The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-09-12
Street FAIR
AND CARNIVAL
WHAT DENISON is DOING TO-
WARD SUCCESS OF ENTERPRISE
Nature Of the Entertainment. 1T
Scope and Purposes. Committees
All at Work.

Nature Of the Entertainment. Its
Scope and Purposes. Committees
All at Work.
We suppose everyone in this county
knows that Denison is 10 give street
fair and carnival from Sept. 23d to
26th. There may be some however
who do not understand the nature OF
the entertainment nor the magnitude
of the plans made by the business men
of Denison, When the plan first came
up for discussion many opposed the
idea. us they had been to street fairs
where immoral influences predomi-
mated, where the shows were flakes"
and the entertainment so poor that
visitors received bad impression OF
the town and the fair did more harm
than good. 1t WAS first decided that
canvass should be made and that un-
less enough money could be raised to
insure good fair the project be
dropped. The canvass was made and
even the most enthusiastic friends OF
the fair we're surprised at the liber-
ality of the business men. In but q
short time more than 3l500.90 were
raised as basis OF operations. There
have been numerous contributions
since that time which together with
the amounts to be secured for conces-
sious and privileges will raise the
amount TO be spent to approximately
$3500,U0 The fair is not a money
making scheme and every cent of the
money is to be spent for legitimate
amusement purposes and for the neces-
sary advertising and other expenses.
Naturally the business men hope to
profit by the opportunity to advertise
their wares and those who come under
the head of caterers hope to profit by
increased business, but out of the fair
itself there is no hope or desire for
profit.
To illustrate the way money has
been spent to secure the best, let US
give this instance. Everyone knows
that many good bands of excellent
reputation could have been secured for
from 5000 to $3.50. but instead the man
agement has contracted to pay more
than twise this amount to secure one
of the best bands In all the west, the
Hagenow Band of Lincoln. Nebraska.
This band is composed of some of the
best artists in the west and the two
concerts to be given daily will prove q
people of the county.
In July, members Of the executive
committee attended the street fair at
Marshalltown and perhaps the best re.
suit of their trip was that they learned
what class of shows to omit. There
have been any number of "Parisian
Gaiety" companies and snake eaters
who have applied for concessions, but
they have been refused while the best
of shows have been allowed admission
at very liberal rates. Arrangements
were made with one of the largest
amusement concerns in the country
for list of free attractions. A whole
lot more than thousand dollars is te
be spent for these attractions. There
will be free performance every after
noon and evening of the fair that will
last for about two hours. These per
formances consist of singing. dancing
gymnastic performances. a trained
animal show and truly wonderful
balloon ascension the feature of which
is that the daring baloonist is fired out
of cannon when at the height of 6
Thousand feet above the earth AL
these features will be free There will
be other attractions which come on
percentage basis These will be gooC
shows and worth the money but there
will be plenty to employ the time O
all without going to any of the pay at
fractions. The Parade feature is to be
one the brilliant features of the frs,
night of the Carnival. AS usual it Ii
proposed to have Carnival Queen and
it was suggested that as this is to be fol
Crawford county as whole 1t would be