Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-29
ACCOMMODATIONS IN PLENTY
chiesgos capsc y 'or Visitors


Especial Correspondence ~ the standard
CHICAGO, April 25.-During the dis
cussion preceding the action Of Con
gress which selected Chicago ~ the 10
cation OF the Columbian Exposition al
1893. there was considerable talk abou,
the capacity Of the rival cities In H.,
matter OF handling big crowds. That
such an event rs the Worlds Colum
bian Exposition will necessarily attract
an unprecedented concoursc Of pcopl,
during the entire period Of the display
Is beyond question. Itis nearly twcnt, ,
years since the Philadelphia Ccnten
nial, and the experience OF that cit,
proved that an International exposition
held in America was the means Of draw
ing quite as big crowds as such or
event held In any Of the Europe, N
capitals. Since that date America la,
progressed with giant strides. Tn,
great Western States have increase,
In population and wealth, at a rat,
which even 30 recently as the date @
the Philadelphia Centennial woul,
have been considered next 10 impos
sible. The growth Of Chicago during
that period is but typical OF the develop
ment OF the West. And In regard Il
the ratio Of Chicago's growth, statistic,
show that II such rate Of progress con
tinue in the next quarter Of century
the population Of the Western Cit,
will he cxcclled only by that OF London
the present municipal limits Of Chicago
being already greater than any Other
city in the world.
To form an estimate Of the probable
extent OF the crowd which will make
Chicago It's dwelling-place during the
period OF the Exposition, II would
therefore be hardly fair 10 consider the
limit OF the attendance at the Phila.
delphia Centennial ~ the maximum.
The largest number admitted on any
one day TO that Exposition was 27i..
9l9; the smallest number, 1890; the
average. 6s,333. For purposes Of APP
proximate forecast Of the demands for
room at the forthcoming Exposition.
the attendance at the late Paris Expo
sition furnishes better data. From
May G. 10 November O, 1889, the life Of
the Paris Exposition. the total number
Of admissions was ~, ,ii0, ,363. or daily
average OF 1877 .2s9. the largest number
In q single day being 100000. In view
Of the probable magnitude Of the Co.
lumbar Exposition, and the wide
sprcad interest In the display. both on
the part Of the sixty millions Of
Americans and the manufacturers Of
foreign countries, II IL only fair 10 cx.
pect that the number Of admissions
will equal those Of Paris.
On the basis Of adaily attendance Of
10000 At the Paris Exposition. II L.
estimated that the setual number Of
foreign visitors In the French capital
numbered 10000. Presuming that
every visitor stayed an average Of ten
days, this would leave the average
number Of visitors present In the city
during the Exposition at 10000. But
II is admitted that during the six
months while the Exposition was open
the influx OF visitors was by no means
continuously even. Monster cscur-
.ions. from all parts Of Europe would
swell the daily arrivals TO three or even
four times the average. Thus IL IL fair
10 estimate that OF tho total admissions :
ON the largest day. 100000. a majority
were non-residents Of the French cap.
ital. Or. in other words. that the city
Of Paris had at one time 10 provide for
DOG! 600 VISITORS ?
win Chicago be equal 10 the task OF
entertaining 2O0.OO0 visitors.
The natural reply 10 such a query
will present itself by reference 10 wha,
Chicago has done in the past. On the
occasion OF great Natisnai Convention,
the capabilities Of Chicago hospitality
has been tested in n manner that may
be taken as basis Of what will he done
during the Exposition. The most
recent OF such gatherings, the Repub
lican National Convention Of 1883
offers the most reliable data in point
On that occasion Representatives from
every State in the Union. accompanied
by large delegations Of citizens attract
ed by political reasons, or from motives
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