Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-17
SHOW NEXT YEAR.
Powerful Rival for the Barnum
and Bailey Circuses.
BACKED BY ENORMOUS CAPITAL

Adam ForepauGh, Jr., w. C. Comp and
Others at Its HeAd-Animais Now Being |
Imported for the Big Ageregation-I
Something of an Idea of What the New !
Concern Promises to be-
Says New York oispstch:
Sine the, late Adam Foreosnoh died |
an n he late Princes r. Ba ND |
joined the grea, majority the in'e i g. ano |
mighty expensive rivalry De- Hted The |
lsadlng sIowmen has ce !ted o exist |
The secret of this Les in the fact that |
he Two great ciicuses bearing The re |
p cuve / aul' CT those well Suuwa men |
b We b, en- under the control of one great
syndica,r. he,d.d hy NJ. B rdum's OLD
primer. J.t1as A B4i.ey. The Barpuu
nens are LATELY ierested and with Mr. !
Bailey they purchas'd the FoIepaugt |
show ora DIVIDED the territory, so
that the 3 .rnum show would trsvol il !
one part of the country one season and |
the Furepsueh show in another section, |
ard vice versa There were no col tlict- |
ing dates, and these two big shows have |
reapCd rich hrrVes'. True, there arr |
o,her big shows, travelling about, but the
Bsrnuu F0repaugh shows are the m4m
moIh enterprises, and they simply GROW,
their lesser rivals TO smaller towns or into
bankruptcy. The potent Wait for the
big show bad magic power. and al
parently the people always waited. IL
| has been a veIitsble circus aud menag~
| erie trust.
Great Show Projected
| But showmen are a speculative race
| and it psined several wealthy retired
circus men 10 hear the golden rain falling
into the Golfers of the combine. These
men consulted together. They saw no
reason why a great big circus with three
rings and d stage, big menagarie and
all of the accessories, could not be put
into the field to bid, successfully for some
| of this gold. 1t would cost money, and q
great deal of it, 10 equip q worthy rival
| to the two great and powerful concern,
| but these men had the money. as well Is
the brains AID experience, required. They
care ully surveyed the ground, calculated
the cost anu entered into an agreement
the result of which will probably be the
establishment of the greatest circus and
menagerie ever seen under canvas.
1t is said that the head and front of
|
paugh, Jr, and William G. Coup. Young
Forepaugh is great animal trainer and
he will have charge of ali of the ring and
menagere features of the new show. He
has been with the Forepaugh show for
many years in the same capacity. and he
has been anxious all of this time to start
for himself. His experience in the BUSH
ness is wide and will be invaluable 10 his
| e Ill +
throughout the country. He is a shire s d
manager and careful man, BE i: was
who first started the heavy newspaper
advertising for circuses. and he it was
who 'ook the circus from the primitive
wagons and put it on railroad cars. When
be suggested this his sanity was seriously
questioned. but the success of RAILROAD
SHOWS has proved the wisdom of the
move. Mr. Coup is popular man anc
his vast acquaintance will be of grea
| value.
hackers of the Enterprise.
Now as to the hackers of this grea
enterprise, which will involve the ex-
penditure of over S1.000.000. 1t il
pretty well known that one of the mon
eyed men is that shrewd circus manager
James A. hutchinson, who amsssed
fortune as q partner in the Bsrnum sbov
and re ired few Yeas ago to enjoy lf
with his family in his beautiful New
York house aud on his fine steam yacht
But showmen who have retired Away
have yearning for the odor of the saw,
dust, and no doubt this has induced hin
to Toxic the present step. He is one O
the brainiest men ever in the circus bust
ness end his advice is beyond price
Another man mentioned in connection
with the enterprise is w. w. Cole, WHIT
retired from the business wears ago anC
settled in Chicago, where he 9uadruple(
his already lsrge fortune by judiciou.
real estate purchases in the vicinity G.
the Chic, e, Board of Trade building be-
fore its site was formally chosen. He il
is at present putting up fine off
structure on Jackson street, Chicago. on
some of the property there purchased
de toe, ia Fhr wd and careful man ant
will be y power 10 the new show.
Preparations Being Made.
Already the new syndicate is maxim,
its preparations to sweep the couptr,
during the Worlds Fair wear. They Wi
: invade the Barnum and Forepaugh terri
tCrv and big fight is likely to ensut
with possible cut in price of admission
They have secured the services of Conk
ling, the famous animal importer. wh
was formerly superintendent of the Ger
trsl Park Z,o, and for a long time he b.
been impor iIg fine animals, os'ensibl
for the 200. but res'lv f The new show
One Fare to Decatur Illinois and Retur
On account OF the Illinois State Chri
tion Endeavor Union, Nov. II 90 81
will be made by the Rock Island
Pc ria Railway Rate for round tr
IS 90 Good connections via this rou
leave Rock Island S:0r q. m, 2:2Op.
Arrive, Decatur 245 D. M. 1915 D. n
respectively. Depot foot of Goth sire
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