Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-13
GREATER NUMBERS AT THE FAIR.
Money Flowing Faster Into the Exposition 3
Treasury.

WORLDS FAM GROUNDS, CHICAGO, June 49,
Much needed money is now flowing into the
treasury Of the exposition as a result Of the
largely increased attendance of visitors. No one
welcomes the change more than Treasurer
Seeberger, whose position since May hss not
been an enviaole one The exposition has been
short Of ready money to liquidste its obligations
to contractors and employees, and it is not out Of
the woods yet by any means Bank and
commercial failures in this region and the
panicky feeling among savings bank depositors.
which has just subsided, have made it impossi-
BILE for the exposition corporation to borrow
any large sum of money, and the directors have
stuck manfully to the pay as you go policy
having confidence in speedy and permanent
change in the number of paid admissions.
The hundred thousand marx has been raised
at the gates several times, and yesterday at
tendance Of 10s.0o0 is accepted an indica-
ton that an era Of prosperity and pleni-
tude OF cash TO pay off all out
standing bills There is standing
order at the service building for Auditor Ack-
erman to hold all vouchers FOR money due on
April and May contract work in his Office until
there is money to spare in the treasury for the
payment thereof.
That means that only March bills have been
paid on contract work, but employees Of the
exposition have been paid promptly.
woRKMEN DISSATISFIED.
There is much discomfort among the work
men on the pay roll of the fair on account of
the order just issued by the director of works
reducing the force to An eight-hour basis and
eight hours pay. They have been working
ten hours for eleven hours pay. There is talk
Of striking. but such a step is likely to result
IN the strikers being put on an indefinite vaca-
ion basis without pay.
EXcURsIoSa
The railroads which members Of the Cen
tral Traffic Association will begin running sin
gle fare excursions into the terminal station at
the fair tomorrow from points within the asso-
citation territory the tickets being good for four
days. Director Ellsworth Of the local corpor-
alton has met with some success in inducing all
the trunk lines entering Chicago TO re-
duce the rates for German day, which
will be celebrated next Thursday.
The silent platforms and turnstiles
of the big terminal station will probably re-
sound with noise and bIstle and the chatter Of
incoming and outgoing visitors, much to the
in the building
BurfALo bills INDIANS.
Administration building was enlivened dur
ing the early morning hours by the appearance
of all the Indians from Buffalo Bills show.
They came over in charge OF Mai.
Burke, and dressed in the full glory
of the warpath costume made the
big rotunda ring with their whoops ana
cheers As there music by the band
until 1890 this diversion was heartily welcomed
by those lettering in the big plaza The In
dians went through several buildings followed
by big crowd. and passed out of the grounds
about 10 o'clock.
The Northern Trust Company Of Chicago be-
gan business in pavilion ID of administration
building this morning as the successor of the sus-
pended national bank. which is trying TO resume
down town by complying with the conditions
imposed by the controller of the currency.
Worlds fair concessionaires and exhibitors and
others began 10 patronize the new bank with
out any fear Of their money going astray.