New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-11
DIRECTORS THINKING HARD.
WORRIED ABOUT SUNDAY OPENING OF THE
FAIR.
THE DECREASED ATTENDANCE FORCES THE
NECESSITY FOR DECISIVE ACTION UPON


900 mark on Sundays the directors have been doing
considerable thinking TO best course to pursue
In the interests OF the Exposition and the wage-earnng
multitude for whom the officials have borne the de-
nunciaon OF sabbaarians. The principal reason for
the decreased attendance sunday is the discovery
| that the working people and others who have time
| only on Sunday to see the Fair, cannot see
more than half the for the same price OF ad
mission charged week days when every section OF
the Fair Is open TO the public The people have de-
cded to stay away altogether sunday and try to
| see the Fair on other days or they waiting for
the directors to reduce the admission fee % cents
on sunday. Many Of the broad minded directors have
come TO the conclusion that the people will with
their families In larger numbers than week days If
the uniform price OF admission on sunday Is fixed at
% cents. The Chicago press, which Is favorable to
| sunday opening with exception. Is advocating
hafprce for half show. Yesterdays attendance OF
1880, in spite OF the fine weather until evening, will
bring the directors TO the acting point this week.
special meeting Of that body will be held It is under
stool before next Sunday. The whole Sunday opening
situation will be discussed and the financial aspect con-
dered. Some directors will be in favor OF closing the
| gates Sunday because they believe sunday fair Is n
failure any fault Of their own. but because
| the Exposition Company cannot compel state ana
foreign Commissioners, individual exhibitors and the
United States Government officials TO Keep their eN-
| hibs open TO the public on sunday. Tie men III
charge OF buildings and exhibits need rest on sunday
and their EMPLOYERS will not engage help specially for
Sunday work. For this reason many of the exhibits
| are closed.
Pressure will be brought to bear on the directors,
also from concessOnaires the Midway Plaisance,
who are complaining more vigorously than last month
| that they ar losing money and cannot continue 10
pay the twenty five per cent Of gross receipts TO The
Exposition. These cOnccssonaires Will meet TO pre-
sent an ultimit I'm to the directors. They say that
they will practically close their attractions II they do
| 1ttf tS
probable they would compromise the directors would
make the Sunday admission 25 cents, bringing two
or three times as many people into their section OF
the park which Is the favOrte resort for most OF the
sunday crowd
| F. l. Roche alternate National Commissioner from
South Carolina. has always advocated sunday opening
but he sold this morning that he had changed his
mind 1T seems TO me-, said the Soutlerner, that
after the fight that made in the commission to
secure sunday opening, people would show their APP
probation by coming IN the Fair on that day. INC
| attendance lowcve: is growing smaller on the SAD
bath and feel much chagrined over the failure OF
| sunday opening. Everybody that comes In the
grounds goes right 10 the Pasance TO spend the day
The visitors on sunday 10 be pleasure seekers
rather than sghtsecrs hop" the National Commits
sion Will request the Local Directory to act In the
matter some time this week We should have.
think o5-cent ratio admission. II would pay In my
opinion TO have the Paisance only open and charge
an aAmi sion fec Of 25 cents to that part Of the Fair
When the National Commits ion was called TO order
at noon today by President Palmer, sunday opening
came TO the surface IN resolution offered by MI
IIundey Of Alabama. The resolution calls upon the
National Commission instruct the Director General
TO enforce the rule promulgated by the commission
which in effect calls for the closing OF the gates o'
i the Fair on Sunday. At Mr. IInndley's request tn"
matter was made special order for tomorrow 10
| follow the sunday opening matter which VIII BE-
brought UP for consideration.
That Emperor william Of Germany is ser cusly con
slderng the ACCESSIBILITY Of visiting the Worlds Fair
there is little doubt. An attachc OF the German
! Commission this morning gave 1t out that the De
| partmcnt OF State Of the German Government al
dressed Il letter 10 the German Minister at Washing
ton several weeks ago. directing him TO make inquiries
Of ell the German Consus in America ms to how they
| thought the Emperor would De received should ne
come here
Replies 10 nearly all these letters have been re-
ccived' said the sttache, and they were almost
| unanimous in the statement that Emperor William
| would be accorded a most friendly and hearty Wei
| come Nearly every one OF the Consuls spoke IN
favor OF his coming His coming now dcpcnus
think largely upon whether the Army Dill p"s''''
| ebould # pass am confident he will come. Ac-
cord,nC 10 press reports he has majority OF 'hirV
! in the German Parliament, and 1t looks rs thoush
the bill will pass"
Continuing he said the Kaisers wish to So" The
|
could come he could scarcely do so before 'ne H"''
OF Army manoeuvrcs in september.
Uerr Wermth the German Imperial CoInmssioner'
would say nothing regarding the letters OF inquiry 10
tho German Consuls in America. He said he had
heard nothing officially, and would not nh'h ~
reached Berlin. about the end OF this month";
1t has been said that French family could live
well on the waste OF American family. inc
foundations have been laid at the Worlds Far
l,iohft IL
the American housewife how TO prevent 'h'' "o'',
waste and how 10 utilize the cheaper meats ana
coorscr food products in the production OF appe'hng
/ ~, ,o,rish,ng d,ehes This exhibit OF scientific
cookery II is announced today, Is TO De KNOWN ~
the Rumford Inn ard Is properly placed uhder ,"e
wing OF the Anthropological Building. In connection
with tho Rurcau OF Hygiene and sanitation. at The
extreme southern end OF the Fair grounds. IL Is
under the auspices of the state OF MASSACHUSETTS, y
not rin for profit, and will be part OF 'he eAhpi.
of that State Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, professor oi
chemistry in the Massachusetts Institute OF Teen
noogv. is the responsible head OF the exhibit. II
o Mr. Richards who with the assistance Of Mrs.
Mary Uinmon Abel wife OF Professor Abel, OF the
University OF Michigan. at Ann Arbor' established
some three years ago In Boston an experimental
kitchen for the wholesome cooking OF The cheaper
foods Their object was both educational and phllan
thropc. not charitable. The food thus prepared was
offered for sale to people In lodgings and TO working
Girls and others lunccons al prices below The cost
of nrIyate purchase and preparation. The Kitchen
has proved successful and bad steady growth since
its Intention The inn will be under the direct man
agement of Miss Maria Daniel, OF Boston. well known
ae a lecturer upon and demonstration OF the theory
and practice OF economy and sanitary cookery ehe
brings with her a corps OF trained assistants
The following New York people are staying AT ne
Hotel Wndermere: Mr.. and Mrs. L. DE Forest NJ
fred Poey Frank r. Lawrence. Frank Lawrence I, IL
Triax John H. Stevenson, r., f. ID. schingler ana
II. j. Mccartney.
Chief Allison, Of the Manufactures Building, TINS
! morning ordered Robert II. IngersO Bro, OF New
York exhibitors Of novelties 10 remove their display
from the buildi ~. The Ncw-York firm vas found 10
he selling their goods exhibition fer inmcuia'c
, delivery fin direct violation OF recent order by
Injector General Davis which saws that all goods on