The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-08-06
Some of the Companies Secured
by Doctor Wood i'm
the East.
The Theatrical Season to Open
August 20 With Good.
years Minstrels.
Notes of Travel by Doctor Wood
Among the Cities of
the East.

Df. II. w. W. Ou Uee IetuIucO
from New York. where he had been
to secure attractions for the coming
theatrical season, which will open
August 20. DR.. Wood was found In
his Office yesterday by BAzoO re.
porter, and said:
"Yes, L have been absent from Sc.
dalia about two weeks. and during
that time visited indianapolis, Colum.
bus, Harrisburg. Baltimore, Washing.
ton, Philadelphia, Cape May, New
York, Albany, Buffalo and Niagara
Falls. Thence l crossed Canada, by
the Canada Southern, to Detroit.
Besides the cities mentioned, l also
visited several smaller towns of from
5000 to 100000 population. Har.
risburg has q population of about As
900. 1t has beautiful streets and ex-
ceIlent sidewalks. The streets are
paved with asphalt obtained from the
mines at Trinidad, Col. The asphalt
does not give very good satisfaction
however. as it is liable to wear into
holes. The postofice building is a
fine structure costing in the neighbour
hood of $3.50, 600 and is such build
ing as Sedalis needs and can have by
an united effort. The site of the Har.
risburg postoffice is about $50 by 120.
The building is in the center of the
plat with beautiful stone walks lead.
ing to every side, the balance OF the
grounds being nicely erased. The
building is three stories high and is
built of stone with columns and gran
lite pillars. The Sedalia building
ought not to cost less than $50, 600
or $500, 900, and if the matter is
properly presented we can yet secure
an appropriation for snch building.
The Harrisburg building is a modern
struction and would make an excel.
lent model for the proposed Sedalia
postofice building.
"Another beautiful little city
which / visited was Reading, Pennsyl.
vsnia. 1t CONTAINS about $4,000
population and is a beautiful
place. About three years
ago the principal streets
we're paved with wooden block pave.
ments, but they have been condemned,
and next month work will begin on
tearing up the blocks and substituting
the Telford pavement. The blocks
used were not cedar, however, and
this may have had something to do
with their failure to give satisfaction.
Reading is thriving city with very
little debt, AMI is growing rapidly.
Four electric light plants are in oper-
alton, and the arc lights cost about 20
cents each per night, and the city
council and other public officers are
furnished lights free. What will
Sedalia think of that? There are
street car lines on all the principal
thoroughfares. Every street railroad
company pay to the city an annual
tax of $50 per car for each car in use,
and the telegraph, telephone and cleo.
trio light companies pay So per an
mum for every pole in use ON their
lines. Ii Sedalia WOULD
adopt some of Readings methods of
doing business We would soon be bet.
ter of.
Indianapolis and Columbus
are beautiful cities. Their
union depots are far super.
Tor to that of ST. Louis In
every important city L Was struck by
the magnificent buildings in process
of erection. At Philadelphia they
are building a new city hall which
has been in course of erection for IL
years and has already cost over s4,-
100000. 1t occupies an entire block
and when completed. will be the
highest building in the world, being
already higher than the Mormon tenn.
pie at Salt Lake City.
New York is a great city, but /
do not like it as well as San Fran.
cisco, on account of the sultry eli.
mate. l hurried up my business and
was glad to get out of the city,"
"What success did you have in
making bookings for the coming
theatrical season, doctor ?"
"While in New York / succeeded
in booking a fine list for the season.
Among them are Lost in London,
A Tin Soldier, (Hoyt's), Goodyear.
Cook & billions Minstrels, Huntley's
Lyceum Comedy Co., Gypsy Warde,
Passions Slave, Happy Cal Wagner's
Minstrels, Hasson's, One of the Finest,
George Ober, 81 Perkins, Thomas
Keene, George Wilson's Minstrels,
w. c. Coup's Equescuriculum, Pos
tage Stamp, Ullie Akerstrom, Pete
Baker, Little Homespun, Shafroth';
mlnstrels, Beach and Bowers min