, 1874-09-09

THE OPENING, AND WHAT FOLLOW
ED IT.
Thus in the faco Of lnnumorabls obstacles.
not the least among which was public apathy to
the schome, with money market hardening
duly, did the Exposition managers bring their
project to perfection, and have ready for tho
world to visit not two ycars after the city's
oblitoration by ilro, tho largest Exposition evor
held On tie Western Hon,tspAere. However i'll
dltrerout tho public at largo may have bcon re-
garjing tho Exposition durlag tho days Of it's
promoters' doubts and fears, aH aoou az tho
walls began to rise tho fact went abroad, and
With it roso m enthusiastic interest in tho
sclomn which wes folt from ono end Of
tho Union to tho other, so that when
tho day Of opening. Sept. 25, drew rear, no one
doubted tlat the Inauguration wcu1d ba grandly
successful both in point Of tho merits Of sho
show, tho size Of tho attendance, and tic inter-
oBtiug nature Of tho ceremonies. Inauguration
night moro than realized tho expectations Of tho
uost sauguine. Dockod out with tho flags Of all
nRtoB, giitteriug inside and out with Thousands
Of Jets and traueparencios, filled with null
tituds OF people moving to and fro among tho
mmonsc collection OF I'LL TINT America produces
of tho useful and beautiful III art aud nature.
the Exposition, OIL
THE EVENING OF 1Ts OPENING,
prevented a spectaolo The like, Of which had
noycr before boon equaled in tho New World.
The programme OF exercises for the occasion
included tic thunder Of cannon, music. and
speeches by N. s. borton, the Hon. ". T. Cool
baugh, Gov. Doyosidso, Mayor Bond, and Soma
tors Logan aud oglcsby. Tho occasion was
raro ono for tho Indulgence of tho flourish rho
torical, nnl tho BpoalterB to nso rather vulgar
expression, spread themselves accordingly, tho
only drawback to their speeches being that they
were inaudible to the vast ma ority OF tho audi
-1,1 Aka fth
joymeut thereof until the arrival OF tAs news
boy with tho next mornings TRIBUNE.
TIE ATTENDANCE
OF spectators during tic afternoon aul evening
Of tue Expoultlon'a flrat tuy waa rory large not
or courao Huch high-pressure interest III this
in the show could not 10 kept ur Some of tho
1900 probably attended tho Inauguration opcu-
iu(, not 70 much to see the Exposition to hear
Senator Logan drop fow words of wisdom OIL
tho subject Of ilnaucc. QUO which Mt This limo
Inst ycar, HI many will remember, waB engrosslnG
public attention to tho exclusion Of lighter
topics: otllers because 1t was opening night nrd
there would be big crowd; othcrs not 10 much
to SEQ as to be seen, aud 30 on. Still through
tl.e forty-lwo days OIL Which the Exposition vas
thrown opon to tho public tho attendance WaB
good. tile total number oil altnlaslona reach'ng
100, 200, or average Of over II, 000 tay. Tho
number Of actual visitors to tho show WAS about
LOU, ,d0U. This continued good attendance at tho
ExpoHitlon w"s sufficiently gratifying proof OF
it's excellence as show, eapccaliy in Wow OF the
financial condition Of tho country at tho time,
country tlsalcr 10 consider once or twice
Tho adyisability Of expanding tho cost ot 4 trip
to Chicago, Ant then III u,ost cusns to decide
that ho had hotter stay ut homo. Take it alto
tuther, tic Exposition Of Inst year MAS good
one. CriticA might have dealt unkindIY blowa
hero a,ltl there, might have actua'ly royalcd iu
tho eouth room Of tho Art Hall, but tho whole
oiFeot WIZ 10 gratifying that what lItto Was
lacking wnB overlooked in AL appreciation OF
tile general result.
Bii.co tho oloslug OF tho Exposition on tho 10th
of Novombor tho managers layo mt boen tdle.
Yjoir INTEREST tn mud labprs for tho undertaking
did not end with tho public dispay, u wli ~
Soon by the following record ol tlo nubltlosa
transacted by them ut old intervals since last
October. lilo first item OF interest in conuec-
tion with the Exposition Was tho publication In
The Tn1nuaE Of the 10tn Of january last Of tho
nErnnr or THE Exxour1yI coaMlrrEE,
including tito Ireasurors detailed report of tia.
roceipts unl expenditures OF ths Exposition,
showing the former to lhye beon $3l0, 1873 1U
tho latlor s'3a3, 7El.97, leaving batnhco OIL
hnnd Of Sl,3S3.13 Tho asFeta ana lia0il!tieb OF
ronpcotiyoIy, ono item Of the inter, amounting
to s34, III, representing lonn which the cor
puraton Kad oxcenlod to .apAblo thom to noct
tAs outstanding liabilities tho corporation
t. aud o}ne 9efa hs consequent upon
ital sstock and wns made in tho
isnsat 30 nsd y S"t'psttSst patSritx t Il III will VII
ceipts OF this years Expedition. ],osdos
this amount, another Item in lastyoars liabilities
of $a,2Jl,l5, togathor witl, the oaponsos Of tlls
years. improvements and adlitioua to tho Expo
sltiun building, amounting to about $25,00 will
havo to bo dofraycd from this years. ruccipta.
On tie 12th OF April laBt THE IntnuSE as-
,ouucod tho conpletlon Of the arrangements Tor
thia years. Exposition, ana published
THE PROGRAMME,
which showed that iu oil tosporta tho managers
had aimed higher md ntc,,aod to ao!,ioys still
greater suoesaa than thRt Which laa crowned