Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-19
BIG WEEK IN SIGHT
Promise Of Large Attendance During the
Next Six Days
PEOPLE CROWD THE GROUNDS ON SUNDAY
twenty-five Cent Rate and Fine Weather
Dc the Business.
BEAUTIFUL DAY TO SEE THE BIG FAIR
Afternoon Travel to Grounds Limited by
Capacity of Street Cars.
BEAUTIFUL DAY TO SEE THE BIG FAIR
THOUSANDS PRESENT DURING THE EVENING
Advices from Chicago Indicate the
Presence of Many windy city
People Mt the show on the
First of October.
Total Admissions Yesterday 1876.
Total to D,tc .......... 1,4OI,St

Total Admissions 1cstcruhy in'"-'
Total to Date ..".......... 1,4ol,sio
What promises to be the biggest week Of
the exposition so far was inaUgurated yes
. terday by the best Sunday crowd that has
yet been on the grounds. The 25-cent rate
and the magnificent weather brought the
people out in unusual numbers and the
grounds presented as lively a scene as Oil
nm ordinary week day. For the first three
4 hours of the afternoon the travel towards
the grounds was limited only by the capac-
ity of the street cars and later the evening
attendance swelcd the crowd to even more
satisfactory proportions. 1t was thor
oughly delightful day for exposition visiting
Srlid the afternoon and evening were occupied
by an almost continuous program of excel
lent band music that afforded entertainment
20 those who found the sun too vigorous
for walking about the grounds. The Mexican
band played to big audiences at each OF its
, concerts and the Omaha Concert band gave
Auditorium concerts at 1 and o'clock
which were also literally patronized.
Special Agent McGarvie returned yester-
day from Chicago with the most satisfactory
assurances that Chicago day, which occurs
October 1, will be one OF the marked sue
cesses of the exposition. The city will send
one of the most representative crowds that
has ever gone out of Chicago and 1t now
appears that the local peace celebration
will have no serious effect on the excursions
to Omaha Mr.. McGarvie says that there is
no doubt that from 5000 to 10000 people
will come from Chicago alone and these
will include the most prominent business
and social organizations OF the city. Inc
Uuion League club has chartered special
train on the Northwestern railroad and
enough members have already secured
berths to fill five cars. The Board of Trade
will come on the Milwaukee with still
bigger party and this will include such
prominent operators as z. d. Armour and
n sons. G. II. Webster and r. II. Lyon.
ss The famous democratic marching club OF
Cook county will fill another big special and
although the Cook county republican club
will not attend as an organization about 300
of its members have signi6ed their inten-
kion to come as individuals. The Marquette
club the Chicago Athletic club, the Ger
= mania club and one two others will at
tend as organizations and with the crowd
of general excursionists that will accompany
these organized bodies the indications are
that all the Chicago Omaha lines will have
p all the business they can handle. The cele-
tratlon on the grounds will be quite a
notable event. The arrangements for speak
ers are in charge Of Chairman w. II. Har-
y per of the executive committee Of the Illi-
nois commission and he announces that
among others Mayor Harrison, Senator
Mason, Congressman Mann and Charles G.
Dawes, comptroller OF the currency, will
heliver addresses.
Program for the Week.
This weeks exposition program includes
a number of events OF more than ordinary
Importance and several of them are cal
culated to bring in big crowds to add to
- the regular attendance. With the favor
m able weather that present conditions ndi-
~ cate 1t should result in an aggregate at
tendance for the week that will far exceed
all previous records.
AS previously announced the Wyoming
dey celebration today has been abandoned
on account of the inability OF Governor
Richards and other state officers to attend
But the absence OF formal exercises will
not prevent a greater or less number Of
Wyoming people from taking advantage o.
\ n the very favorable railroad rates that have
been secured for the occasion. The Ne
~ braska Poultry association will also NEE
in Omaha today and this will bring II
quite a crowd OF fanciers from this and ad
jacent states.
Tuesday will be signalized by the pres
ence of a large party of United States sen
ptors and representatives and the exercise
of the day will be made notable by tn
participation OF a number of the most cele
brated orators of both houses.
The celebration of Iowa day Wednesda
IS expected to bring one of the bigges
crowds that has yet attended the eXposi
, tion. The interest of Iowa in the enter
prise is only second to that Of Nebrask
and elaborate preparations have been mad
for securing an immense representation c
Cornhuskers. Very low railroad rates hav
been secured and extensively advertised an
the railroads and the Iowa commissioner
. have united to work up an interest tht
| prevails over the entire state 1t Is sal
that pretty nearly every town In Iowa ha
arranged to send an excursion to Omaha an
the railroads unite in declaring that it wi
a merely be n question of how many peopI
4 they can haul. The exercises of the day wi
n be exceptionally interesting and II Will
n red letter day in every resepct.
Thursday Will also be day OF more tha
ordinary interest and the participation
The Modern Woodmen OF America will brir
| In big crowd OF members OF the orde
AS a large number of the Iowa visitors wi
n also remain there is every reason
N expect n tremendous crowd and some speci
features will be provided by the manag,
nent in addition to the formal celebratio
which is In charge OF the local lodges
voodmen, On the same day the BurlingtC
will bring in big excursion from Ware
county, Illinois, and Its reports indica
that 1t Will be we'll patronzed.
Another excursion from Illinois is book
"A for Friday This is from Quincy, where
good deal OF interest has been manifesto
al The beginning OF the Choral congress W
also add a very interesting feature to L
-reNpositon.
'"W The final celebration OF the week will
tshat OF the commercial travellers, wh
tpccurs Saturday. So far no definite 1
FORMATION has been received relative TO t
Mrospective attendance nor the extent
lthe celebration. But the matter is bel
actively worked up and the presence Of t
~, drummers Will probably be marked by
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