Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-18
PROGRESS OF CARNIVAL.
TO the EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE YESTERDAY.
AN ELECTRICAL FOUNTAIN
No Be Secured and Exhibited Free
Each Night OF the Cnrniynl-The
Method OF Advertising Approved.
Plans for DecoratioHs--Comm ttec
ON Funds to Start to Worl6--other
Matters of Interest.


The executive committee of the COM
dng Wheeling Carnival held meeting
yesterday afternoon with Director Cen
cnal Benson, who made an interesting
reort OF the progress Of the work of
arranging for the big affair. The COM
mittee took up the scheme for securing
and exhibiting free OF change during
the entire week the great electrical
fountain which was a feature of the
Omaha Exposition. The exact location
for the fountain has not beea deter
mined upon, but it will be placed at
some point at which the largest pos
sible number can see it.
he fountain will be unlike anything
ever seen in this section CT the country
In addition to the different hues which
will be given to the spraying water,
there will be an automatic stand in
the center, arranged to appear and dis
appear upon which lady will execute
fancy dances, with Lights OF changing
colors playing continuously upon her.
The fountain viii be exhibited free, and
will doubtless prove big drawing
card.
Mr.. Benson and the committees have
been hesieged with applications for the
privilege TO conduct games Of different
kinds, but tie committee yesterday de-
cided that no games OF chance, or any
thing else of a questionable character
will be permitted.
director General Benson's report to
the executive committee YVES a review
of the work done by the different COM
mittees, and it showed generally a very
satisfactory safe of progress. Some
replies have been received from the
letters sent out by the committee on
funds, but the committee will he asked
to start out neXt week, to personally So
licit contributions for the enterprise.
The letters have paved the way for
personal interviews, and it is thought
that the contributors viii be liberal.
The press committee has Issued TWO
hundred and nifty tickets of freedom
good for ell entertainments during the
Carnival, which are sent along with ia
yitatioas AMI notices for publication.
TO the editors of papers published with
Yin a radius of one hundred miles Of
Wheeling.
The advertising committee has or
deTed 100 600 envelopes and 20 Geo slips
advertising the Carnival; also ons
thousand hat pins and four thousand
buttons. The envelopes viii be sold to
merchants at actual cost. and hey will
be asked to enc.ase the slips in ia If
mail mater. The committee was
authorized to prepare novelty cards with
catch phH1se<, for distribution at all
large gatherings within the radius from
which Carnival visitors are expected to
come. Autographs will be secured
later. and many Of the shows which
will be Booked will have advertising
matter for stand work
fhe transportation committee has
asked railroads for special rates, and
will take up the matter with the local
Fae.engsr Association as soon as pos
sibie.
The privileges committee has received
numerous letters of inquiry. Mr.. Ben
son is in Communication with puoprie-
tors Of a number of high class attrac-
TORS, including Mr.. Ro,tock, who owns
about all the wild animals in America
olgtS.de of the shows, and who lost fifty
lions in firs in Philadelphia last win
t.,
The music committee has sent letters
to all bands within a hundred miler
Mr.. G. Ed. Mendel has been excused
from the craftsmanship of the industrial
parade committee, and is succeeded by
Andrew Kern Mr.. Mendel remains on