The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-30
.R|CAMOND'S NEW
amusement PARK
It Will Extend Over Eleven
Acres Will Cost Thirty
Thousand Dollars.
WHERE WILL HORSE ] 1 ], SHOW GO.
Runnon Says That New Park Will
Includesthe Large Audi
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9 Richmond lis to have summer a,nuse-
lncnt resort that wifi be Iii keeping With
such places Of entertainment in cities 81
IA Its slice .a. a s. si3E Il Il sssf4s . 8
8 Wells, has taken active control OF ssAe
proposition, and recent deals have been
made tosremodcl Reservoir Park, or that
part of It kroH,ntas West End Park,
eluipping the place w, til modern dsvices
for the entertainment OF tho people.
Mr.. Wells is. In close toucl, with the
a big park promoters, and Is well known
To tho operators OF the most modern
!. popular DEVICES The fact that he con-
trolls some half q dozen big resorts has
given him an xperienee that Will be OF
great value in establishing the new, re-
sort, for that is really what the new
park Will be--all new. e ss
Something like thirty thousand dollars
4 will be expended In making the inn.
provements, and 1T is possible that many
thousands h OF dollars viii be spent by
concessonaires who "A will If be granted
II privileges OF operation. &c
Fountain Head Of Parks.
siB5 & AS o matter OF fact Reservoir Park
4 VIII be the fountain head 4 Of all the
Wells parks, and will be used I'll as q
feeder for Norfolk, Atlanta, Birmlngh cham,
& Montgomery and the other resorts Of
b the South. All OF the popular Ideas Of
y other resorts will bs introduced, and
B many original schemes will be inaugu-t
rated that will tend to amuse and h in "
81 terest. s.lf;s M n 3 IL
.ssss d. 8. Clark. park engineer Of vast
u experience. has been engaged to rebuild
q the resort, and has visited the ground,
4 making measurements, and Is s no w q t
Il work on plans to be submitted to Mr.,
Wells Immediately -. "A Mr.. Clark was Eac-s
tive at st. Louis. Cincinnati and Omaha
q In constructing amusement deyices,4 and
\ has been Identified With constr uction In
Il New Orleans and other Southern cities
IA He has been engaged in similar work
II at Ocean View for some Inc pas and
win como to Richmond to take hold OF
* this work INN ed te1y. NJ 3 81 "a
Mr.. Wells has conferred With Mr.;
"A Clark, who is now at work Ion the ideas
IS suggested by Mr.. Wells and the plans
will DO ready for the inspection OF Mr..
Wells when he 81 returns from a trip
Il South. zS Ks IL ssS stSs
5SSt3 The work will be pushed to have the
resort ready for the people by regular
y opening season. when there will be many
a pleQSdnLa6uE IN
Officers and Directors.
The conlpan ys orga nized I TO build 5g the
II now Reservoir PARK Is compo sedt OF the
4 following gentlemen :s$s sf ss ut
q President, ia ks w els 4ss
K Vice-President, e ndre " 4 p zzini, Jr-
Secretary and Treasurer, a.. j, tli.l
Direc tors-Ch r. Al bright, manager
4 Of the w iliow G rove Park. OF Philadel-:
4 phia; II. 3. .Auchy, mana gerso the Chest
z nut Hill Park, OF Ph:ladN lphia; Otto Wells,
b mai ma GER OF the Oceon Vlsw Park; Chas.
M cEee, manager OF the Academy and
Is Bijou Theatres. md " the oftl GERS men
toned above. 3s
Il. Is understood tina some New York
& men are financially interested in the
Z scheme. & sss ,s
When one Of the directors was asked
last night II the Theatrical Trust would,
control the new park. he answered No
y IN the most VI gorols manner.
About eleven acres Will be utilized In
building the park and arranging for9 the
nmusements. Practically all OF the old
,.'stuft" will be either torn down or re-;
v moved y The itchback will be taken
r oanoke. s5 III 81
MI. 3. 4 S. Clark, the park builder, will
q begin operations at once his contract
a on yeste rdny.
u new company WI Ike over the audIto-
rum after next October, when the lease
81 OF the Horse Show Association explres.5
9sS Where will the r edmond Horse Show
\ Association 90 is the question thar IS
being asked. There is no other building
n or about the city that is lareg enough
Is for the Accommodation /! Of tile horse
I show. and 4 looks. therefore. as II the
horse show authorities would be obliged
e to build. #