The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-03-09
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CALIFORNIA MIDwINTER INTERNA- }
TloNAL EXPOSITION 80 DEpARTaENT !
or PUBIIciTY AND PROMOTION.

weekly Circular LsttHr-No. III
Tha first month Of The California
Midwsnter international Exposition has
closed in blaze Of glcry, and with a
record Of nearly half q @illicn visitors
since Che gates weg9 opeEed. With the
single exception ot the Ealaainn display,
which is not yet vuite complete, the ex-
position is all in appie-pie order, ond it
challenges Tho criticism ce it's patrons.
An interesting fact haa thus far boon
developed in connection with the patron
age TINT mss beoa given the exposition.
The proportion oil railway coupon ad-
missions is much larger than had gener-
ally been anticipated II was noticed
particularly on WsShingtons birthday,
when Sb,000 people passed the turnstiles,
that nearly one-eighth Of this number
came to San Francisco by rail, and
passed in on the admission coupons
which they had purchased ut the rail
way ticket Office. It had been thought
that the great bulk Of outside patronage
would come later ii the season, and il a
proportionate increase is developed here,
as was the case in Chicago, the later
attendance al the exposition viii exceed
every exposition.
The people Of San Francisco, and a
great many residents here Of remote
parts Of the great empire state Of the
Pacific, say to themselves thai there is
plenty Of time for them TO SEQ the fair,
and that they will wait until every pos
sible attraction has been prepared.
Meanwhile, however, San Franciscans
turn out on special occasions just for
the fun of the thing, though they are
postponing their careful inspection Of
the exhibits until another time. Hence
it is that the expectation of the manage
ment that the repeated visits of people
within the radius of few mics of San
Francisco may be relied on to swell the
gate receipts is sure to be realized, and
hay continues to be made Oh the sunny
midwinter days by making special gala
occasions Of holidays and Of other days
where circumstances warrant the effort.
Washington's birthday proved to be
as Pc fect day as one could wish to
see. 1t was clear and mild as the eth
of January, when the exposition was
formally opened. There was a general
rush to the exposition grounds, and
everybody seemed to be delighted.
During the day the first Of a series of
Concession Parades was held. all the
"funny people of the fair" joining in a
demonstration twice around the grand
central court with wealth of martial
music and beneath the 1utter of athous-
and flags. The Oriental Village, the
Hawaiians, the Japs, the Esquimaux,
the Indians, the wild animals from
Boone's Arena, and our own character
istic 40 Mining Camp outfit were the
leaders in this professional movement,
and the success of the venture promises
great things for future efforts in the
same direction.
On the evening of WaShington's Birth
day occurred the first of series of dis
plays made by the Pain Fireworks COM
pany Of Chicago and New York, and it
is needless to say that this display made
an impression which will not soon be
forgotten by the thousands Of Californi-
ans whose good fortune it had not
hitherto been to witness pyrotechnics on
such an elaborate scale. These displays
and to be made twice week now dur
ing the entire term Of the exposition.
Another attraction is to be added for a
period of five weeks, commencing on
March Is, in the engagement of sousa's
famous band. This remarkable musical
organization has already paid one visit
to the Pacific Coast, and it is sanguinely
relied on by the management as draw
ing card.
Friday Feb. 23, was Childrens' Day
at the exposition. Free tickets had been
given to each of the thirty odd thousand
school children Of San Francisco, and
they swooped down upon the exposi-
ton with their teachers, their parents
and their big sisters and owned the
place from morning until night. Jap.
anese fireworks were given for their
benefit in the afternoon, and the Won
derful prismatic electric fountain PLAYED
al hour earlier than usual SO the little
ones could get early to bed, but there
was no such thing as driving them
home. Thousands fingered until the
last whistle blew and the lights went
out, and the next morning there was a
litter Of papers, Of orange parings, and
Of luncheon remnants, as might have
been expected after crowd Of 81, 900
children Of the larger and the smaller
growth But this army OF juvenile ad-
vertisers seemed to get in their work at
once, The attendance on the day fol-
lowing their onslaught was the largest
of any Saturday during the fair, and the
Sunday attendance was also more salts
factory than might have been exr4cted
after such holiday drain on the peo-
pies purse
The month of March is to open with q
grand gala day on the 3rd inst, under
the auspices Of the state of Vermont.
There are 1000 Vermont born residents
of California, and the great majority
Of them are to be here on the occasion
referred to. Governor Fuller Of Yer.
mont, accompanied by his wife and a
party of friends, has come on purposely
to participate in the festivities. Two
carloads Of snow have been brought