The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29
A TRIP 10 Ell DORADO
Promising Outlook for the
Summer of Next
Year.
THERE WILL BE GOOD SHOWS.
And There Will Also Be Abundant
Facilities For Reaching the
Grounds Hereafter.
THERE WILL BE GOOD SHOWS.

Eldorado, the enchanting resort on the
brink of the Weehawken Palisades,
which was the Mecca of thousands of
pleasure seekers last summer. was visited
by reporter for THE JERSEY CITY News
one day last week. After the visit, the
reporter conversed with several of the
directors of the big amusement company.
The spacious grounds are exceedingly
we'll Kept by a corps of laborers who are
stationed there during the winter months
The big hotel is as clean as whistle, and
the amphitheatre is as natural as it was
last summer when thousands of specta-
tors gazed in open mouthed wonder at
the bewildering spectacle of king Solo
mon."
AS yet there. have been no material
alterations made on the grounds. The
company stated in an apologetic tone last
summer that there were many new at
tractive features which they would add
to the place. At the next meeting OF the
Board of Directors it is probable that this
question will be brought up and work
will be soon started. The company did
not make any money last season. They
had not anticipated that they would and
consequently were not disappointed. An
immense sum was spent in fitting the
place up. A perfor nance was given
in this country aud the expenses for
maintaining the place were a small for
tune every week.
And there were other reasons why no
money was made. The grounds W ere Il OF
| opened until late in the season an then
! abominable weather set in. In one
| month there We're twenty rainy nights
| and of course on these nights no per-
| formances were given and that meant 50
| much loss to the company.
| THE MOST SERIOUS DRAWBACK.
| But by far the most serious drawback
| was the miserable facilities to reach the
| grounds which were afforded to people
living in New York and Brooklyn, who
| came over via the Jay and Forty-second
Street ferries. The North Hudson County
r. ,ilway Company had contracted to have
ready its huge elevated structure, which
| was to convey people from the ferry ell
trance to the high elevation in two
minutes. But the elevated was not
ready. and the company built long
winding stairway. Hundreds came over
! the ferries, looked at the stairs mounting
to a height of 100 feet and went home
again.
Those who came over the Barclay,
| Christopher and Fourteenth street ferries
to Hoboken were in almost as bad Il pre-
dicament. Although extra cars were run
| the service was ex ecrable.
| 1t is related tina an excursion party of
800 from Newburg landed at the Four
teenth street ferry. Hoboken. and 600 OF
them walked to the grounds, mile and
a half distant.
But next. year all these defects will be
remedied. Although the directors do
not care to discuss the deta ills of what
! they propose to do until after their next
meeting, the reporter was assured that
the big pleasure grounds would be opened
with boom on May % next.
PROMISES FOR THE FUTURE.
you can tell the public" said one OF
them to the reporter, "thaJ next season
Eldorado will be place which Hudson
county and the State of New Jersey can
| be proud of. We were harassed on all
sides last season. The weather was awful
until Immediately after we closed down.
| Then for twenty-seven days the weather
was perfect Ii the grounds had remained
open they would have been crowded every
one of these nights. The discrimination
| to shut down at the time we did was car
ried by only one vote"
"Will the grounds be opened on SUM
| day?" the reporter asked.
| "That question has not been settled yet,
but tits likely" was the reply.
Immediately after. the close of the sea-
| son at Ell Dorado BolosSy Kiralfy with his
troupe, started on tour through the
Southern States. They produced ''King
| Solomon" before big gatherings in
| Georgia and the Carolinas. MIR. Kiralfy
is at present boarding on Fulton street,
| u ulOn f1lli. I10 10 SuluuSldStlC dUolt ueAU
| years prospects.
Jules Levy and Nathan Franko's band,
! whose concerts gave general satisfaction
| last year. were not out of an engagement
long Shortly after Eldorado closed they
| were engaged to give concerts at the
| Gutten berg race track. When Eldorado
reopens they will be at their accustomed
places There will be. no changes in the
proprietorship of the different booths.
All of the booth owners say they lost
little money last year but this year they
are hopeful of the coming season.
| The elevated road from the West Shore
| ferry to the heights has been completed
and satisfactorily tested. Within two
weeks it will be conveying the patrons of
| the Guttenb berg race track via Eldorado.