The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-04

And in his ship
You may take n trip
Beneath the water or over the land,
With just a balloon 10 rest on.
The King Of the row fain would show,
From the ends of the earth the cream
or things that are odd.
And from the land of Nod.
ale Is ready TO go 10 the place below
s For dope for his bamboo dream.
WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
IOUR million dollars Will he spsn
on Midway attractioas at III.
Worlds Fair. This is a modes,
estimate by the Director of Con
~ Men with ideas and men with
money are at a premium.
Strange as it may seem. money Is plenti-
tful. while real ideas are scarce.
= The man with something new % present
Il being sought by the amusement end of
the big Fair.
: 1t is as a show that an exposition APP
peais to the masses.
The Midway is the show end.
Persons with ideas to exploit now follow
expositions as a business. fascinated BY a
lottery that holds out sIirtering promises
of reward II cunning or luck enables them
TO strike the right gait.
~
business man OF the Midway. or. as he has
rome to be known, "the concessionnaire." a
Little that sounds more IKE miiiona're 'nah
fkhowman.
{ He Is among the and most IN
Eendous purveyors 10 the modern puoic-
: Barnum was a philosopher VINO piayeu
On tho simple gamut OF human emotion.
4 The concessionnaire knows the game better
Than the inventor. Of "humbug."
2 He knows 1t takes more thar nunoag to
satisfy the now educated amnsement-seeker
Snt expositions.
& phe grace OF MIDWAY etttact'ons Ut every
fPucceedin8 EXPOSITION mas oeeh raised.
s il Ii expected TO ATTAIN is nishest marx
{Ht the St Louis Worries FAR
-Four OF 'tns pro9ected concessions aiohs
.Bkinker roao VIII cost *i'vo'v"' more money
Ethan vas spent on the whole Bunalo MID
spvay.
{ Six ofstho]St Louis concessions VIII cost
SK2.oo0.0Oo. Many others are expected TO sno"
proportionate expenditure.
Most Of tho Midway capital from
SasRealthy merchants. who back the ideas OF
Aprofessional concessionnaires. yet many OF
a.Tthe concessionnaires VINO struck = winnins
tetreak at former exposiuons arc mere rith
Hfheir own capital. eager 10 make invest
TmsntG :
SHhN IN
fSPREPARING. PRQSPEcrUsES. "
x 1t Is the day Of the eoneessionnaire In 81.
louis.
Il The hotels are full OF them.
They come from the four corners Of the
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lion have Interesting personalities. ripe With
s,expenences.
4 They know well the value OF waiting, and
have. therefore. taker. up temporary resi-
kdences in the worlds Fair CITY.
Not one of them will hint for the frac-
p zion of a second that he is fearful OF losing
! sn the swift and strong rompetition.
/; He 1us& knows he has the best idea. and
I IS relying on the dIscernment of the Elk
! position management to know a ...good
thing"
Perbaps Of nj, the concessionnaires wbo
make daily visits to the city office Of the
i Concessions Division in the Laclede briild.
ing. E. W. mcconnell has the best right
To the coveted title-Kinr NJ the Midway
! The scepter passed TO him nv common
/, consent Of the other concessionnaires. Even
! the Concessions Division accredits McCon-
: nell with a fortune of $500, 900, earned on
/ other midways.
}. He "a already Interested I'm four Of tba