The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-29
CROWDS TURN OUT
ThroIging in the White
City.
OFFICIALS ARE PLEASED.
II l. Ahead of the Centennial So
Far and Likely to Stay
That Way.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

Special to The MORNING CALL
CHICAGO. June 2S.-From the size of the
crowd attending the Worlds Fair to-day
it is evident that special features are not
necessary to bring the populace to Jackson
Park. There was no prominent attraction
on the programme and yet no less than
10000 passed through the turnstiles. 1t
was beautiful day and every body seemed
to enjoy it, The corrected figures on yes
terdav's attendance show 1929 admis-
sions eff which 131. 1872 were paid. On the
corresponding day at the Centennial the
total admission was 26.1S4
Unless the unexpected should happen
there viii be dairy exhibit at the Worlds
Fair in July. This announcement. which
was issmd by Chief Buchanan OF the de-
partmen of agriculture to-day. was re-
ceived With thanksgiving by some 1900 ex-
hibitorS who for the past two months
have bsen compelled to submit to exasper-
ating delays and financial losses by failure
of the exposition company to furnish facil-
tiles for the display of their products. The
chief cause of complaint was the absence
of any kind OF refrigerator service. and
promise isnow made that this matter will
be rectifei at once.
Tomorrow will be millers' day. AL
ready some of the largest mill-owners in
the country have arrived. The day will
be made especially attractive to -four
Manufacturers, as exercises of an interest
ing character will be held in the Michigan
State building Among the prominent
millers on the ground are: j. NJ. Turner,
Mandsn, n. D.; T. S. Blish, Seymour,
Ind; c. A. Pillsbury, Minneapolis j. F.
Clark Akron, Ohio; II. F. Oziek, Amster-
dam, Holland. L is estimated that these
alone manufacture half the breadstuffs
used in the United States. Hon. j. Ster-
ling Morton, Secretary of Agriculture, is
down for a paper on THE Extension of
the Export Trade in Flour"
General John W. Noble is expected to
be present, AID if he arrives he will de-
liver an address. Dr. McGinnis of North
Dakota, first prom otter of the reciprocity
movement in the Northwest, will speak
on Reciprocity in Canada; What it VIII
Do for Milling"
Great arrangements have been made for
the Fourthof July at the Worlds Fair.
Four troops of singers, 500 each. will be
stationed NJ suitable points Of the grand
court. and will lead in singing patriotic
songs, in which it is expected 100000 voices
Oh lHOSS "a luc SEUuuUo Will IOiEs lie
great volume of sound will be punctuated
by cann0usalutes and the ringing of the new
Liberty Fell and the ringing of every bell
in the cit. Every person on the grounds
will carr an American flag.
Before the Worlds Congress of Build
ing and Loan Associations to-day Charles
K. Clarke of San Francisco read paper
entitled, "a review of the evolution of
i'm, nd nm Y11o
and especially of the gross net installment
and interest plans and discussion of
which plan is best." Clark discussed
the various plans in detail His conclu-
sion vas that premiums should be fixed at
minimum, so that bids for loans might
not be too high. The premium system. he
said when not properly safeguarded was
oppressive. Needy borrowers were driven
by necessity 70 bid too high in order to
secure priority and soon found themselves
paying usuriOls interest.
He said the tendency was toward bet
ter system n the management of pre-
miums; how TO administer the affairs of
building associations in such a way as to
secure always to members the benefits of
the equaliZilg tendencies of cooperation
was a problem for each association to
solve. CiaE's paper provoked prolonged
discussion.
George J,nes and Rattesnake Pete, the
two contestants in the cowboy race, claim
that Berry, Albright. Gillespie and Smith.
the first fur men in, rode in the ears at
night during the race and shipped their
horses. J,nes claims that he and Pete
are the only men who rode fairly in the
race. Thestatement is zorro borated by a
correspondent of a local paper who came
over the rad on bicycle.
While tie employees in the decorating de-
partmentof the Worlds Fair were pre-
sentng asilver tea service to f. d. Miilet,
director q decorations, this afternoon, the
floor on which they were standing sud
denly gays way. precipitaiing 200 persons
several FEET TO the ground, nine teen of
p them sustaining painful but not fatal in
juries
The accident occurred in the color build
ing, which is a small structure erected for
working purposes and not one of the
buildings for exhibits. The pres raton
was Just over and the men were thronging
arount Mr.. Millet to congratulate him,
when suddenly the floor gave way with a
terrific crash. The floor was constructed
OF thin boards and light scantlingS and
was. not intended TO stand any great
strain.
The last Of the cowboy racers came In
to-day. Geotge Jones arriving early In the
morning and DOC" Middleton reaching
tie gates shortly after noon.
Figures compiled tonight show that the
total attendance for The day was 12S, 204
of which 5000 paid.