The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-11

There have been days and days at
the Interstate Fair this week, but the
greatest Of them all by far, was yes
terday, which was Children's Day.
when over 10000 people passed through
the gates. Everybody and everybody's
children were there along with their
neighbors and friends, the attendance
of this day being more than the aggre-
gate attendance Of the four days pre-
ceeding. The fair grounds were simply
alive with people. In fact, a scene was
presented which was calculated to
bring Joy into the hearts of the general
manager, the directors and others in
terested.
In the crowd yesterday were an
proximately three thousand school
children and the little ones entoyed
the day as only children can and saw
more during this one day than four
million grown-ups would see in a
month. The schools certainly showed
their appreciation of the reduction
made in the rate for the school chill
dren and the setting aside a day in
their honor
Quite a number of the stores and
business houses in the city closed dur
ing the afternoon and everybody gave
themselves up completely to the pre-
vailing spirit and, forgetting all the
cares and worries of business and
everything else, everyone seemed to
catch the spirit of youth and mingled
with the boys and girls from the
schools and became members of their
set for at least a day
Besides the three thousand children
of school ago who paid admission to
the gates there were about four thou
sand adults who entered the regular
pay gates and added to these were the
three or. four hundred season tickets,
the exhibitors and helpers tickets, the
passes for those having concessions on
the grounds and the other compliment
tary tickets, all of which brings the
total attendance we'll up to the ten
thousand mark, which is more than
two thousand in excess of the total
admissions UP to yesterday.
The paid admissions for the first
four days of the fair were as follows:
Monday, 757; Tuesday, 1896; wednes-
day, 1883; Thursday, 2,05S, making a
total Of 1913, to which approximately
1000 paid admissions for yesterday
may be added. This would give a to-
tai of approximately $4,000 paid ad-
missions so far, and, as stated, this
does not include several thousand ad-
mitted on passes of various kinds in
the course of the four days
very pleasing feature of the tst-
tendance is the noticeable Increase
each day. It is decidedly noticeable
that the attendance on Tuesday more
than doubled that of Monday and the
increase has been regular and steady
each day since, until yesterdays was
something in the neighborhood Of five
times that of the day preceding.
While it is impossible yet to get an
accurate account of the receipts, the
prospects are very encouraging for the
fair to declare a dividend this year, or
to pay expenses at least which it has
not done heretofore.
Several special features were on the
program for yesterday and the day
was most successful one from every
standpoint. Not only was it a great
day for the management of the fair.
but it was also an exceptionally good
one for the concession holders on the
grounds. Everybody did a good busi-
ness and those who have been inclined
to feel blue during the week were
hustling around yesterday with radiant
| countenances and pleasant smiles for
everybody.
In the crowd yesterday were a great
many visitors who had not been inside
the gates before, a large number of
them having come from other places,
reaching here Thursday night and
yesterday morning, ano many OF tnem
visited the exhibit buildings for the
| first time where they were very agree
ably surprised at the unusually attrac-
tive displays shown.
Even as late as yesterday many Wis
itors arrived and it is, freely predicted
| that today will even surpass yesterday
and will prove the most successful
| day of the entire fair. In fact, scores
| of travelling men arrived yesterday
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