Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-06-30
CHICAGO EXPOSITION.

A lunch room for the people who carry
lunches has been opened at the iair
grounds Mt Chicago, and all the tables
are well filed.
The suggestion comes from Chicago
that the Worlds Fair may have to he
continued throughout next year in order
to enable the management to recoup it.
sell Tor the vast expenditures that have
/ been made.
The Spanish caravels are on their wav
TO Chicago by n long water route, and
| will probably not reach the Worlds Fair
before July, They will be objects OF
| great interest TO the people who encoun-
ter them in the st. Lawrence or the
Lakes.
Auditor Alderman and Fred w, Peck,
Chairman OF the Finance Committee OF
the Worlds Fair, have united in state
ment regarding the finances of the fair.
The total expenses for MAY, they saw,
were less than $500, 900, or about sis, 400
per day, while the total receipts were
s720, 900, the exposition being open but
twenty-seven days. The expenses are
being reduced largely every day, while
the average daily revenues from admis-
slons and collections are constantly in
creasing.
Cardinal Gibbons in regard to the pro
posed closing OF the Worlds Fair Sun
day is quoted AZ saying: ave believe
the Lords day to be not only day of
rest and religious observance, but day
on which innocent recreation is allow
able. Ii a visit to the fair comes within
that limit. the opening of the fair to
provide innocent recreation SUNDAY aft
ernoouscannot be considered q desecra-
tion OF the day. Having performed the
religious duties required OF them in the
morning, our Catholic people are then
free to pass the day in such recreation as
becomes Sunday. These and other rea-
sons lead me to believe the fair should
be open Sunday afternoon, and more
evil Will result from Sunday closing than
s.on Sunday opening"
Mueh-needed money is now flowing
into the treasury OF the exposition ms a
result OF the largely increased attendance
OF vlsltofs. No one welcomes the change
more than Treasurer Seeburger, whose
position since MAY | has not been an
envIable one. The exposition has been
short OF ready money to liquidate its OBJ
legations 10 contractors and employees.
aud II is not out of the woods vet by any
means. Bank and commercial failures
in that region and the panickv feeling
among savings-bank depositors, which |
has just subsidized. have made il impos- |
slble for the exposition corporation 10
borrow any large sum of money, and the |
directors have stuck manfully to the paw |
as-you-go policy, having confidence In a |
speedy and permanent change in the |
number of paid admissions. The lOO,- |
OO0 mark has been passed at the gates
several times, and is accepted as an in
dlcation of an era OF prosperity and a
plentitude OF cash to pay off all out |
bills. There is a standing order
At the finance department for Auditor
Aekerrnan TO hold allvo,nhers for money
lue onApril and MAY contract work in
mis- office until there is money to snare
"A the treasury for the payment OF it.
Il means that only March bills have
been paid on contract work, but the em-
lloyes Of the exposition have been paid
There is much discomfort
mong the workmen on the pay roll of
he fair on account of the order lust is
ued by the director of works reducing
h force to an eight-hour basis and eight
ours pay. They have been working
en- hours and for eleven hours paw.
here is talk of striking, but such a step
; likely TO result in the strikers being
mt on an indefinite vacation basis with
ut pay.