Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-28
MAY WINTER HERE
MUNcY SHOWS WILL SPEND
WINTER IN PINE BLUFF, LIT
TILE ROCK OR MEMPHIS.
Will Remain Here Temporarily Any
way, Located at Fair Grounds,
Pending Permanent Plans.
WOULD MEAN MONEY SPENT

The Mundy shows may spend the
winter in Pine Bluff.
Whether or not the possibility be-
nitely for a few days, but in either
event, the shows will remain in this
city next week. and as png thereafter
a. it may take to decide upon perma-
nent winter quarters.
When asked this morning regarding
the matter Col. P. J. Mundy, the mil
llonaire Snowman, gave utterance to
the following statement:
81 shall winter my shows either in
Memphis Little Rock or Pine Bluff.
That much is definite.
I'VE close our present season to.
morrow night and will at once remove
equipment to the fair grounds, where
I'VE will go into temporary winter
quarters, which. however, may devel
op into our continuous home until we
start out again for our next years
tour in April.
''Whether we remain in Pine Bluff
Or go elsewhere depends entirely
upon the final shaping of circumstan-
ces.
Eat the present time the board of
city over in search of suitable quar-
ters for us. The commercial club OF
Memphis is doing the same thing.
Both cities would like to have us win
ter with them, each realizing what it
means in the way of business to them
commercially.
eve will remain in winter quarters
for about six months during which
period our expenditures represent a
natter of from $4,000 to 100000 Ev-
e"y piece of our expensive equipment
is inspected, repaired needed, re
painted and made ready for another
season.
each show front is repainted, re-
gilded with pure gold leaf and over.
hauled generally.
New wagons of special design
must be built, old wagons refitted
with such parts of their running gear,
axles and so forth, as may be needed
and every item of our paraphernalia
must be made to look like new.
cali our tents and canvas side walls
must be cleaned and laundered, new
tents made and world of detail work
IN general attended to between the
end of one season and the opening of
another.
81 have in St Louis at the worlds
fair, several elephants and herd OF
Asiatic camels which will join me i'll
winter quarters as soon as the st.
Louis fair is ended.
81 am going to Europe in about a
month and will be gone for several
weeks While there l intend to pur-
chase enough lions, leopards, tigers
and other wild beasts to more than
double the size of my trained will
animal show next year.
'These animals will also be sent
at once to our winter quarters where
they will be broken to their work of
performing.
"All these points will serve to ex-
plain how large an amount of money
must be spent locally each season
in winter quarters, which means, Of
course, a good thing for the local bus
mess interests.
"Peronallsy. | would prefer to re-
main in Pine Bluff for two reaons:
"Firs5, the gentlemen of this city
whom | have had the honor Of meet
ing are indeed as perfect specimens
OF genuine noblemen as l have ever
met anywhere. Socially | would be
delighted to remain where | feel that
I have so many warm personal
friends.
"Then again, We will open our sea-
son next year somewhere in the south
and wherever it proves to be it will
necessitate our passing through Pine
Bluff, or retracing our steps if we
winter elsewhere. The item OF rail-