The herald., 1897-04-27
A CITY'S FOLLY
AS Viewed by Some OF
Our Business Men
IT'S CONTINUANCE OR NOT
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS TO
THE BENEFIT GAINED
A General Feeling That Restrictions
Are Necessary If All Fools
Night Is to Be Continued

atmosphere. IHOuSH tHe idsl eSHoSs |
of the Saturday night revels have died |
out, yet, the incidents are being dis
cussed by the citizens with more or less |
interest and comment. A number of |
business men yesterday gave expression
quite freely to their opinion on All Fools
night and the general result of the
Fiesta. IS.
M. L. Wicks was caught upon the fly,
but he exclaimed quite emphatically
when asked his opinion of All Fools
night: Il thing it costs the city far
more in morals and in money than the
Fiesta is worth"
Capt. A. M. Green Of "The Hub" in
reply to the same question, said: Il see
no objection to carnival night for those
who like the fun. 1t was pretty well con-
trolled considering the immense crowds
The Fiesta al whole, think Is beneft
to all classes Of business. 1t Is a good
thing for the people and good thing
for the city, and it was most admirably
conducted"
Nathan Jacoby, of the firm Of Jacoby
Bros, said: II never saw such an or
derly crowd. Everybody seemed happy.
IT should he continued As far as the
benefits to business are concerned, there
is not much to say. Our trade does not
seem affected, but there is little buei-
ness done during the four days. The
| Fiesta consider great success"
| L. c. Halburt, manager at this house,
however, had decided views against the
carnival of Saturday night. 'It is bad
| thing for the young people," Mr.. Halburt
| said. Parents do not take responsible
| ity and many things are done that night
which are wrong. 1 saw at o'clock on
| Spring street saloon filled to over
/ flowing with men and women, and saw
upon the sidewalk eighteen young wo-
men who could not get in the saloon and
| had the liquor brought out to them and
drank it on the sidewalk. They. were
masked and in a crowd of young people.
Many girls in mems clothes were out. 1
do not consider the carnival night a
| good thing"
Major Bonebrake does not think the
city benefited. He thinks the Fiesta
should be held less often, as it is no BEN
eft to business.
Ed Smith, at the city hail. thought the
carnival night not bad thing. He be-
lieved the Fiesta might be shortened
with good results. Two days was quite
enough.
Superintendent James A. Foshay of
the city schools said most earnestly: II
consider the carnival night disgrace
upon the fair fame of Los Angeles, and
l sincerely hope there will never be an
| other. 1t makes our boys and girls coarse
and cultivates disorder. AS to the Fiesta
as whole it was splendid success"
Director Conrey of the board of edu-
cation said: "All Fools night is not a
| good thing. doubt the policy of its be-
| ing continued. l am informed the sa-
J looms did a large business, being filled
with both men and women. If the sa-
looms could be closed at 6 p. m. and the
fun continue without them it might be n
good thing On the whole I consider the
Fiesta very successful"
City Clerk c. H. Hance thought too
much license was given; much could be
eliminated. Up to 10 o'clock there was
only fun. IF the police regulations could
be properly enforced things would be
all right, and even the straight-laced
people could not object. If it is contin-
ued in the future, certain restrictions
are really necessity. The Fiesta is un-
doubtedly a great advertisement for the
city and benefit we could get in no
other way"
Manager Snider Of the Boston store,
thought the Fiesta benefit to the gen.
eral public; 1t entertained the people AMI
was a splendid advertisement to the city.
1t was admirably conducted. The car
| niyal night he considered very success
full and feature to be kept up; there
would be no enjoyment il it were left
out.
Gen. e. P. Johnson of the Los Angeles
Furniture company said he did not ap-
prove of the Fiesta. 1T killed business
both before and after the event. do not
thing it pays certainly "All Fools
night" is very demoralizing. Many of
our better class of people have said they
will not contribute to the Fiesta fund
| again unless "All Fools night" is aban-
doned. 1t is not in any way necessity.
The success of the Fiesta cannot be
Questioned, but it does not pay. If the
s25 900 could each year be spent in man
ufacturing interests Los Angeles would
soon be a a manufacturing center. The
Fiesta may be help, but the end does
not justify the outlay"
H. w. Stoll Of the Arm Of Stoll &
Thayer said '"The Fiesta absolutely
kills business, not only for the week, but
before and after. do not see that It is
any benefit 1 do not think 1t brings
anyone from the east. If 1t does we have
I too many here now whom we cannot
take care of. All Fools night is good
thing. 1t is all the fun there is in the
week."
Ed Tufts thought the carnival night a
|, good thing to finish the Fiesta week
with. 1t was good thing to turn a
crowd loose once year and let them have
fun. Since Santa Barbara gave up her
, rose carnival Los Angeles was the sole
/ representative for Southern California
. in festival. Many people looked forward
. to All Fools night as the fun of the
Fiesta.
H. F. volimer believed in continuing
, All Fools night. The guests Of the city
enjoyed 1t very much, though there were
not so many tourists here this year by
25 per cent slast. On the whole the Fiesta
> was great benefit to the city. 1t was
! wholly different from any other festival
, in the world. Possibly no city anywhere
Of 100000 people could be given the IL
, cense Los Angeles was given Saturday
, night and come out 20 creditably.
. | W. r. Tixen said he thought there wal