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Show Living at Philadelphia. Philadelphia Phila-delphia is still cxer-.iscd over the subject sub-ject of f.cding the multitude expected to attend the Centennial this summer. The wenllhipr class of visitors will, of course, patronize the hotels, but the poorer people will be unable to do this, and it remains with the Philndel-phiitns Philndel-phiitns to devino sumo way by which they can be properly entertained at moderate prices. U is now proposed lo furnish visitors, through the "Centennial "Cen-tennial lodging house ngency," with lodging, supper and breakfast at boarding-homes and private residences resi-dences lor $2.50 per day, excluding dinner, it being understood that they will get the laller on the Centennial grounds. Jn response lo a circular this n'ucy, it id said, has received favorable replies from eight thuuHainl person j wboaro willing to fttrninh accommodations ac-commodations on tho terms mentioned. men-tioned. Coupons for meals are to be liold in all the railway and R'ptimnhip agencies in connection with traveling tickets, and persons buying them will receive particular directions where to no. The scheme is seriously objectionable, objec-tionable, on the ground that the price named is loo high. A dinner on the Centennial grounds will cost, it i us-limatul, us-limatul, at lea:,t one dollar, which would make the total cost of board and lodging for one week $21,50 a price which no person of moderate means could a fiord to pay lor any great length oT lime. This price it is proposeil to chnrge, notivillmhtnding the fact Ilia', ibi-HO very l.oardmg-hoti.icsi.ro l.oardmg-hoti.icsi.ro now charging from $5 to $7 per week (or full board. |