The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22

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Great Attraction Secured {; ID By carnii-5
val Association
Mr.. FISHER com Is TO TH -ll.I|; It.
President Of the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company Helps Out
Materially on the Light CUES
tion-O Other News
Great Attraction Secured BY Carni-5
Mr.. FISH En-. COMES THE.FRoNiT

The Amusement Conms ttee of the Rich
naond Carnival Association have closed a
contract with the Tranck c. Bostock Com
pany for the exhibit Of his entire plant in
this city during Carnival week
This will be the same as exhibited lin
Greater New York for the three weeks
commencing April 10th. This great aggre-
CATION Of trained animals, together with
the Midway Streets Of Cairo and other
attractions which will be duplicated in
this city, and will be shown as in New
York The closing of this contract as
sIres for Richmond samusemcnts such as
has never been seen at any similar street
Fair or Carnival. rs
MR.. FISHER HELPS OUT
a meeting of the Committee on Police
and Lights was held yesterday afternoon
Chairman Marx Gunst presiding. those
present were: Alex Tonllinson, w. II.
Thompson, E w. Trafrord. +. c. Todd and
W. NJ Jones. President Meyer appeared
in IDS ex-officio capacity as a. member
Of the COMM tee. and stated the result
OF a conference he had with MIR. George
E. Fisher. president of Rich1nond. Halfway.
and Electric Company.
Mr.. Fisher expressed the desire TO 90 All
that was in his power to aid the Carnival
and met the wishes OF the committee oy
agreeing to furnish them with forty arc
lights for $1,5GO, and to furnish boolh-
,holders with incandescent ights DIT one
dollar for the Carnival week.
This action of Mr.. Fisher relieves tne
committee of great deal of worry, ana
Chairman Gunst expressed himself as II
relieved of a great load - :
WORK BEING PUSHED.
T,he work Of the Carnival Is being push
ed rapidly, and committee meetings are
being held daily. The men VINO nave
charge of the various divisions OF Wolh
are being greatly aided IN this mater 1a ~
the knowledge and energy OF MI. Ben
son, the general director, whose expert err
ence in holding fairs ana earn. aie iit1'
been very wide a.
Mr. a. n Funston, treasurer OF the
Association, has received copy OF the
Montgomery Advertiser, OF Montgomery
Ala, from a friend in that city. IN "ntch
is printed the full reports OF the various 'l
OFFICERS and committees of the street
Fair which was held in that city last
year. The article shows that the az
was most perfect success ana OF las.
ing benefit to that city. The treasurer
report shows that s7.s06 were SUBSCRIBED
by the citizens of Montgomery, and lrat
the expenditures Of the Fair were 80
O3564. which left a surplus OF sl'uV:so III
the hands of the treasurer
y1nlS- paper dlSO plllitS many
cations from prominent citizens OF Aloht, ~,
gomery asking for and demanding ina {
another fair be held during this year. II
is the opinion of the managers OF the car
nival and many Of the prominent people
. of Richmond that II Montgomery raised
Z GOO and odd dollars for a celebration OF
; this nature. Richmond should have no
T trouble in raising the required $1,000 tor
the coming Carnival It is the desire OF
the FINANCE Committee that all persons
who have subscribed to this fund will
not wait for collector to call upon them,
! but will send in the money at once.
COMMITTEES MEET.
The Committee on Pdrades viii meet
this evening at Sis O'Clock at the
Carnival headquarters and it is the de-
sire of Dr.. H. c. Jones. chairman, that
the representatives of the secret orsan1-
cations; schools and colleges will be pres
ent.
The Committee on Pure Food will meet
a: 7:3O p. NJ. to-day, and the Commit
tee on Police and Light at 6 p. NJ. at the
headquarters on Main Street.
1t is very probable that during the Car
nival miniature "DonnybroolS Fair
will be held in one of the side streets by
the dealers in horses and mules of this
city, but none of the arrangements for
this have been made as yet. So
Secretary Smith will take crd ars for con-
fetti at the following rates: Twenty cents
per pound in 50-pound bags; So per 100
ags, about eight bags to the pound: 80
per 900. Cash must be deposited with
orders