New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-07
THE FAIR CLOSED TO-DAY.
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE TO BE RIGIDLY EN-
FORCED.
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Chicago. Nav s.-The Worlds Fair Directory
has decided. after many hestations and pcrpleAl-
tics, not to test the Sunday opening question TO-
morrow, and the gates Of jackson Park will be
closed. according TO the statements of President
liicinbotbam and Drcct0r-General Davis, 10 all
except the few guards and employees whose pres
cnce is required TO protect the buildings and en-
hibits II is not entirely clear from the announce
ments made whether or not the work OF putting
the grounds buildings and exhibits into present.
able condition, now as urgent as 1t ever has Dccn'
will be entirely suspended tomorrow. On pre-
vious Sundays there has been no cessation u
labor whatever, and with the vast amount OF
work TO be done before the Fair reaches It's final
stage Of completeness, the loss of twenty-four
hours of uninterrupted preparation Will mean a
serious embarrassment to the Exhibition, which
even at the best cannot be fully ready for two
or three weeks to come.
The ambiguity about the continuance OF work
on the Fair may he intentional, however. and it
is even said that to make Sunday-closing as OBJ
noxious as possible, the Local Directors will en-
force the closing rule tomorrow to the strictest
letter, and allow neither workmen, exhibitors,
and National Commissioners nor Directors
themselves to enter the gates. Such a policy
would cause the loss to the Fair OF twenty-four
hours, which in its present backward state it can
ill afford to suffer- and would result in a general
chorus of protest and dsapprovdl II it is carried
out in all its severity tomorrow the day OF COM
plete Sunday opening will, of course, be appre-
Gladly fastened; but it would undoubtedly I've
sacrificing unduy and indefensiby, the necessary
advancement of the Exhibition for the Directory
to insist on so rigorous an enforcement OF the
wish Of Congress- simply to gain point on the
opposition in the National Commission. which
sees legal obstacles in the way Of Sunday Opening.
by subjecting the protesting Commissioners to the
odium of delaying the Fair and bringing additional
discomfort and inconvenience on every Director,
commissioner, concessionare and exhibitor.
President Higinbotham, when asked about the
DirectOry's plans for tomorrow, replied: The
Fair will be closed tomorrow, and no one, even
if he holds a pass with a coupon, for Tomorrow
or wears a Directors or Commissioners badge,
will be permitted to come inside Of the gates.
OF course, the people will see that few employees
are necessary Possibly a Commissioner or
Director will have some pressing work to do, but
that will not be violation OF the rule No Com
issioner or Director can come in here for pleas
ure or Tor lntcieCtuai OcneHt. Anu Cdi
any Director or Commissioner having work here
bring in anybody. | shall issue no order to kep
the gates closed 1t will not be necessary. But
the gates will be closed, and not even the men,
bers of the press will be admitted"
President I;icinbotham had nothing to say about
the second Sunday. He will PROBABLY have some
thing to say however, after the Board of Directors
meets next Friday. The question will come up
then and be thoroughly discussed. and probably
definitely decided. 1t will be difficult for the
opponents Of Sunday-opening to withstand the
storm Of protests which will arise from exhibitors
Concessionaires and all others who are prevented
from going ahead with their belated works at the
grounds tomorrow, and the necessity of uninfer-
rupted progress on the Exhibition is so patent that
even If Sunday CLOSING to the public is maintained,
there will have to be some relaxation in the case
Of worxmen and exhibitors next Sunday. The
Exhibition will be opened at night. for the first
time. on Monday, when an electrical illumination
of the grounds will take place.
To-day being Saturday, and favorable day
for many classes to while away several hours, the
Exposition was greatly benefited All trains
running to the Park carried large numbers, and
at noon there was big increase over yesterday
noticed in the attendance. Yesterdays paid adj
missions TO the grounds made total of lO,29o,
just 800 less than paid their way into the Centen-
nial on the fifth day. There were probably
1000 or $4,000 paid admissions to-day. The
total admissions paid and by passes, are given for
Tuesday at 1924, and for Wednesday at 46,s57.
The Fair has taken in, so far, from ticket sales
an average Of 81 5000 day.
The war among the women is practically at an
end, and peace. lovely peace, reigns supreme once
more. 1t is fortunate that the Board of Lady
Managers is governed by its emotions rather than
by its passions ~ lachrymal duct is safety
ar'afve That always can be relied upon to tide over
difficulties and remove any dangers. The ques-
ton which distracted the Board this week was
one of no ordinary consequence, from the fem-