Show The Worlds Fair Bad Management 5 NEW OBLEATCS February 11 Last Week the management of the Worlds Exposition notified exhibitors that after Monday the temporary passes heretofore hereto-fore used would not be go od but could exchanged fornew ones at theyoffice of installation The holder of passes state that they cafled at ilnllens office and were informed formed that the permanent passes were not ready but that the old ones would hold good until newon s were issued is-sued On Monday the exhibitors were I told that they would have to provide themselves with new passes next day A push was made by the exhibitors for the installation office and a few succeeded suc-ceeded in obtaining pasaes but the others were unsuccessful Yesterday II nonce was given by themanagementthat passes could be obtained at the downtown down-town office but when the exhibitors called they were informed that the tickets were not ready and they paid their way into the grounds This treatment of exhibitors resulted in a demonstration last evening when a meeting was held and the management manage-ment indignantly denounced Those present agreed than to meet at the main entrance at 990 this morning At that hour about 250 persons assembled as-sembled there j including a number of I women and girls who had been kept shivering in the cold as many qf them had no money and others refused to pay At 10 oclock about SOU exhibitors forced their way into jthe grounds the gatekeepers having refused them admission saying they were aoting under un-der orders Sonieof the exhibitors paid their way today while others Beanie down town rather than take part in the demonstration This evening the exhibitors held another meeting I in the main building not I as the exhibitors association but as a number of indignant persons who had been unreasonably delayed in obtaining that which was justly their due A committee S finally appointed to wait upon the management who in their own defense say the delay was unavoidable and promise immediate adjustment At one time a serious riot was threatened |