Evening journal., 1900-03-03
BAILEY A GREAT MAN
AND IN HIS WAY COMPARES FAv-
oRABLY WITH LATE p. T. BAR
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AND IN HIS WAY COMPARES FAV-
oRABLY WITH LATE P. T. BAR
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From the New York Press.
The greatest OF advance advertising
agents, having done for the moment
with proclamations from Charing
Cross, now HES him to the Continent
to announce the coming of the Great
est Show on Earth" and one OF his
first devices is to scatter broadcast
the German Empire a biogra-
ply of James Anthony Bailey, con-
tanning no less than $500 words. Tody
Hamilton is writing for the Father
land, and we find in his eloquent eu-
logium our American dollars and cents
translated into marks and centimes. |
This modern Boswell has given his
johnson a splendid panegyric, which,
unquestionably Is amply deserved. /
The late Mr. Phineas Taylor Barnum,
greatest in wind, greatest in vanity,
greatest in humbuggery, was mere
Lilliputian in comparison with Gulli-
yer Bailey. When James Anthony went
up against the Bridgeport marvel II
was a finish fight in one short round.
The young folk of the world will
never know Mr.. Bailey as they knew
Barnum, for while the former is ever in
the background. avoiding display, Bar
mum set himself out where every child
and adult could gaze on and admire
him. Barnum always felt that ne was
as much a part of the show as Jumbo
and Tom Thumb. Nobody would know
what Bailey looks like but for his al
legged likeness on the bill boards and
in the newspapers. Tody says of him:
For this man and multi-millionalre
work is life, blood, breath and meat
This bundle Of concrete, nervous ener-
gy and phenomenal activity Is a man
below medium height, OF slight build,
gentle voice and most modest and un-
assuming manners. His capacity Tor
work is marvellous. and frequently
wears out men in the best of health not
half his age. He wears no jewelry,
dresses in good taste, does no brag-
ging and keeps his own counsel. He
/ is distinguished also for being the
/ least bOastful of any man ever achiev-
/ ing success in the show business. He
doesn't care a rap whether people know
\ of his personal triumphs or not; all
he cares for it the elevation of his
show. In that he is Barnum antthe'
sis
Bailey started life as a bellboy. anC
by his own energy and cleyerness hal
become the greatest Snowman that evel
lived. "His generosity" says Tody
sis as unbounded as the magnitude o
his enterprises, while his benefactions
are as countless as the stars on th'
brightest night" Besides owning the
4 Greatest Show on Earth Mr.. Bailey i.
an active partner in the two next larg
est shows, namely, Buffalo Bill's Wilt
West and FOrepaugh & Sells Broth
ers. He is a stOckholder in numer
Gus banks. railroads, insurance com
= panies and other commercial enter
prises.
Not long after the consolidation o.
, the Barnum and Bailey shows Mr.
Bailey said to his European agent
What was the biggest thing you saw
while abroad?' The agent, stepping
on a chair, took a cane in his hans
and, reaching far up on the wall, said
"As big as that" What's the price?'
Forty thousand marks" ''That set
ties it; We'll have it." Barnum didn'
like the idea of paying so much for al
elephant, but Bailey had his way, ant
Jumbo was soon on exhibition, one o
= the greatest living attractions the worl
4 of amusement ever knew. He brough
to the show over 100000 marks pro
: fit.
While Barnum. and Bailey wer
spending millions in rivalry an ele
i phant belonging to the latter CAV
birth to a baby, the first baby elephan
ever born in captivity. The event wa
2 chronicled far and wide, and Barnum
quick to see the advantage of havin
so important an attraction, telegraphe
to Bailey as follws: "Will give 70
your baby elephant 100000 marks.
, Bailey telegraphed in reply: "Wil
not sell at any price" This seemed
d daring thing for Bailey to do. for 400
: 600 marks was tremendous sum to re
4 fuse for tiny beast. But as soon a
Barnum's territory was invaded il wa
e billed with huge posters on which wa
most conspicuously printed in flamin
S type: What Barnum Thinks of IN
Baby Elephant" Underneath wa
: Barnum's telegram Offering 10000
marks for the infant 1t was Ban
NUNS first defeat, and it settled hi
I fate. He made overturas which wer
+ so fiattering 10 Bailey that the latte
. became his partner.