El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-08
Kansas City
Street Carnival
An Excellence Outline of the
Great Merchants and
Trades Exposition Now
Being planned FL Pdso
Can Do 1t Too.


OOoOOOOO O-
The Karnival Krewe's plan for 6
great street fair is being enthusiast
cally received by the merchants and
manufacturers Ct Kansas City. II
seems to be the best form of entertain
ment which could be devised in which
the business men will be sin it, from
start to finish. They are pretty much
the whole show aud it will afford them
unlimited opportunity OF gettln
themselves before the people, OF ad-
vertising, of showing M1ssour1ans and
Kausans, Nebrsskans and O6labo man
and everybody else Just what Kansas
City has for their beneht.
AS giving some idea OF what Is prop
osed for the entertainment OF the
southwest it might be well, says the
Kansas City journal, to quote from
what Mr.. j. D. Jones said some days
ago in presenting the matter to the
directors of the Manufacturers asso-
citation:
"The idea of this exposition Is to
have canvas booths, occupying the
street, facing the center from esch
side, backs to the curb, for the dis
tauce that is necessary to accommodate
the exhibits. These booths, being
beautifully decorated with flags and
bunting in the daytime, and the street
being brilliantly Illuminated at mig ht
b. electric lights, would make most
magnificent appearance. In tnese
booths could be exhibited everything
Imaginable in the way OF manufactured
products. There could be manufac-
turers' exhibits, grain exchange ex-
hibits. merchants exhibits great
exposition in fact, where horses, mules,
swine, sheep, fine blooded cattle, milk
COWS, pet dogs, rabbits, and q pet stock
show in general, could be held. There
could be q booth devoted separately -
the GARY products, poultry exhibits,
fine art and needlework, floral displays
and agricultural exhibits OF every
character and description. Some large
buildings could be utilized for exhibit
inc the fine art and needlework and
the works of art, which could be there
grouped, and for displaying the ju-
VeniIe exhibits from the kinder
eartens, hand-painted china and other
delicate and highly artistic products.
The agricultural exhibit from the
state of Missouri, now at Jefferson
City, and, possibly, from the state OF
Kansas also, now at Topeka. might be
exhibited in some large building
which could be obtained on or near the
line of the street exposition for that
purpose.
1.-The arrangements for entertaining
visitors would be elaborate and COM
plete. Plenty of resting places would
be furnished free, also water and other
couveniences. A regular daily pro-
gramme would be distributed, giving
location and time offree oand concerts
glee clubs, minstrel productions, etc.
Vitsscope pictures could be given free
at night, as we'll as free street exhibit
tions of minstrely, and other fun-pro-
ducing amusements which might be
suggested by the ludicrous idea of the
Karnival Krewe parade. II could be
distributed through the time
the expedition ran, as
ludicrous and fun-producing entertain
ment. The greatest feature, no oouot'
will be the flag and bunting Gecora-
tions and music, producing most
beautiful panoramic view at the fair
during the daytime, and the brilliant
illuminations and fun-prOduc1ng shows
at night. Another advantage OF this
exposition Is that visitors can go and
come with their friends, and promen-
ade and enjoy themselves all day long
and until 10 o'clock at night, and when
they are tired can sit down and rest.
THE main reason we offer this as a
substitute for the parades is that we
believe that it would give the Manu-
facturers' and Merchants exhibits far
greater prominence tnan parade
could ever give; 1t being far better for
the inspection of their goods. and for
them to talk to the people direct at
their leisure than to exhibit In NOV
ing parade and because, frankly speak
ing, the people of Kansas City have
gotten tired, beyond any question, OF
street parades. That was the most
persistent criticism we had to encoun-
ter last year, and it is one. perhaps,
which 1t is not we'll to alt 0gether ig-
more. Here they can come and prone
made and inspect and enjoy. In pa |
rade they are forced to fight for ride |
On the street cars, and for the prlV1-
Iege of standing couple OF hours on
the sidewalk to see parade OF an
hours duration 60 by, after which all
10 at an end.
$50, gentlemen, in conclusion, we
nay state that we do not come before
you as an organization whose sole aim
q fun, and noise, and jollity, but we
come as an organization fighting for
The best interests of Kansas City, and
which has for a part of its work the
of the serious business In
erests of this aggressive market. We
Kindly ask your hearty cooperation in
assisting us to produce either this
Manufe cture rs' and Merchants trades
parade or the tented street exposition,
y whichever may, in the wisdom of this
and of the karnival
Irewe, be decided to be most feasible
md BEST
The Karnival Krewe expects to open
<arnival week with great military,
ivic and industrial parade, this being
he formal opening of the street fair.
IN Thursday or Friday afternoon of
<arnival week the Karnival parade
will occur. This will be a parade on
he humorous order. On Friday even
ng the grand masque ball will take
,lace at Convention hall. The flower
parade has been abandoned for this
ear. The industrial parade, the Kar-