Dodge City times., 1891-10-16
BEATING RECORDS.


The Sc. Louis Carnival Attracts Larger
Crowds Than Ever BeCore-Polnes Of In
terest.
Saturday. October II, at 10 O'Clock the great
St. Louis Exposition Of 1891 will close its doors
and the carnival will be over. It VIII be held
again in 1899, but ten months is . long time to
wait, and the lover Of . good time and of .
view Of the beautiful should pay visit to ST.
Louis before October II. Fair week proved .
greater attraction than ever, the programme
Of amusement being so full and complete that
the most exacting were more than g-atiled.
The fair was voted IN improvement on past
years, owing to the number OF novelties intro
duced and the striking array OF exhibits from
all parts Of the Union. IL the cid days, which
only ended some three years ago. crowds on
their way to the fair were annoyed by tho in
sufiiciency OF the street car accommodation, but
although the crowd this year was the largest
on record. there was no difficulty on this score.
Two electric roads and one cable line have
been built, making q total OF seven roads to
the Fair Grounds, able to carry from u 900 to
l5o00 passengers an hour easily, but whose
cars were crowded to their utmost capacity
during the mornings and evenings In addition
to this, the streets are in such fine order that
driving out in hacks and buggies was q luxury.
OF the Veiied Prophet it Is unnecessary to
say much. The uniqueness Of the pageant, the
enormous crowds along the route of the parade,
and the presence in full dress Of 1000 invited
guests at the ball, all show that fourteen an
nual visits have endeared the mystic monarch
not only to the people Of ST. Louis. but also of
the West, and indeed the East. and that far
from the interest fading as the novelty ceased
10 exist, familiarity breeds in this instance ad.
miration that cannot be overestimated.
During the remainder Of the festival season
there is much TO interest the spectator and
many defer their visits until after Fair week in
order to avoid the crush such an enormous
gathering OF people naturally creates ST.
Louis is handling the crowds this year in a
more systematic manner than ever, and
thanks 10 wellmanaged bureaus and registers
all are being provided for comfortably and at
reasonable rates. St. Louis does not bleed its
guests or advance prices on the ground that
the law of supply and demand warrants such q
course: it rather treats its visitors like hon
ored guests AMI provides as much absolutely
free entertainment as possible.
Col. Gilmore will wind up his 1891 engage
ment on October Il. and In the meantime he is
providing four genuine musical treats daily.
lie has habit of rcServing the very best to
the last, and some Of the concluding concerts
will be masterpieces indeed.
AS natural result of the wonderful attrac.
lions st. Louis possesses in a social manner
to the people Of surrounding states the COM
mercial interests Of the city are being aug
mented in q remarkable manner for the visit
ors who come year after year on pleasure bent
have at the same time an opportunity of
witnessing the vast commercial and manufac-
turing establishments in which St. Louis
excels all other cities in the world In many
lines. and thus business relations are formed
which rebound to the profit both Of the visitor
and the city.