Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-13
NOT EVEN AJAR.

Gates of jackson Park VIII he Tightly
Closed on Sunday - The Present Rule
VIII he Unchnnged-Action of the Ma
tional Commission - Extortlon the
Grounds Must Cease.
CHICAGO, May 6.-The gates of the
worlds fair will be closed next Sunday.
Much as the local board would like to
admit visitors seven days in the week,
it cannot for the present do so. This
decision was reached Friday afternoon
at conference of the leading Off
cials. The reason is legal one.
According. to the terms of the
original act of congress which created
both the Chicago board of directors and
national commission it was stipulated
that the local board should originate
rules and regulations, and that be-
fore they became operative the ma
tional commission should approve or
modify them. Both these bodies have
adopted a rule closing the fair Sum
days and, according to good authority,
it will for the present stand. The di-
rectory has taken no action toward
originating a new regulation. and the
commission could not do so If It chose.
In the national commission the sub
ject came up over the adoption of q re-
port submitted by the judiciary COM
mittee to the effect that the commits
sion had nothing to do with Sunday
opening until after the local directory
should have acted A strong debate
was brought out which resulted in the
adoption of the judiciary committees
report.
Complaints come in daily to the coun
Gil of administration of eXtortion and
robbing which some of the restaurants
in the grounds have indicated a ten
dency to indulge in. President Hig-
inbotham and Director Schwab made
a tour of some of these places, for the
purpose of securing evidence. They
found the complaints warranted and
told the council of their experiences.
The council at once passed n resolution
ordering all restaurant keepers to at
once formulate full and complete
schedules of prices and submit them to
the executive committee of the exposi-
tion for approval, and every person pat
ronizing an exposition restaurant shall
have bill of fare furnished with the
prices plainly marked. In case of an
overcharge to any person a statement
of such overcharge to the fair of
ficials will result in an immediate
examination and punishment of the
guilty party, it being the determination
of the council that the public patroniz-
ing the fair shall not be subjected to
any eXtortion or unreasonable or unjust
demand.
So far, although the most discourage
ing conditions have prevailed, the at
tendance at the Columbian exposition
has far exceeded that of any previous
American exposition. The great crowd
on opening day, particularly, was far
ahead in point of size of any similar
gathering. Since the opening the
weather has been almost uniformly
disagreeable, yet the returns show a
total attendance of 124,361 persons.
Frances fine art exhibit at the expo
sition, which is admitted to be the best
ever made by that country outside of
Paris, was opened to the public Friday
afternoon. The walls of the twelve
salons in the Fine Arts building allotted
to France are covered with 500 oil
paintings, $50 water colors and
pastels, $50 engravings and etch'
ings, besides innumerable medal
lions, etc, while 100 pieces OF
French statuary will be seen in the
main court when the English commits
sioner is ready to arrange the grouping
with Roger Ballu, the French commits
sioner general of fine arts. The con
census of opinion among critics, artists
and visitors generally is that the French
exhibit is the gem of the whole collec
ton. Only one-fourth of the work:
offered We're chosen by the jury.