The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-30

wish to say to the people of Minneapolis and
the northwest that in all my years. in the
show business have never seen plans for an
Undertaking Of this kind more splendidly
worked out or along lines half SO elaborate
as these. The fact is that the spectacle which
will be presented when the gates thrown
open Monday will be the most sensational
of its kind ever yet produced in the United
States or the world. My attractions alone /
have about doubled since last season. I have
added to the general attractiveness of my ex-
hibitions by securing many features of which
no mention has as yet been made, and which
can easily be accommodated in the open space
between the large features.
The work of getting the carnival,
booths, grounds and buildings into final
shape for the opening is being rushed
rapidly to completion. Chairman George
Cook of the, committee ron construction,
said yesterday that everything, would be
in readiness by Monday morning, as the
finishing touches yet remaining to be
added are comparatively Insignificant.
Carpenters are being paid double wages
for overtime-an inducement sufficient to
persuade them to labor far into the even
ing to hasten the work. ". s.---,-.
Mr.. Jabour and Mr.. Davis, his official
"layer-out' went into action on the
grounds yesterday and to-day huge tents
and scaffoldings for the thrilling features
of the show began to occupy the vacant
spaces. The Ferris wheel is in place and
the loop the loop apparatus is being set
up. ~
| -.-.-... Location of Features.
Just inside the grand triumphal arch
will be found the check room, the com
| mittee and reception rooms and neWspa-
| per headquarters. The remaining nall
| block on Sixth street to First avenue ~,
| is lined with booths as is First avenue N,
| Cixfh CT RI Seventh street.
Octagon building the s.temple of light and
| music stands at Seventh street and Sec
| ond avenue N. At Western and Second
avenues is the administration building
| which is to house the police and hre de-
partments, the executive committee .ano
| the press.
At this point also will be the entrance
to Jabour,s t.big show The loop the loor
will occupy the space in the tf1angle
| formed by the intersection OF Ientn zan l
| Seventh streets and Third avenue N: al
| Seventh street and Second avenue will be
the trained wild animal arena y. eh =
| Immediate vicinity will be the streets O
| Cairo. the Japanese teas garden, streets OF
| all nations. Mexican theater, proJecto-
scope. Lunette, the aerialist; stand FOL
! balloon ascension and parachute jump
| Austin sisters, Grunatho sisters. Moorlsf
palace, dog and pony snow, n1gh die sll
into tank and net any many otner Tea
| tures..s
The 500 road has decided to extend it, t
one fare rate from all points on its ma i II
| line to Minneapolis through the secone
| as we'll as first week of the talr.E<
odd Advertising Features.
"Brown,s in Town. He is not the mar
/ who created the title role in the play O
that name On the contrary, he is the
! famous show ..spieler" who for forty
years has been proclaiming upon tn.
i streets Of Americas great cities thu
il startling features of the worlds creates
shows.
II Since his arrival in Minneapolis las
. week he. has been busy advertising tn
4 Elks' fair and his appearance has ex