River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-20

WILL CLOSE THE GATES.
Worlds Fair Directors Decide. from Ex-
perience, That the People DO Not Want
the Exposition Opened on Sunday, and
Therefore Rescind the Rule.

Worlds Fair Directors Decide. from Ex-
perience, That the People DO Not Want
the Exposition Opened on Sunday, and
Therefore Rescind the Rule.
CHICAGO, July 15.-To-morrow will be
the last open Sunday at the fair. Fri
day afternoon, by vote of "a to 4, the
local directory of the Worlds Column
bian exposition passed resolutions re-
sciuding the action of the meeting of
May 16 and ordering the gates closed
on ali Sundays after tomorrow. The
preamble and resolutions follow:
whereas, The board of directors at regu-
lar meeting heretofore held-to wit, May 10,
fsq3-adopted certain resolutions providing for
the opening Of the exposition on Sunday, in re-
Spouse TO urgent appeals from persons and or
carnations representing a large majority of the
public, well as from shareholders OF the COR
poration, and also in accordance with resolu-
ton adopted by the city council of the city OF
Chicago, representing the financial interests Of
said city in said exposition TO the amount OF
1900, 900; and,
whereas, This action Of the board has been
sustained by the United States circuit court OF
appeals and the right and power of the board
of directors TO control the physical administra-
ton of the exposition on Sundays, as well as en-
nthor days OF the week. has been upheld by the
final decree OF said court; and,
.'Whereas, 1t now appears by the actual al
missions that the general public does not by its
attendance manifest a des ire that said expOsi-
ton should be kept open to the public
each day OF the week; and II further
appearing that IL the exposition is kept
open on Sunday il vill require the
attendance of more than 10000 laboring
men and women the employees OF the expost-
ton and others, including the curators and
clerks of the exhibitors; and while the exposi-
ton authorities can give its own employees one
day of rest out of each week, II seems inn
practicable for the exhibitors and others TO pro
vide such day OF rest for their own clerks and
employees; and
''Whereas, 1t further appears that the num-
Der OF labOring men and women whose services
will be necessarily required TO keep the exposi-
ton open on Sunday is disproportionate to the
number of visitors said days, and, therefore,
the interests of the public are not promoted by
keeping the exposition open on each aud every
day of the week: now, therefore, be IL
Resolved, That all the said resolutions so
adopted by this board on MAY 10. A. ID. 1898, and
the mendments the rule related thereto
adopted on said day, save and except the prices
of admission, be and the same are hereby re-
scinded, 10 take effect after the 10th inst; and
be II further
"Resolyed, That a certifi ed copy OF the fore
going preamble and resolutions be transmitted
to the national commission and to the council
OF administra ton "
Director-G General Davis said Friday
night that he had advised Sunday clos
ing. at has been shown that the peo-
pie for whom the move was made have
not visited the fair to any large ex-
tent" he said, land by reason of the
opening it has been demonstrated that
their is n lack of energy among ex-
hibitors and employees which would be
removed by closing the fair for one day
in the week / believe, further, that
the fair will be benefited financially in
the end -