The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-10-28
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
forest.
Saturday, October II, at 10 o'clock the great
St. Louis Exposition of 1891 will close its doors
and the carnival will be over. 1t will be held
again in 1892 but ten months is long time to
wait ana the lover of good time and OF q
view of the beautiful should pay o 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 exacung were more than graf led.
The fair was voted an improvement on iast
years, owing to the number Of novelties intro
Guced 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 we're annoyed by the in
sufilciency OF tho 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 total of seven roads to
the Fair Gror nds. able to carry from Il, 900 to
1900 passengers IN 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 buggcs was luxury.
OF the Velel Prophet 1T Is unnecessary to
say much. Tho uniquencss 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 eadeared the mystic monarch
~ ny,t,, tnt ~ :,
the West, and indeed the East. and that far
from the interest fading as the novelty ceased
to exist, familiarity breeds in this instance ad.
mirstion 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 q
moro systematic manner than ever, and,
thanks to well managed 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
course; II rather treats its visitors like hon.
ored guests AMI provides as much absolutely
free entertainment rs possible.
Col. Gilmore will wind up his 1891 engage.
'HOa' VII SOiopti ~ hilu III tue Ileiutiile Ne IL
providing four genuine musical treats daily
fie has habit OF reserving the very best to
the last and some OF the concluding concerts
will be masterpieces indeed
AS natural result OF the wonderful attrac.
hons st. Louis possesses in = social manne r
to the people of surrounding states, the com.
merciaI interests of the city nre being aug
mcnted in remarkable manner, for the visit
ors who come year after year on pleasure bent
have Mt the same time an opportunity OF
witnessing TIE vast commercial AMI manutac.
turing establishments in which st. Louis
oxcels oil other cities in the world In many
lines, and tins business relations are formed
which rebound to the profit both Of the visitor
and the CITY