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Show The: eastern" journals complain that the reduction ot 2-5 per cent, on railway fares for Centenni il (ravel is ! nut sufficient to induce large num bers of people to m ike the trip. Tne general answer to the question, "Are you going to ttie Centennial?" is, "Well, it depends a good deal on how much it cos'-s. People can't aflord to use much money just now out-Lie of their own famiiy expenses. It tho railroads put down their fares low enough, and folks are sure of not baing swindled at Philadelphia, a good many will go. If not, they'll stay at home." As there are vury strong premonitory eymptoma that visitors will be swindled, it behooves the citizens of Philadelphia and the Centennial authorities fo take i in mediate me-diate teps to prevent slrugera from being victimized by rapacious hotel-ki hotel-ki epers. If the impression once be- 1 c.uiH's general that exorbitant prices arc to prevail, the result will be ' greatly detriment il to the interests of Philadelphia and the exhibition. The New York Wurld says, the railroad companies should announce half-fare half-fare immediately, and the Centennial N cjinrniesion should publish an author- ritativo schedule of living prices at and near Philadelphia. |