Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-07
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Yester-
day Afternoon.
WILL MEET AGAIN NEXT MONDAY.
Opinion Is That ottumwa Should Have
Carnival This fear-Need 1t to
Advertise the Town-Manager Ham
Iton Again Outlines His Plans.

An enthusiastic meeting OF a COM
mittee of Ottumwa gentlemen was
held yesterday afternoon at the Office
of j. w. Garner in the interest OF the
carnival which is to be held i'll this
city. the week beginning September
II. The consensus of opinion was
that Ottumwa owes it to herself to
have something of this kind this year,
when the farmer is prospecting, and
consequently his city brethren. Po-
litical campaigns are in light to
help it along. and. anyway, OttumWa
must be kept to the front. The COM
mittee decided to take the preliminary
steps at once and will hold another
meeting Monday afternoon at the Of
flee of =. w. Garner to report progress
End discuss plans. They think well of
Manager Hamilton's plans as have
heretofore been outlined in the Cour-
Ter, and were impressed with the
business manner that gentleman ex-
hibited.
At the start Manager Hamilton told
the committee that in his opinion it
would take between $4,000 and $4,000
to properly do the advertising, get the
attractions, put up the arches, temple,
decorating and other matters connect
ed with successful carnival. In his
talk Manager Hamilton impressed the
committee with the fact that he knew
what he was talking about and the de-
termination was expressed to raise
the money. At the next meeting a
board of directors will, in all probable
ity, be appointed, as will secretary,
treasurer and finance committee
and later other committees such as
those on decorations, reception, a SUI
: perintendent of construction and 9th.
ers.
The Plan.
When people are approached by the
committee they will naturally desire
to know the plans that are in the
minds of the solicitors. For their
benefit they will again be given:
Entertainment.-It is planned to Sc
cure three rafting good bands; bands
that will set things on fire, figurative-
yly speaking, when they appear on the
street. "A complete Forum scene OF
acrobatic work is another attraction
which, by the way. is something of a
novelty, introducing all manner OF
sports and acrobatic work. Cuban,
Philippine and Japanese villages will
be secured that are exactly what their
name implies, to be accompanied with
vaudeville. For this and other amuse.
ments it is estimated that $1,000 will
be required from which it will be seen
that it will not be fake, but on the
contrary the very best obtainable.
Decorations-Four or five arches
erected in different parts of the city,
with appropriate busts of noted men,
3 such as Bryan and Stevenson and Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt; perhaps one of
Conger also, and two secret society
arches. These are to be artistically
made of wood covered with cloth and
skillfully painted to give the impress
sion of solidity or grace as the case
may be. One float for each secret
society in the city is in contemplation
representing appropriate scenes in
keeping with the order each repre-
sents.
zes.-Cash prizes, gold and silver
medals and blue ribbons will be award
ed for the best products of manufac-
tured goods, needlework, pastry, poul-
try, farm products and other agricul-
tural exhibits.
I'd Y ElH
Monday.-Buffalo Bills big parade
and address by Colonel Cody, deliver
ed from stand erected on the street,
which will bring hundreds of people
to Ottumwa and will be means of
advertising the carnival in a manner
that cannot help but bring results.
Tuesday.-A grand Industrial pa
rade in the evening by all labor organ
izations, manufactures, business
houses, with appropriate floats, rec
fire and all the accessories.
Wednesday.-Big democratic dem
onstration with speakers of note or
the program which will bring people
from all parts of this and surrounding
counties.
Thursday.--A flower parade in tn,
daytime, with prizes offered for bes
display, followed in the evening b,
scenes from fairyland with coloret
ffre-a gorgeous spectacle. Paren
thetically. 1t may be remarked tina
Manager Hamilton says that he viii
put Lis on in a manner that canno
but satisfy even the most exacting ant
will not be second even to the Priest.
of Pallas or the Yelled Prophets. H,
says this in all sincerity and when i
was received with smile of in
credullty in the committee meetin,
yesterday afternoon Manager Hamil
ton proceeded to show the committee
that; he knew what he was talking