632 



New Toek at the Woeld's Columbian Exposition. 



The number of free admissions recorded at all of the expositions is 

 much greater than the actual number of passes granted, as many work- 

 men and regular officials and employees passed in and out several times 

 daily. 



The greatest number attending in any one day at Paris was on October 

 third, when there were 387,877 paid admissions. The highest attend- 

 ance at Chicago was on October ninth, " Chicago Day," when 716,881 

 paid admissions were recorded. 



The following were the principal attendance days of the fair : 



May 1, 

 June 8, 

 July 4, 

 Aug. 34, 

 Sept. 4, 

 86pt. 7, 

 Sept. 9, 

 Sept. 14, 

 Sept. 16 

 Sept. 23 

 Oct. 7 



Opening Day 



Infanta's Day 



United States Day 



IHinoic Day 



N. York Day (Monday). 



Pennsylvania Day 



California Day 



Ohio Day 



138.935 

 135,381 

 383,273 

 343,951 

 160,382 

 203,460 

 231,522 

 198,770 

 202,376 

 215,643 

 322,176 



Oct. 9, Chicago Day 716,881 



Oct. 10 30Si,294 



Oct. 11 309,277 



Oct. 13 278,878 



Oct. lb 321,607 



Oct. 21, Manhattan Day 398,938 



Oct. 34 343,178 



Oct. 35 252,618 



Oct. 37 350,583 



Oct. 38 340,733 



Oct. 30, Closing Day 210,633 



Finance. 



The following table, taken from the report of Auditor William K. 

 Ackerman November 25, 1893, and complete to November 12, 1893, 

 with subsequent expenses estimated, gives a concise view of the 

 financial history of the exposition. After all expenses and possible lia- 

 bilities are paid it is estimated that the shareholders will receive from 

 ten to twenty per cent on their investment. The souvenir coins were 

 not the success expected and sold slowly. On the other hand, the con- 

 cession receipts were greater than anticipated : 



BeceipU. 



Capital stock 



Chicago bonds 



Souvenir coins 



Gate receipts 



Concession receipts 



Miscellaneous receipts . . 

 Interest 



15,604,171 97 



5,000,000 00 



2,448,033 38 



10,626,330 76 



3,699,581 43 



686,070 49 



86,981 82 



8,151,168 75 



Construction expenses . . . 118,332,633 56 

 General and operating ex- 

 penses 7,137,340 33 



Preliminary organization. 90,674 97 



Outstanding debts, obliga- 

 tions, estimated liabili- 

 ties, salaries, office ex- 

 penses, etc 



Net assets 



$35,540,537 85 



748,147 00 

 1,863,483 90 



$38,151,168 75 



The capital stock was subscribed by residents of Chicago, and the 

 city was bonded to the extent of $6,000,000 in aid of the enterprise ; 

 the souvenir coins, half a million half-dollars, were given to the expo- 

 sition company by the United States to be sold at a premium. Those 

 unsold were turned back into the treasury and recoined. 



A more detailed account of expenditures may be gathered from the 

 following statement : 



