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Xtie Billboard FEBRUARY S, 19ia SECRET ARY'S REPORT Sedoi .Id Pbove that the Concesstonaiies' Complaints Regardbg the of Free Tickets at the South Carolina Stale Fair Weie Without Sufficieot Grounds CHANGES IN CIRCUIT; Serenil cliAnsvs la tlie Oblo. I't-oiu^lTanla. Wvfit V'lrxlnlii ami MaxTlajid rat-lnjc cirvulr wOTr (UrrhUnl Uliou at a luet^UoK »t lb<* drt-ull bvid Iai4 wrek. Semal tun-ua la uhlu ^ul Ualjrland irav dropiwd. Tbittc trurv - twcuur- ■lav aHdlcatbiD* lur brcth* lo the drenlt. wUeb «M flaalUr annvd npoo «• lUluiini. Uluki4iuts. W. Va^ JoM XI. . ratnuuni, \V. Va.. wccK Jtuir WiMciiiic. W. Va.. wcvk Jutr M. ItekMMMUK. W. Va.. J«lr tti. UtM. wubablr JiMuutuKO. lu, Jilf'. M.- Umvadxtts. ra., wara Aocwt I. ' iMKMia. fa., week AacuM a. . Uwgaaiwan. W. Va.. wwk Aufnul 15. IVuiuOwcu, W. Va., week Aujciul IL:. Vl.tl[at>uix, W. Va.. «c«K AUKual JU. fralrujuuu W. Va.. wwk Svpu-uiijvr u. Wlmilutf. \V. Va., w«-k Svpli'iutivr 12. raikrtMiuti;. W. Va.. wt-vk SeiiU-uilatr III. -. Buckiutuuuu, w. Va.. »tftk svpivailMff-'ML Cuiubrrlalul, ^<l.. Hnk Uclubcr 4. ' llajsrialuHU. Aid-. u«<rk (IL-tulitr 11. BAJifluu.e. ^tl.. wcvfc Uvluljer 1st. After lur circuit bail Ixeu (unned otBerra iren circled »cf« elected aa Ciitiuwa: tteal- iMvauik. Va.i rim >fil - taCTi *^ ttubret AMemua.' WlMdtaK. %Ua eaadWitd Uir iHWluesa meeibix and liir Buvl- lay «aa atlJ<Mjruvd aud a iMUt-iael teadvfled, piaaldeu uv«?r b> ^«tirs« lluult. luv aecxvtary vC Ite \Vlleellli« l\V. Va.1 fair AMuclatluu. baria iiB MaM 94l.«.. ecot. TIh* Udatlnr and Jtommae and the Arcade wer^ ou a dat rate of $240 for tli^ two. "Tfu |ilu racka wvre un a So p.r cvDt. rate ■ ml wi'.nl $.1. ■TI.Ih Diiik.-o a total of |2.0t9.(Ki. less Or- IMixlii. »r l-avlus tI.N!>4.(R! and addloic l>r1\l!rFe)« -in<! drpoMlt* of S480.t<3 Diak«« a to lal ut ¥iJ(Hi.tt! ami «ll.23 ivcelTcl tor llRtiU brlnxr tbe tot^l tu $2.3WME!. "The amuuuta exnrnalrd af» aa IMIaps. *Tlir Immn of Inftmaatloo caat Ikr aa rt ely t2T2 and tlir adnwlWag dMW .tr MA amtmnird tu ptM. "Tttr B. & IT ani^nted tu fm. "B. E. I- I'llta wadjala mirk anil I'lnrkner'a BUM moale fuml>dieil. "W. n. Iiaveoport, nbo pat on firre acts on Main rtrvfi wan paid faoo. "K. J. Ili-nulon <ras paid tlOO for his band and tbe Slate ronip.in.T t3 tor priBtldB.. ■Tbe nnrtlaoo ITlDtlnic Compaar. WW- tbc tiebrta. ncelfed ISXSfi. iliexe plares nor had em ntaile anj arrance iiieDtK tu i>luy there on tbe dati*« uamed In bla route. Quite a number of camiral piniidv lK.ie imld out rallruHj fore and icoue to tbe dUfer^ul citiei* and towiia tbat Ibia luau llo>'il wa» aup- iHwml lu be pla>in8 In, and In nut nor lnkinn<v ban be been aern. \Vv all tbink tbat It in autiie fellon- Jinit "four dnaliinK" bUl In uilug viiur pa|M-r lu kre|i bbi nsai* liefure (be inibllc. Tliiawaiida of eaealcal awl imhI pxiid* read vt- «iy fbm Vt rork haar af Tbe UUIbnaid and SS^ !(' IMr cnMv Id alui|tln« tbeir fwilea. n»r Mteev: laMdGllljr la -UM UtUr Hujr." awl I am MM Ital ran uratil lo iiuMiali athal la TRL'B. iio ImfAh*. jmn imblM ali> KWlea of tbe Sunltmrer Anmeenient Ok. jrtw had better ui- ciTialn If it U a bonalkle couipan). Cveo'tblug In Ibe abuw or aiuaaement Une in New Orleana la didns capacltj bualueae, as tbe elir la (aU »r uonbem vlaltun and It la only nw 4ara Ull Matdl Una. WUb beat wlalie* for lUlO. C A. BHAUKil. P. 8.—Too wlU see that Uonl Is xunled l« plar Uoaotoa. TVxaa. nest weviu Tlirnp la B» ebaaer oa eartta tar tim to ttav Ikat ritjr wlib a eawUral te >k» laTV^Wl tber ba" ttetr^H^ AnttliaSt- Sh* KSt IkMtk idar«a It rrhf BOnoaiNI bam. (tcaleiBK this nntr add ydblbdiliac M la BBOd fkllb net «napeetla« ttkt m wmMas iMpoatd ntaia.—Edlhir.j CROWN POINT OPENS CIRCUIT. Tb» Lake rouoty Acrlcaltnral Sorlely ia»l at.Cnnrn Point. JLi!il...Jiuiia^j|^n._9Bd^ciMtod otlcent for tbo lUiO fair. Ansuat 23-26. ThU b tb» Ont «r tbe ANENT THE COUUMBIA CONTRO- L C "Joaiaal," of Jananar tt, nciats iiM MOowIuk: . _ . -tfectvtiJtjr Love, of the Stata Fklr. has sub- mitted tu tue Ji.lnt cuniuilttee bis report uu ibe street atauA-a fur fair w«ek lINU- In tbla repurl be brlusK - out l>vluta tuat tuve tM*eu at iaaue betueeu blin and aotue of tUe tuaiia4:t-n of Ibe TariiMU altraclluos exblblird here dnrlnd Uir week aud ttubtiilltf a niuujcial repurt wlilcfa la blsblj aatlafiiclury to tbe cuiuiulttee. •"lie alum men claim taiat tuu many five pane* »a t a Isaiii il aad MecnKafy Loeu (.lalnia In bis nmcrt tltM oolr a taasaasMe number weie dis- tntmicd. Tbera vaa t,TM |>a-ues bsaued to dlT odiclala. ISIalK Mr uMclal* aud to tbe piem ant aa there mui IT abowa It touk tickets to see tliini. aud as tbe areraffe fair Wifek faiulljr is ■baUt Bve It Is slioan tbat unly about Dftf tamlllea were favored. Tbe sbuwiuen were ac- corded tbe prlvUi-se and Cbo dcair ^eepeca were Instructed lu pass, will wlioui Ibe iuan4j(ers of abuiild direct tbem to. _ -rhe fullawlnc la a.lettar torn OMt;-W> .Dl ft an nr. uanaser of oae of tha waa wrltiea laxt aomnwr: _ " 'larlaiM Teon., Jnir 10. 1000. Toai* ra- at iw d. In retacxl to paseva wtH lay I will taka abaaan la tecoKUlzlus anr and all passwn Lvned tr Saar i.nimlttee as 1 am sore tbat tbe; wbl ■at iMiue passes to parties luilea* tbey are really 'diKeC Tl ng- Krum my years of exfierlence ou tbe matter I wuold suiqte>t wilag a Mnsle admls- «lun ticket that la guid for one ^dnilsslun only, fur I bave nerer known a time wbea season tlckelH u-ere not abuneil afanmefally by peoola wbt-m you would leuttt expei-t to taki* aillailTlDl of tUe courteny. A single ticket tllat'ii Mkni op wben uned airolds all Ibis. «:ilKned) CAIT. W. D. AMENT.' "Prom tbe abnre letter It can be semi wlmt tie told Secretary Lute about pauses, yet tbe sliowmeu are raininK a bowl, and arc even trybiK to form a *buwnieo*s anion or iwue fucb tblnie aud tbU Capt. Ament b ooe of the uHciaU. Only a Connie week* aco dH T>a BUllawId csro an adreribtement alcaad bp .tUd-. SaalMMaB. callinK for mpulieix. ~1(1iea seea jvatndar. S»q» tai y Lore aald: ^•la Tbe Stala I antlea a «ateaieBt tbat mil b* lIsb'aillBK to many who do not nmli tstrfn'l tb* am Btcenenta. nnter which tbe fair society bad cbMiee of the street aliou-s this year, it Is tbb. that but fSIS was n-ailr'd by tiie society finim the Slain strivt aliow^ anJ conrea^om* here fair week. Tbls smoitnt. ir to be ^.Ksct $310.37 was Ibe net amount reailzetl b.v tbe ho- ciety after mi-etinjr Ibe exiienf**** iv<iiiif*il by tbe city cornc-Il mil Xty llii- Cb:imlier of Com merce. The follitwluj: finsnclMi Mtntement shows tbat $'.rXM).<.i2 waK reivheil fnmi tbe sbow» anil c-uenwioiM and tbat <2.0TI.SB waa ez- pen"l>i|.' ■Tbe ananrtsl statement bi aa Mfaias: "Baby Iimbaiim oa 30 par drat, aad Ow tatrl aaMomt f«wlK-d tlttlM. ~Tb» nvak Cow waa oo a W per ctat; basl< aad tbp total was $13.35. •Vlllle ntrlsrlae. the Capt. Ament show. 30 par eeat. ami the total waa $142. "I>n*p Si-a pireri. nn a 30 per cent, basis ■nil the total was $tM.IST. •Til.. Ferrl« wheel wss OB a 311 per rear. bs>l« nnii tbe total aatoaat n «i« l »ad fnm tbem was J^n.-os. "Four In One totdM tHM aad «aa «a a 40 P"r ci'nt. ha-«I«- *'FlTe-ln One brongbt Ib $n.n aad waa as a 40 "r Cent, tms'ii. "Tbe Ilea elrena waa «a a $0 per cmt. baaia aad totavd »iin.9i. . — - a» Bbaw. aagMwr dC Ojtfc _ _ was oa a M p«r ent. t totaled •nm-pis. ^ ^ **IMMria| *iliow on 30 per cent, basis and tbe total wiHi »14«J>S. "Innrle show only totaled $4.20 on a 50 per cent. hnnTii. "^feFXT-poTntin*! wnp on a fl^t mte of $1!W>. "The "mtrlcb farm netted $30.18 on a 30 per **«iiw.Hiit of Cant- Ament'!< attraetlnns. The Pliia'attnn gtmw-. waa on the 90 per cent ra'* •pi' nethd >'<15.0T. •Tbe UmaKb fVaiat . tite W» ner eent. baabiL , .■ ■ ^ ^ •Ibia^e 4iMi«r waa oa a ■$ PW dMK taM aat trtalWI $74.33. ^ : . . . "Tbe nafwl idww waa m • M^ptr CWk baala MR. J. J. BARNES rroorietor of the J. J. Bamea Amnsesienl Company, baa to bis credit a line of dean atH> fln-t^;!:^ attrsctlons. In fact he nnses It aa tba best .Iblac ahaat M» lay-aat tbat ItJVPaneE'^'* lu lu iieople and otberwtse. FVillowlus oot tUa paliir Utk B a ra ii a baa aHK WHB Haaaidl aaeceaa and expects to soon be "Down on lbs Farm." 'The help cost as follow*: C. J. I.ynrh, $Tn: G. FUrle Tooper. C. IL Mint. $30 ud ticket takers $m. „ -Two trip* taken tar Mr. Lore coat 99SM. "nu make* a total orM.ffn.«k. "AOMiOBta aapaM t!l^nm.U-iiil to the abmre glrca flonM, teaebc of $319.37." FAIR'S NE W MA NAGEMENT. The serofid animal meetlnic of tlie Colar Cniinty r.-ilr Aswlstlon will be held at TIplon. lows. September 6. T and 8, anrt In rane of had weather will be eontlnned on September O and in. At nary 22, nnil prtrrn dnHiqe the emiilnic Tbr CMsr (VanM7 Fair Aaaoelatloa I* anr aaiaaiMaaal eathely. The aaMielallon owio Ita owa amnnda. cnnetatlnic of forty tam aiTPS. snd [a fireparpd to itl^e a first-class fair and s lire stnrfc sl<ow. The oBleem for IBIO «re: Prctilrlent. P. W. MidTett: Tlev-pmlileBt. Prank Smith: .secretary. C..^ I^a waariaab yt. Ii* aam.c. D. 1^ ffflvllVBM.- V. IK. Qivaf^ i-r will be eontlnned on September n and It a mei-tlnit of the direetora, held Jan 12. a ntmniltlee waa appolatwl .to art pU»> rtrea for a new araodataad'la'ba-aaieMd A HKPWKHKt wMJ t PRAenei. ' Knt Meaaik La.. Jan. 27. Idptr-Wr^For some time there has been a narly MdWw hlm«e1f C. K. Boyd, mnnsiter fim- Oower Amnaemrnt Co.. snd mnt'^ hie company la yonr paper niwler the bead of midway c«ira pnidi-s. Knw. If there Is mch a romnany on the road nn one yet has been shie to And It at the town* It la imprmaM to be In. At one time be itsre bis date at Sttrhrr. Mlna., nnd »l an olber be rare It at New Iherla. Ij>. Now I kBssr poaltlealy tbat be waa not at either of NortbwratetB ladlaaa CImilt. be la pw j|Br| i 'aa tjjiy ,aad^|d»ht. PiuSfT^ 48Hit iff' prtWHf!||PV» TLB fair win BliMIIHQM AM E XPOSITION. Tbe Military Indoor Imlnetrlal Expoaltion, wbli-b in to lie held at RlnaftifEliam. Ala.. Fete niarr B IO. Is belnij he«vll.v ailt-ertlMii. Tlie ei- piwillon is lo be belli In tbe Klri<ilu>!hnm Amll torlinn. a larve Kiriietiin-. ci-iitrall.v liH'ated and possessing spb>ndld racilllieii. TIil- nianaifr- nienl ststr* that a lante number nf men-bants have alreaiTy secured tfiair itpnre and that the outlook Is most rsTiirslile. Ttie ^n*-ral staff odlce la located at tlie AnaciT beadiiaartata. NORTH DAKOTA PLANS. At a recent meeting of tbe bnanrnf directors of the North nakota 8tate Pair Ae^oelatliNl of Fnnco. It was di-Hded lo h«M tbe fair tbi* fear at t}^ff*W> fair groaoda on Joiy 2S to SO. aJeer s of the aasiK'latlnn are: Prepl- dnit. C. O. Smith: Tlre-prevldent. lion. R. R. I^la; aeeretary, J. B. Flnfrocl!: tressoter. Kfnrtin nect3or. The execiillve rommittee la eomnow-d of W. A. Scott. C. A. ^"heetock, W. H. Doyle, C. O. Smith and 0. R. Stone. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED. The foTlnwinr were elected nfflcen of the RerfcK ConntT Amliniltnral Society. .Readimt. Pa., for into: Prealdent. Jamas MeOnwan: rlre.prrslilent, A. D Treslcrt mi al MT *aH tnaaarar, H. ScMoI Tlmiia. CARNIVAL CONVBmATION. •r ~ Get teadr. Optimism.—A showman's Tsloabla asaat. ♦ Keep yoor eye ob tbe^reat Pattecaca Shewa. Oratt.—Ibnunlr tto «MtB dC Oio ■waw ■ OamlTal eompaalea lack c oaampa Htaa aal apectaeular Atalniva. ^ Oaralral eompaalea—so aoalh for the wlalar; Uwy get It—Ibe arlBter^ James r. M abow uf yuuca wl the Us river. Tbe dar of tbe pcocraatlaatlac eaelllattae catalval ibawmaa im tha lalMadJMtlMihbfi aaNb. na wdi tea la ^ feaad.. - . -. St. B. aai a a. rwif tniim f W n tt mM •^U sua Itaee Flair l>Mid.'' bare a pa teat nailer. Pisb,<il, Albert, Mooart. Letrlit. War*. I.ilt snd ullien siv fixiw I'ul. I''tsncbi. Perarl'* school; a Kood oow fur experience. ♦ Uanasna wunld Bnd better aalllas If tbay woaid do aaam af the Utile tiilapa ut make tbeir •aiMMa aaM eMbaalaaila "la Hadr awife. Uaar eompaalea ba*« an moeb of ibeir ftrada oaed up bf Ibe manaavr la advenialnii hliBM-it. that d eaer ally tbem & mtt r ' - — - on. left to operate SOmettme wbee yea baee tbr oppertaall*, walrb tbaar laail traik Ua "bpmaa bdtlitdlij'* An fad- la Ua llawt I •buaU aay laa; timff mha tt. ' ' ' ♦ ■ BIrphabi" OM M riepbaata vbra MMy iia Md p iHlanas i a. I am told tbat Piaal. "-^ tbe anrll haaaa^ lialaM. b ~ bviU tut Pattanma. ^ Don't think bec aus e you bawr oar sbow tbat :ioo are a wli-ile eandral cumpaoy. Not by say meanr. gentleman: It takes Ibe hearty cu-oitera- linn of all lo make tlie aa g re ga tloa aa a whole successfol. ♦ If yon hare a good lilea for a abow pal it Into execution: don'l wall unlll some one el>« brings col a n>w allow snd tlien cu|iy II. If yiai do ami It Is auii-emrnl, he aura and pat the n^ht fellow oa tbe' back. ♦ Ooee upon a time there were two men In partnerabip; tb'\r roiild nut agree ami Anally die- •ulred. One claimed tbe title of Ibe abow—be still bae It: the olber fellmr now baa a IwelT*- aad owns it aU. Uo ' ~ tt'a all boab ahnat tbnw nickel theatres aw croaching U|>aa the prodta of carnival abowet Ibey are Ibe klniii*rgMni iis, thsl sre lesrblog the people wlio never attetsled shows befofv, to iM-come dhvrlmlaallnjl show-aoers. Who la right! \tr yoa going to qnit eating ateak* be- cause peanuts are flre cent*? ♦ One of the ma«t annoying mom e at a la tbe III* of d maaaaer <whu hjs a ivpaiialbm. at. alako aad H brai a ails «r dullani Innratnl la ni ai i imra t . ami khwrai. la wlfn be illKnnen tbat be la «*«• lietlnjt for a deelmlde enntrael with aisne "watt ■■ase"^ pmmoter tbat drslana lu call Mmself tbe '^at'al■d sn sbosrs" and wlmnr oaly asaet la ab- nonnal gall, a let t er be a d aad a pod of . tela- graph blaakau ' ^ ■ • ' Amnnd wlntennartera yoa can beer ■now. thine like file r.>ll»ir1ng: "We eo« the ririn in Rinrndiiink:" "Had to Inm them away In SlgnKlMork:" "Tlie raml.v wheel got ell the mone.e tlmt wi* gotten In l.oetlni»':" "If II had nor lieen for that lilowdown In Arormcenfre. It wmilil hare been Ibe best tif tbe seasiNi:" "Wstrii na baw bill MMW .aaM thaPk" ll*r. Rill, cut It aatt-Maw aat tbat. nUK.. t aai sleepy. ^ Tbe aenaon'a dosed The tents ar^ f^ld. It's many a dn-sm Tlie ftitiire holds: Of C'lnlrmoMit and shows new A thi'itsNiid things, too. You witl slarl anil do; Here goes to all nf yoa Miiw, an berire aad tbea Mnjr yoa win Fhinr and pmsperlty. Season nineteen ten. MAY BUILD AUTO TRACK. Tentatlee plena foe s two-mile sntomoWIe trark on the gronnds of the Interatste Pair As- ■nrlallna. Trenton. N, J., hare beep bradgbl Id the attrntlnn of the directors of tbe a—»<«nafc Soeh a track would coat In tbe neighborhood of $tso.oao. A n<»w fnir attmrtlm cnlW the ysekaon-Bhal i sr Q I W Itofop abmr rsmMag...baa omiaM ft «il ko *