The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-07-20
SUNDAY CLOSING WINS.
The Worlds Fair win Not Ee Ooec
on the Lords Day.
SIX DAYS ONLY.

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: the local directory Of the Worlds
Columbian exposition has ordered the
gates closed on Sundays.
Chairman Peck in short speech in
troduced the Sunday closing rcsolu-
tions. He said that the resolutions
had been drawn up and approved by
Attorney Edwin Walker. The intro
duction Of the resolutions brought sew
eral directors to their feet and many
speeches were made on the various
phases of the question. Directors
Adolph Nathan and Washington Porter
thought that full and fair test of
the question had not been made. and
they strongly favored reducing the adj
mission for Sunday to twenty-five cents.
They We're overn helmed, however. by
speeches in favor 0f shutting the gates
tight. There seemed to be an almost
unanimous sentiment il support Of that
proposition.
THE VOTE.
The vote on the resolutions was
follows:
Yeas-Butler, Camp, Clowry, Chappell Craw.
ford, Dixon, Ellsworth, Gage, Hutchinson, Hen
son, Mentally, Peck, Revell, Rothschild, Scott
Walker, Waller, Winston, Young. Total, "a.
Nays-Nathan, Odeu, Porter. Schneider.
Total, l.
CHANGE OF OPINION.
The speeches indicated a great change
in the opinion of many of the directors
since the Sunday opening rule was
passed. Edward b. Butler. who was
formerly an enthusiast for a Sunday
fair, took active part Friday in the dis
cusslon to close it Sunday. Mr. But
Ter took up the question as enc
involving financial failure. He was
convinced that the people of the
United States did not want Sunday
fair. Gentlemen" he said, 1--WE have
made mistake. We have gone con-
trary to the wishes of Is per cent of the
exhibitors. We have miscalculated the
desire of the Chicago workingmen. We
have misjudged the sentiment of the
American people. Let us, then, reverse
our decision, close the gates of the
worlds fair on Sunday AMI honor the
American day of rest
SHOULD DO THEIR DUTY.
Arthur Dixon also took part in the
discussion in favor of Sunday closing.
He formerly was Jealous advocate of
opening. He recounted the things
which show the failure of Sunday
fair and then made an appeal to aban.
don their old opinions. He said:
when a body Of men discover that they have
done wrong, that they have violated the will OF
the people, it is their duty in so far as they can
to place themselves in the right We are now
| convinced that the American people revere
their institutions, and that the Sabbath is one
of them. Churches that have not been filed
for ten years are now overlooking every Sun
day. A feeling that you will be inconsisten,
should not influence you. We should do oul
duty
General Davis said Friday
night that he had advised Sunday clos
T ing. ut has been shown that the peo-
pie for whom the move was made have
not visited the fair to any large ex-
tent" he said, land by reason of the
opening it has been demonstrated that
their is a lack of energy among ex-
hibitors and employees which would be
removed by closing the fair for one day
in the week. l believe. further, that
the fair will be benefited financially in
the end"
LAST SUNDAY FAIR. :
CHICAGO, July 17.-Yesterday was the
last open Sunday at the Worlds Column
bian exposition. It was also the day
on which the entire gate receipts of the
worlds fair were to be devoted to the
relief fund OF the heroes who
lost their lives in the cold
storage fire while obeying orders.
Even ne cause to which all Wis
itors contributed their portion failed to
bring out a large crowd. Forty-nine
thousand four hundred and one persons
paia to enter the exposition gates Sun
day. There were 2,4O3 children's tick
cts sold. This gives the frcmen's ben
eft fund s24.099.75. The tickets re-
ported do not represent the total
amount sold. for there were thousands
of persons who took the onnOrtunitv