Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

| FerrlS wheel has paid us nothing as vet
received enough to pay the expenses OF
putting 1t up. This has been about ac-
eomplished and We will get good income
from It. Some concessions have not paid
nearly as well as was expected. The roller
chair man has not been doing as much as
ne thought he would. and popcorn. which
was considered a very good concession at
philadelphia, is not worth much here
Ihere Is not great demand for guides and
does big business. is not turning out as
much as was expected"
How the Foreigners Kick.
Are the foreigners satisfied with the
fair?"
Not very WELL" replied Director General
Davis, they do not like the concessions,
| and they say that the allowing them to
peddle out things from the different coun-
tries materially affects their business.
Many Of them have SO decidedly objected
that We have changed the rule aud allowed
them to sell things In the various lmid-
ings: We expect them to nay a percentage
to the fair They are not doing. however.
the business they expected to do. This is
largely from the fact that the Iicher
crowd you see on the grounds today Is not
made up Of men who buy thousand dollar
vases. fine carriages, or order beautiful
china and pictures. If the times let up
we will have some of these people in
September. but not now. AS ID keeping
the fair open after November, il would be
hibitors would not stay, if IL were not so
from the buildings"
How the Omcers Have Lost Money.
"Who are making money out of the fair?'
asked.
''The Chicago merchants, a few of the
hotels. the railroads and some of the con-
cessionaires," was the reply. "As to any
one connected with the fair making money
l do not know of a cent that has been got
ten by the officers AS for me. as large as
my salary is l have spent more than 1t
right along in the duties have had to per-
form In keeping UP with the position.
think the same is true of the other Off
Gals"
Major Handy on the Situation.
After leaving Director General Davis I
talked for some time with Major NJ. p.
Handy. who had charge of the bureau of
publicity and promotion. and who has been
as theatrical people would say the advance
agent OF the fair. One question / asked him
was In regard to the large free list There
Is. YOU know, a turnstile for passes, connect
are taken and the number Of passes Siven
tor Handy:
Thirty thousand is not a large number
Of free admissions for fair like this II is
generally supposed that these are all given
to the press. The truth is most Of the pass
es belong to the employees of the fair There
are 5000 exhibitors here Each has the
right to a ticket for himself and his attend
ant. Then think of the army of men con-
nected with the concessions, of the clean
ers and sweepers, and Of the people who
have to come in to the fair to bring food
ana other things. and you will see that
a number of newspaper passes have bcen
given out but the newspapers nave made
the fair and 1t seems to me that the push
Ing Of the fair with the newspapers ought
to be kept up today as strongly as ever.
think this fair ought to be run as a great
show, and that is the only way to make 1t
pay"
Us 1t going to pay?" 1 asked
I'VE will pay our debts" was Mai Ham
dy's reply. Had the times not been SO
mar hard we would have given big dividend to
The Last Big Fair.
when will the next worlds fair Conner
There will never be another big worlds
fair" replied Maj. Handy. This has capped
the climax. Chicago has set the pace too
rapid for any other city or any other nation
to compete with 1t. Think Of it. The fair
attempt would send the cold chills down the
back Of any nation in Europe. New York
done. and doubt whether Chicago win ever
do as much again"
Boom for Chicago.
Maj. Handy comes from Philadelphia.
When / knew him some years ago / was
associated with him in the New York World
bureau in Washington, and found that his
views OH IhOSb SUBJECTS were conservative,
Like all men who have been connected for
any time with Chicago. however he has now
become convinced that II is the center of
that the worlds fair might, on the whole.
be rather an injury than a good to this city
he secuted the insinuation. and said: The
worlds fair has already helped Chicago. and
II will materially increase ii in size and
wealth; chicago grows right along. 1t now
has 100000 people. and 1t is bound to be
the biggest city in the United States. New
York will, perhaps, hold her commercial
supremacy. but the worlds fair has brought
Chicago into close touch with the great
markets and the great merchants Of Europe
and her business will now be done with
them direct. Already gold is being shipped
from Europe directly to Chicago. One of
our firms brought in e 100000 last week,
not long ago. The biggest cities of the world
are not al the sea shore. London, Paris and
is to be the fate Of the United States. Chi
cago has the best location in the country
for a great city. and it will steadily grow.
Chicago Being Educated.
Another thing that the fair is doing for
Chicago" continued Maj. Handy, lis in the
way Of education. 1t is making the city a
cosmopolitan one 1t is provincial no long
er. 1t is grown in art taste, and II will
have as a result of the fair a magnificent
art palace. Chicago is in better finan-
cial condition today as a result of this ex-
position. Its people are now making money
and the hotels are, l think, doing we'll II
is a curious thing about this fair that there
was more money spent during the first two
months than there has been since then.
The Hotel Richelieu made $40 600 in June
and all of the good hotels did well during
May and June. The richer people came at
that time. They will be back In September.
and they will spend a great deal here be-
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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