'"" !IS o ...,,. 11:S 0 ::.:c"" &� • �be�-�� World's Fair Transportation Fae .!: ...: c]�f:; co C: 'O Q) Steam Railroads will carry hourly over Ill -� E5 «o f :Sg�:i.8 Passengers and Slreet Railways m, en -o.t:E than 30,000 to and from the s � �� g World's Fair Grounds. �_g€�0 ... 0 :a:� The rnllronds nt St. Louis nr ]>Orf -g-2 c: ::s I '" e theAbut.tie World'struln senFairlce Grounds beLween Onionthat willStn ��iiO� a e u \Vorld'sarr���� Fair�%cfs� Grounds B n°t1�;:bes��u�� set aside!n �i-t-€�- 0 exclush•c use or this wiJI The -"'0 C trnfflc. trs :5 :a n t b u .'.9 (tJ f ...... �f rM ;!.,��� c::s�' -W; r��!'1.:g s�: :� 0£E_8t block syetem.�he t"nfn.s will be enablei one minute apnrt with safety. ���.r::::a.,, §� In adQlllon to this shuttle trnlu cQ) 0 0 .:> e , ..t l����f�ol:tl�� 1�mt;�� �.� � O=tj_8�cd hour. t� 5 ;:;: "" E 0 ]l I g 0 ::, e W��,'f� :;::: > doutre :,�2:; ��1� 1 ) (lr� agsrt�� :L�"< from St. Louts C"ounhl nncl cltthu thnt. 1 -iv,_0 Ca, be able to handle 5,000 passengers 1>0r "'"" ench Hoe. C Ol A conscrvnth-e csttmut.e or Lhe n· "i number or pussen�ers lhnt ruo.y be hand -!: the cfty to tho \Vorld's Fair Grounds �s -171 an hour. - 'O" FESTIVAL HALL AND CASCADES. -e d