The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-16
SOME MORE FROM JOMNsON.
Survey OF the It Louis Fair Lesvss HIM
still "of Binghamton. Thank Gsdis


still "of Ringhamton. Thank Csdis
10 THE Eprros or TIE sus-<Sr n u sons
time since emitted an Il told you so chiSY about
tho ST. Louis wondS fair. The facts and figures
certainly show that new pretty well tho stsushlon
away back In April. when the st. Louis nswspapezs
belaboring me nercely and calling mo In dip
lomaAo phrase q blooming uax-
To quote ofaciai reports, the paid sttondanos
at St Louis up 70 OCT 1 was only 7,7s0ooo willis
Chicago In the Same time had more than IA
600 ooo with total OF Loo 900 for the entire
period ending OCT 81. (The St. Louis fair runs
til Nov. SOY So far In October tho best day's A.
tendance at st. Louis. paid and free, has bean .
little over 10000. Tho average Al Chicago during
October was more than $4,000 day with three
quarters Of . million on -CnioaSo Day" Was
right last sprins. or not In predicting failure for
the mismanaEed s. Louis shovf L. this record
OF SUGGEST
Tho story Of the struggles and failures Of t1s ua-
fortunate poSsesson Of -oonoessions- would mako
narrowing tsle Tho Pike shows the peanut sellers.
and the propnstors Of al enteTphsss. ranking from
mean contemplate little grafts up "a decent,
legitimate concerns land Of tho latter there are
number. have howied and barkcd for business
that did not como. AL Of them expected an At
tendance at the fair greater by at least per cent
than the Chicago attendance: and with but little
over 80 per cent a. much there has bean financial
rack and torment. Ono Wild West show went Into .
receivers hands long ago, dozen other Shovs have
lhn000
evon the copper lined cinch known - tho Pc
troleum Alps" has required shaTp proddtnS In the
matter of payment Of percentages 10 the expo
sition. according to local newspaper. The JA
Alai building closed In June, losing $4,000. And
the city has on hand seventeen poor little 0eisha
girls from the Land OF Cherry Blossoms. who want
to quit the town to tho stage but arc not per-
mitted because Of tho foreign labor contract Law.
Oh. It's beautiful mess nnd hero, after three
months trip on the road. Just tho mess ex-
pected and predicted. however.
St. Louis Is proud Of Its alleged Conservation"
Plain. wooden headed stupidity Is q better name
for some Of the manifestations Of managerial
ability that have distng uished this fair They
had no money 10 waste on advertising-not theyi
But when Il came 10 being touched for few mil
lions by local labor organizations. they were easy
victims. Or was 1t copsrtner5hip In the assault
tho big sum hung UP BY the city and the United
States Government Tho result Of thsir very
dignihed restraint In tho matter Of advertising
has been that nobody east Of the Wabash with here
and thore . raro and ventureaomo exception. ever
heard enough about the fair 70 inspire him 10 60.
Millions Of people who would have enjoyed the
tnp have stayed away because they had no idea
OF what the exposition offered. Those who have
gone have boon well repaid. for tho show itssh Ia
distinctly great. II looks better now IN October
thar II did In June.
pressive lesson In tho value Of advertising. IN In
dreot and reverse lesson, but the iess stun
ming argument They bad . wonderful show:
they did not advertise II; and they have scored .
dkmsl, hollow Dyed failure, the rAnkest hsEle Of
half century of great expeditions.
just now the city legislature, famous ~ . oentrs
Of beodline and bribery, h labortng over tbs prob.
lem Of how 70 rob the town Of Ne most money,
through the guise Of plans for "rseonng Forest
PARK" tho site Of the fair Tns hight Tor the spols
Of the wreck begins before The doom are olosedl
Great town. great people. otsinE hass. tho Cats.
way 70 ono Of the rtohest smpirea In tho world.
and squsbbling over petty little grabs and steals
and small souvsnirs. instead Of moving forward
TO occupy the Land that nss befors ~ it, gysss
men In finance busy with small graiss and jobesTy.-
too busy 10 advertise . worid'a tain
Great tewn. indeed stu olsim Old Bingham.
ton, N. Y. - my place of rssidsnee
In IouIa, Oot n y 4 J0uNoeM