The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-13
MIDWlNTER IS OVER.
Attendance Falls Only 100 Short Of
Last Year.

The total attendance of the Kansas |
Nidwinter exposition which closed on
Saturday night was IS. .217. just lips less
than in 1904, when for the two weeks
the crowds summed a total Of s9, ,343.
The daily attendance for this year was
as follows: First week: Monday. 1887;
Tuesday, 2,9s9; Wednesday. 1926; Thurs
day, 1850; Friday, 2. .7O3; Saturday, 4,796.
Second week: Monday. 2,744: Tuesday,
3,172; Wednesday, 4,561; Thursday, BIAS;
Friday, 1885, Saturday, 1924. Total,
3g, ,217
These figures are accurate This was
one thing that the management insist
ed that should be done. Very specific
instructions were given the men in
charge of the box office, to give only
correct figures of attendance for publi-
cation.
The attendance was in reality mar
velous when the inclement weather is
considered. For the two weeks of the
show, billiards and storms ragged
throughout this territory. Snow and ice
lay on the ground continually as it still
does today,a and the mercury in the ther-
mometer hovered about the zero mark.
After filtering out the whole situation
it is not stretching the point at all to
say that not one really good and pleas
ant day was on the weather map for
the entire run of the show
In the face of the serious handicap,
for the attendance to fall just a few
more tnan l,0OO snort OF last year, Is a
record that is worth being proud of,
and a recommendation and conmenda-
ton for the show which nothing else can
equal. On the closing night, that of
last Saturday, 1900 people thronged the
big hall, crowding all of the gallery
seats, and the pit downstairs In the
afternoon over 800 people were present
A snow storm ragged from noon until
after midnight, and the thermometer
tumbIed away below the zero mark.
That one instance is sufficient evidence
of the shows popularity.
The fair made money. Not large
surplus will be on hand, because the
expenses were a little larger than last
year and the attendance slightly
smaller.
"But we will come out ahead" said
Secretary Brigham this morning. I'VE
will have enough money to pay our
bills, and we want all persons VINO
have claims against the Midwinter ex-
position, to bring them in as quickly
thing Strengthened out and get my
report ready for the board of directors
by the latter of the week
s'I am unable" ne continued, "to
give out anything like definite figure
| of the surplus, and 1 do not want to
make a guess. 1 can say that we are
to the good. The meeting of the di-
rectors will not take place until the
latter part of the week. At that time
we will give out a statement"
How were the exhibitors pleased
with the fair?' was asked.
ct heard not a word of complaint
/ from a single one,' was the reply,
but on the contrary, they were all
pleased and in several instances stated
| to me that if we hold another fair
next year, they want to come back.
and 1 should give them an early
chance to get good booth space.
Everything was successful. Things
went off nicely in every direction Both
patron and exhibitor seemed to be
/ c1aa0
| doing that, we are pleased
This morning a large corps of men
set to work to clear up the big hall
| and get everything in readiness for
| the organ dedication on next Friday
night Quite a number of the exhi-
| bitors were busy removing their goods
on Sunday. BY tonight all of the dis
! plays will be gone and the frame work
| of the booths are down. BY WedneS-
day morning the Auditorium will be
without its gala day appearance.