Amador ledger., 1900-04-20
THE SACRAMENTO STREET FAIR.
This Exposition Win Be of Great Bene
fit to Central California.

; inls EXPOSITION VIII Be Of Great Bene-
fit to Central California.
The Sacramento Street Fair and
Trades Carnival will be held on the
streets surrounding Capitol Park, Sac
ramento, California, during the entire
week beginning April 80, 1900.
HOW 1T WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED.
A monster out-of-door exposition, to
consist of exhibits by merchants, by
manufacturers, and by producers COW
ering all the multifarious industries of
Sacramento city and vicinity. To have
Midway, similar to that at the
Worlds Fair, in which all the novel
features it is possible to obtain in the
way of amusements will be found. To
have daily parades of various kinds; a
battle of flowers and floral parade; free
entertainments on the streets by high
class artists at frequent intervals each
day; many bands of music; magnificent
electric illuminations and pyrotechuic
displays at night; a Mardi Gras fete,
and many other features not yet
thought of.
Although the idea of Street Fair is
not new, this will be the first one given
on the Coast.
THE MIDWAY ATTRACTIONS.
One of the greatest attractions of this
big event will undoubtedly be the Mid
way. This, it is intended, shall run
through Capitol Park, opposite Thir-
teenth street, from L to N streets. b.
ing thus located in the center of the en-
tire exposition, and all cross streets be-
ing for the week closed, visitors, to
reach the Midway, will be compelled to
pass the booths of exhibitors. While it
is impossible at this early date to give
the exact nature OF the different Mid
way attractions, the following are few
of the features that it is expected will
be secured. The Streets of Cairo with
Turkish and Arab gun spinners, sword
fighters and acrobats in games and
sports OF the Oriental races; German
village with Tyrolean singers, ETC.:
Japanese theatre; a Filipino theatre; an
Oriental theatre; trained wild animal
show; Indian village and Wild West
show; dog and cat show; congress
of international dancing girls; camels,
elephants, ponies and burros on which
the visitors may ride. etc.
PARADEs, FREE FEATURES, ETC.
On the opening day it is intended to
give a grand Industrial Trades Parade
to be participated in by the merchants
and manufacturers. On May day a
beautiful Floral Parade and Battle of
Roses will be given under the direction
of the Native Sons and Native Daugh-
ters. On the closing day of the Fair a
Fantastic Mardi Gras Carnival Parade
will be given, to be followed at night by
gala masquerade ball. Other parades
for each day will also be arranged later.
The free street entertainments each
day will consist of tight rope walking,
speciality acts, singing, fancy dancing,
band concerts, etc.
RAILROAD EXCURSIONS.
Arrangements are under way for
special excursions to be run from all
towns within hundred and fifty miles
radius of Sacramento, and it is believed
that nearly forty thousand strangers
will take advantage of the specially low
rates to visit the city and attend the
exposition.
Any further information desired can
be obtained at the headquarters of the
Street Fair Committe, in Room 9, Och
sner Building. Very respectfully,
SACRAMENTO STREET FAIR CLUB.
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