The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-27
BITTER CIRCUS
WAR AT AN END
Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Have Patched Up Differences.
THE TERRITORY IS DIVIDED
LATTER COMES WEST FOR THE
FIRST TIME.

The greatest circus war that the United
States has ever known has come to AN
end Instead OF antagonism and a per-
pctual fight for territory between the
Barnum & Bailey and Ringing circuses,
community Of interests now exists be-
tween these great shows. Instead of
each battling for the advantage. the big
SHOWS now work together for the interest
and benefit Of both
Owing to the great expense, Of cross
ing the divide Salt Lake City has never
seen "A battle royal between the Titans
oL-the circus world. but in the eastern
states the rivalry between the two big
shows was for many years fierce and
lmpIacabie Both shows played the same
cities, and each made tremendous efforts
10 snow al the desired points first The
amount of pictorial paper used 10 ad-
NertiSe these opposition stands" as they
We're called, was something appalling
when 1t came to pay the bills and the
general expense was so great that profits
Tor either show were often infpossible
W ID. CoXeX- who was for twelve years
with Ringing Bros. circus. and more
recently has been associated with the
evening in regard to this rapprochement
between the two big shows.
coptroI Third Circus.
The agreement between ,the Barnum.
q Bailey and Ringing shows has been
a great surprise to the circus world"
about in a very simple way For several
Years. James A; Bailey held large IN
IereSJ IN che Sells-FOrepaugh circus Last
year one of the last two remaining Sells
brothers died and some time ago the
snow was put Up at public sale. Mr..
Sdiiey DouGht II ia. and at ouce began
negotiations with Ringing Bros to buy
haf interest in the show His propo-
slllon was accented, and tho two circus
arrangements which. up to that time
had been tmplacable in their antagOnism
became partners. Being associated in the
HeCessaIy 70 route IL In such a way as
vther Two. and in doing this IL was also
essential that the Banum & Bailey and
6inghng shows should not come in con-
determined to divide the territory in such
a way that none of the three shows would
Under the original agreement IT was
RlaIned that for the current season. the
SaI. nun nl,,, q BAILEY circus should have
Eorepaugh show the middle west and
THngllng Bros. the western country from
. however, was the recipient of glowing
reports of the financial condition of the
were received az the New YORK office
expressing the hope that the show would
loss me divide that he proposed a
As the latter made the coast trip
last year, and the Barnum & Bailey
since Mr. Baiiey's association with il
lhiS Was considered a wise move and
tliC SAAll was Tedu1lN made. In other
Years Mr.. Bailey hesitated to cross the
rnountatns owing to the magnitude of the
snow ana the long jumps required but
tne general Improvement of the import
ant western railroads and the splendid
equipment that has been Introduced in
recent years has convinced him thai the
coast trip is feasible even with his mas
sive show %.
Show Making First Trip West
As a result amIs ment lovers of This
section OF the country viii sec this IA
nous circus in all its cOrnDletensSs iJIst
asst Is given In the east. This Includes
Tue latest sensational feature the Din
- OF Death in which q Young woman looms
the gap IN an automobile the new Durba r
spectacle an entire European itriple-rfnE
circus; a splendid menagerie and an eX.
cIting revival of the sports and pastimes
While the Barnurn & BaiIe, show Is
TThi max ITS tr9ns-mountain toYr the Ring
canada, Now York state. Ohio and MI
Ilols- Inc sells Forepaugh show will con-
me ltsei 40 Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas.
Mlchgdn and the northwest
The arrangement between the shows
alIhough in operation only short time
IS working admirably 1t has worked
10 LhsLuSi1p 10 employees. for salaries are
hlgher Inan ever this year. but il has
prevented = Wastefu use Of DICT OriaI
paper anu rootlSh extravaganza in giving
away free passes-whiCh was one of the
less wear and tear on agents and him
posters and promotes "A more general
leellng OF kindness between the hmm
uredS OF employees with the three shows
BdrnlIm x Bailey Will continue TO
open the annual spring season AT Madi-
son square garden New York. and Ring
thgs viii inaugUrate their tours at the
1pliSeum IN Chicago. but outside of these
cities there is apt to be a mutual agree
lnent IN regard 10 the division of terri
tory Tor several years to come. %