The billboard (Jan 1906)

20 Xiie Billboard JANUARY 20, IMS. ■ALTIMORrS NEW PARK AB ■ iMOlt ot oegotUttoDi wblcii tave ttcn Sslns oa tat MB* tlaw, Brilliiiiii* wlU b* ISd? tar tbe ftnttannliic aat«f-4o<ir Muon. mectile Park, la tkat eltr. tiu pterlooalr btcn ooBdaetMl la a modnt mmancr, wltbont mudi pictcsiloB to nnk as an oat and ont lammeT park, fKit tbc rrc«nt porchaw by Pr«sldeat Ao- ■nstiia rnineaian. or tbe Electric Park Bxblbi- tkm Co.. of tbe popular •oborbAia inn aad zw- iantant. long known M KlMMld'^ - Mi'.lllk Heights arenae. eonipttknda • MMMMtr-tz- paaalao la plans. •'■^.■'V'' .Tk« canaldaniUoa Is iilttMM^'tat It Is that Kr. Fcnn«niaBM««< lb* i wiW l J at a pndlahle, flgm*. una evMC wUl at ODsa ffnlsiilT iii—fti i burban. Mr* FpjinemAn lias also alxjut comE»leted ar- nagvnxcnts with nome northern aod westcm amusement enterprUe parties for conr^rtlng a pa>t of Electric Park Into a modon amase- iDSDt placc^ These improvements, when com- pleted. WlU Tcpreaent an oatlar a{ orer (40,000. Mr. Fenncman. aalde from the other ImproTe- aacDts, WlU remodel the rear part of his deck, erectlnf tbsreoa an oris* •tnr.'^uu wUeh iw _ ~i)IB''aiBtliit at a two- ■ddltton oa Ibo deck, laelaisd wllhla ^ass wlBdows. and wlU mtal* aa ' orchestra drele; baleoor, with lodgts and boxes and staUs down tcoat, stsge wUl be iwrtable cr adal-portAble, ■aa attsetaed tu tbe sooth side of tbe biiIldlo(. Sarias the racen, exhibition ffames and open- air performances, when there In no need for the atasc It will be dlacoDDCctcd from the theatre, shoved out orer tbc track, belojc car- ried on hesTX steel wheel on steel glrdem. Iha sides of the theatre wIU then be thrown *«pCD, the front being already open and the . asats nscd for witnessing tbe races and esta- •Ir performances. This will esit 'aMOt tis.000. ^S theatre wUl be opened with a summer opera eompany from New York, and during tbc nunmer comic operas, ertraTaganxa companies ■ad Ugh-elaas TsoderUIe attractions will be •ffeted wMkljr. The triaogle-shsped lot In the TCtr of tlis Casino boUdinc wlU be conrerted » Mft «t (ill ud cuotfal fnniDda. In anotlMr .■a■t^'^•^-^. the adTertlsMHt' at tlon 0>. ol PIttibai*, This company Is a pioneer In the amnse- Bwnt field. b«lna known -to OTcr-r street rail way and park compaar to <h> Qalttd StatM, Its operations eitaalli y-J^W l' tta the raclflc. corerlagf^*^ " lU nearly Wtmr atntt laflwsy sna psrk 1—n ats r UnDOsh- aat 4b* oaaatry. with sn cxpsrlsnss of sar- mA yaaat as editor and nuoaiar et a prom- iMBfe Pennaylranla dally newspaper, he was MMRd by the Hononsahela Street Railway Os. OC Plttsbnrg, when the once famoos Kenny- waed Park was established. So snccessfnl was he In the manasement of that resort that whan lbs streeit railway line* ot that dly wva merged and taken orer hy the PlttalraiK BaU- ways Co., be was promoted to tbc mana^ment of all the partiifi 4>{M-rstiMl by that system, tIs.: BCennywood. Calhoon, Oakwood and Soothcni, laa*lBK them In 1902 to at iaids a Ua present rkasftscB th^ i aa anat 1st* fesaa tba _ ^ - ,^j»e. fc ttli UMm Oat , ^ttw> af • M iflliiy i|ai fc>._i townlM>at vuuuU'j feavvbccB e owp ptfl wltt'^Ut fte* tare, a largo aiiiirtMif of alneh. are apasatitt hx this oompaay as a umms s s I ub . The other mamben of the eonpsny sro man of wealth and 'Inflaence. an tmportant factor wtth street railway or park companies In let- tlnc c uuttacts for a iuus ei n e ut features. '*Not bow cheap, bat how good.** Is their motto, a motto that appeals to an who consider aafety aa wdL as. plaaiiiiii for their pctrooa. AMUSnWENT PROMOTERO EXPLAIN yiie ^ aC C g w < a.,» d tta m s a a a si nwt of OtMorala aiMMrtHr •■wjka kaatka of ika aaw assassaHBfr * paik a^ ilaaj^ialBsa aiaaaa and Harrison street was ooo day laat week re- ferred hT th^ inimseii»wt company t« the Lo- themn mtnlstm ot CMcago In a letter ex- pTatnhiK tbe ocooe of the proposed park, and stating tbe company's side of the matter. Tlie letter state* tbe park Is more than half a mDe from the nearest grave and a mile from tbe entrance to the cemetery. Moro- orer. It Is alleged, the park wIU not change tbe ehaiacter ot the groonds. which hSTe lM*n oatd ftr ptenle pnrpc aes for year*. _ It asfea ISia aszefnl oooi i td eiatl on of the mtntatsea and ttdr . JnTesUgatlai of the facts In cob- liuf eisj. mcDt deTlcM, has purchased me entire plant ot the Armltage-BeracbeU Co. In that city. To make room for the Increased haslneas the Berschea<plllmsn paooU hava laeraased the floor UMM In iMr aknt SbMt a;000 aanaia feat, nia aaBMav A now la a batter eondl- tton tbaa. MurritMadlt Hi laiMlr fienasing lee. PARK NOTES A taandsoxne pavilion Is being erected at Como Park, near St. Panl, Minn. It will be a handsome structure, modeled somewhat after the Boman style of archltectnre, harmo- nious with Its sorroaodlDga and well adapted for tue. It wUI also be a itnbiitanUal affair. Ore-proof, and ananged lor the con7enl*nce of the pnbllc. The bnlldlog will uccnpy tbe site of tbe old parUlon and platform, which were — ■ ■ " ' hr tba pack boaid. It to. dMrttb aad a mi a tiii a- wlU be «M . tian, bat wfll ewra two pmpoata. Tbe pbtU- ta piaper win ha a eorered aflUr. 88 br 180 <Mti taelac tbe lake. Tbe roof wlU be sop- parted by twin colamns ranged aroond the sides snd ends, and hot for these colonms the view from the interior will be miobstmcted In Uiree tllrcctlona. Little of the roof of the pavilion will be seen. Directly In front of the pavilion and ont in the lake will be the band- stand, with open water between It and the pa- TlUon, where those In boats may congregate to hear the mnslc Tbe parlllon wlU be ar- ranged with comfortable seats which wUl ac- commodate Dpwards of 8,600 people. Wagener's Park at Btnghamton, N. T., Is going to be one of the biggest this com- ing sesaon. The park has aU the adrantages of an excellent site corerlng thirty acres of land oa the beantlfnl Saaqncbanna River. Blng- bamton ha* a population of SO.OOO, and boasts ot three railroads. Billie Kendal Is mannRcr of Waitener's Park, and that means tliat the resort is going to be managed In a straicht- forward businesslike manner. Watch Waeetier's Park. The Park Circuit & Realty Co. will this season own and operate Forest Park ntgb- lands. St. l.oaiB; Forest Psrk. Ramus City. Uo.; East End Park. Memphis. Tenn., and '— Farry Park, Loalxniie, Ky. The ^ -ja been Incorporated with a capital of $700,000. Offlces have been opened at 715 Walnwrlght Bnlldlng. St. Louis. It la reported that the Plttabupg Railways Co. will aeain aiumme control of Kennywood Park at Pittsburg. Pa., and that E. S. McSwlggan will manage tbe same. Frank Meinile, the Mew Zotk hoaklog agent, wlU b<»k for.lMiVapk l^.tta.aBlbmr*aaiwaw cets control of Ifc' . , , • A< larse crew of men at work ■stnetlng the saw siiiuswt aaA ait Bz- eetalor Labs, KlBa., wbtah to ts Bvnidw the O. li. BoMiuon ivra have a show or twa at Beaaa Belgbta Park, Tt. Worth, Tax., (Us assaoB. Mr. BaUaasa baa xocaatly tIs- tted the reaoTt aad be says ttet " Schwartz la folnx to hare a ' PatteraoD & Bralnerd Co.; Johna^ BeUe Stnart, J. K. Jones, of Jones * H. Gnnnlng and many others. STREET FAIR NOTES Dr. Horace Grant writes from Jack- sonTlUe, Fla.: The Pare Food Show and Bx- poaltkn opened here Jan. 4 with brilliant eclat, tbe coramor aad Us staff, the mayor and several prominent stsff olBcials attending the opening. Picsldsnt BooaaTelt toocbed the but- ton at WaahlDfMD, aad eTeirthlBC staned at foU blast. On Jan. 8 Bzpoaltloa Maaagar Lonis W. Bacfcler, «f The Thsarlo-Baekley Amose- ment Entarpclses, gara a baaqnat to the va- rloas press represenutlTes, inelndinc tba writer. Many speeches were made, each apeaker prais- ing Manager Bncklcy tor his splendid SDccess In making what might bare bea a fallnre, an artistic and financial soccess. The exposi- tion building covers a whole square, and U In the heart ot tbe city. Tbe Interior decora- tions are beaatlfol. On the opening nisbt over flra thousand people paid admlaakm at ins door. Sararal abowa tarn loeated on tha oitilM the bonding wttb doois leading from tbe bonding Into the teats. A number of free acts are given In the bnUdlug, Indndlng the talented La Car- montella. wife of Manager Buckley, and the weU-known TauderJIU act. Cinderella Up-to- date. The Empire Boston Ladles' Orchestra Is the star feature, the organisation being a splen- did one nate the msnsgemeat af Oeo. W. smc - — E. E. OREOa C. A. KMlar, that FhoaobC teMb sale, and tkdt all false. to th» for are It Is rumored that a new SflXk is to be bnnt In Cleveland. Oblo. PROM PRANCW FERRARI Ool. Prands •FmrnA writes as follows: Just- a few lines to let yon know that we are stlU on earth. I am getting my staff ready for next season. I see no chance for a winter SCO. I have been nnable to secnre a proper alte, though I hare optlona on some line bnUd- Ings In the smaller cities ot Ohio and Mich- igan. _ .We xt se ason I expect to funlsli at least two Ug attrs«tlaDS tm parks. I am also going to aend two new trained wild animal bIkiws tbe Nad. 1 am buUdlag two more pcr- t aMUli aallBble tar Tandenne atagea. «fttg> Sn! ^ ^ feature two Bl- JENLARGE8 CONSTRUCTION PLANT , wblfib trained to puform.' The aali moBtba of patience, and ais the nsnal wild animal act. Princess Pauline la still with ns. She will take out one of these acts. Many well known abow people hare been In Toledo of Isrte, and many have Tlslted onr win- ter quarters. Among them were Tom. E. Hal- lar. the wen known adrancemaa who Is at pteeent oa the road in the InMnet •( Tal- bott'a Tlgtatlng tbe Flames. G. b. jlberta. of the Bame aegaalzatlon, was auo a Tlal- tor. ySt. Blltar csBlea with talm a baadaome modal aC 4ba eatica staginc ot IHghtIng the nunee •srtt.aetaallr appeati. Thete It a wiMte tleckeC feoMM,. a ft* fi^aa iaddcia •bAju>e eaBBmagfcHaiBi mt§L tma aetnai spectacle. HMb tta psOea tone to mi sented. Geo. W. Freed, ot Goold Sl Freed. pTDdn( of Nettle, Tlie Newulrl, was also In b. _ for a faw days. B. W. Snlth, oC tbe BblUB> Pietldeat and general manager of the Inger- scU Oonstnictlon Co., ot Plttsbnrg, Pa. The Great Alamo Shows closed a snccessfnl season ot sixty-three weeks at Blco, Tex., Dec. 10. It was the loteotlon ot tbe man- agement to stay out two weeka longer, but the weather became so bad that It waa decided to go Into winter qnartert at Ft. Worth, Trx. w. H. 'Bice, Joa. J. Ooaier, W, ik'Hamuton, W. K. HaTli and ~ ~ If. J. Ooalcr, W, Ik'Ha B. t. KaUr, e( tba •aa a new \bm aC pa- per. George LaRose, manafre'r of the La- Bose Electric Foontain, was a Billboard caller Jan. 12. Mr. LaRose baa Jost closed a very soccenfnl season of tblrtr weelcs with tha Rob- inson Amusement Co. He has purchased the rights and Interest ot his former psrtner, Ar- tnr Bocally. and la now the sole manager of tbe AaBaea naetile Fountain. After a tew weaha^ teat, Ur. LaiBose win play a circuit of Indoor axpaaWona, aad next snmmer will find him playug paikt. The^Lilsberger Butcher Glass Palace closed Its tenting season at Searcy, Ark., re- cently, baring met with success ererywhere. They are now resting In Little Bock, alter which they win take ont a hall ahow. Prof. Usberger Is a glass blower from tbe old school, having had conceialons st tbe World's Fair. Chlcsgo, St. TjOOIb Exposition, and other places. Ue will tske oat a carnival uf his own In the spring, to be known as the Gem Eeroda KalJI, the north daring wtn ranalB Jn wteter, as batlaeai is good and his Wbole partr la enJurlBK ot heslth. His eampaar takea the road early In the spring in two large wagons which are being bnllt at Badne, Wis. Dodd and TiflBart. comedy acrobats, presenting their norelty trick Mllboard act, have dosed a snccesstui aeaaon with the Troop- er'a AmotemeDt Oo. at Batttetboig, SUaa. They 'Wi TL Btoa writaa that ba haa oioaed wMb tbe eaxBlTal bna toi a a , aad wUI to tbe Inn deroto Us time to olbar pnantts. Be The Great 'Booth, now with the Car- roll Comedy Co., will take ont his loop set as soon as the westber permits. He states that be baa enough bookings for two rldeis. Mr. Otis Roberts, who Is now In Wlalleld, Kan., Intends taking ont a camlral featnre the coming season. G. B. Turner's adilreaa la 1206 Sixth BXPOSITIONS :w."9.-'9i3aua and fk^nr »■ jpanaa « tti vtotoc: nontba at .BMUnaa. .QO. FAIR NOTES The 4Bth Annual State Fair oC Worth Carolina, held at Baleigh last October, waa psB- hapB the most notable event of Its kind arar held south of the Msson and Dlzon line.' Pres- ident and Mrs. Booserelt were present with a party ot personal friends, and the Prealdent made a speech from the grand stand, and waa madly cheered. The recelpta ot the fair wcra fifty per cent, greater than at any prsTlons event, and It la now the purpose of tbe man- agement to put up new bnlldlnga and apend many tiionsands of dollars In permanent tm. piovements st the Baleigh Fair Oronnds. The following are the new officers of the Schoyler, (N. Y., Oountf Fair, which to' held at Watklns: Frank Waugh. president; W. E. Caipenter, vice-president; Artbnr N. Gotry, secretary; Bobt. 0. Walt, treasurer, and C. L. Frost, soperlutendent of races, A reso- iDtlon waa adopted "■"'""g eomnatltloa to New Xork SUta sad -tot nfllaft ■MiBr anttaorlaet to ietoet toe tatl fair. The SUver Ijake Aarlenltural 4b M«- fhanlf 1 Inoetotioa baa jnat bold tto aaaoal meeting to Peny, N. T., electing tbe tollow^ Ing olnceis for 1806: Dr. J. S. Dea dent; N. Guy Wattoaa. Tlee-^ealdt Hart, egentai;, aad^^ O. Wum The annual meetlnp of the Ontario Coonty Agrlcnltnral Society was recently held at Canandaigua, N. Y., wlien tbe followtng officers were elected: John W. Ladd, president; MiltoD A. Smith, secretary, and Grin J. Cooley, treasurer, Tbe date ot the fair Is Sept. 20^ 21 aad a. Tha flair at Diydan, N. T., win' be held aept. U, U, « and 21. TO MANA6ERS OF PARKS. CARNIVALS, SIDESHOWS, . CIRCUSES, Fairgrounds, Etc.. Etc. Tbs beat monsy-maksr, arowd attraetar and baUl^ boo known In yaara. Wtna tortaU paitlanlacsto tba MA86IE MURPHY aowMit, niTi Ik I. ii To Circus and ThBatfieal Propli (Sinn Toiln Otfir.) for tbose who soffer from the results ot blood poison I make a glorlona offer to cure ttaena tor life, at a graatljr ledneed rate. This oSer . oiUr holda good tor two moaths. Tha tnaa. . nu^t to p^nlaaa. 11m camnaaMte Wmatoc farther lafoimanni fo^ P. A. •inm, M. D. 4M, i«r DMrtn tt. Honrw. 9:1s to IP. M. Phonos. Central I DotiKlas \fx\. 8AUTEA STATUE COME TO LIFE (2r«At thlD« for street shows, for any Mhow ^ tbe oatflt TouisslC. lastmstleaa HAKR' Y HILL, UB Butter at., ganrran«lseo,Qj. aaSTREETMENa. We hsTs eTerythlng yon need for street or fair work Horsltles, notions, lewelrr, canes, pocket ontlsfT, rib- Sens, Japansss canes, eonf sttt, daatws. alappen, blow- eats, paper boms, whistle balloons, rubber balls, ahsn parses, glass eattar knlres, mamo books, Serman oollar suttons. Ws make a specialty of patting up lots: kook lots, Iswelry lots, shear lots, nsor lots, ate. Try aatoryoarnsztorder. Qolokslilpnenti no snbstltn^ lea. Wa rsqulra * dapoalt on all O. O. O. ordsn. Ckfc»- ■egpetrsa. NMYOOK-TODB NOTION 00. •IT N.FcMrthWr—t. 8T. UOUIS, MO. SENT FREE! Ws will send to any addrees. tree of charge, on rscslpc of 9 cents In stamps to pay postage, a sample ot OGII,Vie>A SONG AND JOKB BOOK, ConUo PonUICarfla, atul one of tbe best propositions Tou STer bad. l>rIco of Bong and Joke Books *l.<m per hundred or •K.oo jmr thousand. Price of Comlo Caioa. half a cent each. Don't fall to send toraamplas. Address J. s. ogiivie Publishing Compaav; ag Rose Street. NBW TOBK. Bl * V G—New eataUnns ot Flays a Xaks.