The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10

decided success and has drawn great
many people to Raleigh. | have enjoyed
the entire week.
MIR. LYNN WILDER, of Dewar &
Wilder, Wholesale Grocers: 1T has para
lyzed business in our line and don't think
the grocery people will want another. Part
of the shows were fairly good. The Orien-
tai was too tough to have been allowed on
the streets. Big crowds were here. but
they have not aided business"
MR.. w. A. MYATT, Wholesale Grocer
"It has not affected my business in any
way. It has attracted many people and
some business has been benefited. The
shows are fine, with the exception of one
that | have heard criticized as indecent
| POSTMASTER c. T. BAILEY: 1.-The
Carnival is a success, so far as postoffice
business is concerned, and the receipts
kept up all the week The shows are the
best l have ever seen and there were
the largest crowds here that I've seen, ex-
cept Thursday of the State Fair. The
Stadium was the best OF its kind l ever
saw
Mr.. F. NJ. STRONACH, of Stronach g
Sons, Groeers: 81 do not think that the
| Carnival has affected business in any way.
The amusements were good and the great
Street Fair has been success. /"
MR.. SHERWOOD HIGGS, of Sherwood
Higgs & Co., Dry Goods: 1--WE have had
very good weeks business have sold
several wholesale bills and the Millinery
Department has done a very large bust
ness. The expression of the people is that
the amusement features have been extra
ordinary fine"
MR.. T. w. BLAKE, Jeweler: There
has been some little improvement in bus
ness. One good thing is that it advertised
Raleigh and brought the people out. The
Carnival itself was enjoyable and gave
great amusement to thousands. The peo-
pie were orderly and happy
MR. G. N. WALTERS. Merchant
Tailor: 81 am on the fence, as my bust
ness has not been affected 1t has drawn
many people here and has certainly bene-
fitted some lines of trade. At no place in
the United States could the people have
acted any better. l think the Carnival
has done good"
MR.. w. o. ALLEN, of the Baptist Book
Store: 81 am not favorably impressed
with it as financial proposition. 1t may
be of good in the future. The amusements
were fine
Mr.. c. NJ. BRETSCH, Confectioner and
Baker: Good. The business in my line
was excellent and increased 1 am in favor
of another. 1t has certainly helped many
lines of business. Let them come every
year. The amusements We're all right and
the crowd was we'll behaved. 1t has been
splendid week.
MR.. H. T. HICKS. of Henry T. Hicks
Company, Druggists: I'm the way of CT
gars and soda fountain trade it has helped
u.s. but had it not been for this we would
have been behind compared with this sea-
son last year. AS Carnival it was better
than 1 expected, but the Oriental show
ought to have been closed up two days
before it opened"
MIR. w. B. MANN, Grocer: 81 do not
special good, but the people were amused
and entertained and that was the purpose
of the Carnival 1t has done this we'll"
MR.. JESSE G. BALL, Wholesale
Grocer: 81 do not think the Carnival
was stimulator of legitimate trade.
AS means of entertaining the people of
Raleigh and the surrounding country 1
would not object to it again TIE shows
were excellent and were greatly enjoyed
Only one was Objectionable
H. MAHLER'S SONS: 1.-THE week has
been like a rainy day as far as our bust
ness is concerned"
EDWARDS & BROUGHTON: mo, not
at all. In fact, it has materially inter-
fered with our work. The little squirt
of printing amounted to nothing
PERRY & ROSENTHAL: Most of the
business has been with out -of-town peo-
pie. There has been very little in town"
CROSS & LINEHAN: 1--WE have done
very good business this week. 1t has
been way ahead of the average"
MR.. WALTER WOOLCOTT, Dry
Goods: cit has added nothing to our bus
mess. but it has to others. I do not think
it is a good business investment, but as a
means of amusement it is great. The shows
were the best of their kind that I've ever
seen. The people were here in big num-
bers and they enjoyed the week Of pleas
ure. The crowd was exceptionally orderly
MR.. W. c. NORRIS, of NJ T. Norris 6,
Bro, wholesale grocers: "The Carnival
has not added much, but we have had
some extra business and the Carnival
brought it. AS an amusement feature,
it was fine"
GWALTNEY'S DRUG STORE: 1T did
not do ur business "a bit good. Prac-
tically nothing was sold but soda water
and cigars. The weeks sales don't ag
gregate as much as last week"
MR.. T. p. JERMAN, of Royal & Bor
den dealers in furniture and fittings:
''As a means of drawing trade ] do not
think much of it. AS an amusement the
best / ever saw and the best conducted
The crowd was a big one and the be-
ha,vior was good
MR.. MILES GOODWIN, of the Royal
& Borden Company: GAS a business
proposition / think 1t was a good one for
the town. We have had two weeks of
splendid trade. The entertainments were
enjoyable and the people who came to
Raleigh by the thousands were delighted.
Mr.. Geo. Royal, of Goldsboro, says it is
the best aggregation he has ever seen. "
M. w. H. KING, of the King Drug
Company: 'It has helped our business
and I regard it as a good business propo-
sition. The Carnival in its amusement
features and high class attractions sur
| passed my expectations. The people