Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-07


ors were excluded. In the palace of
agriculture onslaughts Were made on
many of the exhibits where the set
tings were composed OF straw and
fragile material and for time demol.
ishment was threatened, but prompt
action in effecting a general ejectment
put stop to the threatened turmoil
AS the night drew on throngs con.
centrated in the main avenues to
view for the last time the magnificent
electric illumination. One solid stream
of humanity swept through the pike
from end TO end. The spirit Of revcl-
ly was there. Never since the open
ing had more enlivenment been shown
at night on the grounds.
Steadily the white electric bulbs sill
houeted the exhibit palaces against
the night. periodically the Illumination
of the terrace of states surmounting
festival hall changed from white to
led, then to green and then back to
white. Over Agricultural knoll the
great floral clock clicked of the min
utes of the departing pageant. And
in the night rang out the tone of the
massive bell as the midnight hour was
tolled by the great clock. Instantly
hush seemed to pervade the entire
grounds. The glowing electric bulbs
slowly began dimming. the pulsations
Of the great engines that drove the
cascades gradually died down. The
light faded steadily, diminishing until
but faint glow was perceptible. Sud-
denly there was darkness and the
Louisiana Purchase exposition had
passed into history.
A brief. but impressive ceremony
held at the base of the Louisiana Pur-
chase monument concluded the worlds
fair at midnight. President d. r..
Francis accompanied by number of
the officials OF the exposition, congre-
gated in the impromptu rostrum.
With the words Farewell. long
farewell to all your greatness" Pres
ident Francis touched a small lever
and instantly the illuminations all
throughout the grounds ceased. The
exposition was at an end.
st. Louis, Dec. 1.-While II will be
impossible to obtain the actual re-
ceipts and expenditures of the Louis
lana Purchase exposition company be-
fore the middle of December. Secre-
tary Walter b. Stevens. of the worlds s
fair, made the following statement Ia
the Associated Press tonight:
From reports that have been sub
mitted of the admissions to the
grounds UP TO 8 o'clock tonight, we
estimate that the attendance ON Fran
els day will be a few thousand in ex,
cess of 100000 and that the attend
ance for the exposition yeried will be
in the neighborhood of 1S,S00,000.
In round numbers the exposition
company has expended $22.000,0 ,00l
since the inception of the worlds fail
project. and the expenntslUs of tbs
several states and territories have
reached n total of $9.000,000. The re
ceipts since the opening DAY, April 81
have amounted TO about $4,000, 200
consisting of admissions and conces
sion royalties. But in addition I,
these receipts were the funds, amount
ing To about $12 ,000,000 raised by sub
scription and appropriation, to built
the exposition.
while il is impossible to state ey
actly the financial condition of tn,
exposition company on this, the clos
ing day, il can be authoritatively stat
ed that all debts againht the compan.
have been paid, with the exception o
a few current accounts. salaries. etc
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nearly all the surplus, SO that Their
will only be very small amount lef
for the stockholders"