The morning call., 1893-07-27
Commercial Travellers at
the Fair.
TRAINLOADS OF TURNER'S.
Hundreds of Athletes JOurneyed
From Milwaukee to the White
City by the Lake.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

CHICAGO, July 26-This was Com
mercial Travellers day at the Worlds
Fair. The weather was delightful and
cool, with light clouds temrering the suns
rays.
The American Exhibitors Association
met the travellers at the terminal station
on their arrival. and conducted them to
Festival Hall, where addresses OF welcome
and responses were delivered. A military
concert in their honor was given by the
Iowa State Band this afternoon.
AT 5 o'clock this afternoon the drum
mers commenced a tour of the principal
buildings under the escort of the Exhib-
tors Association. The column of parade
was lengthy one. The display of fire
works this evening was exceptionally fine.
honor of the Commercial Travellers and
German American Turner's societies.
The pavilion of the Republic Of Liberia,
in the Agricultural building. was formally
dedicated to-day. though it has been open
to the public for some time. The exhibit
is unique and interesting.
Four trainloads of Turner'S from the
National funniest at Milwaukee arrived at
the grounds to-day, and thousands OF Ger
mans in this city visited the grounds to
witness the exercises. After marching
through the grounds the Turner's went
through a gymnastic programme at the
Stock Pavilion.
To-day California welcomed the travel
ing men to its spacious building. Many
representa- of the fraternity. in including
n nf
bian Assoc ated Travellers, were enter
tanned by the commission and examined
our exhibit. Only six drummers came on
from California. Out Of an expected at
tendance of 100000 about $4,000 have reg
istered up to to-day. Secretary Cooper
says that the travelling men themselves
claim that nothing besides the obstnacy
of the railroads is accountable for the poor
attendance.
Many of the Southern California fruit
men have tried to interview John Boyd
Thatcher in regard to ousting Dr. Hawkins,
but he is hard man to find and when
found fully justifies his reputation for
marchless bullheadedness. The commit
tee of which he is chairman has not as yet
replied to Secretary Judkins' letter Of pro-
test of some days ago.
David Starr Jordan visited the building
this afternoon. He has paid his respects to
his adopted State before. Like every other
thoughtful Californian he has nothing but
praise for the exhibit. Professor Jordan
speaks confidently OF next years work at
PalO Alto. Mrs. Stanford, he says, is now
very anxious to have the university built
up so that before she dies it may reach the
high position which its founder hoped for it.
The register for Caifornians shows
comparatively few arrivals during the last
week. During the next month. however.
large numbers are expected. Preparations
for Pioneers day" are progressing rap
idly. A large attendance is expected.
The preliminary address of the COM
mittee of the Worlds Auxiliary Con-
eress on Mining was issued to-day.
The congress will be held from August
to August 8, inclusive. Among a
score of general topics are these questions
SHOULD silver be used only in the arts, or
also as money!" "Should gold be the sole
standard for money purposes. or should
bimetallism be esta blshed?"
Many subjects which have occupied the
attention of prominent educators were dis.
cu.sed in fifteen separate branches of the
Educational Congress to-day. Frederick
Douglass and others interested in the edu-
ca ion of the colored people held largely
attended meeting.
The total admissions to-day were 132, 1896,
of which 81, 945 paid.