The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-08
COLONEL NYMAN TALKS
OF The Worlds Fair and Its Inter.
eStiDs Features.
$500 RHODE ISLAND VISITORS.
All the s31. .OO0, 900 Expended VIII Prob
ably Not Re Returned to It's Contribu-
tors-Chicago IL Proud of Its Work
and 1t Has Done Nobly.

sssa ~ AAae Dono ENoDiys
Colonel John @. Wyman, Rhode Island
commissioner to the Worlds fair. is in
town. He is hale, hearty and happy and
hope to be. Mr.. Wyman has returned
for few days to arrange some private
business matters and to attend to some
OF the details OF the state educational ex-
hibits. "Bo,h this and the fish
cries exhibit" said Mr.. wyman.
are-yery- -fHe.@They are iafae,-haxe
good space assigned to them and are we'll
displaved- They compare very favorably
with the exhibits OF other states. The
display OF mennaden fishing apparatus
Is particularly no teworthy.
Unfortunate Opening.
"At the opening of the fair there were
many unfortunate circumstances that
hindered its success The weather was
bad, the buildings were not complete.
the exhibits were not installed,
and the idea had gotten abroad
aud was generally entertained by
be demanded Tor the show. TIE outlook
was not bright. But now all these things
are changed. The fair is now complete
In every detail. The exhibits exceed in
variety aud value those of any other fair
ever held Reports are almost without
exception OF the most favorable charac-
ter. and very general interest
is being awakened among those
who were more than sceptical at
the outset There is everywhere the
greatest confidence that the outco me of
Che Worlds fair will exceed the most ex-
travasaat expectations of those who
Do you think the s3l. OOO, 900 or s32.-
10000 which have been expended will be
returned to those who subscribed !"
was asked.
Some Money VIII be Lost
"No, it is not expected that all the
money expended will be returned. either
through the gate receipts or concessions.
Chicago does not expect that She did
OF Of the Worlds fair with that
idea at all. The people there wanted to
show the world whet they could
do and they will be fully satisfied
with, having produced the grandest
ever saw. The question of getting their
money back has long ceased to interest t
them. When they entered upon the
work they were met with adverse criti
cisn aud by doubt that they
would be able to do as they had prom
ISeG. lnty nave uCCOUDllS eQ INT
more than they promised. They have
accomplished Tar more than anyone
dreamed they Could accomplish. They
have doae wnat 1t is safe to say no other
city coud or would have done.
$4,000 Strangers.
Indirectly, or course, thelcity may get
back some Of the sloO0O,0Oo which it
contributed to the fair fund. There are
nbab s0 0n0 m ba cifv pf
Chicago now and that number is
likely to increase il everything goes
we'll until the end Of the fair. These
visitors spend on the average probably
not less than IS day each. That
amounts to S250,000 each day, which
largely goes into the pockets OF Chi.
none Of the $4,000, 900 is returned
to them they will b, indirectly repaid
many times for all their expenditures of
money, time aud labor, besides having
had the honor of producing the worlds
greatest fair.
Rhode Island visitors.
"Rhode Island? She is nai aintaining
her reputation nobly in every respect.
The registers of the visitors from our
littl state show between $500 and 5000
names. This l think Is larger
percentage OF visitors than that Of any
other state, except possibly Illinois, and
they all are pleased and happy. Our ex-
hibits are all OF very superior quality.
In cotton and woolen textiles Rhode
IsIand stands at the head, and that posi-
tion is conceded to her by all. The Gornam
silver company's work Is also admitted
on all sides to be a wonderful exhibit,
the American Screw company, the Mich
olson File company. Rhode Island Horse
Snoe Ssr oo%nany Brown aad shsrpe
Potter e. Atherton, Steadman g. Fuller.
stand at the very head In the mecha-
nical department, and nothing finer can
be seen than the exhibit OF the Rhode
Island Locomotive works. The forty or
fifty jewellers who have made collec-
tive exhibit Of their work In this city
have deservedly attracted much atten-
tion."
Midway Plaisance.
Colonel Wyman then turned to special
features of the fair. "rne Midway
plais .nce." said he, &C )ntains many fake
shows. 1t isa beautiful sight and a most
interesting one. But all the really at
tractive things can be seen for about 25
cents each. All the things worth seeing
can be thoroughly seen for from $500 to
| 50 co.
anyone wants to see the bearded woman.
the long haired cat, the dwarf or the
giant, he can spend aud waste
great deal Of money. IL is
much like circus. There are
scores of good-for nothing side shows
where you can throw money away. But
any one can see all the things worth see
ing at comparatively little extra ex-
pense besides the regular entrance fee.
1T is impossible to describe the Worlds
Columbian exposition in words. IL Is
sufficient to say that however extrava-
giant our expectations may be hey will be
vastly exceeded by a visit to the fair
itself 10 see the court OF honor. the
administration building and the
buildings in the immediate vicinity
OH the niRht OF an illunation, Is to wit