The state capital., 1891-10-17

BEATING RECORDS.
The st. Louis Carnival Attracts Larger
Crowds Than Ever Before-Points of In

The st. Louis Carnival Attracts Larger
Crowds Than Ever Before-Points 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 bo over. 1t will be held
again in 1892, but ten months is long time to
wait, and the lover Of a good time and Of q
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 grati1ed.
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. In the old days, which
only ended some three years ago. crowds on
their way to the fair were annoyed by tho in
sufficiency 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 o total Of seven roads to
the Fair Grounds, able to carry from Il, 900 to
1900 passengers an hour easily, but whose
cars were crowded to their almost capacity
during tho mornings and evenings. In addition
to this, the streets are in such fine order that
OF the Yelled 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 tho novelty ceased
to 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 enormous
gathering OF people naturally creates. St.
Louis is handling the crowds this year in a
systematic manner than ever and,
thanks TO we'll managed bureaus and registers,
all arc being provided for comfortably and at
reasonable rates. St. Louis does not bleed it's
guests or advance prices on the ground thai
the law Of supply and demand w..----afIts such a
course; it rather treats it's visitors like hon
ored guests ahi 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.
He has habit Of reservng the very best to
the last, and some OF the concluding concerts
will be masterpieces indeed.
AS natural result Of the wonderful attrac-
ti0ns st. Louis possesses in q social manner
to the people OF surrounding states, the com
merciaI interests of the city are being aug
mentcd in remarkable manner, for the visit
ors who come year after year on pleasure bent
have ut the same time an opportunity OF
witnessing the vast commercial and manufac-
turing establishments in which ST. Louis
exceIs 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.