The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16
The End of the Exposition.

N. 0. rimesDere pcrat, Oct. 81.
The Columbian Exposition closed OF
As We have already noted, although
the Fair is officially over, the gates MI WI
remain open as long as 1t pays. me
Chicago papers imagine that there wiz
no nnonph persons in attendance to con-
tH;nnn the Fxposition unofficially in this
waV for three or four months Longer,
Inf this we seriously doubt. Wlth most
IF the exhibits removed, and the winter
weather for which Chicago IS famous
at hand. it will be impossible to get any
sort of attendance later than NoVehi"ol
if it continues that long .
But even without this extra alIenu
ance, the Exposition will go on recolu
as the greatest the Worlu mas wei S1et -
The total paid admissions Will run up W
81 9O3 o49 as near as can be given now,
and including passes it was 26,52O,645.
TLis is ahead of Paris, Tor 1T should oe
remembered the exhibitors there a TO
nav. Moreover, the prices OF admission
varied, some daysas many asten tlckets
heinp required. 1t is impossible, there
fore to tell exactly how many persons
entered the gates of Paris, but probably
not over 100000 600.
In eyery other respect the Chicago
Fxnosition has been without parallel
II cost more than any other Exposition,
and its receipts were larger. Ii cover
cd more ground and embraced a larger
floor area. One building alone, cover
ing thirty acres OF ground, was nearly
half as large as those at the Parls snow.
The Chicago Fair was notable also Tor
the hranty of its grounds, its location
on the lake front giving it splendid OPP
]nnrtunities to make a handsome dls-
nlav, and for the arrangement and ap-
nearance of it's buildings, whether
together or individuality
In it's exhibits the Worlds Fair at
Chicago surpassed all its predecessors
in their value, variety, arrangementana
in the number of countries from which
thew came. 1t was exceptionally strong
: in machinery, manufactures, agrlcultu.
, raj and live stocks; and while its ART
display fell below that at Paris, it was
: with that exception, the grandest inc
world has ever seen. The display OF
, vomen's work was enc OF lts novelties
r and features. 49,,
Considering the fact that the rail
: roads acted so ~obstinately in keeping vi
the rates, and that a financial crisis tel
D upon us in the very midst of the Expo
sitiop, tue attendance was larger thar
we had reason to expect. But tor tn
hard times it would probably have ru1
Il ND to 10000, 900, and had the railroad
Y acted favorably it might have reache'
y 80, 900, 900. AS it is, the interest in tn
great Fair has steadily increased, a
4 Shown by the attendance. On oni,
y three days since Oct. 6 has it fallen be
low 20O,O 900, and two of these We're Sun
DAYS, when the buildings in the FaI
proper, except the art gallery and abou
, half of those in the Midway Plaisanc
were closed. On no week day since til
y middle of August has the ATTENDING
n been under 100000, whereas at the PHI
adelphia Centennial it reached that te
n ure on only ten occasions. The largeI
!. attendance at the Centennial was 257
in 159, and it fell one day to 1866. IN
70 largest at Chicago was 1861, and o
w eight other days it exceeded 100000, b'
" ing more than the best day at Philade
!. phia. The maximum at Paris was 3o1
"a $40, and there were but six days VIE
the attendance was V 3OO,O OO.
10 Altogether the Chicago Expositlc
81 was the greatest the world has ever see
If and it will be years before we can hoI
Of to witness its equal.