Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-02

sition, so that it is not possible thai
this concession made any money fol-
its owners. The dull season at the
start spoiled the later profits During
the entire month of May the road car
ried Isl Loo passengers. On Chicago
day alone it handled 10000
The German village in the Midway
has paid the exposition S15O.0O0, which
is about 20 per cent of its total re-
ceiptS on admission. sale and reStaur-
ants. The village cost about half q
million dollars and is still as good as
new, to be set up and operated some
where else. Old Vienn and Cairo
street have done about the same bust
ness, probably more, On smaller invest
ments. Barney castle, Lady Aber-
deems Irish village, has made a good
deal Of money. 1t is stated on author
Barney castle and Donegal castle, viii
turn over to the Irish Industries asso
citation nearly 100000,
The beauty show is another great
winner and the ''Billys" Knox and
Hide are said to have made them ever
lasting rich. They began paying big
dividends when the worlds fair was
mai show has made a great deal Of
money, but Manager Hoffheimer with
other negotiations on hand, is too
shrewd to say how much.
The Libbey Glass Works, too, have
made money to throw to the birds.
The rival Venetian concern across the
street has not done so we'll. The Java
nese village folks will not take home
any great amount of American dollars
when they depart on Nov. > That
has been one of the most attractive
shows on the Midway, but for all that
it hasn't made anybody rich. The
Turkish, Persian and Algerian villages
have all done reasonably we'll. The
danse du vertre has been their saliva
ton. Those are the places that have
given the Midway its reputation as a
fake" They have provided a great
deal of the sideShOW air of the entire
street. The Moorish palce managed
during the middle of the summer, but
since then has made some money. The
Ice railway has lost money. A good
deal, according to its managers. The
Dahomey village has done q grand
stroke of business all summer long and
the crafty old man, Pene, has made
money. He has the prospect of more.
too, when he gets to New York, where
liberal offers have been made TO him.
The Lapland village has done fairly
well; so has the ostrich farm. The
American Indian village, the Wild East
and the Balloon park have been only
inditferenhy patronized. There are
other small Midway concessions such
as the Aztec temple, the gold mine, the
divers outfit, scenic theater, Hindoo
jugglers and lot of sale stands tlat
catch up few pennies now and then.
The greatest restaurant concession Is
that granted to the Wellington Cater
ing company. 1t has fed millions of
appetites and made a barrel of cash.
The company operates fortysix res
taurants- some good, some bad and
some Indifferent. 1t is safe to say
that the company has made great
deal of money" said one of it's numer-
Gus managers. Just how much l am
not privileged to tell
The roller chair company has had a
profitable season also has gospel
chariots'' have always been in demand
and the greatest difficulty has been in
getting men and boys to push them at
the very meager wages offered.
The Conkey company has sold hun
dreds of thousands of catalogues on
which there is good profit. The guide
publishers have made enough money
to drink champa gne for the rest of their
lives. The electric launches have pro-
Vided an easy and swift means Of
transportation about the lagOons and
the company has had a deservedly
profitable season. The Venetian Con
dola company, whose gondoliers know
only enough English to entreat every
passenger to please remember re poor
gondolier," has made a fair amount of
profit. The popcorn and the saltwater
men have coined nickles and dimes,
and a good part of their receipts is pure
velvet. The Hygeia company has
Quenched a great deal of thirst, but
did not get rich ON it's investment.
Buffalo Bills Wild West show, while
in no way worlds fair concession,
has been a sort Of an adjunct. and for
a time during the early part Of the
summer was almost a rival. Colonel
COdy's most profitable season has been
here. His performances have been
witnessed by hundreds of thousands
and his fame is greater than ever be-
fore.
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