The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30
Gossip .
Heard IN
10000 Hotel Corridors.

LANES JAY BRADY, a prominent fig
j ure in newspaper and theatrical circles
in the East and middle West is In the
city. Mr.. Brady was formerly we'll
known newspaper man of New York city.
He came West early in the nineties and
settled In st. Louis. where he shortly az
terward took the position of manager OF
the Century theater, which had just been
completed. He has also been advance
man for a number of companies. notably,
Klaw & Erlanger, aud has been connected
with some of the largest theatrical or
ganizations in America. He is now press
agent for Ringing Bros great circus
In speaking about the circus last night
Mr.. Brady said:
which embodies more attractive and nov
Ell, even bewildering. features than any
show of the kind in the country. The
necessary area Of canyas to shelter this
rings required for huge list of special
ties most OF them novel. and all OF them
wonderful in effect, but also great stage
upon which at the same time of the ring
performances. there Is always something
going on.
And then there is the great hippo
drome ring which surrounds the inner
circles for the circus acts and the great
platform for unique acts of one kind and
another, and is over quarter OF a mile
In length. Rising from this big pathway
for the exciting races OF Roman stamp
and pride is a hippodrome arrangement OF
seats. built one above another until the
great sea of human faces. This cam
opy canvas Is almost as deep as an or
binary city square.
The menagerie tent is almost, II not
quite as big. and holds half a hundred
separate cages, In which are housed
beasts. birds and reptiles from every
enormous stretch OF canvas for FIVE hun
dred or more horses. These range in
species from those that draw the heavy
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dance proudly into the affectionate inter-
est OF the fairer sex. not forgetting the
conceited little ponies. with banged fore
heads who bring the color OF delight into
the faces of the children folk.
There are over thousand people con-
nected with this show, nearly all OF whom
get their meals on the grounds, under a
special dining tent and at the expense of
tho management.
TT takes sixty-five cars. OF q dimension
that equals the carrying capacity of at
least one-hundred and thirty ordinary
railway cars to carry this circus. with all
Its mechanical necessities. its five hundred
horses or more and Its village OF people
that swels into "A number exceeding four
figures. These are a few OF the facts
hastily strung together that Justify the
statement claiming this to be the greatest
of all American circuses.
And come to think about II. when you
say the greatest Of anything In Ameri-
positive truth for the whole world"
lyman Y. WILCOX, manager OF one
OF the Canadian Pacific's large ware
houses at Winnipeg. arrived In the
city yesterday on a business trip. He ex-
poets to remain on the Coast for a week
or ten days and before returning will go
TO San Francisco
1T Is hard TO tell what the Canadian
grain crop will be this year" he said in
an interview. I'm Manitoba we will be
something over 10 00o 900 bushels short.
owing to the drouth that has prevailed for
a greater portion OF this year. We have
had weather In Manitoba about similar 20
that you have had in North Dakota and
Minnesota, only In some districts much
worse.
Last fall we put in greater amount
this alone has saved many Manitoba
farmers from ruin. While the winter
yield IL far below what II should have
been and the grain Is not OF as good
class as usual, II is so far ahead Of the
spring wheat that II cannot be classed
with II at all. The spring wheat In the
western portion OF the province IL almost
absolutely worthless.
''In Alberta and Assiniboia we have had
better luck. The weather was not so
warm as in Manitoba during the grow
ing season although II was dry through
out the entire summer and In consequence
the yield in both districts IL below what IT
should have been
Yes. there win be shortage OF wheat
in Northwestern Canada this year. This
ia our principal product and such con-
dition means much TO us, good portion
Of the Northwest Canadian wheat Is ex-
ported 10 England Therefore when any
shortage occurs with US we are forced TO
fall upon the United states This we VIII
have TO do, In all probability. this year.
and for that reason ] look for a better
price for wheat this season than has yet
been offered