, 1881-01-02

,,,;c.1fr,a+a., and eDrf1iElv Hind nJn,v frn1,,
wllieh See he iatter ter viii Severely and solely
.rSa e.,1a cru that "circuses take all the
,,an",, cut If tnwI, Is either thf ts,nnrv
nn,xi ~ s stnnidfty or the lie direct Of in
+urn.to11 ~ sa;t;el,nnss There il No Isrnft IL,
;,,t',r tha n,,estion with ;et,oTe,,ca ~, thn
u.sputiiI @ siio ms anaI faisat,nod ~, the nthar e
2ne ssoo aio oan ''e'bo ba moes;,1a 4hatt
..",r p"n c;tv Fathers are intint;1,rad hs,
s"us 49,. ix.o n resnactfniiv inn,,;ro IL,
sucm at .,i3t,nr;tv fev ass1,m to at ~ o5 anS
~ Mla. Gat fmanciaI ,.nardans of everv soni TN +,
tooh ttenlne Tl ~ t, nat nonI,p ~ ~ vi ex
'';h;t,nns and the one which viii retnrn them
- pnoi ,S;.ai fhe nt,st for tneir 1nn,,av9 and
fnrtf1ern,f,re if tits sort Of restraining civic
NV r. .gn,td nnt he at least ennalIv sa1ntnr11
=; III tha case ~ n certain French TheS,,ian dev.
nt4a whose uiaIage1nent tenlands. bv al
veri iisement in TIE TnInrSE. tne price nf
CO adult admissions to a circus Tor one pri-
rntt. nox. It NAV be fairly and .patrioticaIly
are,,ed too. that the money carted from pnor
97I,iea on nv tha circus wifi At least. re,nain
in the cn,,ntrv. willie that paid to the actress
Viii he transDorted lar away to further feed
the nrurie,,t nTide Of hammered Paris.
III IT. wisnst nf we,, ~, hns said. mt
wifi q fool accorlinc to his folly. Iest thou
he made a. foolish rs Iie.'' What. then. can
he said to convert and convince the fools who
are always and forever babbllng about the
rnrs Sensible men will at once appreciate
tha fart that If fhase rniden-tonpnt.i idiots
vera rirht there would he yery ,nany more
circuses and very many less bankrupt man
ayers. Indeed, you can almost count upon
.,,a.,, oa,,;t,, ,n f,ns;nase ai,;lirv ri Tho
highest order are required to insure q fair re-
turn upon the investment, this combination
does not serve 10 naintaIh an eQ4lpolse M De-
s. SmseI u ovar"han,;ng fso so
astcr
This proposed scheme Of extortion and
prescription is not even original with Chl-
caeo: II ias !Iequen.i1.y bgen traeu Tt9G
n,,;,;o,, % and h,si,ess ay;aanci..s have com
npjled Tie adoption OF a more liberal and inl-
partial policy. Local history will thus repeat
itself iM Chicago; for, assnrediy. should your
Coullcil ,, .u,ph We oiusice M n.eI ~ ea
neai ,aet9I T. ~ WeonwIte no pronfetic renutation
Is risked in the prediction that all circuses
and mellagnries will sllun your city.
For one, wish it distinctly undersfooa,
sir, that I do not propose to Join Ill humDly
petitionlng or mildly protesting, ny means OF
Iabored argument, against the ordinance III
question. denounce 1t as an act OF grossest
intolerance and injustice, tyrannlGal usrrp-
alton or authority 4hdef eolor OF INV. otiG-
mating in 4 sorlil conspiracy, at war with
every established ctlcaeo business anu pop
ular precedent, and as an nnmltlgateo, @ OUT
rage. to the consumnatlon OF which no non,
orlhie and Intelligent CITY Wall
lend his voice and vote. very reSpecl1ully
yours, CHAs: 9ToM,
General Agent Sells Bros
10 the Edsor a iae eAteaoo 1f'o'."e
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-I notice in this days
Tp1nttSE an editorial about the pro-
-,oeo,, o,1,;nancn FIR the licensing of circuses.
and want to say that the statement that
circus parties come into large cities to make
up for losses made in small places has no
fnvrd,tio, Il, fart and hatrays nm ,,tter want
Of familiarity With the business. 1t is we'll
known among amusement managers that the
conduct Of circus to profitable point is at
+a,,Iad with oreat t1itticnity. It requires the
.sos,. Ss hast ouriaI and hnsiness fact. I
scis o.,S tt. ~, aho,,+ :.
contend that there Is nothlns low ABOUT =
| circus performance per Sc, and fully believe
| that if there was an expression from the
n,,h,;c ,non tha suhiect no such outrageous
e,,n, os KIN nor iay wnnld ever be charged
so s te ho # eiv;ne circns eyhbitions.
~ te ~. s+ n a.ss+ * I,ar can't ri the rrnss
~ a.S e;rcns and r. at iaast o ner cent
1tctp.s " ~ quo, ;rcns M and there Is noth
~ 4;v ;,it - ~ a,,;tahIa in s,,ch m outrageOus
ta4
- maaaSv a,aEeo,s ~ atiyeTtisnr m 1r1,oses. but
are enormous 1ot tau.s, ~ "'s'.n,ia
~ ino stnci- naeds than for any
Surplus Of profit they expect over SIMILAR
number of entertainments given Ill the
country towns. As to me matter od aecvit.s
N cliles & Us e9pa1cM ~, .;rc,,e -, ,nnnprer in Amer
a ;ca whose hooSs viii not prove that country
stands yield greater gross and net returns.
Here is the reason: The AFTERNOON perform p1
ances III cues are Hssvt t', @ me f,f.1 se ra"1,.
at;ra MlT 10 ~ oc 40 the niri1t performances. and
in the smaller towns more so. A theatre il,