The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-06
CARS BRING BACK
FORTY THOUSAND.
Street Railway Breaks Record in
Hauling Crowds From
State Fair.
100000 RUSHED TO BANK
This, Only Part of Cash Taken
in During the Day.
Few Arrests.
$4,000 RUSHED TO BANK

All records We're broken yesterday
for attendance at a yirst aiasS ate Fir
The most conservative estimates at
midnight placed the number Of people
who had been in the grounds during
the day at $4,000, while some were in
clined to figure as high as $4,000.
Superintendent Of Terminals Herman
Pollard. Of the Virginia Railway and
POWER Company, stated just after mid
7 night tht io.s51 people had passed
through the street railway turnstiles
the city by car. General Superinten-
dent c. B. Buchanan, of the Street
Railway Company. estimated that fully
one-third of those returning had either
walked or come by train, automobile
or vehicle.
Just after the aeroplane flights in
the afternoon fully 10000 people at
tempted to leave for Richmond sirnul-
taneously, and the street car line was
swamped. Except during that rush
hour. however. street car arrangements
were admirable, the company deliver
Ing people at the grounds during the
afternoon faster than the police would
allow htem to cross the bridge over the
railroad tracks.
Maximum Capacity.
On Richmond Day last year, the third
day of the Fair, the street car company
hauled away from the grounds 34,269,
that having been up to yesterday the
banner day for any fair ever held in
Virginia. The company alone, there
fore, shows a gain for the day Of
s.5S1, and estimating those who
streamed across country In all direc-
tions, it is safe to say that 10000 more
people were In the grounds yesterday
than ever before, Every nook and
corner was crowded from early morn
agree that the attendance marks the
maximum capacity both of the present
grounds and of the present arrange
ments for transportation. grandstand,
Midway and opportunity of viewing
exhibits
Wagon Load of Cash.
Shortly after / o'clock this morn
ing Treasurer NJ. Allen Chambers
brought to the receiving vaults Of the
American National Bank two large
chests Of cash, in coin and bank notes,
estimated at $4,000. Receiving tellers
were there 70 receive 1t, and the money
was brought in in the police auto
mobile. heagily guarded, 1t represent
e6 the cash gate receipts of the day,
and the payments to the Fair Assoc1a-
lion from number ofconcessionnaires,
with receipts from other sources. Mr..
Chambers made no statement as TO the
exact amount as the accounts VIII not
be fully audited until this morning.
Only three of the many gates at the
Fair Grounds are equipped with auto
matte counting machines to register
the number of people entering the
grounds Those three gates, used only
by full cash fares, registered $4,000
people, one ticket chopper alone having
registered IN excess OF 1000 fares
during the day
There are other gates OF the same
ella lass-childrens gates. pass gates. We
shicles and autmobile gates, and the en-
frances on the other side of the grounds
facing the Hermitage Road. which We're
largely patronized by people of the
western part of the city pho preferred
walking. so as to avoid the great crowd
on the bridge entrance.
Assures Permanent Exposition.
"To-day's success has paved tho way.
for the establishment OF the greatest
fair in the East was the statement OF
Manager MARI. r. Lloyd at midnight.
s,Not only is the success of this years
fair assured beyond Il doubt, but the
attendance of to-day gives us encour-,
agement to plan larger things--to build
OH more permanent lines. until In a Few
years ewill have reithe equipment
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