Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-25
ONE DOLLAR ADMISSION.
a short Talk IN Favor Of The A-soeia-
tons Action

. IL became known 70 them that the ad-
mission free Of one dollar which they
had decided to charge for the circuit
meeting was regarded by many as a
bold attempt at robbery, That lie
price named caused much dissatisfac-
ton cannot be denied, bu. we do not
think il well grounded when il is con-
sidered that the admission fee Of one
dollar covers all the privileges Of the
grounds, including admission to the
grand stand and entry to the grounds
Of saddle horses and vehicles. Last
grounds and ali additi nal twenty-five
cents for the grand stand, so that in
reality the advance this year is only
twenty-five cents. There are many
other things to be taken INTO consider
alton also. To begin with the charge
Of n dollar 10 what is exacted during
circuit meetings On every track in the
United states and at all meetings Of
any consequence elsewhere. Then,
too, the association has Incurred liza
bilities in the way Of purses hat have
induced q large number Of first class
horses to come here; without these
offerings the races would have been
limited to a few local horses Of no
speed, and no such enthusiasm would
have been worked up for races OF this
sort as Is now shown. 10 fact, there
Is no doubt that the association would
have been universally condemned II
they had followed such a parsimonious
course. Having gone into the business
in the style betting a town Of some
importance II naturally follows that
the managers should make ever ef-
tort to meet the liabilities thus in
Cured. One Of the chief sources Of
revenue In race meetings j. the gate
receipts, and the expectation Of the
managers wa that their patrons would
cheerfully acluiesce in the slight ad-
vance made over last seasons charge:
more especially when the anne people
do not hesitate at any time to pay one
dollar for admission 10 any show that
comes along, be the same good or bad.
SO thoroughly has Il become settled
that Miles City j. a dollar town for
anything in the way Of amusement
that the idea Of is retrograding TO the
ifty-cent standard when ~patroniziug
q worthy home Institution never en-
tered the minds Of the managers, and
for this reason il WAS not thought
worth while to make any public an
nounct meut Of the price OF admission.
The fact that this announcement was
not made was unfairly used by many
a. an argument against the sssocia-
ton, the i~nsinnation beilg made that
the price was kept quiet ~purposely in
order TO induce people to come to the
grounds and then skin them at the
gate.
1t was also unfairly charged that an
additional fee wss to be exacted for
the entrance Of horses or vehicles and
for admission to the grand stand.
These mls-stAtemsnts no doubt kept
many people away from the grounds
yesterday who would have attended
had they known that the charge of
one dollar covered everything, as 1t
does. The directors Of the association
took the matter under confederation
last night and after discussing IL from
every standpoint decided TO make no
change, but trust TO the good sense OF
the community 10 look at the matter
In the right light and act accordingly
The association is not an individual
enterprise nor yet q close corporation.
It's stock lie largely distributed anon g
the people Of Miles City aud Custer
county and should II ever be 80 FORUM
ate as to become a money making ven-
ture the profits will go into no single
pocket, but be divided among many.
Moreover it lie an institution organized
and operated for the benefit of the
whole community, for whatever bring.
to the town so many strangers as we
now have with US and holds them
here for days, and in the case of the
horse owners and trainers, for weeks
must necessarily benefit everybody
either directly or indirectly. These
are facts that must be taken into con
sideration before a verdict of swindli 1g
or robbery is rendered against tle
association for so petty an act as 81
vancing theprice o fadmission tv enty.
five cent over wha. was willing }
paid last year. If the attempt We Z
made to please everybody the asoola
ton would quickly go into i~rretrievable
bankruptcy and the fair fame thst RAJ
thus far been gained for the town by
/, the association would be lost forever.
;, Stockholders Meeting.
Notice Is hereby yiNen that there