Billboard advertising (Jan-June 1900)

THE BILLBOARD. THE BlLL&OAfcD. Punished Weekly at 117 East Eight h Street. Cincinnati, Ohio. U. S. A. Address all communications For the editorial or business derailments to THE BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO. Subscription, J4.00 a year: 6 mm., $2.00; 3 mos, Si.oo, in advance. ADVERTISING RATES; Advertisements will be published at the uni- form rate of ten cents per agate line; no dis- count for time or space.. Copyfor advertisements oust reach us before noon on Saturday previous to week of issue. Our terms are cash. . - The Billboard is sold in London at Low's Ejc- change, si Charing Cross, and at American Ad- vertising.Newspaper Agency, Trafalgar Build- ings, Northumberland Ave.. W. C. In Paris,, at J3*eml*nds,_f j Avenue del'Opera. The trade sup- plied bythe American A'ems Co. and its branches. Remittance should be made by. post-office or eje- press money order, or registered letter addressed and Mode payable to The Billboard Pub. Co. . The editor can not undertake to return unsolicited manuscript: correspondents should keep copy. . When, it is necessary to voire us the instructions and copy for advertisements, great saving in the ~*>er,of telegraph tolls may be h* ' mailer, o/"telegraph tolls may i the Donaldson Cipher Code. r had by recourse to Suiered as Second-Class Matter at Post Office at Cincinnati, Ohio. . .. Entire Contents Copyrighted. All rights reserved. Saturday, June 23, J900. WHAT'S THIS? A. recent prediction of "The Bill- board" is apparently approaching the accouchement period of accomplished fact The much-mooted and lustily- tooted Protective Company is already bcsHnning to discern a threatening speck on 'its rather hazy horizon. A peculiar symbol, typical of hostility, has appeared in the firmament, which foreliodes portentous developments. This minister sign was. first observed in Chicago during the past week, where it manifested itself to the pub- lic gaze in. the reflected light of a newspaper advertisement, dressed in heavy display type and two columns in width. Here is the ' advertisement, culled from the Chicago "Tribune," which instantly sent an electric flash of excitement and a whiz of specula- tion through the reeling brains of the fraternity: (-■ Spaces and Fences Wan ed ! Advertising and Bill Posting Stands. Send addresses at once to Clii- | cajro & New-York Bill Posting I Co.. E. H. Harris. Secretary, j I Iiooin fXKj, Security Building, j J Chicago. - j I : : ! • Surely this plain, unvarnished Ierend affords ample food for cogitation and serious • reflection. Avowedly it has been the origin of numerous wild, wierd and startling minors, few of which can be traced, with any degree of satisfaction, along the. lint's to ab- solute authority or undisputed assur- ance.; Nothing definite, in fact, can as yet be learned about this new company .which proposes to settle sedately in- the two metropolitan centers of Amer- ica. If, however, there Is'only a grain of trutli in any. of the reports that are - being-bnsily gossiped, the new Pro- tective Company, projected by the Eastern bosses, has succeeded in chal- lenging a foeman "worthy of its steel. Among other things, it is hinted that the proprietor of a well-known New York daily newspaper is one of the factors behind this new movement, while no less than three of the very largest outdoor "advertisers in tire world—firms that have been regular patrons of the bill boards for many years—are supposed to have entered into an agreement whereby they have evinced a willingness to contribute au enormous sum to the success of the venture. *. * * Sneh being the case, some very lively and interesting bill posting events are beginning to shape themselves for the unavoidable struggle which would nec- essarily mark the entry of any syn- dicated opposition in either Xew York or Chicago. In the meantime, other cities that have hastily entered into the spirit of the purposeless Protec- tive Company, F will be eagerly waiting and watching, for it is said that a gen- eral concerted movement of formid- able magnitude will eventually be made in ail the principal cities of the country. EXIT STAHLBRODT. The withdrawal.of Edward A. Stahl- brodt from the activities of the effete Eastern metropolis may be said to mark an epoch in-the history of tfie bill posting business. Stahlbrodt has stood for many things that were of unquestioned benefit to the fraternity, and his determination and resolute- ness in supporting his principles were generally regarded as admirable char- acteristics. Yet had he been broader- gauged, more cheerful-minded and dip- lomatic, his ultimate success would have liecii unbounded, and many of the' unpleasant factional disputes and petty jealousies, which at times devel- oped into a perfect torrent of rancor and vindictiveuess. would undoubtedly never have occurred. Now all that he has stood for is evanescent, and will rapidly evaporate into the mists of obscurity. His stoicism was superb, and his youthful ambition as great as Iiis final failure was uugratifying. Henceforth, in the high councils of the great chieftains, his name will be scarcely more than a memory. Uncompromising vindicMveness, coupled with an Icy disposition ami a suspicion that every man's baud was lifted against him, cost the gentleman from Rochester a very large sum of money, and was the real cause of his lcng-:ot;kcfl-ror reflux I :n to the. ranks. They Sa) C. P. Atmore, general passenger agent of the Louisville & Nashville Railway, died In Louisville during the past week. He was a great believer in outdoor advertising, and al- ways kept his road prominently before tb,e public on the b!]t beards. That a great national bill posting fight.is just in its incipiency. Unexpected events are quietly developing and rapidly rushing to a climax. That the rate-cutting question will afford more than its share of merry wrangling and counter-incriminations at the Atlantic City contention. That the vivifying lungs of the bill posting business are beginning to respire more freely and naturally, now that Stahlbrodt has re- tired U his old Rochester haunts. That W. H. Steinbrenner, the Cincinnati distributor, is meeting with deserved success with his valuable and very interesting little book, "The Successful Distributor." That the advertisement writers of Chicago have organized the M. Quad Club, and held a meeting June IS, at their club-rooms in Steinway Hall. Charles A. Rider is the sec- retary. That Tom Murphy spends a great deal of his time at the race-track these fine summer' days. Tom is the proud possessor of a splen- did string of trotters and pacers, any one of which may capture the Brooklyn Handicap some day. That A. Van Buren & Co., of New York, have recently made a contract to distribute eight million booklets in the various cities in which they are interested, for Dr. L. R. Williams, 165 W. Thirty-fourth street, New York City. That first-class outdoor advertising solicit- ors are in great demand in all the big cities lust at present, and can command liberal sal- aries and commissions. Unfortunately, but few real great ones have as yet entered the bill posting arena. That San Robison is making every effort to keep Atlantic City clear of circus crooks and thimble-riggers during the regular Bill Post- ers Convention. It is. furtheK-stated that he has armed and deputized. "Husky'' Shirley to look into the matter, - ..." •-•-:, That the adjustment of Stahibrodt's theat- rical opposition at Rochester for J5;000 of the new Protective Company'sV^accumulating fund —the first official act of Pratt's project—is universally regarded with disfavor and ad- judged a had precedent. . That Col. Burr Robbins, of Chicago, will shortly be tendered the honorary office of Treasurer of the much-promising Protective Company. Can this be regarded as a prin- cipal reason why Campbell's wild signature halted for approval? Quite likely. "That Charlie ,Filbrick, the well-known Buffalo bill poster, is secretary and treasurer of "The Streets of Mexico," which will form one of the important and interesting features of the Midway at the Pan-American Exposi- tion of next year. Charlie's partner is H. F. McGarvie. That H. A. White, manager of the Bill Posting and Advertising Company, of Jeffer- son, la., is on up-to-date hustler. In a re- cent letter, he writes: "Business was never better than it is at present, as our boards are carrying more paper than ever before, and we have contracts for a good deal of tferee months* showings. That the American Posting Service, of Chi- cago, will be well represented at the Atlantic City meeting. Col. Burr Robbins will be •here without fail. Paul Shaeffer and Johnie Williams will do all in their power to get there, but whether Roaring Robert will scent the salty breezes or not has not been defin- itely decided. That Boru Marvin, of Aurora, III., was a visitor in Chicago during the past week, where he imbibed considerable political as- tuteness from Paul Shaeffer in regard to the Annual State Bill Posters' Convention, which • will b; held at Springfield, in September. It is expected that Meyers, of Danville, or Horn, of Springfield, will be the next State Presi- dent. How about Clarence Runey? That the removal of the would-be official organ from its old familiar and harmless as- sociation influence to the unfeatbered wing of the Protective Company is meeting with decided opposition from many prominent members of the fraternity who are anxious to preserve a becoming distinction between the Associated Bill Posters and the new-fizzl- ing Protective Company. What should the foundling do? • That Charlie Bernard, of Savannah, Ga.. Is bold enough to charge the cduor of "The Billboard" as being lUilty of collusion with the projector of a certain directorv move- ment. Guess again, ye bearded Southerner; you're entitled to a few foolish thoughts like all wise men, but in spite or your insinua- tion, we will continue to interest legitimate and up-to-date bill posters without neces- sarily cater.ng to association ideas or drop- ping the commission question. That A. Harry Searles. of Denver, who for many years has been secretary and treasurer of tnc t-urran Company, ana also secretary of the Rocky Mountain Association since its orfgn, will very likely be a vis.tor to Atlan- tic City next month. Harry writes that he has a few kicks "coming". against certain young men in the East, which can only be administered and adjusted by a pergonal meeting. He even talks of doing a little "pasting" as a side Issue. This sanguinary temperament Is undoubtedly the result of his long association with "Jumping" Jimmy Curran. That a meeting is to be held at Atlantic City, immediately at the conclusion cf the sessions of the Associated Bill Posters' con- vent'en In July, for the purpose of discussing the formation of an association of bulletin and sign painters. The support of nearly nil the principal bulletin men throughout the country is already assured. It is claimed, and the co-operation of bill posters and others who may have an Interest in {tie movement will be welcomed. Henry Morton, of Balti- more, who will be at the Waldorf-Astoria at Atlantic City at the time of the bill posters' meeting, has issued the call to the bulletin men. That the Mack Tobacco Company, of Cin- cinnati, has adopted aggressive measures in advertising lta - "Day and Night" tobacco, which embrace the entire display advertis- ing and business building services of the R. J. Gunning Company's system. This is a bold move on the part of so young a con- cern, and it argues no inconsiderable amount cf nerve and brains—qualities which will go far in developing them into one of the big tobacco manufacturers of the country. They wanted the best of everything to be had in the way of an up-to-date outdoor advertising service, and consequently appealed to Gun- ning, appreciating the fact that no one else could give them such convincing advertising. That Gay lord Wilshire, of Los Angeles Cal., famous alike for his bill board and so- cialistic proclivities, provides a remarkable example of the topsyturveydom of theory and practice. His strong socialistic doctrines do not prevent him from having cultivated and enjoyed a formidable monopoly. Mr. Wil- shire defends his bill boards* in a naive way. He declares that the extraordinary works of "art" that adorn his boardings are of vital value to the optic nerves of the public: he maintains that the lack of color in our cities is bad for the eye and is also conducive to melancholy. Mr. Wilshire's only object in maintaining his bill posting business, it is said, is to relieve, tired eyes with brilliant streaks of red, blue, green and gold. Bernard to Levyne. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" Dear Sir:—If space permits, and the sub- ject is of sufficient interest, I would like to - say: Why not? Having read Levyne's series ' of letters, which, ail told, form a very inter- esting narrative of travel, and are full of cons.derable information about bill posting plants and how they are handled in various Cities, together with some pretty clear-*ut criticisms on what certain bill posters ought to do and others ought not to do, 1 note in the issue of June 2 that Levyne has failed to find, in all his travels, a single bill poster who can sell posters. Now, I dare not dis- pute Mr. Levyne's statement, because it is very evident that he is a poster salesman par excellence: all his letters convey that in- formation, and naturally he would know a poster salesman if ever he got his eyes on one: but it really seems strange that not a single bill poster can be found who is capable of going out among the merchants of the city and selling them posters. The fact is appar- ent that this particular "poster salesman" is made up of several grades better material than is used in the production of bill posters: why the "Good Man" should thus discrimin- ate and so arrange things that only certain individuals are capable of selling posters and the poor bill posters arc prevented from corn- ing an occasional small commission, seems wrong: but I don't agree with Levyne. and 1 think there are many bill posters who will voice my sentiment. This city has been vis- ited by the leading poster salesmen of Amer- ica; they have worked earnestly and ener- getically on good material, but their sales have been confined to small lots of small sizes, and not a single order taken by a poster salesman in this city since I have been here has been duplicated. Now. if Mr. Levyne will visit my city, I will take pleasure in con- vincing him that there is one bill poster in th;s w.de domain who can sell posters; that "familiarity" docs not "breed contempt," un- less there is something contemptible in th« "breed." and that it does not worry the mer- chant much what profits coming to the bill poster "both ways," so long as the bill poster treats him honorably and produces results. I have at present four customers among local merchants who arc each using 24-sheet stands twelve months in the year, and they purchase every sheet cf it from me. and 1 will pay Mr. Levyne's hotel bill for a week if he can come here and sell as much paper in a week's stay to all the merchants of Savannah as I sell in one order to one of my local customers. 1 have recently sold 75 24-sheet stands to Rhcdes & Walker, furniture dealers: 25 21- sheet stands to Okarlna. the shoe man; 25 24- sheets and 1.000 1-sheets to Purse, the "printer: 25 24-sheet stands and 1,000 1-sheets to Stoat Bros.; 5,000-half-sheets "special llthos" to Geo. Meyer, and numerous small orders. I never quote a price for posting less than my regular commercial rate. I am not asked by my local customers to cut my prices: they know that I give the service contracted for, and are willing to pay fcr it. Poster sales- men who have vis.tcd this city invnriably talk cheaper prices than my regular rnte when they first visit me, but after calling on the trade in cempany with me, they return and Acknowledge thnt 1 "certainly have them r:ght," as not a merchant asks a word nbaut ihc price of posting; they know It Is 7 cents, thirty days guaranteed, and all the poster ERlesman need wcrry about is whethrr he can oiler them posters that will compare favor- ably with what they can buy from "our local hill poEter " Bill pesters can sell posters: there is nothing to prevent them from doing so, except their own lack of business enter- prise. Get a line cf samples, get the con- fidence of your local merchants, visit them at the proper t'me, don't be afraid to spend !• few dollars In showing a merchant a prac- t'cal demonstration cf how a stand of paper would look on one of your best boards; show them that you are interested In Increasing ficlr business. Don't try to sell 3-shoels— they arc the poster salesman's long suit: sell stands, they will repeat. CHAS., BERNARD. Sava.nn.ati, <Ja., June 15. t«ffl $Dow$. Circus Seats Collapse. Cilcago, III., June 13.—(Special.)—The re- served seat section in the Ed. F. Davis C.r- i-us at Fifty-fifth street and Kimbark ave- nue fell last night during the performance. ■tnd'fourUen persons were injured. Only one was hurl ser.ously, the other injuries Deing • confined to scratches and bruises. Mrs. Mary Itustell, 572:i Ingleside avenue, fell from the top tier. Her spine was so injured that she i-ould not move, and she had to be carried to an ambulance and taken home. Many women and children fainted from fright, and were trampled under foot by the crowd rushing to tEcape from the. tent. The reserved scat section bad a capacity of UOO, and those who Bat on the collapsed side declare that people were crowded on it until it fell from the weight. This is denied by representatives of Davis. The tent" was packed when the hour for opening arrived, at 8 o'clock. The band had scarcely finished the overture when peo- ple sitting in the east reserved portion felt the structure sway and tremble under them. A woman shrieked, and then the whole sec- t.on collapsed. In an instant there was con- fusion. Women fainted, some men turned pale, while others hurried across the ring to assitt in carrying out the victims from the wreck. An alarm was sent to the Hyde Park Police Station, and two wagons and an am- bulance were quickly on the scene. The band had stopped abruptly, but as the wreckage was removed and it was known no lives were lost, the bandmaster gave the sig- nal and the musicians struck up a lively air. Quick work by the canvasmen and the police cleared the space occupied formerly by the reserved portion. A futile effort was made to continue the performance, but the crowd would have none cf it. Finally, the main lights were turned i..it. and the work of tearing down the tents begun. By this time a mob of boys and men surrounded the tent, demanding their money back, and became so threatening that Sergt. llagnclis was compelled to send for more po- l.ce 10 control the crowd. "It is a 'wonder to me that we weren't all killed." said Mrs. Henrietta Cooper, 544G Monroe avenue. "The seats were taxed to their fullest capacity, and 1 think must have been overweighted." The same c.rcus had a collapse of the re- served section last week in South Chicago. Several persons were hurt at that time. Chicago, III., June 14.—(Special.)—E. F. Davis, proprietor of the Davis Circus Com- pany, failed to appear and surrender himself at the Hyde Park Police Station to-day. Davis is charged with criminal carelessness ill warrants sworn out by Attorney P.' F. Ryan, representing a score of persons recent- ly injured in the falling of the arena seats during the performances of the circus at South Chicago and again at Fifty-fifth street and Kimbark avenue. DaviB' lawyer, whose name is withheld, called at the police station yesterday and as- sured Inspector Hunt that Davis would sur- render himself to-day. At I o'clock this afternoon Capt. Madden of the Hyde Park Pol.ce Station detailed detectives to arrest Davis. It is believed that- the circus will at- tempt to show on the north side to-night, and the police cf the city have been ordered to prevent its opening, as two accidents and three riots as a result of its performances during the last ten days have convinced Chief IC nley that the show is not compatible with public safety. A Clear Swindle. Clinton, June 14 (Special.)—According to all reports, the mail here Saturday who claimed In be 1111 advance agent for the Ringling liroc.' Show is n fraud 'and Is working u clever scheme throughout this sectiou, and Is picking up considerable loose cash. Hc.cnmc here and introduced himself as the man who makes all the preliminary ar- rangements for the show, lie leased the grounds, made arrangements for the license from the city, made contracts for meat, hay, grain, etc., and probably picked up a couple of hundred dollars. His sclieme was this. For instance, he would go to a meat dealer mid make n contract for, say, 1,000 pounds of meat at 10 cents a pound. He would then say, "Now, here is a chance for a little Take off.' 1 will put the price of meat In this con- tract at 11 cents u pound, which will make tie iidditlonnl. You give me $5 and you will receive the other $T>. or. In other words. 10V& cents for the meat. As 1 will not be hero the day of the show. It will be necessary for you to pay me the $"1 now. You will have no trouble to secure the 11 emits a pound on your meat, ns 1 will O. K. the bill, which will be paid without trouble." The ulleged agent would exhibit his contract for the grounds, tho license nnd other proof that he hud au- thority to make such contracts, and but few would suspect anything wrong. Invariably the man would be paid his share of the "rake off." Of course, the only thing that would limit the "graft" would be tbe time the al- leged agent could spend in a town, which, can THE &ILL66AR& hot be long, as his scheme is liable to be de- tected as was the case here, but not until alter the villain had left the city. W. L. liusby, who has a pretty clear conception as to bow such mutters are conducted, said at once that is appeared to him that the man was not what he professed to be, and he tin- ally induced one of the victims to telegraph to Ringling Bros., and a reply came Pack stating tbe man was a fraud, but it was too lute 10 apprehend him, as lie had left the city. Undoubtedly this is the same despicable character who visited Atlantic City recently and tried to "do" the town, and was scorcn- ed for his pains in the last issue of "The Billboard" by the iconoclastic pen of Sanford H. Kobison, of Philadelphia. Mollie Bailey's Show. Mollle Bailey's Show is a familiar and wel- come visitor to all the towns in this and Western Texas, says a Texas newspaper, and every year as the spr.ng begins to wane into summer we begin to look for the appearance of Mollie Bailey's Show and the lively music of the band as it beads tbe street parade, with Miss Birdie sitting on her pony so n.cely in her exquisitely tilting equestrian habit, leading and drawing all eyes to her as she passes along the street. Tbe street parade was good yesterday afternoon, and the per- formance of the trick ponies was as hereto- fore pronounced good. This show has' been getting better every year for several years, and now it is one of the best in the country. Costumes, tents and everything new and in good taste and a decided upward move is no- ticed in everything. The performances in the dilferent parts of the show last night was well up In every feature. Especially was the trapeze performance by Eugene and Alber- tine Bailey most excellently rendered. The contortion performance by Brad Bailey was good and well worth seeing. Miss Birdie's singing was delightful to listen to, and her performance with her trained canary birds was very fine indeed, and shows theie is an affinity between bird song and the human voice. Tbe dog and pony show was such as goes to prove that dumb animals are sus- ceptible to the will and training of man. The minstrel part of the show was all that coul 1 be desired. Wilson Writes. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" Dear Sir—Mr. J. G. Robinson, my employer, is a very busy man these days and requests me to write you in bis stead. Our business has been a'shade better up to date, than last year, and quite a heavy shade at that. We have only had one day of which to complain, and that was our stand at Tipton. At La- fayette rain struck us, at 7 p. m., and fell in torrents, but it had little effect on the business, as they came in the mud and slop better than three thousand strong. Never in my time, and I go a way back, have I ever seen such- a house in such cloud-burst weather. At Niles, Ohio, our business was very good, although the Wallace folks were only nine miles away, at Youngstown. There was considerable visiting on both sides. Mr. Robinson went over in the morning to view the parade. With best wishes for the success of your paper, believe me. Most respectfully yours, F. B. WILSON. Ticket Wagon in Danger. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" Dear Sir—The Walter J. McDonald's Circus is now doing its seventh week, and by the liberal patronage bestowed upon it up to this writing, it seems as if this show Is destined to become a prominent factor among the bidders tor public approval. The old adage that "merit wins" is thoroughly demonstrated by the liberal applause and the words of praise that precede the show, and when we arrive in town we find that the natives are aware of the treat that is in store for them, and they lay, siege to the ticket wagon in such a manner that to an onlooker it would appear as if they Intended to upset it. All are well, and up to date we have had no accidents. GEO. LB NON. Burke's Pavilion Shows. Burke Bros.' Pavilion Show is doing well. They certainly give a big. high-class vaude- ville entertainment for the price and deserve all the success they are receiving. With the show are Burke Bros., Edward Garvie, Ray- mond and Clarke. James Tenbrooke, Grace Larue and Edwards Bros.. Kohl and Barney, the La Grande Sisters; Lelliot, Brush and Leliot. and Wise Mike, "the funniest thing on earth." Frank E. Tracy is general agent for the show. Taylor's Advance Force. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" Dear Sir—I noticed in your paper the ros- ter of the F. J. Taylor Show's advance force. It was not right. I thought I would send you a full roster, and also the route of the show. The roster Is as follows: Contracting Agent. H. D. Parks: press agent nnd manager advance, Thomas Alton; lithographer. B. W. Turk, programmer. Otto Wlndell; boss bill poster. H. H. Graham; bill posters. D. S. Perry, Jerry Moore. Bud Smith, A. L. Hoover, Henry Campbell. Slg. Benson: hostlers with Nos. 1 and 2, Clarence Downey and Charlie Dunn. _____ Gossi(h "The Billboard" holds the record on routes. Buffalo Bill shows at Auburn. N. Y.,July 5. Al G .Field was a "Billboard" caller June 16. Routes should reach us Monday of each week. The Rhoda Royal Shows get Long Island this year. John Ringling and A. Murray McPhall were in New York June 12. Matt Nasher is general agent of Kane and Higgins Minstrels, under canvas. Frank Bostock lost his elephants, but got a world of advertising in return for them. The Sells-Gray Shows play Mlddleboro, Ky., July 4. They get lot and license free. Geo. Peck .has left the Buckskin Bill Wild West Show, on account of a severe spell of Illness. Buckskin Bill showed at Flint. Mich.. June IS. The Wallace Show is billed there for July 4.. The agreement on territory between the Forepaugh-Sells and Ringling Shows expires October I. Tbe opposition between the John Robinson Shows and Pawnee Bill's Wild West was rather nasty. T. R. Perry is at liberty. He is a good agent. His address is, care DeRucker's Show, South Bend, Ind. Jack Lodge, of Kansas City, will put out a minstrel show under canvas shortly. Milt Barlow will be the star. Will McGovern, a thoroughly capable agent, is at liberty. His address is 117 'W. Ohio street, Indianapolis, Ind. E. M. Burk's condition remains very seri- ous. He is in good hands, however, and is receiving every attention. Mr. Peter Sells will shortly sail for Eu- rope, where be will spend a season of some six or eight weeks at Carlsbad Springs. The Sells-Gray Shows added twelve very fine horses at fekin, III. Mr. Sells is now looking for an elephant and two camels. Robert O. Emmons, an animal trainer with tbe Davis Shows, was drowned at Jackson, Mich., while attempting to rescue a boy. The show opens with a minstrel first-part, with Geo. F. Hall and Ben T. Willow ou ends and several well known ballad singers. It is reported that the old race track at Linden, near Elizabeth, N. J., may be select- ed as winter quarters for Buffalo. Bill's Wild West. ■"'.'' The Big Four Railroad is kicking hard over a matter of some passes issued to the Sells- Gray Shows on wbicb the limit bad been raised. If you can not get "The Billboard" at a newsiand register a kick. Keep on asking for it. It helps us. We will soon have, it on sale everywhere. H. A. McAllister will open his palace of illusions under canvas at Council Bluffs, la.. July 1. He is at present fitting up at 114 North avenue, that city. Sid. Terrell, of tbe Buckskin Bill Wild West, paid a flying visit to Cincinnati-June 13. He was accompanied by bis general agent, Dan. R. Robinson. The Ed. F. Davis Shows were refused a li- cense after the seats fell down for the second time in Chicago. The show was shipped out of town without molestation. E. M. Burk has been moved from Detroit to Chicago. He is at the Leland Hotel, suffer- ing severely. E. D. Colvin, Jack Holland and Ralph Peckham are looking after him. The Buffalo Bill Show's business so far this season Is the largest in tbe history of tbe show. This information is from a trust- worthy and wholly reliable source. The band is a great bit with the show, and is, no doubt, the best band for the size with any tent aggregation to-day. It is under the efficient leadership of Prof. John P. Hausen. A fallow -deer was born at the Cincinnati Zoo June 13. Supt. Sol. Stevens is receiving congratulations, inasmuch as this is the first of the species that, so far as is known, was ever born in captivity. W. E. Ferguson (Bob), general agent of the Pawnee BUI Shows, was a "Billboard" caller June 15. Pawnee Bill has had only three days of opposition so far this season—all of them with the Robinson Shows. Bert Davis has been retained by tbe Fore- paugh-Sells Circus as press agent, and will be with them the balance of the season. F. O. Miller and James De Wolfe look after ad- vance press work. Business has been im- mense the past two weeks. The L. & N. held up the Sells-Gray train at Louisville, and after shopping it. put a hundred men at work on it. They equipped it with air, Janney couplers, and overhauled it generally. It was expensive, but the pro- prietors are glad it occurred. The Buckskin Bill Wild-West was almost burned up at Big Rapids, June 14. A big planing mill on the lot caught fire and the wind carried the flames and sparks in dan- gerous proximity to the show. A hasty tea?- down resulted in the lost of the - afternoon show. H. R. DeWolfe baa an article In the Junior Munsey tor June (all newsstands) on tin "Great American- Circuses." which la well worth reading, though full of amusing In- accuracies. He says tbe largest salary paid by a circus Is drawn by Prof. Woodward tor his seals. Also, that the Forepaugh-Sells Shows have seventy-tour cars, that are drawn lu three sections. Oris Turner's United Shows report that they are doing a nice business, and are trav- eling through a most beautiful country. The show, comprises the following circus artists: Mr. Mommee, contortionist; The O'Kyle- Bros.. acrobats: Mr. Norman, high diver and tiapeze performer: Mr. Watlers, slack rope walker; Frank La Rue. rings. VThe Billboard" is fast finding Its way to the front on the news stands. It will only be a matter of a short time now when it can be bad at all book stores. In the meantime, our friends will oblige us by registering a vigor- ous kick with any newsdealer who fails to have it on sale by Thursday of each week. Unsold copies are returnable, and there is no reason why all newsdealers should not keep it on sale. A Chicago correspondent writes as fol- lows: "But from appearances this morning I should judge all the shows in America were' coming to Chicago, as Ringling's agents, Buf- falo Bill's, Sells-Forepaugb's :and-Wallace's are all here, which would make a man think the fur might fly if it were any place other than Chicago. But from an outsider's stand- point I guess Buffalo Bill is the only one that will have nerve enough to come in here." Routes. BARNUM & BAILEY'S CIRCUS—Berlin, Germany, May 28 to June 24. BUCKSKIN BILL'S WILD WEST-Adrian, Mich., June 20; Napoleon, O., June 21; Ot- tawa, 22; Wapakoneta, 23; Piqua, 25. BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST—Boston, Mass., June 18 to 23. CLARK BROS.' SHOWS—London, ky., June 20; Altamont, Ky., June 21. DAVIS', ED. F., SHOW—Chicago, III., In- definitely. 1 ELTON BROS.' SHOW—Beccaria, Pa., June 20; Occola, Pa., June 21; Pbillipsburg, Pa., June 22. FOREPAUGH-SELLS' SHOW—Lima, O., June 20; Ft. Wayne, Ind.. June 21; Muncle. Ind.. June 22: Anderson, Ind., June 23; Peo- ria, Ind., June 24. GENTRY'S NO. 2—Flatbush, Brooklyn. N. Y.. June 23-30: Halsey and Broadway.'Brook- lyn, July 2-7; 135th street and Lennox avenue. New York, July 9-28. GENTRY'S SHOW NO. 3—Hartford. Conn- June 18 to 20; New Haven. Conn., June 21 to 23; Providence, June 25-27. GOLLMAR BROS.* SHOWS — Wisdom,. Minn., June 20; Lakefield, Minn. June 21; Jackson, Minn., June 22; Sherburne, Minn.. June 23. HARRIS' NICKEL PLATE SHOWS—Nlles. Mich., June 20; South Bend, Ind., 21; Kan- - kakee. 111., 22; Champaign; 23; Decatur,. 25: Bloomtngton, 26; Dixon 27; Freeport 28; Rock- ford, 29: Grand Crossing, 30.- KENNEDY BROS.' HIPPODROME CIRCUS —Boston, Mass.. Indefinitely. MERCHANTS AM. RY. SHOWS—Roches- ter, N. Y., June 20 to 23. NEW ENGLAND CARNIVAL CO.—St. Paul, Minn., June 18 to 29. PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST—Mononga- hela City. Pa., June 20; Homestead. Pa.. June 21; Braddock, Pa., June 22; McKeesport, Pa., -June 23; East Liberty, Pa., June 25, 26; Alle- gheny, Fa., June 27. RHODA ROYAL—Westfleld, Pa., June 20; Austin, Pa., June 21: Emporium, Pa., June"22; Renova, Pa., June 23. i4 " RINGLING BROS.' SHOWS—Indianapolis, Ind., June 20; Louisville, Ky., June 21; Owensboro, Ky., June 22: Evansville. Ind.. June 23. JOHN ROBINSON SHOWS—East Liberty. Pa.. June 20: New Brighton. 21; Bellaire. O., 22: Cambridge. 25; Parkersburg. W. Va., 30; St. Martinsville. July 2: Pt. Pleasant, July 2i Charleston. July 4; Gallipolls, July 5. SELLS-GRAY- SHOWS—Eddy ville. Ky.. June 20; Central City, 21; Beaver Dam, Ky., June 22.- SIG. SAUTELLE'S SHOW—Willlmantlc, Conn., June 20; Danielson, Conn., June 21; Putnam, Conn., June 22. WALLACE SHOWS—Troy, N._ Y., June 20; Cooperstown, N. Y., June 21; Bingbamfbnv N. Y., June 22; Blossbury. Pa.. June 23: El- mlra. N. Y.. June 25; Olean, N. Y.. June 28; Bradford, Pa.. June 27: Jamestown, N. Y-, 28: Lockport, 29: Niagara Falls. 30. ■ 'i.adfl l , .v.- j? if'- : dl *i|;:h ".:■■; ';:« p. h .; ! V,i| ii.t'.!. n * Sh . I;'-;. ■;m, i". : 'v'-Y •at: . J. ?.i .■':.; U/ ■ it; $ - % 1, f '.1 14 'Mi Vi *i h 'f'i t'Wt-'- :■,.<;:. ■:} 'I \.\ . 'VJJ 1 .■f.'i 'Ail mi I ja- v '-.;i-;'!|ij •s* fr:| '3 n) >m m m nw .« i p| -. ■■^.■;f(' i 1 -W;. - . '.Ji arm -mi i.Ji hi Tedrow & Qettle's Roster. Tedrow & Gettle's 25-cent show is now seven weeks out- They are doing a very good business, and for a popular-price show give a nice performance. With tbe show are Tedrow & Gettle; Sutton, Smith & Morris, clowns: Band: T. H. Rice, leader. E. Williams. J. E. Jones. P. H. Hawk. W. H. Jacobs, G. Tenny- ufll.'j: R. Collins. H. M. Patton. Orenestra: Prof. Williams, leader, W. H. Jacobs, J*. R. Collins. The performers are: The Sutton*, man", wife and daughter: E. Porterflela Glayds. Mitchell. Robert Bolllger. Doc* Mor- ris, Chas. Barker, and Fred Dew. outside at- traction, making a high, dive from an 80-foot tower into a net. Side show: Mrs. Sutton s snakes. Miss Gladys Mitchell, sword walker; Jasper Johnson, strong man; E. Porterfleld. magician and Punch: Miss Esther Smitb, ru- tures and fortunes: the Gettles. in Mexican knife throwing. Blondy Robinson has charge it canvas, with- six assistants: Chas. ; Barker, chandeliers, and Doc John Dye, charge of ttock, with five assistants. R. W. Perkins la igent: W. J. Kelley. bill poster: B. Br Porter, prograwer. and W. K. Smith, lithographer, 'Vft Swill #■ si' §'• , :" I. ;