To insure rest for patrons of the New York World's Fair 1939, benches seating a total of more than 50,000 persons at a time will be distributed Over the 1216%-acre site of the exposition. According to a recent statement by Grover A. Whalen, president of the Fair Exposition, these benches will be shaded by many of the 10,000 fully mature trees which, in one of the most arduous of all the exposition's projects, were transplanted by a veritable army of workmen, These benches will be easily accessible to the 300,000 visitors expected to pass through Fair turnstiles every "average" day.
"To obviate weariness still further, three different forms of moderate-priced transportation over the site are provided—tourist buses, trackless trains, and electric chairs. Parents, too, will be able to leave their little-Ones in the safety of "Children's World" before proceeding, unworried &nd free, to adult attractions.
"The Fair, alone, has finished the construction of 92 comfort stations. Similar facilities have also been erected in the buildings and exhibits of private, participating interests. Forty-six of the 92 will be reserved, alike, for men and for women. Each contains 35 toilet fixtures.
Ten first aid stations, staffed by a veritable corps of physicians, surgeons and nearly 100 nurses, dispense free service. While the Fair is to make personal safety its constant watchword, motor ambulances, complete resuscitation equipment, and ten yards (each containing from two to six beds) will meet any emergencies—even childbirth. In fact no less than eighteen "Word's Fair babies" are expected.
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