Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-15

terest.
The Carnival mas passed. Early yes
terday morning when none but early
Users were out,-the various side show
oeople and their belongings were NOV
ing to the various railway stations. BY
h~al,.past nine o'clock nothing remain
"a OF that feature OF the great Carnival
save the half-wrecke6 naked stands and
tottering enclosures.
The greater number Of the fakirs
rad taken the earliest trains and
sought new felds for the display OF
tbeiruecuiiar talents The greater por-
ton of them took passage for Colum-
bus. G. Some of the show people re-
turned to, Buffalo, N. Y. but many OF
these also went to Columbus. where a
similar revel is to take place this COM
ing week.
The streets were Uttered with the
debris of the last night Of the Carnival,
which remained u~ndisturbed during
the day save oy the breeze. This will
be cleaned up. however, this morning.
and the old lumber removed.
The decorations, a little dlsordered
by the wind, but otherwise as bright as
when first put out, owing to the fact
that no rain has fallen here during the
mast week, were still nearly all In place.
These will be rapidly removed during
the day, and the buildings restored to
their normal appearance.
None of the show people are LETT be-
hind in the jail as all who were ar
rested, either paid their ines or left the
necessary deposit with Lieut.. Frohme
at headquarters. The fakirs, too, were
so prosperous in their business that
they had ample funds to get out with.
They all agreed that wheeling was the
greatest town yet for business and said
they had money to burn. The local
fakirs are happy and say they have all
made big money.
The fence that surrounded the Beau
tiful Orient is in a very dilapidated,
even dangerous condition, and should
be torn down at once, as serious acci-
dents are quite possible to people pass
ing along the sidewalks near it.
Twelfth street is in bad shape be-
tween Market and the river, as the
stands there left a great deal OF rub
bish on the pavements.
The street ears resumed traffic over
their usual routes yesterday, the OBJ
struction having been removed from
the tracks.
There is a decided difference Of opin-
ion among our citizens as to what the
outcome of the Carnival week will be.
Some are strongly of the opinion that
injury rather than benefit will result,
while others are equally positive that
it will do great good to the town by
Advertising it and by showing the out
side people that Wheeling is a good
place to come to, both for business n
pleasure. There are many also who are
waiting to see what good or evil re-
suits may follow. They say it was an
experiment and that it may be many
weeks before one can form a fair judg-
ment as to the real result OF Carnival
week. All are, however, agreed upon
one point, namely, that We must give
our visitors better shows and enter
tainments at the next one
One prominent business man said:
ut was Wheeling's first attempt at
anything Of the kind, and ! think The
people of Wheeling may congratulate
themselves on having done so well.
We lave learned how, and next time
we will be prepared to make it a hum
mer. perfect in every detail. Every
body will decorate next time, though
we did mighty well in that line on the
present occasion"
Another business man remarked: 1t
has woke the old town up and will do
us lots of good. 1t delighted me to see
IL people turn out and enjoy them
selves. To be sure. it was not very
dignifed, but it does a man good to
unbend at times and let his blood cir
culate. The Carnival was a good thing
we will nave a better one next time
A member Of a large wholesale house
said: The Carnival has not benefited
wholesale trade, because the people
came TO enjoy themselves and lid. So
cially, it has been a great success. The
trade benefit will come later, for Wheel
ing has been well advertised by the
event. New Orleans has but two days
of her Mardi Gras, but we have really
had six days. Next year the people Will
understand it better and more mer-
chants will visit u.s."
A gentleman who is prominent IN
the wholesale grocery trade, expressed
himself very happily, saying: The Car
nival is over and all are satisfied to
have the week end. Very few OF the
merchants outside of the city attended.
For a direct boom to In business
house it was a failure; but all had a
jolly time and nobody Is dissatisfied