The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-04
THE FAIR ENDS

fOmcial Closing OF the Wor1ds
Columbian Exposition.
Flags Are Lowered-A Total Paid
Attendance OF 477,212-Rs-
ceipts Over 014,O0O,0O0.
THE LAST DAY.
CHICAGo, Oct. 81 The Worlds Co
lumbar exposition came to an end
Monday night. Six months ago it
opened with splendid pageantry, and q
thousand bright new banners were I'M
furled while hundred thousand spec
| tators cheered. Monday these weather
stained banners were pulled down al
| most In silence. Those that repre-
sent foreign countries will not be
raised again. None but the American
! flag float over the buildings to-day.
The Flags Dropped.
The day had been one of the most
quiet since the opening. A few more
than 2os. 600 persons paid TOR entrance.
and these were not deraonstrative. At
Festival hall the Harrison memorial
services were held. Few of the large
crowd in the park knew when the
time had come for the end At
$3.50 o'clock men could be seen
crawling up to the Aagpoles
around the Court OF Honor Fiji
teen minutes later there was little
puff of smoke from the United States
steamer Michigan which lay at anchor
of the grounds. Twenty more peals
followed. All day the flags had been
at halfrpast, but when the twenty
first gun was fired they were pulled
simultaneously to the f staff's peak,
and after futtering mere for
moment, as if in farewell. they went
down for the last time, and the official
announcement had been made that the
Worlds Columbian exposition as an in
ternational affair was at an end. Taps
were sounded by Bugler Wiley and
1nnes' band played ''rhe Star Spangled
Banner" This was spontaneous de-
monstation and for sthe7 first time the.
people cheered.
only All Otficial Closing.
But the gates OF the worlds fair are
not closed They were officially closed
Monday night at 1880 o'clock, but they
will, be open again this morning.
and there will be the usual
band music during the day and
the Illumination and playing Of
the fountains tonight. This afternoon
the executive committee of the board
of directors Will meet at jackson park
to determine how much longer and IN
der what conditions the fair may be
continued open. Their action will
depend largely upon the state OF
the weather when the meeting
is called end the crowd in attendance
about the grounds. II both are favor
able the exposition will doubtless be
prolonged tor a short period. Many OF
the directors favor such course.
The attendance.
Since the first of the worlds fair err
frances to open began business at $3.50 a,
n., May 1, 21,477,212 men, women and
children have passed through the turn
stiles after dropping paid admission tick
cts into the tia boxes. Children to the
number Of 1926: ,9ss purchased tickets
TO enter the grOundS.
The attendance by months does not
vary except by moving forward and up
ward in an accelerated degree, Mays
attendance WAS 1,050,037; June. 2,67b,-
liz; July, 2,76o.2es; August, 3,5l5. 1873:
Septemb Der, 1859, ST.; October, 6.S16, 435.
The total attendance including pass
es, was ~, $50. 400.
Cash for Stockholders.
When Chairman Peck, Of the finance
committee, figured up with Treasurer
Seeberger Monday noon he found the
exposition had just S2,515,0O0 in bank
and in the souvenir coin fund. Esti-
mating the receipts at Sl50,O0O more
than the cost of administration for the
day the balance on hand at midnight
was nearly s2,750, 600. OF this sum
nearly s1,50O,0O0 is in souvenir coins,
which are counted at their face value
Of fifty cents.
The total revenue from concessions
for the six montl1o was in the ncighbor-
hoodof s3,750, 00D, from which d4duc-
tions were allowed amounting to about
$3.50, 900 for improvements paid Tor by
the concessioners. Receipts from adj
missions and minor sources aggregate
about $4,000. 900. not including sal
wage. Altogether the treasury has re
ceived over $14, 100000 since the first
day Of May from gate receipts, conces~
sions and incidental sources of revenue.
Against the income from I'll sources,
including $4,000, 600 OF bonds and S5,-
100000 of stock, there has been a
charge of $4,000 900 for construction 4
and the operating expenses have been
about $1,000, 900. Up to and including
the closing day the stockholders have
a prospect of dividend of betwee Is
and 20 per cent. on their subscriptions.
Whether the dividend will be paid in