Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-20
STATE FAIR WILL
NET Big PROFIT
MILWAUKEE, DAY SAVES FAIR
FROM LOSS WHICH WEATHER
THREATENED.
OVER $4,000 CLEARED.
Concsseio2aires VIII Clear Neat Profit as
Result Of Large Attend
anCe

fair grounds closed At SHUTDOWN Friday
evening tie officials Of the state agrl-
cultural society found that they had a
surplus Of over $4,000 III the treasury.
Ii MAS Milwaukee that saved the fair
from financial faiIure. The official fig
ures IS compiled in the Office Of the SUI
QerDtcndeut Of gates show that J,1G2
pad admissions were registered at the
sLrn-tIes Thursday afternoon.
AT The pass gate, 1867 complimentary
1cEets were LonOrcd. No record was
e. If those who passed the carriage
"a Estimating the number Of en-
pIyy,5 of the association, lalr attend
nnt# exhibitors and assistants, the con
sessouaires and those vino passed
through the carriage gates at 10000, the
fair managers believe that the total at
lenduucc passed the 100000 mark
1t Has undoubtedly the largest crowd
that bas ever been seen III Wisconsin
ami cSceedod in numbers only by world $
eEpositlOHs. The receipts at the gates
uEd grandstand were Sl2,GOG. This
passed the expectations Of the treasurer
who declared this morning that the re
ccIpts today would De clear profit.
Will Clear $4,000
we Will clear at least $1,000" SAID
Secretary True in his Office this morning
Last year the profits were about SlJ,-
QUO. We did not hope to come out 50
well, the two rainy days inter- ering with
the plans Ct the association We ap-
pealrd to the milwaukee, people to turn
out and attend the fair Thursday, and
we wish to thank them as well as the
thousands Of visitors from all sections of
the state for their patronage. They not
only saved us from drawing upon our
reserve fund, but furnished Il way for us
to draw the double red line on the cash
book and find balance of over $4,000
on the right side
Official Attendance Figures.
The following Official figures as to at
tendance at the fair were given this
afternoon for the first four days:
Monday passes, 2029; children, 30, 9Sf;
adults 3774; total 2S,1S4.
Tuesday, passes, 341l; children, 243;
adults 4163; total 1917.
Wednesday, passes 1890; children J91;
adults 1860; total 1867.
Thursday-which broke all previous
records for any one day-passCs, 522D;
children, 324G; adults, 51.62G; total,
66,131.
These figures do not include the on
trance BY vehicles at the various gates.
Proved by Railroads
From official Railway figures, it be-
comes evident that Milwaukee saved the
day at the state fair, when the figures
for Milwaukee day, as against the ar
rivals In the city over all roads on Thurs
day and Wednesday are considered
The total number of passengers arriy-
ing in the city from Monday morning I'M
til Thursday evening show grand total
of G9,947, which includes all ticket-hold-
ers coming to the city, as there is this
year no means of distinguishing presum-
able state fair visitors from the average
daily arrivals, except to take away the
average daily arrivals on the roads
On Thursday-Atilwauke day at the
fair when there were about $4,000 4peO-
PIE on the grounds, the Milwaukee
North-WcStem and Wisconsin Central
roads brought in a total of but 10000
passengers.
On Wcdnesday-stat day at the big
show the total arrivals were 10,O57 pas
sengcrs by rail. Had weather conditions
been favorable if is believed that this
number Of state visitors would have
been more than doubled.
The arrivals over the Milwaukee and,
North-Nestcrn roads, each day, were as
follows:
The MISUNDERSTANDING. 24OO: Tues
day, 800; Wednesday, 400; Thursday,
400 total for the four days, $500
The estimated arrivals today were 300
The average daily arrivals in the city
over the Milwaukee road, under normal
conditions. is 1000
The Westcrn-Monday. 1000;
Tuesday, 400: Wednesday. 1851; Thurs
day, l490 total for four days, 1861
Ioday'S arrivals were estimated to be
about 200O The Northwestern has an
average daily passenger list entering
Milwaukee, Of about 1000.
The Wisconsin Central-For the four
days the total arrivals were 34OO. This
road brings in an average of $50 passeH-
gers under normal conditions.
Parade Of Winners.
One Of the features which has grown
to be one Of the best attractions of the
week was the parade OF the winners in
the horses and livestock departments Of
the fair. Promptly at IL o'clock the
parade was started from the north end
of the grounds, the animals being led
down the principal streets and bac@ to
their quarters
As usual, the draft horses had the
place Of honor in the line of march.
They were followed by the driving
horses, the saddlers and then the ponies.
Guernsey cattle, Holsteins, Red Poiled
and other breeds were all included IN
the line of the cattle display, the sleek
looking Jerseys bringing up the end of
the procession.
All of the cattle shown in the parade
were winners IN this class. They were
the finest SPECIMENS of livestock in Wis
NOuSlDs anu ulduS Oi lllGul "GIS thAAN
winners at other large eXpositions and
judged as the best in the United States.
Long flowing blue and red ribbons were
tied to the horses to indicate the place
which they occupied on the books of
the judges.
Thousands See March.
The parade was viewed by the thou
sands of visitors on the grounds, indi-
eating that this part of the programme
Is watched with interest by those who
make it point to spend at least day
a the state fair each year.
E The value of space on the state fair
grounds to the coneessionaires was IL
Illustrated Thursday. The manager of
Lima, the fat girl, took in 1919 at the
box office during the day. Serpentina,
half girl and half serpent, drew crowds
chat petted over 5000. Other side shows
were all literally patronized
Gov. Hoard Is President.
Former Gov w d. Hoard of Fort At
kinson was elected president of the Wis
'consin State Good Roads association at
the meeting on the state fair grounds
Thursday evening. The other officers
gre:
First vice president-Mayor S. NJ. Becker,
milwaukee,.
Second vice president-senator E. E.
Browne, Waupaca.