Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-08-23

Of American people that we have shown
to-" said the press agent of the Bar.
mum & Bailey circus this afternoon, as
he looked at the glittering rows, tier
upon tier, thousands of well dressed
prosperous, happy looking Willamette
valley people, "You certainly have
the most beautiful women, and the
finest looking, stslwart men, and the
hest FED, rosy children that we have
encountered anywhere in the West.
This is the first time Barnum u Bailey
ever showed west Of the Rocky Noun.
tains. The climate, the country, the
scenery and the people surpass our ex-
pectations The health Of our EN-.
ployes and animals has been improved
by coming TO Oregon. Nowhere have
we found such fruit and drinking water
as in Western Oregon. Nowhere does
money seem to be so plentiful.
The reporter was introduced to the
veteran Snowman and proprietor, Mr..
Bailey, who was the busiest man on
earth about O'Clock this morning,
whom the.tented city was literally going
up into the air. Scores of brawny AZ.
ricans played tattoes with sIedge, ham
mers, as they sunk steel stakes into
the solid gravel. Not loud word was
spoken, no profanity could be heard.
There was no loud-mouthed shouting.
Men and horses moved like elock-work,
and elected the admiration OF the
crowds of bystanders. Wagons were roll.
ing in from all directions, loaded with
hay, straw and food for the employees
Among the articles purchased for one
DAYS rations were 20 bushels Of pota.
toes 10 bushels of onions, 80 dozen
beets, 90 dozen carrots, $50 pounds OF
cabbage, 600 pounds Of sugar, lOC
quarts Of blaekberries, $50 pounds OF
butter, a wagon load of canned and bot
tied goods, 10 gallons OF cream, and a
wagon load Of horse feed.
Q The whole circus was brought to the
city by four trains over the Southern
|. Pacific, each train being drawn by two
: engines. The last train to arrive car
ried the elephants, the horses and tn,
performers. IL was made up Of /.
Pullman sleeping ears some of then
daintily trimmed with lace curtains a
!. the windoyc. The locomotives were 81
and 4O-ton weight, brought from East
> ern Oregon. The transportation wa
4 under the direct management of Assist
q ant Superintendent o. W. Taylor. o
the traffic department The trains wer
in early, and were handled with th
q greatest expedition, not delaying tran
q at the Salem yards The eommissiar,
& department was a whole city Of tents
located east of l4th street, while th
main circus occupied all Of the depo
3 grounds, including four blocks Of l3tl
street, which was closed TO traffic.
q There was no parade. The peopl
down town had time 10 DO their shop
ping and get ready FOR the forwar,
march on the ticket wagon this after
noon. Al first impression a circus with
= out parade seems like peanut with
= out the kernela As the day grows old
1 er you get used TO the withoutnes.
There are other things doing. OWN
to the size Of the show, the parade Ia,
been eliminated this year. More atten
tion Is paid TO other details. AT /
o'clock this morning there was a gran
free show at the circus grounds. wAiel
delighted thousands This free sho,
will he FePestea again this evening a
$3.50. The doors viii be open at 6.sC
and the performance win begin az
o'clock
Those who attended the show this al
ternoon readily conceived the idea o
the magnitude Of the big show, an
were imhued with the idea that the
were really attending the '.Greates
SHOW on Earth TIE msnagsrie is a.
Peeially eomplete this season. Anon,
the other attractions Il has four ei
rAhss. which are valued al s6S. 900
reesn,ly-obsaiaed rhinoeeros. so larg
and small elephants a baby kanearc,,
baby nebu, and giant and dwarf.
And' Of course, there are lions and bsar
and tigers and other such small ~,
reefe arc various villa people, toO. !,
well a. Wild beasts. and they daaso an.