The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-20

air right now. / have done the
biggest weeks business since ! have
,een in this city"
This gentleman was not saloon
keeper, a hotel keepers restaurant
Eur or livery stable man. lie was
. clothing man. make this ex-
planatiou because many people say
saloon keepers, hotel men, restaur-
anteurs and livery stable men are
The only business people benefited.
This is great mistake. Every
business house in town can make
money during a street fair, ii only
jud ment il exercised. One
would not think, for instance, that
a drug store would increase its
receipts very much during a street
fair. But it will make money Just
the same as any other business. In
one city where / held "A street iair a
drug firm built a handsome booih
out in front and put in splendid
stock OF placques, picture frames,
easels, pho .ographs and bric-a brac,
and their receipts from the booth
alone averaged 800 per day. so
that there is no question that every
business man who ex srcises rea-
sonabIe amount OF business enter
prise and Yankee shrewdness can
make money for himself. He can
not only pay his subscription Tor
the fair and other expenses incident
to it. but have snug profit on the
weeks business besides.
A street fair is very elastic IN
stitution. That is it can be made
TO comprehend few or many Tea
lures. 1t may be 50 enlarged as to
take on he dignity OF an exposl-
tioi., OF it may consist OF only lew
features. Bat a street fair, t. be
success must furnish an abundance
Of amusement for the people
There must be free shows on tn
streets morning, afternoon anC
evening, or at least tre afternoon
and evening. Grand parades mus
be inaugurated. Special days mus
be set apart for farmers, secret so
cieties, Sunday schools and suci
organizations as may be fixed upo'
by the association. Furthermore
premiums must be awarded just tn
: same a. at a county fair.
t, EXPENSES.
The expense Of conducting a fir
!. class street fair depends, of cours
upon the size of the town and tn
number Of days that the fair is held
Some towns hold a fair lasting thre
days. Others a week. The latter
. the usual length OF time that
street far runs. The expense, fuI
thermore, depends upon tn
, amount of advertising done, tn
: character OF the attractions engaged
, the value OF the premiums giver
aud the amount of labor required
The expense Of the premium list
! usually divided up among the mel
chants Of the city, each merchan
contributing so much toward tn
!, list by offering premiums for Gel
. tain articles, it being understoo
. that no two merchants shall ole
premiums for the same article
i, The expense of the attractions, 9
: course, depend upon their charac
ter. Ny exper ence as an amust
ment manager teaches me that It
the cheapest, in the long run
present the best attractions that ca
be secured. The time has gone b
f, when country people cin be foole
. with inferior attractions. The el
of railroads, the telegraph and Ii
telephone has brought them I'M
closer relationship with our gre'
! cities; and they are usually as we
!, qualified to Judge of the merits
. an entertainment as city peopl
Hence it is wisest to secure the be
ATTRACTIONS for your open air stas
shows. Your labor expense will
light. You will need watchmel
messengers, day lab,rers, speci
police, ETC., bit the entire amour
J expended for labor will not be vel
much.
N RAISING THE FUND.
= Having decided to hold a sire
' fair, the first question that natural
presents itself to street fair con
; mittee, is that of making provisic
h for the expenses Of the fair. III
e first thing to do is to raise a fun
y This fund is &C cluired by cash su
n scriptions. by the sale Of booths, |
program advertising and by Il
h sale Of privileges. Let your init
0 move be the raising Of a subscri
! ton. And be sure that you NAL
0 it a bona fide subscription list;
II not call it a guarantee fund. /
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