The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-03-23
Lebanon Express.
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af PUBLICITY AND PROMOTION. J
Twseziy Circular Lsssss-No. Isl
The second month of the California
shidwinter International Exposition is
fealizing every expectation. The at
tendance has been increasing at rate
which wsrrante the assertion that the
total attendance during the exposition
viii exceed the estimate made By the
most sanguine of its projectors There
4 no longer any doubt hut That the en-
tarprise will be paying one The best
evidence of this lies in the fact that ap-
piicaticns for concessions continue to
come In, and concessi0nairea already On
The grounds are enlarging their build
ings and developing their entertainments
70 meet the patronage they expect to re
ceiva The talk about reduction OF
the price Of admission TO 20 cents has
ceased. The exposition management
spoke IN no uncertain tones IN fayor OF
keeping the price at SO eeats, and pre-
sented nconzoyertible reasons Tor tax
ing their ground The result Is that
people who were waiting Tor the re-
duced rates are no longer hesltaflng TO
visit the tair. and the coneesslonaires
are perfecting their plans on the 0e-cent
Dasis. In other words rne preliminary
canfer is over and the exposition has
settled down TO the regular running.
fete Gays are making satisfactory
impression. Vermont Days success
was duplicated IN Michigan Day, which
was celebrated on Monday, March Y.
In tins instance Blue Monday became
one Of the Red Letter days OF the expo
sition, and the gate receipts were very
satlslactory- The number OF railroad
coupons presented AT the admission
gates is daily on the increase. The rail
road war is proving sodsend 10 the
exposition. Excursion PARTIES, formed
weeks ago in different rartsof the East,
ilnd their numbers doubled before the
the day OF starting comes, and the re
suit is that more people are going TO sec
California during the period of this
great Midwinter Exposition than have
visited the PACING Coast IN many years
that have gone by. Those who are here
now are sending back glowing accounts
Of their experiences, and the good seed
sown BY thoae who have been here and
have gOae nome again Is bearing fruit
more th.n 4 Nundredfold. the effect Of
this influx Of Eastern visitors is begin
ing to 10 felt throughout the entire
EInte. Real estate agents report large
investments In ranch and orchard prop
erty. Special county exhibits are also
having excellent effect, and there is not
a county exhibit at the exposition today
that has not found It adyiaale to estab-
Esh local boom bureeu IN connection
with It's display.
The next great fete icY Of the exposi-
tion is 10 take place on March II. It's
IL be s.. Patrick's Day IN the nlornine.
Afternoon and evening. There is reason
to heieve tnat the crowd inside the ex-
position grounds on that occasion win
surpass snything since the opening dav.
Excursion trains are to be run an over
the state. There are to be literary and
musical exercises on tine grand stand IN
the afternoon, and a grand displav of
PAINS fireworks in the evening. Special
devices in pyrutecllnics have bean pre-
pared. and everything about the emo
sition will have the st. Patrick,s Dav