Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-05-12

ject of the clubs permanent work
was to do some such thing for the
towns as to get crowd here by
carnival. Chas. Rathman said the
town should wake up and 60 after
some amusement or fair like Man(an
did. Mr.. Wallace thought that if the
carnival was to bc only for JamestOw n
amusement 1T would be unwise to
have lt,but that if it was sufficiently
we'll advertised in advance it would
bring large number of people here
and be good thing in many ways.
If the outside people came and were
well pleased they would come again
and the business men would get the
benefit of the trade and would add
more customers to the town.
1t was also pointed out that the
receipts last year would beyond doubt
have been doubled had there been
good weather all the time and har-
vest not been on. 1t was impossible
to get farmers to leave their fields
and the carnival was only advertised
ten days in advance. With longer
notice and an earlier date the receipts
this year would double last without
any question.
Mr.. Bu1gster moved that the COM
mittee be instructed to arrange for
the carnival which motion was
adopted without any negative vote.
Mr.. Orlady stated that detailed
financial statement of the receipts and
disbursements of the last carnival
would Represented to the club at the
next meeting; that it had been ready
shortly after the close of the carnival
but that no meeting of the club had
been called and the matter had never
been presented to the association
under the old officers.
The substance of the financial state
ment o.. the carnival is. that the total
receipts were 81, l38. IS of which S76O
we're contributed and $378.35 were
received back from the percentage of
the receipts and from concessions.
The disbursements amounted to
S992.5O Of which $500 was for the
carnival company. the balance for ex-
penses of various kinds in the pre-
parati0n of and arrangements. for the
carnival. OF this last amount the
sum of 1927 was paid for electric
lights and supplies A large number
of globes, wires and sockets had to
be bought and shipped by express
which were now on hand for Use
and would not have to be purcha sed
again as they belonged 10 the associ-
alton. The other sums were paid
ont for ticket takers (b0ys), for
street labor, for extra police, bill
boards, etc. The money outside Of
the conpany's share was all paid
out at home. Deducting all the dis
bursements from the receipts there
was balance left of sl45.s5, and
considering the money contributed as
given to the enterprise the carnival
was profitable instead of loss as
many supposed.
The objects Of the organization of
the above club are to encourage and
promote the commercial and manu-
featuring interests of the City of
Jamestown; to foster and encourage
through social Intercourse a public
spirit and feeling of loyalty to the
city; to promote the growth,
development::and beauty of the city;
to assist in making it city OF
homes; to develope the jobbing and
wholesale interests OF the city; to
encourage manufacturing within its
limits; to advise and assist in
municipal improvements looking to
the accomplishment of the aims
heretofore set forth to own real
estate on which a ONE for the club
may be built and to establish such
social features as will assist in carry
ing out the aims Of the corporation.
The executive committee has called
a meeting of club members and all
others interested, for this evening at
s O'Clock at the council chambers, at
which time the by laws, as approved
by executive committee, will be pre-
sented for adoption.
While we may not all agree as to
the best methods of procedure we do
agree that nov is the time for con-
certed action looking to the advance
ment of the welfare of the city. Let
us therefore lay aside all petty ami
mostly and strife and having the good
Of the city at heart pull together SO
that our Efforts vii have the de-
sired effect.
/ you have. not already expressed
your intentions to become member
of the club come to the meeting and
show by your presence that you are
interested in and intend to help the
deyclOn ment Of Jamestown