Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1904 — ST. LOUIS FAIR ATTENDANCE. [ARTICLE]

ST. LOUIS FAIR ATTENDANCE.

Second Week Shows Increase, but Not as Great as at Chicago. The total attendance at the St. Louis world’s fair for the second week showed an increase of over 50,000 over the total attendance for the opening week. The following official statement of the total attendance for the second week, and the attendance for the same period during the Columbian exposition, was given out' the other night: St. Louis. Chicago. Eighth day *4,072 38,689 Ninth day 23,434 28,455 Tenth day 30,107 82,153 Eleventh day 29,678 25,261 Twelfth day 29,212 80,929 Thirteenth day 25,898 62,099 Fourteenth day 46,070 *5,028 Totals 188,471 220,614 •Sunday. The totals show a larger attendance for tiie second week of the Columbian exposition, but it is taken into consideration that no excursions have yet been run to bring visitors and the attendance at present is largely local.