Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-15
IT WILL Be CLOSED SUNDAYS.
The Worlds Fair Directory Takes De-
ctsive ActiOn-The Vote stood Twenty
Four to FOur.

/ The Worlds Fair Directory Takes De-
ctsive AotiOn-The Vote stood Twenty
Four to Four.
CHICAGO, July 14.-The Worlds Fair
| is 10 be closed on Sunday. After July l6
| 10 will not be open TO the public on the
I first day OF the week. The admissions
I OF next Sunday have already been do
mated for the relief Of the families OF
| the fremen who lost their lives in
I the recent fire on the grounds,
and but for this fact the Fair
would probably have been closed next
Sunday. The vote Of the local direct
ory resembling it's former action was
overwhelmingly In favor OF closing 1t,
standing "a 10 4. When the meeting OF
directors was called late this after
noon an address advocating Sunday
closing signed by all the leading Chi
cago clergymen was read. The close OF
the address was lhe signal for a series
OF speeches, all of them in favor of clos
ing the Fair. Vice President Peck,
who presided in the absence OF PreSi-
dent Higinbotham, then read the fol-
lowing resolution which was at once
adopted, aud the directors adjourned
apparently well pleased with themselves
and their work.
WHEREAS, The Board OF Directors at a
regular meeting held May l6, 1898, adopted
certain resolutions providing for the open
iny OF the exposition Sunday in response
TO urgent appeals from persons and organi-
zations representing a large majority OF the
public as well as from stockholders Of the
CORPORATION, and also in accordance with
resolution adopted by the City Council OF
Chicago representing the financial inter-
ests of said city in said exposition 10 the
amount Of $, ,0OO,OOO and,
WHEREAS, This action Of the Board has
been sustained by the United States Cir
cult Court OF Appeals, and the right and
power of the Board OF Directors TO control
the physical administration of the eXposi-
ZION on Sundays, as well as on other days
of the week, has been upheld by the final
decree Of said court, and,
WHEREAS, II now appears oy the actual
admissions that the general public does
not. Dy It's attendance, manifest desire
that said exposition should be kept open
each day OF the week, and 1t further ap-
pearing that il the exposition is kept open
on Sunday IL will require the attendance OF
more than 5000 labOring men and women,
the employees of the exposition and others,
and while the exposition authorities can
give its own employees one day OF rest out
of each week, il seems imprrcticable for
the exhibitors and others TO provide such
dav of rest for their own clerks and en-
plOyes, and,
WHEREAs, It further appears that the
number Of laboring men and women whose
services will be necessarily required TO
keep the Exposition open on Sundays, is
disproportionate to the number OF visitors
on said days, and therefore the interests OF
the Duplic are not promoted by keeping the
Exposition open on each and every day Of
the week.
Now, therefore, be 1t,
Resolved, all the said resolutions so adopt
ed ov this body on May 10, 1898, and the
amendments to the rule relative thereto
adopted on said day, save and except the
prices Of admission, be ana the same are
hereby rescinded TO take effect after the
sixteenth instant.