The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-16

! in g. month the Richmond Carnival AS
ISOLATION will meet to permanently wind
up its affairs. i
When al expenses of the recent Street
Fair have bpen paid there will be a ball
S ance to the credit of the Richmond Car,
nival Association of S, 253.3 IS. This was
shown by the report of the treasurer sub
mitted last night to the Board of Direc-
Z tors, as follows:
Total recelpls So, 362 5e6
Total expenses. "a JOS 10
Balance .ess 50
In keeping with a motion offered by ME-.
Morris and passed by the Board LAST
/ night, this amount, or such amount as is
| in hand when certain small matters now
unsettled have been adjusted. will beare-
turned, pro rata. to contrlhutors.s
SHOULD DISSOLVE.
"A full meeting of the Board of Directors
| of the Association was held last night in
| the rooms Of the Travellers Protective
| Association and as far as possible all
| affairs of the organization We're settled.
Reports from all committees We're re-
| ceived, showing in each case a surplus
| 1t seemed the unanimous feeiing OF
| the directors that the association snoulo
now wind up all its AFFAIRS ana 90 oue
| of the Carnival business.
PRESIDENT REPORT.
President Alexander II. Meyer, who
was in the chair, read the following re-
! port which contains many suggestions
| that the board afterwards adopted 80:
| Richmond Va. Oct. Is, 1891.
TO the officers and Board of Directors
! Richm end Carnival Association:
c1entIemen-I beg to tender you my
hearty CONGRATULATIONS on the outcome
| of YOUR late entertainment and thank
| vol, for your confidence and ready ac-
! uuiesence in any labor or duties imposed
! upon you.
If for no other reason than that it has
| brought me in close contact with men Oh
| so much ability, brains and patriotism
| would count my labor we'll paid Tor,
but from all + can learn through inter-
! views with many jobbers, our effort mas
not been without profit to Richmond.
Railroad and hotel reports make the
! statement that Richmond has enter
! tainedT more visitors during the late Car
| nival week than any in her history. ana
| it is my opinion that5those VINO reapeot
| no benefit therefrom have but themselves
! to blame. With but meagres support from
| business men generally we have succeed
| ed in showing thousands of outsiders that
| Richmond is not only hospitable, but mas
| given them an opportunity OF discover
| ing a well known fact-that within her
| limits merchandise of every character
! can be bought very adyantageously.
UNWISE POLICY.
| Whilst there is no doubt q majority or
| the retail merchants claim their SAFES
have nor increased during Carnival week,
| I regret to be of the opinion that their
motley of tiecrying against crowds OF
strangers being brought to&the city an
! unwise one, for my experience with elie
| Carnival OF 1900 but more firmly estao-
/ lished the fact in my mind that safes
| during this holiday week We're from
! strangers only; that the Increased safes
following this event We're from our resi- ISL
{ dents who had been benefited by the
| amount of money spent in Richmond dur
| ing the holiday week. not speaking OF
I the Increased sales oe from one TO Two
! weeks before the Carnival from residents
/ who were preparing 60 entertain VISITORS
| The reports of your various committees
| vii. show an expenditure OF upwards %
$4,000, all of which, excepting about
x, 500. was also spent here by the par
1 ties to whom these salaries We're paid
The shows here :, my certain knowledge
| tonk away frori Richmond With them
| s. 100. the balance Of their money beng
Maid out here in salaries, supplies, ana
improvements, and this being the larsest
city visited by these shows Tor ABOUT
| eight weeks, it is more than likely tlat
a. considerable portion of their salaries
! =
amount taken away by these shows is
| barely more than one big circus visiting
orr city would take away, without pay
! mo barely a thousand dollars tribute to
| our citizens.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS.
T regret to state that the industrial or
exhibit portion, of our entertainment was
| not what We had expected, but TINS IN
NO way reflects on the worthy chairmen
Of the Industrial and Booth Committees,
| both Of whom labored We'll ana lons ~
J bring about different results, and whose
| labors were worthy of better results l
/: rather think it a reflection on those of
| our citizens who could have at a very
| small cost brought their wares and man-
ufa cturers to the attention of so many
/ thousands.
| For the chairmen and sub-Chairmen or
| the various committees there can pc
| naught but unstinted praise, for l never
again expect to see men with so many
business cares give SO much. OF tne,r tillie
| unselfshly for the public good Were l
| to try to individualize these,sI would find
| it a hard matter to decide who shouid
head the4list, but can only say they
| are all worthy citizens OF so falr a CITY
as Richmond.
| From all accounts I have up to the
time Of. writing this, our financial AFFAIRS
Will be IN SuCn shape dSalo lt!1tlelt d 90
for help unnecessary.
| The object of our incorporation having
| been consummate I beg leave to suggest
the winding up of the affairs OF TINS
association. so that future public enter
| rrises in Richmond may not be nam
| pered thereby, and to prevent the ma me
of THE Richmond Carnival Association
being used for private gain.
WORD OF PRAISE.
Il would be direlect IN my duty before
closing this report did ] not say words
Of praise referring to the work ofgsotlr
I Chief Electrician, William II. Thompson
and Director General Benson and his as
sistants. To them is due the GROWING
success of Carnival week, the electrical
displays and the toWerS and We're i t not
for the interchangeable efforts of Super1n-
tendent of Electricity Thompson, this
%bea utiful feature could not have been
lscarried out To Director-G General Ben
son, who designed and constructed the
floats, no measure of praise could repay.
he newspapers of the city Virginia,
and sister States especially the reporters,
editors, and managers Of our city papers,
are largely responsible for the vide pub
|Iicity given the Carnival movement and
/ the consequent large attendance. heir
( Snea sl1reiIz n va Iue would have other