Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-06
Mammoth Institution Is En-
camped Under Acres of Can
vas on East Main Street
BIGGEST CROWD s. THE SEASON
MarshaIItown Filled With sishtseers
From Near and Far-Estimated That
Between 5000 and 1000 Strangers
Are In the City to See the show-
Many Exclusive Features.

Marshalltown today to witness the per-
formance of the great institution be-
fore the American amusement loving
public. the Barnum e. Bailey show. 1t
is estimated that there are between s.
600 and 1000 strangers in the city to
see the afternoon performance, and
many more are coming in for the show
tonight. The hustle and activity at
tendant upon the arrival of the vAsl-
tors, began as early as B o'clock this
morning, and by Z o'clock owners OF
feed stables were already beginning to
set vehicles out in the streets, SO
cramped were the quarters.
The show trains, four in number, and
composed Of eighty three cars, arriv-
ed in the Iowa Central yards from Os-
kaloosa at an early hour. There was
a big crowd Of sightseers to witness the
unloading process, many being there
from o'clock until s. The first train
arrived at 2:40, the second at $50, the
third at 6:10 and the fourth at 1925.
The trip and the unloading was with
out accident of any kind, the remark
able system employed working out to
the most exact nicely. All of the I'M
loading is done by whistle signal, wltn
scarcely a word spoken. This does
away with all loud talk which was so
common among circus employees in the
olden day.
1t is hardly possible to give the pub
tic an IDEA of what a mammoth 1nstl-
tuition the Barum s. Bailey show is
without going into minute detail. It
is a world in itself. and the army of
people employed are managed in such
a way that the show travels close to
a hundred miles each day, builds its
while walled city, gives two perform
ances and is in another city by day
break the next morning. 1t is a bus
mess run strictly on business principles
with the management back of every
thing and ready to make any claim
good The face OF P. T. Barnum is
no longer seen, as was the case when
the show visited the city years ago and
exhibited on the Arnold school lot.
Personally supervising each days bus
mess today is Mr.. James A. Bailey, now
the majority stakeholder in the con-
Germ, who is in the city with his peo-
Pile today. Mr.. Bailey takes as much
pleasure in running his business to
please the public as any man in a mer-
camille business. He permits no graft
ing Of any kind on the grounds, has no
gambling devices in operation, allows
no swearing among his employees, and,
in every way, attempts to conduct his
bust SIS along a. high moral plane.
w it is impossible to show what
a big circus like the Barnum &
Bale is, something of an idea
can by few facts There
are ei Sthe circus 1,065 people.
There Npd carried every day,
a totaa - of horses, including
workiT e stock. In the cook
tent ca $4,000 meals are served.
The shoA rries with it it's own physi-
clans; it's own attorneys; and its own
force of Pinkerton detectives. The OPP
Grating expenses and fixed charges ev-
cry day aggregate an expenditure Of
.s7.50o.
The visit of the Barnum & Bailey
show to the city today is the first in
seven years. This is the second season
in the United States since the show
returned from Europe, where it spent
five years. The German government
was so pleased with the manner in
which the business was conducted that
Emperor William detached three Off
GERS to accompany the show for per-
iod Of four weeks, in order that they
might observe and inquire into the
sanitary conditions, with the idea Of
employing the same methods in the
kaiser's armies. These officers We're
the guests OF Mr.. Bailey while on the
trip.
The Parade.
With the precision Of watch. tick
the tremendous task OF transporting
the entire paraphernalia to the show
grounds was commenced as soon as
the show arrived, and by 10:45 all was
in readiness for the parade, which NOV
ed west on Church and east on Main.
The parade was gorgeous affair. The
great golden band chariot, moved by
the forty beautiful horses, was a most
van guard of a continuous
fairyland on wheels. Each and every
wagon with it's carved effects of gold
and, colors, intermingled with natty
costumes, prancing steeds, military
music and innumerable sights of Won
derland, made the pageant of glitter
and gold myriad of scenes indescrib-
ible for beauty and brilliancy. The
name and fame attained by the aggre-
cation, that of giving the best, was
clearly demonstrated in the congress of
parades. The policy of giving the best
! standard inception of common sense
by Barnunl e. Bailey many