The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-11
SALEM'S
GREAT
WEEK
Everything Mapped
Out for the Big
Carnival
Crowd viii be the Largest
Ever Gathered in Salem
Tor Everyb dy'S
Coming

In view OF the extraordinary ex.
pense (something in the neighborhood |
Of 5000 the executive committee Of
the Midsummer Carnival, last night, |
decided to abandon the plan of putting |
up a wooden booth section at the main |
entrance OF the fair and will substi.
tute therefore a grand court 1876
square around the edge Of which
ground rents will be sold at 81 per
'front.' foot for the week, for tents and
stands. and in the center OF which will
be maintained the Ferris wheel, the
fountain and the band stand, all in
front Of the main pavilion OF the Ar.
mold aggregation. This viii make Il
very much cheaper for those who de-
sire to sell wares on the Carnival
grounds. and give them exactly as
good locations as they would have in
a booth section. Parties desiring loca.
tions on the grand court can have the
same by applying to MiltonL. Meyers.
sub-manager on concessions. or TO n.
J. Judah, general manager
The Carnival prize balloons that are
being sent up by Manager Charles II.
Hinges. every few days. from Wilson
Avenue. are proving a strong card
with the youngsters. Next Monday
evening 80 prizes will go up and noat
back 70 earth, TO become the property
OF some lucky boys and girls.
The fraternal societies Of the Capt.
tai City are all agog over Fraternity
Day" Friday of Carnival week, and Il
is expected that the friendly rivalry OF
the occasion viii develop some very
beautiful features.
The dimpled autocrats OF Salem Will
dominate everything and everybody
on Carnival Baby Day" salem's
fame for beautiful babies win be es-
tablished forever after that eventful
exposition. There will be fye prizes
well worth the charming children "a
whom they will be awarded.
The guarantee fund for the Carnival
Is nearly made up. The merchants
and business men OF Salem have been
generous in this matter. as they are In
all public enterprises. and the best
hope OF the executive committee Is
that no dollar OF the guarantee will
ever be needed
The exclusive privilege OF selling re.
freshments In the main pavilion OF the
Arnold shows Is still unsold. Hand In
your bids for this valuable concession.
Il must he decided soon.
Carnival buttons are seen every
where. There are plenty of them. and
every man and woman in Salem
should have one on.
There are 1900 people IN and
around Salem 20 be benefited by the
big Carnival. They must All take an
interest in the AFFAIR. and push Il along
IN any and every way they can. and
not leave II 10 the ~ hard.working
committeeman who are acting as their
agents In the matter. Get IN and work
for the biggest and best festival ever
known In the capital
Who Is going 20 be married from the
Carnival throne stand on Public Wed
ding Day" OF Carnival week? Send
your acceptance TO General Manager
Judah as soon as possible. He viii
treat Il with confidence and no one
viii be the wiser until you appear up
on the scene for the "tieing OF the
knot"
Carnival literature 10 abroad In the
land. The fences. the trees, the barn
sides. the bridges. the very rocks on
the hills. all are telling the story OF
fun and interest 10 be had In the Capt
tai City during the week beginning
Monday. June 29th and ending satur
day, July attn
You can't vote for a Girl in Salem
and not vote for a queen. They are all
pretty and sovereign In their ways;
indeed some Of them are inclined 20 be
bit tyrannous. so the young fellows
say: But be that as Il may, some par
ticular beauty must be chosen 70 rule
over the coming Carnival. and the
time is growing short Get In, you feF
-
lows that have pride In any especial
beauty and push your claims for her
: pre eminence IN this contest.