Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-15
GREAT ATTENDANCE,
Comparisons Made Between Various
ENnnsifinna

Comparisons Made Between Various
EXpositions.
Comparison has been made in the
Chicago Herald of the attendance at
the worlds fair with that at the cen
tennial exposition. But the tide of
visitors to Chicago has now reached
such food that further comparison Of
the attendance at this exposition with
that at Philadelphia VIII appear almost
ridiculous. In Justification Of this state
ment let the attendan mt Chicago for
the first four days Of July he contrast
ed with that at Philadelphia for the
same days AS the latter exposition
was not open on Sunday the admission
for July 3 will he added 70 the other
three open days. The total number Of
admissions at Philadelphia for the four
days was 1921; at Chicago il was
542,O49
The attendance A. Philadelphia on
independence day was 1920; ut Chica-
90 it was 2S32 73. The total number
of admissions ut the centennial for the
month of July was G26,51S. In four
days of July 542,049 visitors who paid
their way have passed through the
gates of the Chicago exposition These
figures demonstrate tL9t the period has
passed when comparison of the attend
ance at Chicago with that Of Philadel-
phia is useful for any purpose. The
success of the worlds fair is more than
assured; it is established. That success
promises now to be magnificent as is
the scope Of the exposition itself.
There is nothing in history with which
the Chicago fair may be compared ex-
cept the Paris exposition. The worlds
fair excels the universal exposition in
tho beauty and extent of its buildings
aud in the variety and attractiyeness OF
its exhibits, 1t remains only to be seen
whether the attendance mt Chicago viii
exceed that at Paris.
/ 1t is probably going to far to predict
or even to indulge the hope at this time
| that the attendance at the worlds far
win be greater than that at the French
| exposition. The total admissions al
/ Paris were, in round numbers, 2sOOO,.
/ GOO. and Of these 100000 We're PAID.
/ The average paid attendance was about
! 10000 per day, The daily average OF
paid admissions at Chicago for me
month of June was nearly 10000"
/ The indications are that it will reach
4 1850 in July If the increase reason
I ably expected for August September
and October is realized the number Oh
visitors win be aImos; If not quite
/ sufficient to bring the average daily at
tendance for the entire six months up
to 10000
If the total attendance ut ChlcaEo
should equal that at Paris the triumph
of the worlds fair would be unparailet
ed. 1t must be remembered that the
charge for admission at Paris was olil
20 cents, while at Chicago 1t Is % GEMS.
Again it must be remembered th9'
there are more than 20o,Oo0Oco people
living within a distance of 90 iI'Ie'
from the French capital, while the re-
sident population within 500 miles ~
Chicago does not exceed 2Oe"'E"'
Considering the difference in the price
of admission and the TREMENDOUS
difference in the figures Of populal'""
showing the resources from which tne
visitors were and are drawn. it W"ul'
be marvellous indeed if the attendallos
4 at Chicago should equal that at fal.s
Whether Chicago can equal Paris ~
the number Of paid admissions Is n."
however, a question which materlanl
affects the success Of the worlds iai.
It is already apparent, in any even,
that the Columbian fair viii be I.ls
most successful as it IS already "
, greatest exposition in the history -
the world.
. ~ W. /, Nnaugh Young iltA