The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-07
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commits.
sion's Elaborate Preparations for
Safety, Comfort and Protection
Of Ten Million People.
IN N. Y. IN SEPTEMBER
A Marvel Of Modern Ingenuity and
Organization Whereby Visitors
During Celebration viii have
Their Thinking Done.

The ten million people whom 1t is
estimated will witness or take part in
the Hudson-Fulton celebration from
September % to October Q. will find
that every want. difficulty. or coming
ency has been anticipated and pro-
yided for by the experts of the COM
mission having the matter of public
comfort in hand. Governor Hughes
and Mayer Mcclellan highly approve
the desire of the commission that the
vast influx of visitors shah be handled
with the utmost care and skill.
The hotel men. who have made
study of such questions. estimate that
there will be between four and nv
million visitors to the two weeks ceie-
bration. In addition to the enormous
population of New York City Expert
snce of former pageants. such as the
Washington Centennial and the Dew
ey parade. shows that this multitude
OF visitors spent mos. of their time
in the streets seeing the sights of
the great city, as well as witnessing
the features of the celebration.
For the comfort. health and safety
OF this vast throng. the Commission
conssnplates the most elaborate sys-
I TEN yet devised whereby visitors and
others can obtain any kind of inform
alton and assistance TO meet any
emergency that may arise.
! This is one of the most important
and satisfactory features OF the great
celebration as it sets the public mind
at ease. Men in OUTLYING cities now
know that they can send their wives
and children 10 New York TO witness
the pageant and enjoy the festivities
has organized for their comfort and
safety,
In accordance with TIE general
Plan. the city viii be Ike map do,
ted with Rest Comfort. Information,
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