The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-11
sunday Opening FAILS.
The Peop,s Will Not Pay Full Price 10
See Half Of the Show.
THE ADMISSION MAY BE REDUCED
Or the Managers May This Week Decide
to Open the Expedition Only Fix Days
week--The Kaiser's Visit Seems to
BE Assured.

OhitANO, oulf ii.-s7iuet tht otetho"h>e
of paying visitors at the fair began TO
dwindle below the $4,000 mark the direct
ors have been doing considerable thinking
as to the best course to pursue In the in
terests of the exposition and the wage
working multitude for whom the officials
have borne the denunciation of Sabbatari-
ans The principal reason for the decreased
attendance on Sunday is the discovery on
the part of the Worlds fair that the work
ing people and others who have time only
on Sunday to see the fair cannot see more
than half the show for the same price OF
admission charged on week days, when ev-
cry section OF the fair is open to the public.
The people have decided to stay away al
together on Sunday and try to see the fair
on other days, or they are waiting for the
directors to reduce the admission fee to rs
cents on Sunday. Many of the broad
minded directors have come to the conclu-
sion that the people will come with their
families in larger numbers than on week
days il the uniform price OF admission Sun.
day is fixed at 25 cents The Chicago press,
which is favorable to Sunday opening with
one exception, is advocating half price for
half show.
To BE Settled This Week.
Last Sundays still smaller attendance OF
43, 500, in spite of the fine weather until
evening, will bring the directors to the act
ing point this week. A special meeting OF
that body will be held, it is understood, be-
fore next Sunday. The whole Sunday
opening question will be discussed and the
financial aspect considered. Some directors
will be in favor of closing the gates Sun
day because they believe Sunday fair is
failure, not from any fault OF their own,
but because the exposition company cannot
compel state and foreign commissioners,
individual exhibitors and the United States
government officials to keep their exhibits
open to the public on Sunday.
The men in charge of buildings and ex-
hibits need n rest on Sunday, and their em-
ployers will not engage help specially for
Sunday work. For this rcsson many of
the exhibits are closed. Pressure will be
brought to bear on the the directors, also
more concessionnaires on the Midway plai-
sance, who are complaining more vigorous
ly than last month that they are losing
money and cannot continue to pay the 25
per cent Of gross receipts to the exposition.
These concessionnaires will meet some time
today to present an ultimatum to the di-
rectors.
They say that they will practically close
their attractions II they do n OF get reduc-
tion in their percentage, but IL is probable
they would compromise IL the directors
would make the Sunday admission 25
cents, bringing two or three times as many
people into their section of the park. which
is the favorite resort for most OF the Sun
day crowd.
Mr.. f. l.. Roche, alternate national COM
missioner from South Carolina, has always
advocated Sunday opening, but he told
United Press reporter today that he had
changed his mind.
1T seems to me-" said the southerner.
''that after the fight that was made in the
commission to assure the Sunday opening
the people would show their appreciation
by coming to the fair on that day. The at
tendance, however, is growing smaller on
the Sabbath, and ] feel much chagrined
over the fault of failure of the Sunday
opening. Everybody that comes on the
grounds goes right to the plaisance to
spend the day. The visitors ON Sunday
seem to be pleasure seekers rather than
sightseers. / hope the national commits
sion will request the local directory to act
in the matter some time during the week.
We should have, think, 25 cent rate of
admission. 1t would pay, in my opinion,
to have the plaisance only open and charge
an admission fee of 25 cents to that part Of
the fair"
The Kaiser's Visit.
That Emperor William Of Germany is
seriously considering the advisability of
visiting the Worlds fair there is little
doubt. An attache Of the German COM
mission today gave II out that the depart
mentjof state Of the German government
addressed letter to the German minister
at Washington several weeks ago direct
ing him to make inquiry of all the German
consuls in America as to how they thought
the emperor would be received should he
come here.
Replies to nearly all these letters of in
quiry have been received, said the attache,
land they are almost unanimous In the
statement that Emperor William would
be accorded most friendly and hearty
welcome. Nearly every one of the consuls
spoke in favor of his coming. His coming
now depends, think, largely upon whcth-
er the army bill passes. Should il pass,
am confident he will come, and 1t looks as
though the bill will pass"
Continuing, he said the kaiser's wish to
see the fair was well known. But IL IL
were certain that he could come he could
scarcely do so before the finish of the army
maneuvers in September.
Exhibits Ordered Removed.
Chief Allison Of the Manufactures build.
ing today ordered Robert II. Ingersoll &
Bro. of New York, exhibitors of novelties,
to remove their display from the building.
The New York firm was found to be sell.
ing their goods now on exhibition for i'm.
mediate delivery in direct violation OF
recent order by Director General Davis
which says that all goods on display must
remain rs part Of the exhibit until the
close of the fair, sales being permitted only
on condition that the delivery shall not be
made until after Nov. 1.
Both foreign and American exhibitors are
attempting to secure modification Of this
order permitting them TO sell duplicates Of
their exhibits and have addressed a COM
munication TO that effect to Colonel Davis.
The matter is still before the director gen.
eral, but II IL hardly probable that he will