New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
THE ROCJE or 4 CIRCCS.
PLANNING A sEAsoN-THE BUSINESS REDUCED TO A
SCIENCE.

SCIENCE.
On an express train which was dashlng along
fine iron rails toward York, James ~ Bailey OF the
E,ru,lm SHOW said reporter Of The TRIBUNE; The
pubc ~ il watches the tour OF great circus through
h state. ba. little knowledge Of the immense amount
obtaining which manager must do 10 arrange the route
which his show is 10 follow during the summer There
are some pcoplc who have idea that all we have TO Do
is o make ont list of available cities and send ont orr
advance agents To do the advertising That l. just where
,. make a great mistake The fact is il requires as
much ability to lay wepaying route Tor season
exhibition. a. il does TO organize the show Itself mat
statement sounds oddly know, bat it Is true There
are many things be taken into consideration III The
first place only those towns must be visited when can
e,cIied upon to III your tents There are hundreds OF
CITIES I'm This country which have large population but
would not prove to be coed snow towns should we pay
them visit How do / know this long headed
manager must keep himself posted upon the hlahcIa'
condition OF every section Of the country II "Aic lis
show i, TO travel He must know how the crops are
Nicely to turn ont Illinois, what the condition Is OF the
mining interests IN Pcnusy wanna the manufacturing IN
du.trcs H. Ncw-Eng aud and the agricultural produc-
tr, il. TIC Middle aal Southern States. As II would be
folly forL:ut 10 take hi- show 20 city Ia which there hdd
bec, within year long strike among Wor6lnsheh uy
which the amount o. surplus money had been seriously IL
duceG the mana lay ont his route as
c,+ eve. though IL st bc the direct line Of travel
tn do this often requires very long between one
4,i. low, ana the next; but r. better 20 follow
-, ,'oL !, ,,iau than 10 r'Iu the risk Of u failure.
X-rr ftrr mature de!hcrat!on, II has been decided
rbst route tie circus vi! take the following srdsoh'
agent, are sent out to vsit the c'eS III wien W. a.,
''SLi,,, IN make the necessary arrangements. one
sennt serrres the grounds and makes contracts Win
h1tcbcrs and grOce!a and Others Tor shpheai dh"hI
-. SONS and makes contracts VITA the railroads
or transportation. Following these asent are .ie
yrr-i uu cars which ia our own ~hp" are I'VE III ,'l
her When M length the circus arrives al Guy III WLIc
an exhibition is To bee given everything i III teau.ues
M i,s rrccption The bills contracted during our stay are
ai naid before we leave that night ne rome "Hol TIC
Parnlu show Is TO take next season l. AL lau oll INV
can tel you just where We 7h"I pe VI "N' way ' '
The show business Ike many others might lneii,.on
The baphazad way the crcuses used 10 br diaete oNI
countrv roads by spawned hOtses twenty years ago al
thc nrcsent systematic cNpTe,, tram hiIdu+tltht
yrbIri- them across state INTO another III t,6
right Now instead or tent capable oi Scats -VVo
,non'. we have three. the seating calacA ol HA,O -
inofr man 1000. lc the dtys OF the oid loau t
an. numbered one by one they disappear iICH ~
old hauuts. the last one VIII nave n''s' &c
cbar1o: and struck H. tent forever