New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-18
CROWDS AT THE FAIR.
TTTEEN SPECIAL TRAINS ROLL INTO THE
EXPOSITION CITY.
THE RURAL DISTRICTS TAXING ADVANTAGE OF
THE Low EATEs-sTRIKING CHAIR.PUsu-

THE RURAL DISTRICTS TAXING ADVANTAGE OF
THE Low IATEs-sTRIKING CHAIRPUsu-
HRS STATE THEIR GRIEVANCES
Chicago. Aug. 1.-THE financial outlook Of the
worlds Fnir brighter than 1t is Since
TIE recent radical reduction In the running expenses
there has been a marked increase in the earnings.
and the average attendance Is growing larger day
By dry. Not since President Cleveland touched the
electric button that opened the White City TO the
world has there been such influx of visitors from
distance there has been during the last two or
three days. Fifteen special Worlds Fair trains
brought 600 visitors into the city last night They
all from Eastern points, and came because OF
the low rates offered by Eastern lines Every train
carried Its full limit OF cars, and each car was COM
fortably filed. The first train came over the Erie
IT made up of ten coaches and contained '4O
teople An hour later two more specials over the
line brought in 14j0 people. Other roads bring
ing in special trains the Pennsylvania system Tour
trains and $500 passengers; the Grand Trunk, TWO
trains and 1.41O passengers the Nickel Pate Two
trains and COO passengers the Wabash, two trans
and 900 passengers; Michigan Central, TWO trains
and 800 passengers. While the gate receipts were
increasing the Worlds Fair officials say that the
average amount Of money spent by each visitor Is
20 rcr cent less that it during the hrst three
months of the Fair. They account Tor this IN TWO
ways. First. they say II Is due 10 Inc scarciy Vi
money and TO hard times. Then there Is chahgc
in the character Of the people VINO are now conhe
At the opening Of the Fair the visitors We're mainly
from the large cities and now those from the rural
districts beginning 10 arrive
Delaware and West Virginia will have n Joint day
AT Festival Hail. August %. The Governors OF both
States will preside. and addresses will be made by
Senators and Congressman of the two states.
Austria will have n day here 10 morrow. The birth
day of Emperor Francis Joseph will be celebrated
In q fitting manner. Informal exercises will take
place In the Austrian section Of the Manufactures
IIildng at IL 30 p. M. and at = O'Clock formal
programme Of music and speeches will be given IN
Festival Hall.
The chair-pushing students who went on strike
Tuesday have issued a card to the public. They
submit that the Columbia Chair Company has grossly
violated the contract wiki them They state that
the company circulars I'LL the colleges of The
country Offering students 81 IA day and 10 per cent
OF their earnings during the Fair. One thousand ac
ceped the offer and paid their own fare TO Chicago
They were required to pay SO for uniforms and -
for other requirements. They discharged in
punches until only 400 were left and these were cut TO
40 cents a day. The company agreed TO furnish them
with lodgings but the quarters afforded were so hlty
that many of the boys had to pay for rooms out
side. One hundred boys were at work today. Three
Hundred are still out and they say that the workers
Most Of the boys have no money, and depending
on friends to bring them home.
The cast for the performance OF Gas You Like
It., 10 be given on the wooded island August 20.
Poets Day. has been selected and will soon be-
gln to rehearse for the production of the play. The
cast announced is follows: