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Show A good many persons are looking to the Centennial exhibition as furnishing fur-nishing the opportunity for improving their fortunes, but it is-doubtful whether many of the proprietors of the following exclusive concessions to dispose of articles in the grounds will roalize a largo profit after paying for tho privilege : Ouy man pays $7,000 , for being permitted to sell pop-corn on tho grounds; another SlS.000 for opening five cigar f lands; another $-0,000 for the right to sell soda water, besides a royally of on each fountain; another $o,000 fur selling candy and chocolate; another $3,000 for conducting a brewery, and a royalty of is to bo paid oa each barrel of beer sold, from which it is expected $50,000 will be received. Restaurants aro etiarged from $-5,000 to $0,000 each, and tho Globe hotel $10,500. |