The Billboard 1913-03-22: Vol 25 Iss 12 (1913-03-22)

meee OH na oi + # gr tee ge ae ee cata We Fo *7 ~ wat tien Ti moe om os Sas ting, ~~ The Billboard MARCH 22, 1913, My Dear Old Friend Mike: Imagine my disappointment, the other day, when I stopped off between trains at Roodhouse, cago, and I didn’t get to see you. But, Mike! I did get to see the plant of the Eli Bridge Company, and I was interested WHEEL is from the old ones I worked on way back in 1900 to 1904, and, talk about dreams coming true: he was gong to do with the ELI WHEEL, while I knew he was a bull-dog to hang on, Eli Plant beat any air-casties I ever heard him build. laid out for business, and the amount of correspondence it handles, typewriters, business phonographs, getting a half dozen letters in a day from that many different foreign countries than they do of ge file after file of correspondence that reaches out to 53 foreign countries, as well as all over is concerned, the ELI WHEEL has simply captured the whole business. When I used to help put up that old No. 2 ELI. for six men, and 316 bolts to put in to put it up, and this man, Sullivan, woud of the time without any bolts at all. 1 expected him to improve it wonderfully, but I never expected to and start to hauling passengers in less have to have it, Every man in the plant seems to be imbued with the same spirit; that is, that everything about ELI must be the best that money can produce, and kept that way. they don’t last very long If a man don’t keep step with the progress of the shop he soon loses out and another man takes his place that will But getting back to the ELI WHEEL. Mike, they say that with all these new improvements on this ELI WHEEL, and handling it in the time they through with trying to handle these old wheels over the road and trying to get them up in time to open and get them down in time to get away with the train. knew he was working when be handled one of those old ELI WHEELS on the road. it; it was absolutely safe and could handle all the people that could climb on it, and that is more true even of the New ELI WHEELS, as they are machine bolts to hoid the joints together, now these patent socket joints are held by ments that | saw Of all the busy places I ever saw, a man a present of an ELI WHEEL, that no statement must be made but what is absolutely the truth and can be backed up. W. E. this. and his word is law around that Plant; when he says a thing is so the entire Company's business, and that is why all the customers swear by the Eli Bridge Company, think there is nothing like it on the face of the earth, and I guess there ain’t Why, since they built that original shop, in the spring additions onto the building, and have added to their power equipment over and over and over, yuilt to order and put in, which they thought would be big enough to furnish working that boiler right up to its capacity, and it hasn’t been in six months yet, and now they are talking of buying another new boiler double But talk about business growing fast. lathe-turned steel pins, and are better than old bolt connections were rell us that he would never quit until a bett intending to surprise you, and found that you had gone to Chi to see how different the new ELI When W. E. Sullivan used to talk to me 1 surely thought he was building air-castles, but what I Cg it is around that ELI SHOP and Office, and the way that Office is and every modern device: Why they think no more of *tting one from anywhere in the U. S. A., and I wag shown the United States and Canada, and as far as the good old U. 8. A. it took ten hours of good hard work coe weet qou be put up in one-third see a 12-seat EL YHEEL actual! ut wu than two hours, but that is exactly what they have done with the New Model ELL y ._ a watch held on them, put that wheel up in 1 hour, 51 minutes, and 5” seconds No wonder a Men, down in their hearts, don’t Four men, with of the old Merry-go-round and Wheel this, but there is no arguing anything about it, as the Eli Bridge Company offer to make they can not repeat the operation in the time. And that is one thing about the ELI PLANT Sullivan is somewhat of a crank about you can bet your last penny it IS SO, and that vein runs through and the BIG ELI WHEEL. They 1906, they have actually bullt 14 and last fall they had a new boiler steam for the plant for years to come, and already they are the size of this one, and it is only a question of time until they will And, then, some of the machinery they have. When they go to buy a machine they hunt for the best machine that the world produces, and the way these machines turn out work they look like a thing alive There is no room for any drones around there. In fact, do, that men nowadays don’t know what we old-timers went Believe me, those were strenuous days, and a But as one of the first owners said to me this winter, when we did get that old wheel up we never had — to worry anything about more safe even than the old ones were; instead of depending on And 1 couldn't begin to tell you about all these improve But come to think about it, there is nothing very strange about it, when a company like the Eli devote themselves to building one tiing, and one thing gnly, and put all their time, talent, brains, skill and money in making the one thing better every year, and better than anybody else has ever produced it, they are bound to succeed, and then with ar organization controlled by one Master Mind, view, they are bound to succeed; and that is to build the best Ferris Wheel in the world, and they do, and that is why it has gone all over the world tical PLEASE THE PEOPLE, GET THE MONEY WHEEL, the New Model BIG ELI, built by RIDGE COMPANY, Box 143B, P. 8.—Every Amusement man ought to have that ELI CATALOGUE, 56 pages, 33 photographs. Roodhouse, Iilinols, U. S. A. Your old friend, like this is, with one object in When it comes to Portable Ferris Wheels, there ts one real prac DAN WOOD. FAIR LIST (Continued from page 101.) ONTARIO. Barrie—Barrie Agri. Soc, Sept. 22-24. R. J. Fletcher, secy. Beachburg—North Renfrew Agrl. Soc. Oct. 1-3. Wm. Headrick, secy. Belleville—Belleville Agri. Soc. Sept. 9-10. R. H. Ketcheson, secy. Brockville—Brockville Fair Assn. Aug. 30Sept. 3. G. Crawford McClean, secy. Caledonia—Caledonia Fair. Oct. 9-10. H. B. Sawle, secy. Cornwali—Cornwal) Agri. Soc. Sept, 11-13. M. D. Cline. secy. Dresden—Camden Township Agri. Soc. Oct. 23. J. T. Bridgwater, secy. Fergus—Centre Wellington Fair. Sept. 24-25 J. J. Craig, secy. Florence—Florence Agri, Soc. Oct. 2-3. Walter Drew, secy Glencoe—Mosa & Ekfrid Falr Sept. 23-24. M C. Campbell, secy. Goderich—W. Huron Agrl. Soc. Sept. 17-19. J. Ades Fowler, secy. Lakefield--Laketield Agri. Soc. Sept. 16-17. Wes. Sherin, secy Lanark—Lanark & Bathurst Agri. Soc. Sept. 12 A. A. Melntyre, secy. London —Western Fair Assn. Sept. 5-13, A. M. Hunt, secy. Newington—Stormont Co, Fair. Sept. 16-17. G. F. Jardine, secy. Norwood—-E. Peterborough Agr. Soc, Oct. 14-15. John E. Roxburgh, secy. Orangeville—Dufferin Co. Agri. Soc. Sept. 1819 Henry Endacott, secy. Peterborough—Peterborough Indust. Exhibition. Sent. 11-12 F. J. A. Hall, secy. Renfrew—Renfrew Agri. Soc. Sept. 17-19. W. E. Smalifield, secy. Sault Ste. Marie—Central Algoma Agri. Soc. Sept. 24-26. J. H. Hugill, secy. Utterson—Stephenson & Watt Agri. Soc. Sept. 30-Oct. 1. J. H. Osborne, secy. Winchester—Winchester Fair. Sept, 23. W. J. Lafiamme, secy. Windsor—Windsor & N. Essex Agri. Soc. Sept. 15-18. E. B. Winter, secy. QUEBEC. L’Avenir—Drommond Co. Agri. Soc, Sept. 23. J. C. St. Amant, secy. Pont Chatean—Sonlanges Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 16. George R. Vernier. secy., Coteau Landing, Que. Richmond—Richmond Co. Agri. Sec. Sept. 1617. A. E. Main, secy. St. Hyacinthe—-St. Hyacinthe Co. Falr. Sept. 13. Rene Morin, secy. Sherbrooke—Eastern Township Agri. Assn. Aug. 30-Sept. 6. H. E. Channell, secy. Valleyfield—Valleyfield Bxhbibition Go. Aug. 1216. Dr. S. W. Laroche, secy. SASKATCHEWAN, North Battleford—N. Battleford Agri. Soc. Aug. 19-22. .E. Z. Wilkins, secy. Prince Albert—Prince Albert Exhibition Board. Aug. 26-28. W. A. Codling, secy. Saskatoon—Saskatoon Indust. Exhibition, Ltd. Aug. 5-8. David Douglas, secy. ADDITIONAL 1913 FAIR DATES —SD ALABAMA. Birmingheam—Alabama State Fair & Exhibition Association, Oct. 9-18. S. H. Folkes, acting secy. Cullman—Cullman Co. Agrl. & Live Stock Fair, Oct, 1-3 John Rehberg, secy., Vinemont, Ala. Montavello—Shelby Co. Fair Assn, Oct. 1-4. 8. L. Chesnutt, secy. Thomasville—Clarke Co. Fa‘r Assn. 2nd or 3rd week in Oct. Jesse V. Boyles, secy. Troy—Pike Co. Fair Assn. Nov. 3-8. M. C. Fol mar, secy. ARIZONA. Tucson—South Arizona Fair Assn. Latter part Oct. John F. Myers, secy. ARKANSAS. Camden—Ouachita Valley Harvest Fair. Oct. 14-18. L. B. Stone, secy. Conway—Faulkner Co. Fair Assn. Oct. 7-10. G. W. A. Wilson, secy. Searcy—White Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 30-Oct 3 H. K. Wood. secr COLORABO. Grand Junction—Mesa Co, Indust. & Fruit Fair Assn, Sept, 23-26. J. Monroe Stewart, secy. Lamar—Prowers Co, Fair. Aug. 20 Pueblo—Colorado State Fair Assn.. Sept. 15-20. A. L. Price, secy. CONNECTICUT, Naugatuck—Beacon Valley Fair. Oct. 14. Edw. J. Abern, secy. Rockville—Rockville Fair Assn. Sept. 16-18. Parley B. Leonard, secy. Stafford Springs—Stafford Springs Agri. Soc. Oct. 13-15. Chas. Beckwith, secy. FLORIDA. Ocala—Marion Co, Fair Assn. Noy. 25-28. David S. Williams, secy, GEORGIA. Augusta—Georgia-Carolina Fair Assn. Nov. 5-15. Frank E. Beane, secy. IDAHO. Lewiston—-Lewiston-Clarkston Fair Assn. Sept. 29-Oct. 4 John E. Nickerson, secy. ILLINOIS. Ibenvers—Rock Creek Fair Assn. Sept. 2-5. John S. Popple, secy. Flora—Flora Park & Fair Assn. Sept. 16-10. R. S. Jones, secy. Griggsville—Illinois Valley Fair Assn. July 2225. Ross P. Shinn, secy. Harrisburg—Harrisburg Fair & Park Assn. Sept. 16-19 W. V. Rathbone, secy. Highland—Madison Co, Fair Assn. Sept. 4-7. J. G. Bardill, secy. Kankakee—Kankakee Inter-State Fair. Sept. 1-5. Len Small, secy. LaSalle—LaSalle Fair Assn. Sept. 29-Oct. 4. Jos. Burkhart, Jr.. secy. Marion—Williamson Co. Fair. Sept. 9-12. Geo, C, Campbell, secy Mt. Vernon—Mt. Vernon Fair & Agri. Assn. Sept. 23-27 Chas. R. Keller, secy. Ottawa—LaSalle Co. Fa'r Assn. Sept. 16-20. E. D. Wharton, secy. Princeton—Bureau Co. Fair. Sept. 2-5. Chas. L. Trimble, secy. Rushville—Schuyler Co. Fair Asen. Aug. 12-15. . EB. MeLoren, secy. Streator—Northern Illinois Dist. Fair. Sept. 612. Chas. F. Wenninger, secy. Vienna—Johnson (o. Fair Aug. 19-22. E. F. Throgmorton, secy. Watseka—Iroguois Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 15-19. George B. McNamee, =e. Woodstock—McHenry Co. Fair. Ang. 26-29. Theo. Hamer, secy. INDIANA. Connersville—Fayette Co. Fair. Aug. 19-22. Jasper L. Kennedy, secy. Crawfordsville—Montgomery Co. Fair. Sept. 1-5. Ward McClelland, secy. Ciown Pvoint—Lake Co. Fair. Aug. 19-22. Fred Wheeler, secy. Decatur—Great Northern Indiana Fair. Sept. 16-19. Chas. E. Magley, secy. Greensburg—-Greensburg Fair Assn. Sept. 16-19. Dr. C. V. Ainsworth, secy. Kendallville—Eastern Indiana Agri. Assn. Sept. 22-26. U. C. Brouse, secy. Lebanon—Bvone Oo. Agri. Soc. Aug. 12-15. Len Titus, secy. Libertr—Union Co. Fair. Sept. 2-5. Ben. F. Coddington, secy. Middletown—Henry, Mad'son & Delaware Co. Agri. Soc. July 29-Aug. 1. F. A. Wisehart, secy. Muncie—Muncle Fair. Aug. 5-8. Earle H. Swaine, secy. Orleans—Farmers’ Fair. Aug. 28-30. J. F. Johnson, secy., Box 241. Russiaville—Howard Co. Fair Assn. Ang. 5-8. A. C. Shilling, secy. IOWA. DesMoines—lowa State Fair & Expo. Aug. 2028. A. R. Corey, secy. DeWitt—Clinton Co. Agri, Soc. Sept. 10-12, G. H. Christensen, secy. Independence—Buchanan Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 2-5. J. S. Bossett, secy. Jefferson—Greene Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 9-13. 8S. C. Culbertson, secy. Malvern—Mills Co. Agri. Soc. 5-8. I. J. Swain, secy. Manchester—Delaware Co. Agri. Soc. Sept. 8-12. J. G. Sab‘ne, secy. Milton—Milton District Fair. Sept. 16-19. D. A. Miller, secy. New Hampton—Chickasaw Co. Fair. Sept. 9-13 D. Griffin, secy. DID YOU READ OUR “AD’’ ON ANOTHER PAGE? LIGHTING furnished for Fairs and Exhibitions. R. F. HARVEY, Brooklyn W. Y. 4 Wilson Souvenir Spoons ni WILSO} NT m& WOODROW Prices on Application. Sample Spoon, 10c; Sample Knife, 25c, Postpaid GEO. E. HOMER, 45 Winter St., Boston, Mass, Fine Silver Plate Wilson Souvenir 2-Blade Knives French Grey Finish rangements, too. fifteen concessions. Fair Managers and Secretaries, Attention! Your experience has taught you, that you make most through dealing with responsible concerns. Correspond with us—it pays. GAMES: KNIFE RACK PLATE BOARD JAR BALL GAME NOVELTY SHOOTING GALLERY SPOT THE SPOT HOOP-LA We Want To Place Concessions Exclusive privileges preferred, but will consider other arWilling and able to place any part of WHEELS: TEDDY BEAR FRENCH DOLLS POODLE DOG VASES CANDY Write now to The Acme Amusement Co., 125 Henry St., New York. REMEMBER THIS:—We always send deposits promptly. WANTED Parties in connection with operation of two amusement places along electric lines, one near a population of 100,000, the other smaller. Ad dress, Room 1101, 128 Broadway, New York. FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT, MENTION THE BILLBOARD WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS. eS Aaa