Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-05-24
FORMER WORLDS FAIRS.
An Even Dozen Held and Chicago WI
Make 1t Thirteen.

An Even Dozen Held and Chicago VIII
Make 1t Thirteen.
II is interesting to gather data from
'eports in reference to worlds fairs
hat have been held years agone and
I is significant fact that olly the
ir>t one, in London in 1851, and the
asst one, in Paris in 1889, made a
financial success. In the first one,
leld in London and known as the
crystal Palace because of its cOnStruc-
ion. over 1000. 600 square feet OF
class was used and its gates were
opened I44 days. Its cost and eX-
)enses reached the sum OF 81, 500, 900
md tie receipts from all sources were
y, 500, 900, leaving net a round mill
on, SAYS a writer in the Rock Island
Railways bright publication, the
Western Trail.
/ The building was significant
ength, ], 85l feet, and the year was
1851. 1t was not opened Sundays, and
.he admission on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday was 25
:ents. On Friday 621 cents, and for
Saturday the admission was raised to
H.25. Gentlemen's season tickets
we're three guineas, or SIS. The la
lies were highly favored by having
;he price of their season tickets
Itaded to guineas, OF about $40
In 1854 the exhibition OF Munich
was classed with the international
exhibitions. 1t was held in a crystal
palace built by King Ludwig IL. who
Tacated the throne in lS4S, and TO
his man is due the building of this
great enterprise, for at that time and
place he had not the cooperation of
,he people. 1t was held in one build
ng, and a veritable crystal palace it
vas, Icing 800 feet long, 26O feet
vide, and 81 feet high.
Tue number Of acres covered was
welve. The expenditures were $780,
100 and receipts but about $500, 600.
Paris in 1885 opened a worlds fair
hat run 200 days and cost S5, 900, 900
md the receipts from all sources were
esS than Sl,OO0,O0O Therefore the
holding OF this worlds fair was at
ended by loss of fully $4,000, 900.
London followed in 1862 and nearly
III days, and in 1867 Paris again in
uted the world to exhibit and look
IN another fair international in Its
character.
This was not financially successful,
md then came Vienna in 1873 and
Philadelphia in 1876 in honor of the
irst centennial year of independence.
Paris opened again in 1878, and Mel
bourne in 1880, both failing to draw
he crowds to make them financially
Iuccessful. Paris again came to the
'rOnt after lapse of nine years, and
n lSS9 planned and completed the
greatest Of worlds fairs up to that
lay. The machinery palace was the
argest building on the ground and
is length was l,3TS feet and width
100 feet. 1t covered about eleven
lcreS The French section cost over
81, 900, 600, palace of arts one and
One-half millions, and half million
Was expended in garden and parks
The great attraction, however, was
Eifiers Tower, which cost 81, 900. 600.
1t was put up by private enterprise,
md proved financially successful.
The income to the management from
al sources was SO, 900, 900 and the
;otal OUTLAY was about sS, 300, 900.
This showed a net gain of ovey
Il, 900, 900.
Next in worlds fairs comes our
,wn, which it is expected will be the
third great success.