The Billboard 1902-07-26: Vol 14 Iss 30 (1902-07-26)

yy | ’ tHE BILLBOARD A CEKIAINTY Is the Arkansas State Fair Now. Yhe Arkansas State Fair at Pocahontas is now a certainty. The chairman of the finance committee, W. B. Nel, reports that 101 shares have been subscribed for, and Mr. Chapple, of the general committee, has eailed a meeting to complete the organization and put the machinery in running order, to the end that the first fair may be a success in every respect. the tirst exhibit will be made the latter part of October, after the other county iuirs have been held, in order that the premium exhibits at these fairs may be sent to the State Fair for compilation. This will insure a superb exhibit of the products of Arkausas, proving a tine advertisement of the resources of the State. WILL CLOSE SUNDAYS. The board of directors of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition have adopted a resolution that during the whole duration of the exposition the gates shall be closed to visi tors on Sundays. E. H. Harriman, president of the Southern Pacific Railway Com pany, has been made chairman of the World's Fair Commission, recently created in New York by Governor Odell. TO BE A HUMMER. rhe carnival and exposition at Wichita, Kan., bas made the first formal announce ment of its fourth annual carnival and fall exposition. The program is to be upon a very extensive scale. Many of those who were connected with the two big events oi Inv) and 1900 are again at the helm. Ike Dean, the big fruit grower and = cattle raiser, as well as a capitalist, is the presi dent this year. An exhibit of the industries of that section and surrounding country which supports the mercantile interests ol Wichita will be an important part of the program. Its sister counties and the State are invited to compete for the various pre miums hung up for the best township and county exhibit of horticultural and agri eultural products, in addition to the live stock industry, which will be another im portant factor in the big show. Large premiums are offered, and while Sedgwick | County will be a strong ‘competitor, neon of the home exhibitors will participate in the premiums offered to townships or counties, ‘The umusement or entertainment features ure in the hands of Cc. Lockwood, the well-known promoter of carnivals and street fairs, and who was the secretary ot Wichita’s first street fair in 1809 and the carnival and fall festival in 190), '. Healy is superintendent of the hor ticultural and agricultural show. ‘To him is due the eredit for the two magnificent exhibits made in 1899 and 100. Well-known stock men such as Ike Dean, A. b. Moore and Mr, Paugh will look after | the stuck show and roping contest. FAIR NOTES. Richmond, Va., will lave a horse show in October. Cambridge Springs, Pa., will bold her | annual fair Aug. 26-29. Lancaster, Pa., will have a fair and horse | show Sept. 16-19. e ‘Yhe Nazareth (Pa.) Fair celebrates its semi-cenntennial this year. i The advertising crew for the Vigo (Ind.) County Fair started on the road last week. The county fair at Oconto, Wis., Sept. 3 5, promises to be up to the usual standard. Lawrenceburg (Ky.) fair grounds have been greatly improved in the last few weeks, Sixteen thousand dollars will be offered in premiums at the Louisville Horse Show Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. The Hagerstown (Ind.) Fair opens July 20, and a tine program of exercises and exhibits has been arranged. The Atlanta (Go.) Manufacturers’ Association has decided to combine their exhibit with that of the Southern Interstate Fair. Our fair list Is revised and corrected each week. Readers will oblige us by calling our attention to any omissions or inaccuracles, The Illinois State Board of Agriculture have issued their premium list for the State Fair, to be held at Springtield, LL, Sept. 20 to Oct. 4. The Hancock County (Ind.) Agricultural Fair, which was to have been beld in August, has been declared off because of the prevalence of smallpox. The Arkansas State Fair, to be held at Pine Bluff, Ark., Oct, 20-25, inclusive, promises to be a big event. Already the public is greatly interested. A kennel club will most probably be formed at Worcester, Mass., because the Worcester Agricultural Society is to have a dog show at its fair Sept. 1 and 2. The Gillespie County Fair Association, which will hold its annual fair and race meet at Fredericksburg, Tex., Sept. 13-15, has issued a folder in advance of their catalogue, The Warren County Fair, which has been held every year at Lebanon, O., since 1549, will this year hold its meeting at Franklin, O. The reason—Lebanon has a centennial celebration. The Nebraska State Board of Agriculture have determined to make every possible effort to have President Roosevelt visit Omaha during the fair when be makes his Western trip. Secretary Hulet, of the Crawfordsville (Ind.) Fair is working hard to provide The managers of the Northern Illinois Agricultural Association's Fair, to be held at Taylor's Park, in Freeport, Sept. 15-19, have made arrangements with the Bostock Ferari Shows to appear at the park = in connection with the fair. Applications for exhibition space for the Columbus (©.) Fair, Sept. 1-5, are coming in fast. All the space is taken in the machinery department, in the structures used for carriages, buggies and other vehicles. and also in the building for the display of hardware. The Hamilton County (0O.) Agricultural Society held a meeting preparatory to the annual fair, to be held at Carthage, O., Aug. 19-22. The society voted to accept THE HORSE SHOW Horse shows have become an important factor in the amusement world, and it is now evident that they have come to stay because they are clean and legitimate, and for combination of commercial society they are hard to beat. They stimulate trade in many ways and furnish an entertainment unique and different from any other. There is probably no promoter in charge of horse shows so extensively known and respected AT ST. PAUL, MINN. and white. The scheme carried through in every possible way. There were broughams with horses, dog carts, road wagons, runabouts and pony carts in the different store windows, all hitched correctly, and if there had been room enough it is possible that some of them would have exhib ited a coach and four. Dr. De Garmo Gray prevailed upon the mayor to grant him a holiday, and nearly all the stores in the DR. C. DEGARMO GRAY. | SP" as is Dr. De Garmo Gray, who recently promoted the phenomenally successful horse show in St. Paul, Minn., and later that at St. Joseph, Mo. The show at St. Paul was one of the most brilliant successes ever known in the history of that city. St. Paul is an old town, cold and conservative, nevertheless essentially a jobbing center with plenty of money. Dr. Gray, with years of experience behind him and with the natural acumen of a thorough business man, at once descried the advantage offered by the city, and with the aid of his inventive genius pulled off one of the biggest successes of his successful career. He had the Ringling Bros.’ Circus and Buffalo Bill as opposition, but he sprung a new scheme on them that verily set the town wild. It was this way: He formed a Decorators’ Club and engaged ‘‘smokers.’’ The members were the window decorators of the different department houses of the city and the result was that the business houses spent thousands of dollars and gave up rows upon rows of windows on the ground floor and in many cases whole departments on the upper flors, devoting their goods to the colors of the horse show—cardinal, something new for the coming fair. A novelty introduced by him will be a political debate between two Indiana orators. Here is a good circuit in Northwestern Ohio, viz.: Napoleon, O., Sept. 2-5; Montpelier, O., Sept. 9-12; Ottokee, O., Sept. 1619; Arian, Mich., Sept. 22-26; Hillsdale, aa Sept. 29-Oct. 3; Angola, Ind., Oct. 7-10. The dates of the Southwest Virginia District Fair at Wytheville, Va., have been changed to Oct. 21-24. The State Reunion of Confederate Veterans will be held at the same time and place. W. C. Lawson is the secretary, and all kinds of attractions are wanted. city closed. tended for two days’ duration, but the hard work brought so many entries that the time ‘ ’ Primarily, the show was Iin was extended to three days previous to the | starting of it, and the results were so satisfactory to the public that the management complied with the popular demand and made up a four-day show over night with nine classes, and every one of them filled, and the best of it was that this day Was as good as any during the meeting. At the end of the show the Commercial Club presented Dr. De Garmo Gray with a banquet in return for the work that he hud done and the pains he had taken to “show them,’ but the additional reward which was much more material, was the invitation which he received to come to Denver, Glenwood and Colorado Springs, and the contract for the Chicago show. br. Gray is not only a genlus, but an indefatigable hustler. He is thoroughly well known now, and as the horse show gains more and more prominence in the amusement world, its chief reformer and advo cate, Dr. De Garmo Gray, will become even aoe popular than he now is. re | the offer of General Manager Wagenhalis, of the Millcreek Valley Company, of a free special car to the Butler County Fair at Hamilton, O, The Cynthiana (Ky.) Fair, to be held under the auspices of the A. O. U. W., July 30 to Aug. 2, ag oa to be a big event. fhe premium list is large and liberal. Ali the arts and industries will be exhibited, as well as the usual fine display of cattle, horses and live stock of all kinds. Four pleasant days are assured. Aug. 13 will be Rough Riders’ Day during the Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Fair. Victor Ober ling, proprietor of the Gamier Brewery at the Lawrenceburg, and vice president of Fair Association, will have charge of the Rough Riders, and under his command they will imitate the San Juan charge led by resident Rovsevelt. The Georgia State Pair will be held at Valdosta, Ga., from Oct. 29 to Nov. & A prize of $1,2W will be given for the best county exhibit. The prizes for the second, third and fourth best exhibits will be $s, S500 and $200 respectively, and the ten next best counties will receive 3150 each. The best individual exhibit of any one farmer will get $150 and the second best $100. ‘There are many other liberal prizes. Ft. Wayne, Ind., will have a county fair some time in the early fall. ‘Ten thousand dollars has been guaranteed; $8,250 has been raised by subscriptions, and the remaining $750 has been undertaken by sev eral Ft. Wayne business men who have been active promoters of the fair. ‘he $10,000 will be used for the ereciion of buildings in which live — stock, farm products, machinery, ete., will be exhibited. The improvements upon the Alexandria (Ky.) Fair Grounds are of a general nacure this season, as the association avers that nothing special is needed. They claim that their stock barns are perfect. ‘Their premium list has been revised and enlarged. ‘They have no regular speed department, yet their combined saddle, harness and roadster riugs bave always attracted large crowds in the past. The committee, Messrs. Todd and Thatcher, are always on the lookout for attractions. The Clinton (Mass.) Fair entertained 25,ooo people last year and this year is pianning to have’ at least 40,000 people pass through its gates. The attractions this year include Marvelous Marsh, the high bieyele diver; Prof. Carl E. Myers, captive war balloon; Mme. Pianka, of the Bostock Show, and her five lions; the Tokio Japanete troupe; Girard Lewis’ trained monkeys; Wolt and Milton, the billiard table comedy ucrobats, and a number of lesser vaudeyiue attractions. ‘The Salem Cadet Band tas been engaged for the three days Sept. liz. ‘Lhe advertising this year is made up ot exclusive designs in nearly every par ticular, the lithograph bill board work being from special blocks, and a very attract ive Window card has been issued. Besides these, there are 4,800 sheets of bill board work, and 2,000 window posters and hang ers, a large number of them mounted «ou linen for special railroad station work, The recent horse show held at St. aul, Minn., organized and managed by Lr. c. De Garmo Gray, Was a great success. fi original intention was to have a little locas horse show in connection with the race meeting for two days, but after engaging the services of C. De Garmo Gray, ties gave him full authority to proceed. He pur about eight weeks, night and day, upon che show, and the result was such a success that by popular demand the show was con tinued two more days. It was pronounced by judges and visitors who have seen i xreat many horse shows to be the greatesi success ever known at an “open-air horse show,” and considering it was the trst year and the grounds being very badiy sis uated for transpertation facilities, the suc cess obtained by him is remarkable, ‘the llorse Show Association and the puble a large, including the press, guve him usa credit for it, and he has been complinieiutea very highly for his work. The Horse Stow Association has become a@ permanent insci tution in St. Paul, and will held annua: shows. Dr. De Garmo Gray has been en gaged to wanage the show for next year. lie will devote his entire time in the future to horse shows. He already has Denver und Colorado Spripgs, Col., and several other cities to follow. Notes trom the New Hampshire Stace Fair Association: The Concord (N. It.) State Fair, which will be held this year ou Aug. 26-20, inclusive, is a State atfuir is more Ways than one. Its president, Hon. Frank West Rollins, is an ex-Governor; its secretary, Hon. Nahum J. Bachelder, is the next Governor; its vice president, Muu. Edward N. Pearson, is the Secretary o1 State, and so on, ‘This year this bunch of olficials have succeede in landing the chief executive of the whole country, aud President Roosevelt will positively visit the fair on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 28, on his way to be the guest of bis Secretary of State, Hon. John Hal, at Luke Sunapee. For the entertainment of the President and the 50,000 or more other pevple that will come to the fair this year the management has arranged a tremendous programme. ‘The evenings will be devoted to Pain’s ‘‘Fall of Kome. In the day-time everything ever seen at a high-class tur will be on the cards; a free show of twenty ucts, horse racing for $4,400 in purses, ba: loon ascensions, a great display in all departments for $5,000 in premiums, band tournaments, a Midway a mile long, und so on, Dear Sir—Noticing in a recent number of your valuable paper a suggestion that the ames of contract jumpers be given pubii cation for the protection of secretaries und others desiring to book attractions; i de sire to call your attention to an inexcusable violation of an honorable contract recency entered into with me by L. A. Sarieti, Manager of the Sinclair Sisters. udder date of April 30, Mr. Sartell entered into a black and white agreement to give three ascensions at Sterling the last week in August. On July 12 I received a letter from him, refusing to perform the sauie, giving as a reason that cannon ascensivnus were very dangerous, and at the same time offering to furnish the old-fashioned ascen sion. ‘She gentleman evidently thought that, owing to the lateness of the hour, would be diilicult to secure a substitute and that I would have to submit to his aay trickery—which, however, will not the case. for the protection of persons who may be securing similar attractions, | desire to infurm them of the unreliability of the contracts entered into by the ge. tleman above mentioned. MINERAL SPRINGS PARK ASS'N, ling, lll. W. S, Kilgour, Secretary. 27 Say ~ es eee 5 . | ;