Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-20
HOW c. w. PARKER WON HIS
RIGHT TO THE TITLE.
AROSE FROM A JANITOR
Is Now the Acknowledged Barnum of
All of the Carnival A~ggregations
in the Whole Country,


gle dollar in my pocket with which
to buy a few groceries That was in
lN93. My little Girl accompanied me-.
We passed u merry-.o-uml, rather
a dilapjlaled affair, and my little girl
wanted a ride OH the wooden horse.
/ joined hcr in the fun, and before !
realized it. all but - cents of the dol
lar was zone. We had q slim Sunday
dinner, You can wager, When | re-
turned home, the thought struck me
that if that old, broken-down ma
chine could get my money, badly as
needed it. why couldn't | do the
same thing; 81 right then and there
decided to secure a merry-go-round
aud operate it myself.
II made several attmptS to borrow
money and finally succeeded. | then
bought a second hand machine on the
installment plan and started on my
first trip. Money BEGAN to till my
pockets so fast that in a short time
| had met all my indebtedness and
besides possessed a snug bank ac-
count
That was Mr.. Paker,s beginning.
Prior to that time he had filed the
humble position of %ianitor in the
Dickinson Co.. court house at Abb
lene. Kan. and received for fifteen TO
eighteen hours work each day the
magnificent sum of $4,000 per month.
In a year. his second hand machine
wa supplanted by a new one and
the old affair was left at home.
Being of an inventive turn of mind
Mr.. Parker made a number of import
ant improvements in the mechanism
of his machine and soon opened his.
first repair stnp. a building l2x-lS
feet. Within a short time, he had
overhauled and repaired every part of
the meuy-go-round ever built and
armed with that knowledge and ex-
p%elience of how a machine should be
constructed he conceived the idea of
building the famous Parker Gar
ry-Us-AlI.' and similar riding de-
vices.
In 1908. he invented the wonderful
mechanical shooting gallery, describ-
ed elsewhere in this issue and he has
built and sold over 900 of these me-
chranical marvels.
When the carnival craze was at its
height. Parker began to branch out
in other lines and soon forged to the
front rank and he soon %outstrpped
his few competitors and now his name
lands for all TIT is meritorious and
cleanly ia the amusement world.T h
Parker enterprises now embrace the
Charles W. Parker factories at Abb
lene. Kan. which over twenty
acres of ground space and employ an
army of skilled workmen; the great
Parker Amusemnt Co., the {. W. Par
ker Amusement company, the Par
ker Amusement company and the
Wonderland Awheel.
Each of these travelling companies
use from twenty-five to thirty ears
to transport them and nearly two
thousand people are empIoyedSl 900
900 has been spent in equipment.
and paraphernalia and all this in a
dozen years. Truly a remarkable
achievement.
The secret of Mr.. Parker's success
is that he absolutely refuses to cOu-
pie his name with anything that is
not strictly moral, Legitimate, worthy,
and the very best in everything. He
tnlerates no %nuisances, nor Will he
employ any one whose conduct might
iniure the good reputation his attrac-
tons have always enjoyed. More
bright, intelligent men and women
who receive handsome salaries for
their work. may be found with the
Parker shows than any similar set OF
shows on earth.
Mr.. Parker is a firm believer IN
printers ink and knows the value OF
goodadvertising. During the past win
ter six big lithographing concerns
hive devoted almtos etehiernrt c en-
have devoted almost their entire time
to the completion of undoubtedly the
finest line of artistic poster creations
ami window hangers that have ever
graced the windows and billboards of
any city.
He is also devoted to secret soci-
cites. Herewith we submit some of
the orders to which he belongs:
Hail Mecca Temple. New York
City.
Wichita Consistory, No. 2. 32nd de-
gree.