New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-05
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THE EXPOSITION REsTAURANTS-MRS. POT.
TER PALMER THREATENS TO RESIGN
MRS. M'ADoo'S WESTERN ELo.
oUENcE-sUNDAY CLOSING.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSE.1
Chicago, May 4.-The fourth day Of the BIC
Fair at Jackson Park finds the work OF compet-
ing the grounds and buildings and installing tho
exhibits making rapid progress. For the nrst
time in a fortnight the sun shonr warmly. ana
the air was fresh and invigoratiny and free from
dampness and the effect of the suns heat and
the winds dryness upon the rain-soaked ana
slowly hardening grounds almost marvellous.
The whole work of finishing OF extcriors and
arranging exhibits quickened and stimulated
by the return Of genuine sunshine at Jackson
Park, and the advance made, both within and
without the buildings, encouraged every one to
hope that with continuance OF fair weather
the luckless delays Of the last month or two may
be satisfactorily made up by May Is or 20. The
Art Building is nbw expected to be open by
Saturday, and in other departments distractions
TO sightseeing and the prohibitive placards Of all
sorts now painfully conspicuous will be gradually
removed. The daily attendance still shows the
effect, however, of the general backwardness OF
things at the Exposition, being almost exclusively
local in its character The paid admissions yester
day numbered only 1876, and in spite Of the
better weather to-day the crowd at the Fair was
scarcely any larger.
Now that the Exhibition is going ahead rapidly
into its final stage of completion the noise OF
strife and protest and complaint about special
features Of the management is becoming louder
and more boisterous than ever. There Is
general chorus of protests to start with, against
<1,.<, ctoIp apfk
within the Park proper and in the Midway
Plaisance. There is doubt that the rates
charged for food in the various lunchrooms are
extortonate and in many cases indcfcnsbe.
Even the Chicago newspapers, tolerant in all
matters concerning the Fair, are now rivallng
each other in breezy exposures of the impositlons
put upon patrons by the restaurant-keepers in the
Exposition grounds. On this subject of eXtOrti0n
in the interest Of all sorts of concessions " The
Mail" says editorially tonight, under the head
ing, "ImpOsitions at the Fair:
When 1.-The Chicago Mail" weeks ego nrsu
called the attention readers and the press Of tho
country extraordinary nature certain concessions
ut the Worlds Fair met BY the from the
Exposition authorities that all evils complained OF would
be rcmcdied In satisfactory manner These concessions
included eating and seating facilities
In each The Ma' detected plan 70 make money from
the necessities Of the people in foreign u American
ideas and sure bring charges OF extoton upon tho
management It is with regret that "The Mai returns
to upon ouages common decency The
eating. houses Of all kinds and conditions within jackson
Park providing poor food badly cooked and worse served
A. pces which should command the best vands In the
market The ppcrtunites given the weary to rest
and Inadequate The benches which once dotted the
Park are gone. In their stead are rolling chairs, he
use Of which costs rs and chairs for
which 10 demanded. This E the more cruel, Tor
the distances 10 Fair grounds srraDing Women
and children 30 put 10 actual physical torment u
not given the chance scat themselves. The toilet
rooms are THE Mail" feared they would be- shame
and a disgrace. Certain OF them made free, In Ac'
cordance with the promise given the people But these
without exception, are nosome, unvenuated and NJ
abode Of pcstllence making their Use impossoe. ooh'
mon dccency forbds. and the American people ceihess
NJ the people OF the earth driven the neat we'll
Kent rooms OF the or which they are duly
taxed. These things will not be tolerated Ihey pass
the limit OF forbcarance. No imposition oan DO
made acceptable. such profits the directors nope 70
obtain by will be more than offset oy inc i'
rcpue given the Fair throughout the United States
"The Post" of this evening is equally emphatic
in denouucing the greed of the management and
the concessonalres. Ii says:
The good sense OF the people promptly to theif
relief against Of the greedy resausteurs IN
Jackson Park Not all these persons are eNtoronate'
but some Of have given bad name TO all the resi-
till IL has gone abroad that man can eat In "oros
Fair restaurant unless suffer tho waiter to go through
his POCKETS Ihc the meal Is IN progress his e'ii
promptly brings its own The American people are
pretty good they dislike robbery when they
are the roLbed. find accordingly in the hr't week
of the Fair visitors their own luncheons 10 the
Fair In parcels boxes and baskets. Good for the iuhen
carrl,rs IL IS not pea>antfeedng this basketpichiS
business. but bctf" than stalled OK ana oooerS
Herewith. We hope 10 see this practice gro" anu III
crease Let no man OF woman either hold II a disgrace
10 carry lunch basket the Fair On the contrary
let him or her perch the steps oil ,ho
the high.prccd icsaurates and haunt economy eoo~
sense and independence the face &C eNtorton'
A little OF this treatment will have wholesome enec''
A similar fate awaits cNtortionate noteiNeePrs !"
various nars OF the city put their prices up OUT
Of reason and prepared rob their guests al every turn
It will dawn upon these worthless sooner or a'e Una. 'h
are cutting their own threats Ihere are pens vi h'
I'm Chicago and any number OF lodging ana ooauhy
hou..s WHORE accommodations offered reasonable
rates they VIII get the business
"The Evening Journal" in editorial en-
titled Extortion Must Cease at Once says to-
night:
The Worlds Fair officials it to themselves and to
the public to call immediate and unequ'oai halt TO the
ncxcusable cxtoon which some OF the restaurant con-
ce,sonaires on the grounds are inclined 10 pFactse
advance ordinary prices is 10 be expected.
but there Il wide drer'pce between this ana allowing
lot con.cenceless resauiantkeeers ana their us'
honest waters rob every man and woman
who enters one their places to get meal.
An alleged French icsauranteur 1t seems has the
,udacv 10 charge 10 for the OF bare cold
china plate, and To list DIS conee at 10 cents cup
po,toes N. o5 cents and beef 75 cents besides the
walters charge 25 cents. That visitor should be
forced 10 pay 81 so for 2j.cent lunch il an imposition
and an outrage that should be allowed o exist day
after the attention the authorities has been called 10
IN. fact It il, more than likely this In thas
OF nearly all the other restaurant, on the grounds that
most OF the cxton Of which visitors have begun 10 co
plan is the dishonest walters who expect to make
their everlasting fortunes out Of Fair visitors This
is a SPECIES OF parastsm which the public will never
tolerate. The only ereaturc in the world who will submit
IN this kind Of robbery Is the rich snob who likes the
-,,up system % per of the visitors to the
Exposition are people who have least spark of in
dc,cndcncc and who have sense enough to know when
they being held up end spirit enough TO resent IT, the
Injurious effect OF c0ncnancing this II thing will no
immcdiite and cacunblc There must be
something radically wtons with the restaurant
,,.,,ers ON the Fair grounds when a barm,Ii