The billboard (Jan 1906)

20 JANUARY 27, 1906, ...PARKS OONGBIIfHira eONEV ISLAND TBBBB r !■ MMk . Mas at Cooer I>- BUkmmi Hm- IIIIBniiir» Brookirm eoc- mpoadent; 'cmtilbBtcs tti« foUon-Ins note* from tlie sreatest unns«meat mott In the world: THompMo * Dnnir isJIl rrlKind I/tma Fark and tbe aeaaoo of 1906 win witness a festival at the -wcrld's nurrels, a. display tmapproecbed In tbe of aannsement hlstorx- Many o£ tbe Me IHIiTpodranie features win be seen at Limn Tttk, and eTerytblDff Is to be brand-Deiir. Tfaocapson A Dundj ore searching for bis Jior- elUes- Flank C. Bostoct. the "animal klne." will be at Conej Island as DSnal. Hli show will be (tzonger than eTer, as he lias planned to telBC over all lila Bnropean acts and Ms teatn- Cfs are son- working on seTeral otiicr senaaUovia] BRIGHTOH B£ACE PASK Brlgbtoo Beach Park promises to be the bis OQtdoor eTcnt. Work upon this resort has al- readj begutt. and Wm. A. Bradr wlH sorely ba-ve tbe sreatevt out door attraction In tbe world. SeTcial bis features are betas booked and many oonccasloas bare already becB tikSB. Olr. -BtaOr wm pot on a Uc abov that win - .'PeiVle. ■ r. It Is sUted that Capt. 3mA BanaTita. the animal trainer, fanner^ Itli BoatotA, win open a wild animal show oC bis own In the Sea Beach Palace, adjoinlos lAna Park. Capt. Jack Is Tfey popolar smoos vi^iror^ at Coney Tfrt^iMi ihftnM be make socli & veature it wUb mdioiinded snc- . la mm wamir last tlMB ' aar otkr* sinsle attzaetkm—tba - ,|s j Mbs Sla0.aOO—wm IvnalD ' an to be made tat. aM It next BBAJTWELL'B m'i' KKHKI S E B H. A. BradK-ell. Coney Island's leadJng amnse- meat man and baQder of scenic prodoctlons. Tiding devices and. otber park featnres. ts tbe busiest tnsja on the Island. He la tmlldlus a new prodoctioa, to cost orer ^0.000. and -w-blch wUl be called Tbe iDelnge. l%ls show Is belsK Mnt on entlrelr new lines and Is anay from anythlns that has erar been seen. It wlH cmplar a Iai«e cast: aad pmiaUfa *».J»^fi* „iiw,*^ oC sB staffs zoal^Bk "- Sftt, BBaCw^ft-'-.ls a CKalta aloBS a »•» ^MU ke -am ftatM at Atlaatle Cltr- > a a VTTff i n oC biff scenic prodnctloos THDHFBOVB FUBB X. "nionipsoik. of scenic railway fame, wm hare many new scenic railways at Coney this season. Mx. Thompsoa has porchased S. E.. Jackmaa's Mnalcal Rallwray and in its place win Install a new scenic railway, it is also stated that Mr. llMiaipeoa will hsTe an st. traetloii on Snrf aTeoae. Tlie Tb<imps<m Scenic BUIaar Ob, kas maar eoatiacta Car tke aeaai sfed jmr ^txactkms next : Boy«e. of ^Ute CltT trnrn^ wlH con- acd K scenic railroad with a eoal mlae. wUch eaaMhation promlaea to be a moner-cetter. n* Bto<*]ys Bapid Transit 0». Is maklac pt e yaia noos to baaOe tbe Ipg. crowai tkat acanent iicdiete' Oat tke oowila. will' be Jsrser than erer. It Is isnxsed that Faln's Flitworks, which baa t>eeii for years at Manhattan Beach, will be seen at Bcl^toa Beach Pa^. wMch fea- ttned the Hoer War last season. Tbe Vjxis Boad to Diibllii. a new scenic zannad boUt last aeasoo on Sosf ayenoe, will BBV'.wnr.v aMsaallHa:'aie to be 'Vlf aftbmeUtm la t» tA* «be place «C FIgMiSK Ifce names. n* 3brdI-Crss siren at Cooer Island last ataaaB piared so sreat a success that It may kc repeated In Jfaj. Snch a marement would |fee tbe nesns oC Is tug tag more people to Coney .Ulsnd earlier tkan asnal. ICanr ranocs arc allast at Coney Island and many big attraetlaas are being planned. Coney has the repotatlan and It Is certain that tbe of ISOB win be a reccs-d breaker and a win see attracrtlons that they nerer ) Aeaased of. A MEXIDROME Fred ingaaoD. H. L. leaple. eompetltais In " Onitca Statesi lucvr aCajdeo CltT. Stex, anlnsUtatlia. a UezUrome. ivon wlildi aboot tIOO.000 wCQ lie apeot. TDe. UexUrame wm be Initit oo tlie Itanona drlTc. e>e Paseo de la Beforma. cloae tmdec tbe sfaade of tbe historical Oast]^ of Obapnl- tepee, the saoiner lealdenee of tbe gcoaUant of the BepnbBe of Mezleo. Tbe wock Ig.aTjM- ■Iderable BkacnttDde. as orer a daaea'tMHhca ore tobe erected on the srtnmds. ^ flCteen ;ean* lea«e bas been otrtnlned for gecnd s . whicii oorer some teo ajcres of jakt . It Is pbrnned to opes tke nsoEt kr Mr !• cunrm nbw ooNonmoN. Tor Bale's Toozs and Scenes of tbe WaM, wtilch was- tbe fDOSt s occ e ss fnl con maato D at Electric Park. Kansas City, Mo., last season, has "caught on" In great shape with other park amnagers. It was a top money getter at Klec- trlc Park, and It is snte to sar Oat no otber amnsement derieeH«a.-4nv-jaaa»-a.raBlaBriselx Its second seasoa aa-ihev3aaHBl-toM(alia for Hale*s Toors. W. r. Glfford, Tlee-presldent of the Hale TocLTS Amusement Co., w^eu ^-^n in hl^ offices at tbe New York I,Ue BnUding, In Kansas City, said to Tbe wniboard repnacntaUTe: "Xbe bcaatle* oC <tUs derlee mar be bdelEr ' np In tke vortsw "aiiaotetdj lalk and ^jg«« y ie .V_ I JkMg ^»».»Wt.rt Oe Hie ^tata'ttet mena*%n'wIH''be'a'«ta(te featore for Tcaza to esaaa la idl tbe np-to-date paAs. As jtt kaew, tbe cOect oC tbe derlee npon 41ie pslHis la tbnt oC n Jiiai ajj br aall— ante oc oner eaotcyanee at the plMiBM «( the operator. Tbe f^-^i^ Is emglne la. tmsj re- flect. "The economical cost o< operation and the great earning capacity of the derlee, coupled with the fact that there la no limit to the Changes In piogram, are tbe eanies to wUch I attrlbate tbe Inreittlon's great success. Orer one bnndred of the principal parks In tbe ooim- tx7 baTc -contracted with «s for this season. We are «;oing after the parks In the snaUer towns, and confidently expect to bare tbe Con- cession in creiy park of any I^ortanee te- ftore tbe acason fiUrly opens. I wdA yoa woeM state foe tke oar procecdinK agslrist tbem: ner seem to bare forgotten -tbat Sale'a Ttmts la patented In cvftET detail. Park maaagars ahoold be cer- tain that tiier deal witb our aotboclxed agents, all of wbom bear credentials from as, or to eommtmlcate with tis." "When asked if be tead Tbe SQlboard, Mr. Glfford said: "We certainly do each week of the year- In addition to Its features of gen- eral exceHence. ereiy now and tben we note some Item wUdi prorea to be of camdetable money raloe to as." HVONDERLAND AT BOtTON Work on the new IfiOBiBlaad Vaib, at Be- Tere Beach, Boston, MaM,, la pt S KHMln g rap- pidly and eTerytfalng wfB be In readiness for the opening -May 30. TAe Wonderland Co. bss l>een Incorporated and has a capital of $100,000. Offices hare been opened at 53 State street. The site of the new resort bss been leased fcr a ^rlod of ten years with the prlrQege of renewal and por- ehase. Ikere are foortcen aeties In tiie pIoL Tbere wm ke two entiaaees, «ae on WalBBt arenne and tbe otber <■ tte aaat aide aC Ike paA -leadlnK *» «ke ~ t±Kie atre, ball Slating san aUde, Hen gate, swings balv Inealiatocs, "Item's tbeatze. <aoUA a ftee open-air clicus. NEW PARK FOR SEATTLE The BoTdarlaDd Wblte 01t7 Co. of Senttle. Wasdi.. has broken giwiud for a new $250,000 paik. niie looatlon is on Lske WssUsgton, an ideal spot for a pleasnre resort. One cable aad two electric lines reach the site at a dre- sent fare from the city. Bie IngersoU Constmctlon Oo. of Plttsbnrg, Pa., has the contract for bnildlns the entire park which wQl IhClnde a shoot the ditites, fignre eight, scenic rlrer, circle swing, danc- ing paTllioD, toor of the worM, iaaghlog gal- lery, etc AboQt tbree hiudred men wUl be wrtrUne upon -Hie resort next week, and It wm open May 1. NEW BEACH FOR LINCOLN amnflCBMBt dcflces. ggg ^p^n^twy in Lin- F to lie known Jaae l irttb eU kinds of PARK NOTES Jean DeKrelto writes from Pittsburg, Pa., as fioBows: I bSTe coitipleted arrange- ments to pnc oo the PeEreko Brothers Oriental Blows at IngersoU's Loss Park In PtttrtKirg and in (Seretand. Ohio. In tiie Oereland re- a caaaMaJkicntai vu- oidy Xoik^ 1 ~ _ tboiee -to ToEk aad S. W. Bishop, of San Frandsco, bas aectired control <rf Mora Ssib, Oakland, and wHl pre s ent Aome big ' attractions' tbere the coming season. The park is undergoing ^many slteratioas, and many new attraetlcmt are'belng InstaBed. They hare added an ariary, seal pond, tK>ar pit, acenlc railway, fneiry-go,roaxMl and sexeral coQceseiocs. Under the able man- agement ot Hr. BiAop Idoca Park Is sat a Mg ^ Tlie Grand Sapida Rallwajr Co. has ._tt Usaad a tot k a wds o me kookM; didK catad ta tka vante «( wirtim HKMbib. tt og tke Tsrloas amosement derioes artlatle and finely executed, nds OTiiaB tbe beanties ot The Big Tbree wfll certainly Induce tbe public to nsit paika for tbetr snmmer playgToand. Councilman BobL O'Brien, of Cin- its, has ueciutd an option on Ike l,adlow Tbe terms of tlie transfer are being t, bat it la nadeiatood tbst the - - It Is tkrongb- teatares, and to ton it next sommer on a higher piance than erer. The increase In traction parks is wooderfol. Information at hand, already war- rants Tbe Sinboeid In stating that next sea- son wm see orer l,i!00 In operation in tbe Udtcd States and Canada. Ttaey not oidy increase saatmer tiaflic for their sponaeis, 'die troBcr companies, bot are a safe, aoond aad reiT proStable Inrestment in tliemselres. While in St. LiOtUs last week Wm. A. Brady signed a oootract with Geo. 3. Hale and Fred. W. ClUToM for Bale's latest enter- prise, A Toot of the Wtwld. Brady paid $50,000 (or tbe exclnsire rigbts cast of Plttsbnrs. Hale bad tte Flie Flglrters at tbe St. r,onla WoHd's Fair. It has been repeatedly demonstrated that TwHifng is more effectlTe in attracting de- tlraMe pattoaa|e^^Mid^ keeping ^opt midestraUe « Ugkt. one Iba aatter "MOM. 9S*» tke wftk It THK JACKSONVILLE eARNIVAL Tbe Uamfactnrers' Ptire Food and IndnsCrial EzposltloD, whldi opened at JacksonrlUe, Fla., Jan. 4, Is said to be a big socoew. Itt Man- ager Lonls W. Bnckley nraob' pniM tt' Mag given. La Carmontella eiid Boa tAsse SBS tbe free TanderlUe attractions. The JacksonrUle Carnival, which Is being held in conjunction with the exposition, has one of tbe best coUecOons of allows, erer taken into tbe stMcw_ Obiet amwig tbtni are Cramp's " ~ Itedlson sum's H Ifaaeam. XMdVa ««at Water Trip Axoond tte WoiM. Family. Smith's Zora fibow. Hie Tte Old Plantatioa, Veroo, Tbe Igenste Sbowi The Aligator CbUdren and tbe Fenls-wbad aad Mfttf Jenar of SmlUi's Caratral Oil STREET.PAIR NOTES Tb» Hiiirmm ti Stevens DreuOIaiid Omdnl Oi. bat leased tbe old ring ban and sbMea at nankfcrd. Fa.. Tormetl; osed by O'BiJau «ad X,owande. and Is getting Into siiape for tlie opening in Frankford, May T. Some of their attractions wm be Lowe Sl Steren's Edu- cated Ponies and Dogs, Hoffman Sc l^rls' Elec- tric Theatre, Jas. Fllon's Working Woild, aad PoUte Vanderine and a complete Tniitaw camp and wild west exhibitions indndlng Reckless Madge. Horse Hair (%arley, Cherokee BUI. Lone Bnffalo. Fiaine ITower Nell, and others. Be- sides these they bare a merry-go-roand, Ferrls- wheel and a White City. Prospects are bright for an exceUent season. Notes from the Dixie Carnival Co.: We are In EI Paso, Tex., ready to open wlien the weather permits. We hare eight shows, a meny-go-ioand and a Ferris-wlieel, besides a niee kaacb of piMIeces. Nothing bat cold wtatba aad taaar bas greeted ns since we reaped Hew Ifezlot^ but ando- tke able man- sgeisent «g lit. Dana TbsavtM Ifee tamfar nsTtr d aa ai , aad m *all MMMii^ be ont sB wlntar. Ov abows are aa aJaaat ^tnln BoHMit: Senpaoii, tbe Ug TamBy, Deriri Ctce at . Gowaugo's Oypsy Ouoq, ntnee RMB, Hierlta, fire dancer, and Working World Show. K'otes from the Kugent & Freeman Electric KoTelty Co.: We dosed the camlTal season at Kosclnsko. Mlsa.. are located in winter qoOTters at Yazoo City. Miss., where ire are preparing tOr season ot 1800, which we «• ba Mgssr aad battar ttaa arcr. We WSa <alll plar at each ea- iilll be Blee- neatte, niHe;^or B Uit ki ^ FiaBtatton ▼■adeune, Geoege, tlie amke-boy. Lain, snake eater, aad otters. From The United States Carnival Co.; We bare not closed In the {>ast two years nor hare we missed a date. This Is due to tile fact that we are tmder the able mansge- awnt flC Bob Carroll, one of tke fotemost car- nliai onaaccca. "Erery town we leare we can aw aafcing. flteai' toiras we - ■ t» pay ^ood ai and get tbe moner wIiCTeTcr SB. W, M. Madlsons' lAMBTCb Show, which recently titled an eugamn eat at tbe Jacknne ma.) Pure Food Exhibition, left for HaTana, Cnba, Jan. 21, where it win fill a tOOT weeks' engagement featnzlag tlie Train 'Wtccfcaa aad Zegg Bai* Bnrglan. Mr. Uad- laaa t rt ik e i to bear tna ftiodt, and can lie addressed In cars of tsie ^Icr-Tomaaso Amuse- ment Co., while in Harana, Oofaa- Be wm take out a big show in the firing. The management of the Kentucky Kamlval Co.. writes from winter <lnarter9 at Hlctmara. Ky., that they are hnsy getting tMngs imo shape for tlie coonlng season, which promises to be tbe beat la Its blstotr. Man- ager Hawes Is of tbe opinion Oiat be bas one of tbe beet eaznlial iiastianlia tt^ wm tAe A lais* aprend was fdvan tbe nwm- btn og Iba SkttBit winter. Our correspondent at Tampa. Ftau wishes to tip the carnival managers by wnm^ Ing them to stay oat ot Florida for at leaat ei^t weeks altet the state Fair, held at Tam- pa, iFla., Not. 15-30. All camlrai companies playing f^orlda before that period Is up, stand a small <diance of making moneys Dr.- Needles has been in Portland. Ore., for tbe past three weelts negotiating wlUi a committee of the Iste Lewis & Clark Exposi- tion tot the parcfaase ot tbe Foretti; Bolld* ing wlilA be Intends to t^tarff «iai tba Greater Kat Beiss Oaniatt.-O*. rtba ^oaariH- Lewls & Son's Electite- been getting big money during Ike winter. 3bsT and lunc tlie nuaOr. aad Frank Fox who ts'In Jail at Cliar-> lotte. S(. C writes .tliat be Is doing nicefar sad: wm atiek It oat aa be Is sme to be laafin aM lb Mas laoked after br Meads. Oa aadld like te bear ftoat Ui albar frbindl X T. McGinnis, pro f aa alonally l Uw if it - as Dare 'DeTn Macco, has JndmWl tbe Cregga' la their Cage of Death. He bas Just rioscr tblrtr- seren weeks with the MonanA Oainlral Co. David Skilower writes that he baa Jest closed a fine season of forty-tWP .tNtfeb with the Greater Smith Atnnsement Cb.. bad la wintering at Jacksonrllle, Fla. A street fair and Woodmen's Car- nlral w as _rec» tly_ bold at Miss., the auajw^btjjB AH^i^gA tv ttb fltmt.:^t^aA. Nat. WaKdier baa Jnat dosed atxteeo. ■m iiliiil iwika Witt Iba floda Otcatcr Aaanse- ■eat Oa.. aad arm agala be wlib tbem next Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Oriy 3. Godkin Is kindly requested to inform bis biotlier, Artlinr, throngh Tbe Billboard. Frank McClanahan, ystk'a " a •••• ^^^^If^^l^ •••• BXFOSITIONS THE INDIANA STATE FAIR- .'V met la Mi i iip<in i'" ^ ad i i y ~ ■tBSySiT? for a oae day .stwlDn. ne Medag waa caHad to <,-rder by President Maaoa J. Mblack, aC Vlncennes. After an Introdnetorr irtduM kr Mayor Bookwalter, Fresldeot NiblaA dellimt bis aumal address wbicb was listened to rapt attention by aU those present. Ing tba recent lair tba prtaldtnt said: "The Indiaaa fltate Mr nearly erery reapeet caaal oc that bad pteeedtdlt. naeiUL _ nsoaBr aMeto a ^ aad ot Ugh aMs ta deparanent, lire stock as wdl aa aB « There were no objsetlnnsble teatnrcs wbaterar. Tbe spedal ahtraetloBS interested tbe peoplsk and ttese witti eretrtliing oa tbe gtoonds ens' spired In eTery way to make tbe eatirtala* meiTt worth much 'more tkaa the Mfltng ptlca of admission. In other words, wbo erer paid his admission Into the groands recelred tbe foil worth of his money. If he did not. it mast sorely bare been bis fanlt. The weedier during the Fair week was due aBU d e'tiiCk on Friday sftemooo^ irMa It Biai&**- Secretary Cbas. DeaalaK SbM ^aib> noal report as folloaras Beeelpts— Balance on hand Xia. K 4.dirM Becelred on laans 19,078.85 BeceiTcd from admitilnM 'SMe Fair 0S,1Z7.7B Beoelred from Octr a tetf M S b msem ents— Paid ont oo warranta of' Paid oat on . w aiiaiits of Balance in Treasury ld^g»»»»»#» 9%lBLfT Tbe mOta aC tbt fair tor <103M8.SS FAIR NOTES The 190C meeting of the Yates County Agrlcoltaral Society was held In Penn Tmn. N. Y., Jan. 13, and the following oSlcers were imanlmonsly re-elected: Hon. C. J, Hoaon. piealdcat: Battx B. Harplndlng, rlce-prealdent: Imt. w«tfcla% secretary, and Q. H, Boner, treasorer. 33ie Tates Ooonty Fair In 1800 was one ot tbe amst aoecesatid la the bistocT sC tbat society. The annnal elecrtlon of ttw Coanty Agrlcnlhnml Sodetr aaa ha BoUi. It. Z.. wlia the IMlow J. ICeOandek. rrrililjit. l«aaa Ri.' presideiit: Cbas. A. C^tDcett, tttasorer, eral onperlntendeirt. ~ At the annual - meeting of Dnadee Fair Association, held at Dnodee. N. T.. f«> cently, Cyna c. Harrey was elected'prealdait, T, Msndall Gindwlck, Tlce-presldeat; Chas. J. Watspat ti a aaat e r , aod Howard L Wirrfraffj