The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-10
ABSOLUTE FIASCO.
Even Sunday Opening Can
not Stay Chicago Fair
Bankruptcy.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS CHICAGo. July
10, 1s93.-Since theattendance Of paying
visitors 1.-THE Fair began to dwindle be-
low tie $4,000 mark the directors have
been doing considerable thinking as to
the best course to pursue in the interests
of the Exposition and the wage-worki nR
multitude for whom the officials have
borne the denunciation OF Sabb atarians.
The principal reason for the decreased
attendance on Sunday is the discovery on
the part of tbe Chicago fair that the
working peeple and others who have
time only on Sunday to see the fair. and
cannot see more than half the show for
the same price OK admission charged on
week days when svery section OF the fair
is open to the p plic. The people have
decided to stay Jay altogether on Sun
day, and try % see the Fair on other
days, or they are waiting for the direc-
tors to reduce The admission fee to 20
cents on Sunday. Many Of tho broad
minded directors have come to the con-
clusiou slhat the people will COME with
their families In larger numberB thal on
week days If the uniform price OF admis-
sion on sunday Is fixed at s5 cents.
FAVOR HALF PRICE.
The Chicago press, whicn is favorable
TO Sunday opeuing with one exception,
Yesterdays still smaller Attendance OF
$500. in spite of the flne weather until
evening, will bring the directors to the
acting point this week. A special meet
ing of that body will be held, IL is under
stood, before next Sunday. The whole
Sunday opening situation will be discus
sed and the fuancial aspect con-
in favor of. closing the gates
Sunday because they belieye
Sunday fair is failure, not from
any fauls of their own. but be-
cause the exposition company cannot CON-
pei Stale and foreign commissioners, In
dividual exhibitors and the United States
Government officials to keep their ex-
hibfts open to the public on Sunday. The
men In charge OF buildings and exhibits
need rest on Sunday, and their en-
ployers will not engage help specially for
Sunday work. For this reason rlauy of
the exhibits are closed
MIDWAY BANKRUPTCY.
Pressure will be brought { o bear on the
lrectors, also more concessionaires on
the Midway Plaisance. who are complain
ing more vigorously than last month that
they are losing money, and cannot cpp-
tinue to pay the 25 per cent OF gross re-
ceipts to the Exposition. iThese concession
an ultjmatum to the directors. They sa'
that they Will practically close their at
fractions If they do not get production in
their ercentage, but 1t ts PR de they
woulo compromise IL the ? ,cors would
make the Sunday adnnis on 25 cents,
bringing two or three times as many
people into their Section of the Park,
which Is the favorlte resort for most of
the Sunday crowd.
BANK FAILURE.
Mr.. E. L. Roche, alternate National
Com missioner from South Carolina, has
always advocated Sunday opening, but
he lold United Press reporter this
morning that he had changed his MUD.
1t seems TO mi, I" said The Southsrner,
that after the tight that WAS made in the
commission to secure the Sunday Open
ing, that people would show their APP
probation oy coming to the Fair on that
day. The attendance. however, is grow
ing smaller on the Sabbath, and 7 seel
much cnagrined over the failure
day orsning. Everybody thA comes
in the grounds goes right
to the Plaisance to spend
the day. The visitors ON Sunday seem to
be pleasure seekers rather than sight
seers. / hope the National Commission
will request the local directory to act in
the matter some tiine duringth wesk.
We should have, / think. twenty-five
cent admission rate. It would pay. In my
opinien, TO have the Plaisauce only open,
and charge an admission yfee of twenty
five cents TO that part of the Fair