The billboard (Sept 1910)

44 Xlie Billboaipd SEPTEMBER 24, 19ia FAIR INTELLIGENCE Great Interest Manifested in 17th Annual Fair at Spokane—Streetman Wants National Organization SPOKAN E'S B IG FAIR. Sfokane, Wasb., Sept. 10.—Fram October 3-9, SpAane will celebrate tbe 17th animal IbttcEState Fair. Hie management bas evety- tblng -well under wsy, and it Is predicted tbat this fair will excel all prevlonB years. Tbe CAlendor for the week is well filled, each day betog as issued. The opening day 3 is Spokane day; 4: Women's Day. Pioneer and IClnnesota Day; 5: Canadian, Idaho, New England and Sbrlnets day; 6: Derby day. the fastest liaises on the Western drcoit will contest tor ■ the t2,000 prize. EYIday win be Balster Say, named In honor of the man who originated Uie first Spokane fair. It will also be live stock day Thie feature wni lie tbe Stock parade. Saturday Labor Day, antomobUe, motorcycle races. Xhe management promises one of tiie Midway attnetlaiis seea: M tlie Faelfle North.- west^. One of the biff at tr a u th Hia wm be tbjb daltr aviation flights by 3. C. Hars, in a Glean H. Cmrtiss aeroplane, making four flights dally. The Fifth International Dry Etomlnt; Con- gress meets in Spokane, week of tbe fair, and wm be boosed In a large tent, on the fair groands. Prizes wUl be awarded for the best grains, forage and roots; all entries to have been grown on exblbitoi's ranch. This contest Is open to the world. The Battle of the Clearwater, a spectacnlar show, will be the blK night attraetian. There will be a TandeTiUe pronam. Uote.than eight big acts will be pot on twice daOy. In- dodins tlie nylng Banrards, Hilda CamU and a -troape of fl'irtng girls, downs; Stelner's foreign acrobats, a bod of trained goats and others. SUGGESTION FOR STREETMEN'S ORGANIZATION. Editor The Blllbaard, Cincinnati, O. Dear Sii^After reading a few of tbe boys' letters in regard to licenses, I wonld like to say a! few words, if yon will kindly spare me space in yonr valaable paper. To start with, I wisb to say tbat I am a "htgb pitch" man, selling books and notions in the snmmer and mnning a "Med." show In the winter, and I think tbe license proposition Is getting "flerce," tightening up every year. Some towns have made the license so strong that it Is prcdiibitiTe. Others have the nerve -to tell yon yon can't work at aU. Tbey know tbat it is cheaper for yon to go somewhere else than it Is to fight It, and so It Is. But how long are we going to stand for thla? Will relate a little experience I had last week, which I suppose ev- ery street man. showman and peddler has bad something like it to contend with. I am at Watertown, S. (D. On Wednesday I went to the <dty clerk and he informed me that be: bad tnslrucllons not to issue a license to any one that was sening anything that the mer- cbants lianffled. so I took the train to Madison, Mfim.; -got'my license and stsrted . to work. Tbey started off good, and after my second ar- ticle, "tbe Tillage gnard" came op and said tbe mayor bad ordered me to qnit. I stood my groimd and told hfm tbat I would not. Wen, my stuff went, and tbey did not bother me any more. I next west to Dawson, Minn., and the clerk was ont of town, so I went to the mayor, and !n very plain words told me 1 could not have a license becanse they had telephoned from Madison, and told him I bad taken In $300. So I went to Clarkfield. Minn. Then was a man In for city clerk that conld hardly talk Engr llsh. He said; "I tank yon can not sell here." tbe ordinance only ealllag for $2, so ft was a case of pnll out. Now. a-1 for myself, I tbink tbat one Amer- ican citizen bas as much right as another, and I think tbat those laws could be beaten, bat think It poor policy for one indlvldnal to try It, for if yon beat one town yon wonld have to do It again In another one. Xet's get togetber, like any other body of men do, and get a good lawyer or two-to represent us at tbe legislatures. My Idea wonld be to organize, cSharge a nominal fee for dues and an Initiation to joio. Now, come on. boys, get together. don*t let them tell yon: "To b 1 witb the law; we are nmnlng this town." Tonrs truly, TAT snrwABT, Per. address. Charter Osk, la. MAURY COUNTY FAIR. COInmbla, Tenn.. Sept. 14.—with the groands thronged with Interested visitors, the Maury County Fair inangnrated its annual meeting at Sontb Side Park on September 13. Tiie weather was Ideal and perhaps never before were there so many concessions and attractions of every description offered. The exhibits were of aodi a character and number aa to be a source otjprlde and giatlflcatlon to tbe management. The live stock fairly overrun tbe qnarters as- signed. Tbe sgrlcnltoral depsrtment sttracted a great deal of-attention and In tbe woman's' bonding tbe entries were pnmonnced especially mttitonons In every class. Tbe borse show bnmgbt ottt tbe naoal brilliant social assem- blage, and was folly up to high standards In tbe rings. set In years previous. After the borse abow a - grand ball was given which was attended by a rast tbioiig of lolly makers. BIG BINGHAMTON FAIR. BInghamton. N. T., Sept. 17.—In addition to attractions previously announced, tbe manage- ment of tbe BInghamton. N. T., Fair, Sept. 27- 30. bas seenied C. O. Phelps to giTe dally bal- loon aemalona< also-tlieSeaberts. Biding Act;. AciangementB are being made also (Or one or more aeroplane flights during tbe 1910 exhibit. "Big BiU" Edwards, street commissioner' of New Xork City, wiU be chief jndge of the atbletle events on the first day of' the fair (Children's Day): Wednesday. Sept. 2S wm be nremen's Day; Thursday, Faimeia' Day and Friday, 'Breiybady's Day. " ' EXPENSES GREATER THAN RE- CEIPTS. Crown Point, Ind., Sept. IB.—Tbe Lake County Agrlcnltnral Society held their annual meeting Sept. 10 and elected the f(AlowIng ofllceta: President, r. A. Beattfet secietaiyjjred Wheel- er; treasorer, 3. H. Lebman. Tbe expenses were tSOO over receipts. The Connty Council allowed f1,250 to pay premiums on a^cnltnral products and live stock. Tbe races -were good, the exhibits fine, and a large attendance. It was a Hfty cent show for a quarter and conse- quently didn 't pay ont. A SUGGEgri ON TO SHOWMEN. Fair secretaries and managers, on various oc- casimis, have written The BUlboard, suggesting that -concession people and showmen -be urged to give their correct address and write their names plainly when making application for space, etc- They complain tbat they receive Bumezons .letters which they are unable to an- swer OIL aeconnt of tbe communication being either baiaiy written or tbe signature Illegible. If showmen and concessionaires wonld follow this snggestlon both tbe fair manager and the applicant would be vastly benefited. TORO NTO'S FAIR. Toronto. Canada, Sept. 12.—The great Cana- dian National Exhibition closed In a Maze of glory September 10 and tbe attendance for tbe two weeks was larger by 85,000 than last yeM. The admissions amounted altogether to $130,- 000. Grand stand, $48,000; concraslons, *40^- 000; misceUaneouB, $56,000; snrplns, $45,000. It was the finest yesr the great fair ever had. The management wni Improve for next year. The press passed a vote of thanks to Manager J. O. Orr and Press Manager J. E. Monro for their unfailing courtesy and kindness. The directors and president of the exhibition presented Uent^. Willams, the director of the famoos English Grenadier Baud, with a watch. JOSEPH GIHSON. EXPOSITION UNSUCCESSFUL. Harry Clark, writing from Boenos Aires, un- der date of August 3, states that the Buenos Aires exhibttian is not the success It was an- ticipated to be. Ttie Hagenbeck animal show is the only show at any of the exhtblta that Is doing good business. All the theatres in the city are doing well, especially tbe . Pala'cio Novedaded (Indoor Luna Park). Mr. dark states tbat be has accepted a splendid offer from the Great Baymond to pQot the Raymond Show on its . tour to Bnssla, and will join the outfit in England. ST. LOUIS AER O CLUB. Sn:. Louis, Mo.. Sept; 17.—The Aero Club, of this city, wm hold a -meeting on a plot of pound' located lust outside of the city, from October 8 to 18. Aeroplanes of divers makes will be tested ont, and there Is some talk of having hot-air balloon ascensions and paractaute leaps. FAIR NOTES. The Niagara Connty Fair, Lockport. N. Y., was not as well attended as usual this year. The inclement weather. Home Week and Fore- paugh-Sells Circus the Saturday before, all bad their bearing on the attendance. The ex- Kdblts were fine and the races good. The fin- ances came out abont even on both sides of the balance sheet. Bain spoiled two of the four days of the Leavenworth County Fair, which was held at Leavenworth, Kan., September 5. 6, 7 and 8. The concessims made plenty <tf-money-erea with the rain. The American Ladies' Grand Concert Band was the best attraction outside tbe races. PATTERSON AT LINCOLN. Hntchlnson, Ean., Sept. 17.—Harry S. Noyes, general agent for tbe Great Patterson Shows, spent a few days visiting tbe shows while they were In Lincoln last week. Tbe Nebraska State Fair, at Lincoln, Sept. 5-0, was the biggest fair ever held In that State.. The attendance on Wednesday waa 46,- 000. The great Patterson Shows, which fur- nished tbe amusements for tbe Lincoln Fair broke all prievious records. The shows opened at BM> A- M. dafly and played to big business at each performance untU 10:00 P. M. BOOSTING LAND SHOW. Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 17.—The publicity de partment of the National Ziand and Irrigation Bxposition, to.be held at Duquesne Garden, Oct. 17 to 29, Is doing some extensive advertising and aU the nearby sections of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Vlrglnls are weU covered with artistic psper exploiting the show. Sydney Wire, who Is handling tbe press and pnbllcl^ work of the show, baa recently placed an order for 2.000 Si-Sbeet lithograph posters with the United States LItho Co., of Cfi^iUSutl, O., snd Is using over twenty thousand/ annaller, stands of pictorial paper, made by tbjtJ^aiBldaon Co., of Newport, Ey. Tbe type poHraSs and smaU work is being bandied . by the .-Liberty Show Print of Pittsburg, while Messia. Hennegan * Co., are also filling large orders fOe^banneri and cards. The Pittsburg Land Shoiir Is being boosted by the entire press of the snrronndlng counties and an enormous out-of-town attend- ance la being prepared for. PARKER PLANT AT LEAVEN- WORTH. Leavenworth, Kan., Sept. .^17.—Work is pro- gressing rapidly i on the iie# faetoiy •wbich Is being bunt ;bere By 'W.'^ Parker; -the amnse- ment,king. .Mr. Parker selected an ideal tract of land for the purpose. .It Is considered tbe best factory location -in this section of the country. A building 200 feet long by 126 feet wide and four stories high, is being erected with a number of other buildings to follow. Tbe buildings are being made of reinforced con- crete with steel for finishing, instead of wood, making them absolutely fire-proof. Tbis will be tbe largest concrete factory bunding In tbe State. Henry. Mickel, a construction engineer of Salt Idike City, has charge of tbe work. Tbis plant wlU give Mr. Parker tbe necessary room wliich Is much needed on account of his rapidly- growing business. Aeroplanes -will be manufactured in addition to the many amuse- ment devices which lias made Parker famous. This plant iriU coat'over 9150,000. FALL FESTIVAL AT RICHMOND. Blchmond, Ind., Sept. 17.—BIchmond, Ind., will give Its tbird annual fall festival October 6, 6 and 7. The festivsl Is unique in tbat all the features are free. Tbe money used In defraying the festival expenses Is contributed by the business men. This year they wUl contribute $10,000 to the fall festivsl.. ■ In connection with the festival this year there wtt be a great hippodrome lasting the entire The Young Men's Business Club, which is behind the fsU festival, believes In advertising and boosting their town, which they call the •Tanic Proof City." POLHILL'S CLOSING DATE. Amaterdam, N. T., S^t. 16.—The PoihUl Amusement Company, playing Amsterdam this week, will close its seastm within two weeks and return to'Winterquarters in Matteawan, N. T. The outfit is said to have had an uniformly good season. .- ..- . .; '. -. '■ ' CARNI VAL N OTES. The B. E. Bobertson Amusement Enterprise closed a highly successful park season at Balti- more, Md., Labor Day, and are now covering the Big Pair Circuit through Pennsylvania with the following attractions: Baby Dell, the largest baby alive; Dixie Minstrels, Dark- nesB and Dawn and Bobertson's Egyptian Snake Dancers. Mr. Bobertson will take The Coney Island Indoor Festival Co. on tour this winter, opening early In November, playing benefits throngb Pennsylvania. Maryland and West Vir- ginia. The outfit will consist of six paid at- tractions, thice free acts, twelve concessions and Wheeler's Military Band of twdve pieces. Tbe executive staff is as follows: B. B. Jlcbert- aon. sole owner and manager; J. B. Bnssdl, contracting agent; Bert Moore and C. J. Evans, promoters, E. T. Weaver, press representative. The headquarters are at Cnmiierland, Md. Mrs. Grace Samwella Wallace, on September 3, celebnited .her 30tb consecutive year In the amusement business. Dm^big .her career, abe baa been connected with every brandi of the business as a.performer and owner. The last few years she^as devoted her talents exdnslve- ly to the training of domestic animals. Her lust husband, Thos. Samwells, deceased, was the oldest llv^ anlmsl trainer at the time of his demise. Her present husband (Jack Wal- lace) is an old-time leaper and circus acrobat, rnils season Is their seventh one with the C. W. Parker Shows—a feature attracQM. Doc Turner writes that hls^Seven-In-One Show and Millie Christine took'^tDp money at tbe Toronto Exhibition. Mr. Turners shows are booked to play Syracuse and Detroit following Toronto. BIG FAIR IN NEW JERSEY. The revival of the New Jersey State Fair, which will be bdd at Olympic Park, Newark, N. J., October 3, 4, 5, 6. 7 and 8, promises to arouse the Interest of the people of Northern New Jersey, Brooklyn and New York tbat form- erly prevailed during the days of tbe fairs at Waverly. The plans of the new association are so broad and tbe Interest of the general public ao wide- spread, that .the success of this year's fair is assured. General Manager Tblgt has arranged a pro- gram tbat WiU embody many of the features that sustained tile old-time country fairs but there wni be new features and many of them, ana each day of the fair win have a card of events that wUI lie widely different from any of the other days. The fair will open with a bang on Monday, when the military companies of New Jersey win compete In all sorts of regimental tactics and contests. On Tuesday. Children's Day, fifty thousand free tickets wUl be given to the scholars of the public and parochial Institutions, BO tbat the yonug folks can enjoy the Instruc- tive features embodied at the fair. On Wednesdsy, Farmers' Day, an nnnsnally big program has been arranged wltb special prizes for tbe farmers in their show department. On Thursday, it is expected, more than sixty thousand people will be attracted to shake the band, of the .exeentlTe bead of ithe State, tbe day being named In honor of 'Oovemor Fort. Men of national reputation in polities. Including Theodore Boosevelt, have been Invited to be present. On Friday a series of events, open to automobnists will be tbe feature to hold tbe attention of the crowd. Saturday a competition of bicycle and motorcycle events will mark tbe end of the week. . The free TandevUIe. attraettons wiU Iw excel- lent. Sensational open-air fltrfllers afid trained animals will exhibit In front of the grandstand each day and tbere will be greased pig races, tbe climbing of a greased pole and baUoon asr censlons to help out the card. A splendid pro- gram of trotting, running and pacing races haa been arranged for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and this feature «r tbe fair la bound to prove Interesting. The managemtfit. has an immense :: field' of ground on wblcfa to bold the fair, covering fifty acres, therefore, eoncesslonalrea are being quoted a very low price for their ahows. Among the things that will lie shown free to the pabflc am. Toe youngest elephant In capti- vity, the largest elephant now known to bo alive, ^ the biggest snake In the world and an au- tomobile with wings which baa lately been im- proved on, so tliat successful demonstrations nave been made to prove that it will By. Be- sides all these interesting attractions there will probably be aeroplane flights which will be made by one of the celebrated aviators of this coun- try. The entries already made in the show classes are very promising and a feature that is bound to be interesting is an automobile show that will be held In tbe dancing pavUIon which bas a floor space of nearly four thouaand square feet. Several new modela of aeroplanea will also be shown here. The keynote to the snceen of the fair aeems to be fOnnded on. the fact that twenty-five .canta wUI cover tbe east of admission. No. A. B. 48. FOBS FOR YOU MINUTE PHOTO MEN Ulnstratton shows one of our. Ornamented Hang- ers, made of soUd metal, not shell stock. Prices on Fobs, complete, with leather strap,' buckle and hangers, ready for business: ^ No. A. .B. 48—Oxidized finish in brass. silver or copper, per hundred $10.00 No. A. B. 336—Gildine metal, per 100.. 7.50 Nickel plate, per 100. 8.B0 Oxidized aUver or copper per 100...... 10.00 No. A.; A, SOr-Leather strap, leather hanger,: per 100. 6.00 We also make Pennants snd i^llulold But- tons. Price and list on application. Buy of tbe Makers. AMERICAU BADGE CO., U1.14S W; Michigan St., Chicago, HI, SOUVENIRS Novelties and SpeclalUea for Fairs, Carnivals, Nickelodeons. Plctaro Shows. Circuses and Celebrations. BOuvJSjnS WHIPS—Fancy celluloid finish, 3 white bnttcms, braided snap. Per gross. .. .$4.75 SOUVENni WHIPB^Fancy celluloid handle, 2 white buttons, braided loop. Per gross. .16.60 c JA P CA KES, jier hundred tl.25 BOTrVENIK PEHVAKTS, 6x17, felt, per 100 3.75 We carry a complete line of Carnival and Streetmen's goods, such as Toys, Balloons, Knives and Canes for racks, Xeweuy, ete. Cat- alogue on application. , °0E' YONOE tc CO., Minth and Lucas Ave., BT. LOUIS, XO. CONFETTI Sc. Lb. Special Colored Dailtrt, par ThouiHd ...$15.00 OrlgintlSolf-flllingFouii- tiin Pant, Groit $14.00 WHITESoiTcOMPANY 240 E. Madison St. CHICAGO, ILU