Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-03
THE WORLDS FAIR.
A Review of the First Three
Months of the Season.
The Paid Admissions Amount TO 6,II5,-
4I9-The Number in Attendance
Growing Larger Daily-How
the Finances Stand.
A GOOD RECORD.


term of the Worlds Columbian exposi-
ton is past. The buildings in jackson
park We're opened to the people of the
world May l. Wednesday was the
eighty-third open day of the fair and
the end of the first half of the exposi-
ton. The last day of the fair will be
October 80. 1t will end, as it began, on
Monday. The question of Sunday open
ing is not being mooted now as it was
and there is no likelihood of another
open Sunday during the continuance of
the fair. Since May there have been
eight Sundays when Jackson park was
accessible to visitors.
THE FIRST HALF.
The first half of the fair was great;
the last half, declare the commission
ers, will be greater, From May l to
July 90, inclusive, s226, s52 persons
passed through the turnstiles at the en-
frances to the worlds fair. OF this
multitude 6, 115, 419 paid admission and
AL, 433 went into the grounds on
passes.
THE GREATEST DAY.
July was the greatest day in the
history Of the fair. From early morn
ing until late at night every mode of
transit to the exposition grounds was
taxed to its utmost capacity. At night,
the lake front. where the best view of
the fireworks could be obtained. was a
solid mass of humanity. The count of
the heads said 324,34 persons had
passed through the turnstiles Those
who paid admission numbered 2S3, 273
and those who came in on passes Il, 069.
TOTAL ADMISSIONS.
The total number of admissions in
June was more than twice the number
in May. The total for June was 3,577,-
GA, while the total for May was only
1906, 504.
FIRST COMPLETE REPORT.
Auditor William X. Alderman, of the
exposition, made his first complete re-
port July 6. This report showed the
gate receipts for the pre-exposition
period and the first two months of the
exposition to amount to 81, 121, 600 76,
and the concessions receipts to $780,
OO63 So The total receipts from the date
of the organization of the exposition
company to june 80 were given at sell
251, 316 So. According to this report
the expenditures to June so were $20,-
620, 100 The estimated receipts for
the month of May were S719, 402, and
the expenses 5000, ss3, leaving balance
of S109, $40. For the month of June the
estimated receipts We're 81 $50 $50 and
the estimated expenses only S642 921,
leaving another balance of SLOT, 500.
At the present time the estimated
daily expenditures amount to about
$4,000, which is materially less than
for the preceding months.
ANOTHER OPEN SUNDAY
CHICAGO, July 29.-The council of adj
ministration has ordered that the gates
of the worlds fair be opened on Sun
day. The action was taken at Friday
afternoons meeting of the ex-
ecutive body of the exposition.
The question of the advisable
ty of keeping the gates closed in spite
of Judge Stems order was thoroughly
discussed, and it was finally decided
that it would be better to open the
gates until the case had been disposed
of in the courts. The case in
JuuRe stems court Wnere the
officials have been cited to
show cause why they should not
be punished for contempt in disobey-
ing the injunction restraining them
from closing the fair Sundays came up
Friday. Counsel for Mr.. Clingman not
being ready further hearing was set
for Monday. Commissioner MASSEY
said in regard TO the latest Sunday
order:
1.-THE members of the council of administra-
ton do not want 10 go to jail for contempt of
court. Neither do they want to make bit
ter fight more bitter. The postponement
of the case left US with but two things
to do We could obey the directory s
order and keep the fair closed or obey the
courts order and open it. AS the disobedience
of the order of the court would be followed by
a punishment the council thought discretion
the better part Of yalor and obeyed the order
SMALLEST CROWD YET.
CHICAGO, July 81. - In accordance
with the order of the council of admin
istration the gates TO jackson park were
op ened yesterday The attendance
proved to be the smallest of any day
since the fair begun, but 1887 persons