The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-01
A STREET BAR
To be Given Next Summer by the
Wheeling Lodge OF Eilis.
COUNCIL GIVES PERMISSION
For the Occupancy OF Streets on the
South side-Spccial Railroad Rates
will be Secured, and Many Thou-
sand Visitors will be Attracted to..the
City-Dctails of the Project will now
be Worked out.

Canton had street fair" last sum-
mer that attracted over $4,000 people
TO the presidential town in a week.
Wheeling is to have one the coming
summer which the promoters, the
Wheeling lodge No.i2s, B. P. Q, E, hope
will attract fully as many visitors to
Wheeling.
The committee Of the lodge which has
the enterprise in charge has closed a
contract for the appearance here at It's
fair OF the Exposition Circuit Company.
with Its Midway" multitude of attrac-
tive features, which are alone suflci-
ent to make the fair a great success.
This company will be here during the
week beginning Monday, June &c, and
closing Saturday, Julyl. Over 100 peo-
pie are carried by the company, and its
weekly salary list Is $500. All the
attractive Oriental features that made
the Worlds Fair Midway" SO popular
are with this company, including the
Streets Of Cairo. (hirty people,. Ara
blan village, Egyptian village, Turkish
village and many other attractions.
From Wheeling this company goes to
East Liverpool, where It will be one Of
the principal attractions OF that city's
centennial celebration next July.
Thence 1t goes to Allegheny for an en-
gagement of two weeks. The company
invariably appears under 3. 2. .. L.
auspices. The company carries n num-
Der Of camels, Arabian horses, donkeys
and other animals OF the Orient.
In addition to this fine attraction.
there will be eight side-shows each OF
which Is guaranteed TO be a strong at
traction.
The street fair" will be held on Chap
line street, beginning at Twentieth and
extending down to Twenty-second; on
Twenty-second, Chapline to Eof; on
Eoif. Twenty-second to Twentyfourth.
The booths will extend along these
streets, on each side. fronting out in
the street. with fifteen foot avenue
for the public. On Twenty third, from
Eoff TO Jacob. and on the vacant ground
between Eoff and Jacob, north OF
Twenty-third. the midway" attrac-
tons will hold forth, and a grand stand
Is to be built for the accommodation
of the tremendous crowds which It Is
anticipated will be attracted TO the
show.
Plans and specifications for the
booths will be prepared shortly. and
then bids will be asked for their con-
struction. They will be rooted. and
lighted by electricity Number!ess arc
lights will illuminate the streets at
night. There will be ample police
protection.
1t is expected that all the Wheeling
merchants will take space in the
booths. Already ZOO feet of booth space
has been asked for by merchants. The
promoters will charge for booth space
| the bare cost of the construction and
| lighting. Many merchants are arrang-
| ing to advertise the coming fair to their
out-of-town customers.
The Wheeling Railway Company has
agreed to light and wire the booths free
OF charge.
| The lodge is arranging to give each
| charitable institution in me city a booth
| free OF charge and the exclusive right
| for the sale of some particular article.
| This plan was followed in Canton last
summer. and some Of the charities there
| cleared $500. No doubt the local organ
izatiors will gladly cooperate with the
Elks in the street fair here.
The promoters have secured the con-
sent OF the property owners along the
streets named. and last night council
gave its permission for the occupancy
OF the several thorouShfares.
The Elks will ask the chamber OF
comercc TO aid in booming the fair,
which that body will doubtless be glad
to do. as the project will boom the
city as It hasn't been doomed or adver-
tised for long time.