THE OOLOGIST. 



157 



To the Public. 



World's Columbian Exposition, 



Chicago, March 30, 1893 —To the 

 Public: Because of many misrepre 

 seutatious and misstatements relative 

 to Exposition management and affairs 

 being in circulation through the press 

 aud otherwise, both in this country 

 ami abroad, and in reply to many 

 letters of inquiry or complaint touch- 

 ing the same matters, it seems advis- 

 able that some official statement re- 

 garding them should he made to the 

 public. Therefore I respectfully ask 

 that the widest publicity be given to 

 the following facts: 



1. The Exposition will be opened in 

 readiness for visitors May 1. 



2 An abundance of drinking water, 

 the best supplied to any great city in 

 the world, will be provided free to all. 

 The l'eport that a charge would be 

 made for drinking water probably arose 

 from the fact that hygeia water can 

 also be had by those who may desire it 

 at one cent a glass. 



3. Ample provisions for seating will 

 be made without charge. 



4. About 1,500 toilet rooms and 

 closets will be located at convenient 

 poiuts in the buildings and about the 

 grounds, and they will be absolutely 

 free to the public. This is as large a 

 number in proportion to the estimated 

 attendance as has ever been provided 

 in any exposition In addition to 

 these there will also be nearly an equal 

 number of lavatories and toilet rooms 

 of a costly aud handsome character as 

 exhibits, for the use of which a charge 

 of five cents will be made. 



5. The admission fee of 50 cents 

 will entitle the visitor to see and enter 

 all the Exposition buildings, inspect 

 the exhibits, and, in short to see every- 

 thing within the Exposition grounds, 

 except the Eiquimaux Village aud the 

 reproduction of the Colorado cliff dwel- 

 lings. For these as well as for the 

 special attractions on Midway Plaisanee 

 a small fee will be charged. 



6. Imposition or extortion of any 

 description will not be tolerated. 



7. LU*ee medical and emergen cy 

 hospital service is pi'ovided on the 

 grounds by the Exposition manage- 

 ment. 



8. The Bureau of Public Comfort will 

 provide commodious free waiting- 

 rooms, including spacious ladies' 

 parlor and toilet rooms in A r arious parts 

 of the grounds. 



H. N. Higinbotham, President. 



Early Nesting. 

 Mr. F. B. Jewett of Los Angels. Cal- 

 fornia, writes of taking a full set of 

 Mourning Dove on the fifth of Febru- 

 ary, and Mr. Barlow of Santa Clara, 

 records a complete set of the Anna's 

 Humming bird on February 23d and 

 that the friend with him found a nest, 

 with one young and one egg. 



Mr. Fred D. Snyder a '95 Medic of the 

 University of Michigau who has been 

 in the employ of "Lattin" most of the 

 time since '87 will havo charge of the 

 Zoological Exhibit of the Ward's Natur- 

 al Science Establishment at the World's 

 Columbian Exposition. 



OpNew and Second Hand Book 

 List, mentioned on page 158 of this 

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