The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-08
Exposition o Success Financially.

International Exposition have no reason
to feel blue over the situation. Indeed,
the figures will show, ss soon as the In
ventory of the Exposition's business IL
com pleted, that only very small amount
of Indebtedness will remain and this may
possibly be reduced to mere cipher.
The total debt of the Exposition at this
time in round Numbers is something In
the close neighborhood OF $118,0O0. But
against this Indebtedness the property
owned by the Exposition is valued at
| $780, 900, original cost Of the buildings !;
and S25 900 in cash remains unexpendeo
in the treasury, making total OF $425, 600
In estimated assets. Or course, they can
| not realize the full amount of the cost OF
the buildings when they are sold. What
the buildings will bring in actual cash is
a matter Of pure speculation.
From this amount sufficient money. by
judicious management, can no doubt bt
Exposition.
The debts Of the Exposition may be
analyzed In the following manner: On
the first issue of bonds the sum of SIS, 900
is due; on the second issue $50, 600 Is due.
The floating debt Of the Exposition on
the 9th of December was $4,000. This,
however, has since been reduced to
| $50, 900. OF this sum Sl0,0 Is due the
railroads, but on good authority 1t ID
learned that no demand for this money
will be made by the railroads.
This virtually reduces the floating debt
Of the Exposition at the present time to
only $4,000. Adding this to the amount
due ON the two bond issues, which is
SCI, 900, the total Indebtedness of the Ex-
position to ali creditors and parties inter-
ested is Sll8,OO0.
| The cash assets on hand amounting to
S25, 900 will reduce this amount considera-
bly. The buildings and other property
valued at S4OO 900 will cancel the remain
der cf the debt if they bring in the mar
ket only one-fourth the actual cost of cou-
structioE.
It will take several weeks, of course, to
wind up the business and convert the
property Of the Exposition into cash, but
patience and careful management on the
part of the Exposition directors will ao-
complish this result.
A verified statement for the benefit of
the directors is now being prepared.
This statement will be completed in
detail possibly this week and will give
the results of the Exposition's business
as they have already been substantially
indicated.
The comparative'receipt for the differ
ent days during the Exposition makes an
interesting study. 1t is fact conceded
everywhere that the attendance at the
Exposition for the entire time was de-
pIorably short. Another notable fact was
the great patronage from the North. A
greater attendance came from that section
than was ever counted on, and could the
records OF the Exposition have been kept
L., ,,al~ Hhat kl1- kNxr S1a
residence Of each visitor 1t would have
been found that the great majority came
from the Northern States.
Another perceptible feature in the at
tendance was the Indifference Of the At
lanta people. 1t was hard matter to
draw ont the home people to the grounds.
The largest day of the Exposition by
far was Novem Der 2Sth. This was Inman
day, Atlanta day, South Carolina day,
University day and Savannah day. The
amount paid in for admissions for that
day was S2S,550.25. A great number OF
these we're children and the receipts from
concessions we're proportlonately high.
The authentic records for that day
showed an attendance of 81 900.
Next to that in point of total receipts
was Novembe 2Oth.
This was day set aside for no especial
cause. It will be remembers that on
enc off day the attendance took such a
sudden jump that it caused surprise
everywhere. It was one of those sudden
and inexplicable increases. The receipts
for this day amounted to Sl2. .760.75.
Next in point of attendance was Cleve-
land day, when the total amount taken in
f,r admissions aud concessions was $l0,-
99l 81.
The attendance on this day was not
what it was expected to be, but for the
next two or three days 1t held up very
we'll.
On November 11th, which was Illinois
day, the paid admissisn was $3.SO4.65.
Chicago dav came next with a paid at
tendance of S5,99S.25. This was one Of the
most eventful days of the exposition.
In many cases on large days the small
attendance was due to the fact that the
bodies Of military acting as escorts to
governors were admitted free.
On every day of the fair the attendance
was smaller than was expected by the
oficers.-Atlanta Constitution.