The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-12
n|CHhOND'S GREAT SHOW .
A Free Street Fair to Be Given May
l4th to 18th.
REPRODUCTION OF DEWEY ARCH.
Fifteen Bands of MuSic-A Floral Pa
rade-A Wonderful Show r1any
Premiums - Mimic Mardi GraS-
Thousands OF Visitors-rlany Other
Attractions.

During the week, from Monday, May
14th, to Saturday, May 10Th, Richmond,
Virginia, will take on an entire new
dress. Broad street, 11S feet wide, is 20
ne transformed into Worlds Fair of
attractions, consisting of manufacture
ers of tobacco, booths for the mer-
;hants' exhibits, some of the booths to
De built of stone. These will occupy
wo miles of streets at both ends, for
which contracts have been let to erect
magnificent arches, modelled after the
}ewey arch in New York. These will
De built Of artificial stone, and will give
o thousands of people in the South the
,rst idea of what the Dewey arch is
ike. The magnitude of this FreeStreet
Fair, undertaken by the combined Bus
| ness Associations of Richmond, can be
-stimated when it is known that they
| re to build an Independent electric
lght plant to supply the thousands of
| lights necessary to make the night as
| right as day. Fifteen bands, includ-
| ng the Stonewan Band Of Staunton,
ne of the most famous in the South,
nd others from different cities of
,orth a.d South Carolina, who will
lay continuously throughout the day,
| which will make 1T one of the grand
st collection of bands ever assembled
this section of the country.
The Floral Parade has been taken in
land by the leading society ladies OF
richmond, whose magnificent carriages
md horses will make one continuous
arade of flowers, which will take more
han one hour to pass given point.
Direct from Brooklyn, N. Y, will
.ome the great Hagenbeck Anima
show, combined with the Streets O
cairo, German Village, and other ori
,ntal features, to make this Free Stree
1air worth coming hundreds of mile.
20 see.
Every railroad will give special rates
20 Richmond during this Carniva
Week, and at committee headquarter
,oard can be obtained for as little a
LOO per day, including lodging.
Besides the Free Street Fair, tn
Floral Carnival. the Brass Band Carni
al, and the Hagenbeck Animal Show
he Streets of Cairo, the German Vii
age, the Crystal Maze, Yatch Ridin
!; IN Land, all of which will be crowde
+ | nto Carnival Week. The Bushes
Mems Association have arranged fo
! Mardi Gras night, for which artist
rom New Orleans are now building te
), ioats, symbolical of some historic:
= subject, and in which all the fraterns
organizations, consisting of the Elk
= Odd Fellows, Knights Of Pythias, Roy;
/! Arcanums, Heptasophs, Red Mel
t. Woodmen of the World and many otl
ers, are preparing floats. designed
illustrate the objects of the various o.
J. ders. Also thousands Of Richmond
citizens will parade en- masque, mi
" gorgeous fireworks and the throwing
J. paper Confetti. From reports this ia
! will be as elaborate as was that in Ne
!, Orleans.
% 1t is expected that some five thou
and militiamen from the South wi
$ be present to help participate in t
many parades. A special feature of L
week is to be dinner given to sor
Mt of the business men OF Richmond
as The managers of the trained Ell n
"a now, at which these men will SIT dc7
w 10 dine with the trained wild anims
sitting between each man.
. Nearly FIVE hundred premiums, to
given away ON different days of cal
val week, Including pianos. clothdI
ad -four and even $1,000 gold pieces,
"a, all OF which everybody in any secti
be OF the country mnm contest The &C
il tests are very novel, and q premil
list will be sent by mail free. IL y
write a postal to the Richmond c;
pival Association, Richmond, Virgi
|s, ia. Preparations have been made to I
:. tertain three hundred thousand vi
tors.