The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-22
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way and its several shows was about
$500. The contract allowed Mondy & De
Kreko to retain the first $1,000 after
which the fair committee got % per cent
! of the ticket sales Mr.. Mundy. pro-
prietor of the Midway. said he was very
well pleased with the business done here.
He thought that the receipts would have
/ been 5000 more If it had not been for
/ the parades and the numerous good free
attractions. AS a matter of fact the ex-
/ cenence of the booth displays, the BIZ
cycle performances, the balloon ascension
and parades, with dozens of other attrac-
tons, all Free left people very little time
to go to the Midway.
THOSE RUBBER BALLS.
The gentlemen who controlled the right
to sell the rubber balls that always come
back" say that at Kansas City, Fort
Scott and the fairs in Ohio and Illinois,
they didn't have half the crowds nor half
the merriment nor half the attractions
Wichita had They sold 30 gross of
these balls, or total of 30,240. This is
double the amount the men have sold at
any other fair this year. Twice they tele-
graphed to Chicago for rubber balls.
Other things went in the same way.
Everything was on the jump from the
start.
WEEKS TOTAL ATTENDANCE.
A representative of the Eagle asked ten
reliable men to make estimates Of the
crowds that attended Each man gave
his estimate of each day, beginning Mon
day. An average was made Of all these
estimates and the result is:
Monday ................. ...............- 3,UOJ
Tuesday .......... ....................... 400
Wednesday ....-...................,..
Thursday ................... ...s......--. 9,UVO
FRIDAY ............-......... .oo,UJO
Saturday OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ....... Z'OVO
Total ................... ..'.......'''.''oo'9 Vo
The estimates were all conservative
One gentleman estimated the crowd We'd
nesday as low as 1900 which cut the
average down very materially. The high
est estimate of Wednesday was 5000. The
highest estimate Of Friday was $4,000 and
the lowest 10000. There was close to
100000 people in Wichita in the entire
week This enormous crowd left prob
ably half million dollars with the mer-
chants, hotels and restaurant men. II
was the most roaring kind of a success
and everybody IS enthusiastic in praise
of the street fair committee, in common
dation of the fair and in favor of another
and greater one next year.
THANKS CITY OFFICIALS.
President Cohn. who has worked night
and day for the success of the fair, on
behalf of the fair committee extends
Mayor Ross and the council, City At
torney Helm Chief Cubbon and his force
and other city officials for the very kind
and effective assistance they have rem
dered. Everything has been harmonious
and cordial for the success Of the week
There will be another bigger fair next
year. olonel Sam Hess says the fair will
make an addition Of 1000 to the popula-
ton of the city in the next year.
QUEENS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Now that it is al over and the most sue
cessful festival which Wichita ever at
tempted is ended. the carnival queen.
Miss Mayme Mahaney, desires 10 express
her most cordial appreciation and reaIiz-
ing sense Of gratitude 10 all who aided
her or who in any manner took part in the
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umph and glory. She feels that it would
be entirely impossible 10 thank in person
each one who assisted her. but she wishes
il known generally that she in no manner
fails to appreciate and thoroughly realize
her debt of gratitude to her many friends.
To an Eagle reporter yesterday she mod
estly suggested that she especially appre-
ciated the courteSies extended 10 her by
the Fair committee. She said: IT shall
never forget how nice they treated me,
as well as many others who did all they
could for me. l certainly felt very much
pleased at the hearty cheers 7 received
along the line. I will always have some
very pleasant memories 10 cherish and
viii always try TO merit the honors have
received. I wish TO thank all for their
loyalty and the unexpected honors which
have been 50 lavishly bestowed upon me
viii tend 10 make ma appreciate my
friends and the public generally, the press
and the management Of the Fair assoc;s-
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