, 1875-04-25
TO YHB PUBLIC OF TEE GREAT VEST.

Certain managers Of itine.ant exhibitions.
devoid of all reputation for CANDOR, HON.
ESTY, and FAIR DEALING, have COM
bined for the purpose of initlr1ng the =.cga
GREAT AMUSEMENT ORGANIzA-
TION, fearing that its vast dimensions and
magnificent proportions would eventually
revolutonize travelling exhibitions.
Having become envious OF its great merit
and exceeding novelty, cert1in manager,
who has mistaken the notoriety attached to
his name for celebrity, had a SUPPOSED
interview, first published in the Buffalo Cou-
r1er the job oHco connected with said pare1
prints all OF the large pictorial bills for anid
showman), copied in Harpera Weekly and
other papers. The article referred to atiR-
1natzes the profession generally, reflects
upon the ability Of OUR NATIVE-BoRN
ARTISANS AND MECHANICS, and is
so pointed in its remarks concerning tho
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH that tho
managsr c9 AMERICAS RACING ASSO-
CIATlON has written letter and mailed
the same, literal copy Of which letter Is
herewith presented to the public:
Nr. r. T; Barnunn, Of B.ruums Hippodroas. BlidSc-
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:ement sndea3ef tb5 inn sn1oe. il aid puDsned
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men Of means. who have chosen hubo sazTaat
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upon 3ea1 p1sssat - ~ oes;nsl q sn ao75
eateEtsinmen to the American public without Initiating
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asLe 40 fault to nd With you 70. reto.9* to :. hoaot
your method Of Doing va. calculated to a'aSs
head of vst ausenens eaterp1i1es u 1msriea. aad
deem unwotthy Of o. eh1faetsF 81 who .,pvs
r. calling himself. md thu: sndes,oF 6a;ld
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,ooE show may fog time impose anom ths ereduIty Of
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resent a others engaged in the pursuit. Ycu per
hAps. feel md think that such l spiEr est
among shovmeu but fox do not propose 70 submit
from what they satisacd ts:t the Amor
ica's sRAc!ng Association il Just such institution al
represent it to be- have nodesy xefrained from 2
aEGeraton concerning the merits, ad e1e tho great
public to be tho Judge Of magnitude novelty, AID
Wills belie1e IN competition. feaE Aay oppo-
4ition, and though shall seek il, neitcz sa turn
in tho Westorn Middle and Ea&tefn States summer
upon merits foE public patronage; and now. in
Youe It requires years OF attan
ton In Euzopo to produce Show md material procured
hers a simply hurlea lue You Assukedlx do not mean
what tho aaguase ab'a quoted tzc!i:a- YoEr sgs I'D
ahe ud certainly forbid from tho In
tcIgence ct American artisans and mechanics There
II occasion 70 Europe t. purchase poioa Of
the outfit useded for zns exhibition American mechaa:
European celebrities. Al Of tho eo.:nes, charios. h@r
ties introduced 1t tho Eart Of AnsFca
Kacn9 Association arc, well p=aaod n say, OF
American manufacture. and take pzds in proclAmtn&
the fact l. Is hese that e5pes to Enap tho 9opess e
attribute tbs to the Act ot having confidence
the abtty OF American mechanics. and Of having pAid
into their workshops hs capital invested IL ths
ton and dzspite assertion to thar lnotoHtJ
Of American manufacture, tbs eQul Of any of Jour 80
c1lled European 1n1nutactntcH
have refaiucd from all personalities, but dee11ed 10
my duty to resist tbs 2tr3ek Ade b. not ony upoa
all showmen bat also to dcns aaseton3 aeout M
1upeiu1y Of foreign manufactures the dex1oaat e1
our native uaechan!cs and citizens.
1"'' 1'"N '' GEORGE D7 HAVEN.