The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-05
WANT A CARNIVAL
WICHITA MERCHANTS TALK ABOUT
MKT YEARS ATTRACTIONS.
[any ideas Suggested But All Favor =
Carnival or Festivai-Most of Them
Think That Fair Is Back
Number and Should be Done Away
With-Horse Racing In the Afternoon
and Pyrotechnic Display and Mardi
Gras Parade at Night is the Most Popu-
Ear Amusement Suggested.

Now tina. the fair is over and there
were unprecedented crowds in attend
ance, the merchants have already begun
70 talk and advocate something for next
year An Eagle reporter called on sew
eral merchants yesterday and asked
them for their views. Out of eight who
were seen, only one was in favor Of an
other fair. Most Of them want a festi-
Val Or carnival with new and original
features. Some think that il would be
a good idea TO have fair in connec-
ton with a Mardi Gras
Mr.. Sam Hess, OF the firm Of Herman
& Hess, said: 81 am not in favor OF
having anything on the Old grounds.
Tley are entirely too far out. People
get tired in going out and in coming
back. Wat We want is some place
where you can walk out if the cars and
other means Of transportation are moi
adequate. l should think that a Mardi
Gras parade every evening and horse
racing in the afternoon for at least Two
days would be good idea. A pyrotech-
mic display such as is given once a week
at Manhattan Beach, n. Y, would be a
fine thing and something that has never
been seen in the west. The display lasts
for about two hours and they are sim
ply beyond description. The burning
OF Moscow is one Of the prettiest Of these
pyrotechnic displays. They could be
given for two nights on the grounds and
on the other evenings a Mardi Gras pa
rade could be given with an exceptional
big parade on the last night
Mr.. Gehring said: Better advocate
with fair, festival or carnival. l am in
favor of doing away with fair entirely
unless We can get new grounds and new
buildings where exhibits can be made.
think carnival in connection with
a good fair would be an excellent idea
Mr.. l. H. Hettinger of Hettinger Bros,
said: Ever since We had the Column
bian parade here TWO or three years ago
l nave been In favor of having some
thing Of a similar nature. This past
week has demonstrated 10 the business
men that il certainly pays 10 have a
big crowd here. l am more in favor Of
Of a fair although I think that it would |
be we'll 10 have some good races so that
the people would have some place 10 60
during the day and have amusement. |.
The street car service was simply abom- |
Unable during the past week. 1 heard !
one man say that il took the car over |
an hour and a half to get 10 the grounds |
from the corner Of Main and Douglas |
During the rush the past week person |
could easily have walked to the grounds |
and got there before the car did
Mr.. c. r. Fulton said: Il am in favor /
Of having something every night for a |
week with one big blowout on the last |
night. I think a fair and a carnival |
would be about the proper thing. Give |
the people good amusement the whole !
week. 1 believe that it would be much |
better to have the grounds nearer the /
city
Mr. S. z. Noyes. of the Noyes Dry |
Goods company. said: II am in favor of |
anything that will bring the people here.
( have not given the subject much |
thought. The last fair was a great Sue
ress and l do not see why il would not
bring many people here again. I'm in
FOR getting the crowd here and having
hem amused"
Mr.. Wallenstein. Of the Boston Store.
said: II am most heartily in favor Of
festival or carnival. I think that We
could get up something entirely new and |
original and spare no expense in MAX
ng il the finest and best ever given in
he state. Wichita has the best location
II any city in the state and has mag
lihcent territory tributary. Topeka has
'ecently given a carnival and Kansas
City has one this week and many of
he people who will go will have TO pass
through Wichita when they would much
prefer 20 come here II we have some
hing Of that nature they will not go 70
ne other places but will visit Wichita"
Mr.. Cash Henderson said: II soon dis
covered last week that We have been
lead lame. / am in favor Of a carnival
v Mardi Gras With something new each
lay. For instance. we can have the
"a soldiers and militia and call II mill
airy night. Have lots OF music. People
Ike it and /: is an especial attraction.
IN one night have floats repre- sentative
4 the many things that mans genius
an think Of We can get floats from