The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-26
1T PAYS TO HAVE THEM
San Francisco Figures Out That
C. e. Excursi0nists
Left a Million Dollars i'm the
City.
An Article of Interest to Topeka II
View of the Coming Fall
Festival.

FESTIVAL.
The San Francisco Cali contains the
following:
The committee of '97 had a meeting last
night for the purpose of auditing bills,
and it was found impossible to go through
the mass that had accumulated, but good
progress was made. Many of the mem
bers are worn out with the labor attend
ing the work during the Christian En-
deavor convention and will leave this
morning for a few days rest. The re-
mainder of the bills will be attended to
as early as possible and it is expected that
all the business of the committee will be
closed within two or three weeks.
The committee has money ample for all
bills and will probably have a surplus.
Until the bills are all audited the exact
status cannot be ascertained, but the
members think there will be quite good
surplus. Just what will be done with this
will not be decided until the amount is
ascertained. 1t is to be left with the sub
scribers to say what disposition will be
made of the extra. 1t is the expression
of the committee that, unless the overplus
is very large, it will be given to some
charitable object to be named by the sub
scribers- If the amount is very large it
is possible that a. dividend may be de-
clared among the subscribers.
The committee is well pleased with the
results of the convention from a financial
standpoint and think that the estimate of
The Call that the visitors left a, round
million dollars in the city outside of rail-
road fares is none too large. Some place
the estimate as too small and say that the
amount will far exceed that enormous
sum.
In order to ascertain near as posi-
BILE the financial benefits accruing from
the convention, Investigations were made
among the hotels, restaurants, boarding
and rooming houses, and all business
houses that would feel the effects of an
increased trade from such an influx of
these visitors, and then the street car
lines and places of entertainment, and it
was estimated that in addition to the 49,,
900 people registered as members of the
convention there were fully 5000 other
visitors who took advantage of the cheap
rates and visited the city. This places
the total at $4,000 visitors.
Each of the first-class hotels was crowd
ed to the limit with people who paid first
class rates for the entire eight days. All
the other hotels In the city We're filled TO
overlooking, and boarding and rooming
houses were also filed to such an extent
that many private houses were opened to
receive temporary guests.
OF these fully LOCO paid an average of 81
total of $32, 900. Two thousand averaged
$3.50 day for the same length of time a
total of $4,000. Twenty thousand aver
aged 81 a day, total of $216, 900, making a
total paid to hotels, boarding houses and
restaurants of $528, 900.
During the week the street car lines and
ferries increased their business between
$4,000 and $4,000, and the places of amuse-
ment and interest, such the Cliff House,
S11frO hat nd iu1i1a MI
about the same amount, while it is esti-
mated that $4,000 was spent for souvenirs
and curios. Some place the estimate on
this item at twice that amount.
Chinatown received large amount, and
it is estimated that not less than $780, 900
were left there either with guides or in
the stores. In addition to the amounts
spent for pleasure and in catering to the
wants of the inner man it is known that
several thousand dollars were given in
charity to various institutions and needy
persons.
If all the various little incidental ex-
penSes of travellers is added to these esti-
mates it will readily be seen that the
million-dollar estimate is, if anything, too
small. In order to entertain and care for
this great crowd it was found that fully
1900 people were given employment dur
ing the week who, otherwise, would have
been idle, and in this channel not less
than $4,000 went directly to the working
people who were needing it, while about
twice many other working people re-
ceived extra wages during the rush. The
grocery stores, butchers, fruit dealers,
provision men of all kinds, as well as fur
niture dealers and dry goods houses re-
ceived direct benefit, and this million dol
lars was filtered through the channels of
trade that every business in the city
felt the money.
In addition to the city of San francisco
and it is estimated that with the railroads
and the various outlying points of inter-
est in the state fully s., 900 900 more was
spent, making a grand total left by the
Endeavor crowd of 81, 100000.
The people of San Francisco subscribed
for the entertainment of the convention
SIS, 900 and will have some of it left, so it
is seen by the balancing of the books that
the credit of 81 $4,000 is due to the con-
vention, in addition to the widespread ad-
vertisement the state and city will re-
ceive at the hands of the thousands of
visitors who went home we'll pleased with
the convention and their treatment.
The convention demonstrated two
things. First, that San Francisco can en-
as many people desire to come; second,
that a convention is a good financial in
Vestment for the city which invites it.
MARRIED ON PIXIES PEAK.