Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19
Omaha Organizations Take Care of Members
of Visiting Orders.
ATTENDANCE PROVES A GREAT SURPRISE
Transportation Companies Doing Fairly
Well in Handling the Jam.
MANY PEOPLE FROM OTHER STATES
DisagrecabIc Features of Tuesday
No Longer Exist and Everybody
Pleased with the Greatest show
Ever Seen In the state.

The third day Of Nebraska's big fair opened
under the most favorable circumstances that
have yet attended the exhibition. 1t was a
tremendous relief to exchange the suffocating
clouds of dust for clear, bright sunlight, with
a soft breeze from the south that tempered
the heat without filling the air with Disagree
able particles.
All indications promised a perfect day, and
in the early forenoon 1t was evident that
there would be a large increase over the at
tendance of the day before. On Tuesday there
were $4,000 tickets taken up at the gates, and
1t was estimated that the children who were
admitted free brought the total attendance
up to rearly 40, 900. While there were fewer
children on the grounds yesterday the admis-
sions during the forenoon were e sgely in
excess Of the preceding day, and at noon It
was estimated that the days record would
be anywhere from 10000 to $4,000. AS tor
day is expected to be the banner day or
the fair in point of attendance, it is evident
that the most s~anguine inmates of the peo-
pie who would see the fair during the week
are to be more than fulfilled.
The feature of yesterday was the attendance
of the members OF the Ancient Order of United
Workmen, in whose honor the day was chris
tened. 1nere are olo lOuReS oil the 0rCer
In Nebraska with an enrolled membership OF
10, 900 men, and thousands of these joined in
celebrating the reunion of the order on the
fair grounds. The handsome building which
was erected by the ten lodges Of Omaha and
South Omaha, next to the Palace of Fine
Arts, was the center of attraction for the
workmen and their families. They were
received at the door by Grand Lecturer o. j.
Van Dyke of Shelton, and were made welcome
by committees of the local lodges. The
building was crowded from early morning and
Mr.. Van Dyke estimated the attendance OF
Workmen at fully 5000. 1t was originally
arranged to have brief exercises during the
forenoon, but there was such a general turn
ing out Of members of the order that 1t was
found impossible to do more than to bid theMS
welcome and have them registered at the
headquarters.
1t was a source of congratulation to tho
management of the fair that most OF the
disagreeable features Of Tuesday were not
in evidence yesterday. The avenues had been
well sprinkled during the night, and the
light breeze was not sufficient ~ move the
dust to any extent. The motor service was
much improved. The additional feed wire
gave the motors a sufficient current 10 pros
pei them at a fair rate Of spesd, and they
deposited $50 people at the east gate every
four minutes with satisfactory regularity. .;
CAR SERVICE IMPROVED. y
Those who took tho motors Tuesday de-
cided yesterday that the steam cars
were plenty good enough for them, and the
first train which left the Webster street
depot at $50 in the morning was loaded.
At the fair grounds 1t arrived with the
Union Pacific Council Bluffs special. and this
was also packed as full as It couEl hold,
From this time on it was merely a question
of how many people the trains and motors
could carry. The railroads had all the peo-
pie their trains could carry, and every motor
carried as many people as could find stand~
ing room.
4 continuous stream Of people poured In
through the main entrances, and the ticket
sellers rivaled the lightning changemaker
Of a big circus.
Inside the grounds the scene, which has
become an old story to those who have been
upon the grounds all the week, was full Of in.
terest to those who found themselves inhabi-
tants of the White City for the first time.
The crowd that TANNED itself through the
aisles of the buildings was enthusias ica'ly de-,
lighted ard uniformly good natured. The abb
sence Of the droves OF children who made life
a burden for their elders on Tues lay was
appreciated, for the average youngster
has a method of going head first through a
crowd that is a constant menace to the stom-
achs of those who may chance to lie in his
path, and yesterday 1t was no uncommon sight
to see men and women threading thor way
| through the crowd with both hands cIrefully
guarding the spot where the small boy never
failed to score a bullseye.
There are still several matters which de>
| mand immediate attention from the manage
ment. One of the most pressing of these Is
the carelessness in the care Of several Of the
big buildings, which results in no small
damage to exhibitors and much discomfort
to their patrons. Tuesdays simeon covered
the floors with half an inch Of fine dust and
when the crowd arrived yesterday no
effort had been made to remove II. The re-
'ult was that while the weather outside was
as satisfactory as could be imag,n d the
constant shutting Of feet on the floors raised
a constant furry Of dust, VIII h was the
cause Of no little annoyance.
There was a marked improvement yesterday
in the methods of the dining halls, and their
handling Of the crowd during the dinner hout
was generally more satisfactory. 1t seems
that they were not prepared for the rush OF
Tuesday, and several of them ran out OF
supplies before the hungry were half filled,
Yesterday they prohred by their ex-
perience, and such an array OF eatables as
was hauled out to the grounds seemed SUM-
cient for an army. AS It was. however, II
was difficult to get a place at the tables after
IL o'clock. The people stood in line thirty or
forty deep before the larger restaurants, and
it required a fifteen minutes wait to get
within reaching distance Of the tables. II is
apparent that the management will he com,
PEELED to adj to the present culinary re.
sources Of the grounds before another year.