The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-07
INDICATIONS FOR
BIG ATTENDANCE.
Correspondents Declare Visitors
al st. Louis Will Double Chi
cago's Fair Records.

Letters received each day at Worlds
Fair headquarters from every section OF
the United States indicate that prepara-
tons are already being made to visit the
Exposition, and that every one who can
possibly spare the time and money will
journey to St. Louis during the time the
Fair Is open.
Even in distant States, such as Maine,
Florida, Washington and Utah. the
Worlds Fair fever seems TO have taken
firm hold. and the people of those States
are coming here in great crowds. In
States Immediately surrounding Missouri
the opening of the Exposition gates will
be the signal for a rush in the direction
OF St. Louis.
Among the letters received are COM
munications from State officials, EXPOSE
ton Commissioners, members OF city gov
ernments and others in a position to form
a proper estimate of the visitors their To-
calities will send. These letters indicate
that the attendance will double that of
the Chicago Columbian Exposition in 1906.
The desire to visit the Exposition extends
to all classes of citizens. The wealthy
will come en- masse. and In many cities
organizations have been formed with the
object of saving money to be used In see
ing the Worlds Fair. Numerous societies
throughout the country, social. athletic,
fraternal, secret and the like, viii come to
St. Louis in bodies.
SOCIETIES COMING.
Many of these societies ave already
written or sent representatives here to ar
range for hotel Accommodations. n make
other plans for their stay in the Worlds
Fair city. A tremendous organization FOR
visiting the Fair has been formed in Okla
homa, which will enable thousands Of per-
sons of moderate means to come here dur
ing the summer and fall.
Some idea of the attendance to be ex-
pected at the Exposition from various
parts of the United States. may be formed
from letters received by Charles NJ.
State and Territorial Exhibits, in answer
to inquiries recently sent out by him.
s. w. Russell Of Deadwood, president Of
the South Dakota Commission, writes:
For as to the probable at
tendance from this State. / will refer you
TO the Commissioners, whose homes are
my part of the State. l can say that from
the present talk. every man, woman and
child. except the bedridden, will be there,
and the bedridden hope to recover in time
to be there also"
Glascock Barrett, Assistant Commission
er General for Georgia, writes:
Judging from expressions of those men
with whom 1 come in contact, a large
contingent of Georgians will be at the
worlds Fair. / think that 100000 persons
Is not too large an estimate"
II ID: Brimley, Commissioner General
from North Carolina, says: TT is, of
course, impossible to give anything be-
yond a guess as to the probable attend
ance from North Carolina. A good many
thousands from this State visited the Chi
cago Fair. although We AVE no specific
ilgures. 1t Is safe to say that at least as
many more from this State will go to st.
Louis as went to Chicago"
Ihomas w. Milan, manager of the Ar
kansas commission, writes: 1.-The indica-
tons are that there will be between IL. 900
and 10000 visitors from our State"
W1illam c. Strbbs, State Commissioner
OF Louisiana, says: Everybody who fs
able to spare the time and has the means
VIII visit St. Louis, as we all regard the
LOUISIANA Purchase Exposition as the CEN
tennial in which Louisiana is the central
ngure. would estimate hat at least zoo
90 from Louisiana will attend the Exno-
sition. This number may easily 60 to
Louis Workman, general manager of the
IeSas Commission, writes: IT have tray-
eieu over Texas in Worlds Fair work. and
l heiieve l know the temper of the people
with regard to the Exposition as well as
any man IN the State. You can put down
Texas for E0 on riSitorc -