WORLD’S FAIR

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18263, 5 December 1933, Page 6

WORLD’S FAIR

‘‘PEOPLE HAD NO MONEY” CHICAGO’S EXPERIENCE The World’s Fair, financially, was a failure, according to Air. Charles J. Carter, professionally known as "Carter tho Great,” who has arrived at Auckland. He appeared for live months at a theatre in the World Fair, which opened on Alay 22 and closed on October 30. Air. Carter said that the fair had been so great a financial failure that the amount owing in interest was about £6CC,(X)O. Nevertheless, the merchants in Chicago were anxious that it should be held again next year. It bad attracted big crowds of visitors, and given a fillip to business. “But the poor had no money to buy at the fair,” said Air. Carter. “After they had paid 2s admission at the gate they had just about gone to their limit, ami they would walk about the streets at the fair with a sandwich, and a bottle of coca cola. After tho first month the showmen had to reduce the prices of admission. and many others doing business at the fair found it necessary to do the same.”