Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-07

pie1sed withl the results of our efforts"
said Mr.. Penfold, land these efforts have
extended over the last eleven months. We
will come out all right on the season.
although several little things were not OK
actly as we wished. The expenses of
running the fall festival wcre % per cent
greater this year than ever before because
of the advance in the price of lumber
and labor.
Atgship a Great Card.
1.-THE airstiip was great expense. cost
ing us over $500 but 1t was great card
and we wore bound to have the latest
and best attraction which was TO be had.
Mr.. Hamilton made three successful flights
and for these he earned an extra $i.Oo.
The wind has kept him from making fur
ther ascensons. although we offered a nice
bonus If he would fly while the crowds
were here. The New Parker Amusement
company brought us the eleanest and
finest lines of shows we have ever been
able to place before the public and we
were rewarded for our choice by having
these shows turn into our treasury over
20 per cent more than did any previous
shows. 1t shows the people want some
thing of merit and will patronize what
they want to see.
You remember l told you we did not
look for much larger crowds than we had
last year, as It is almost impossible for
the railroads to bring in more but still
there were more and all We're pleased.
The board was especially pleased with
the initiation. Last year, with hustling
committee working over six weeks, we
had LOGS members and this year, without
any hustling committee, we secured 1,048
members. The last member was received
a0ha aRslaAt A T1ax ton cha,
for $40. saying he was sighted this year
and did not propose TO be cut out from
membership just because some one would
not ask him to join. He made the last
member and, of course. without the hust-
ling committee many were overlooked who
would have Joined"
No Fakes for the People.
Emil Brandeis, chairman of the amuse-
ment committee, not to be outdone
by Mr.. Penfold by the breadth of his
smile and said: II think from what
have seen that the people were better
satisfied with the entertainment we pro-
Vlded this year than ever before. / know
from my own experience and from talk
ing with other merchants that more
money was spent i'm Omaha this week
than during any other carnival period
The proceeds gave eminent satisfaction
this year, as well the shows and the
airship When / took charge of this COM
mttee three years ago / laid down the
law that as long as was connected with
the amusement committee no more fakes
would GO For that reason we spent a
lot of money on the airship and It mado
good. The parades were not fakes, but
were the real stuft and that is what all
may expect In the future"
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Pickens OF the Board OF Governors, that
there were altogether too many merchants
In this city who derived immense benefits
from the parades who did not subscribe
"A cent to the fund. Our parades this year
cost Us $4,000 or 1,50O more than last
year. and of this the committee was able
to raise but $3.50 from the merchants.
We took the telephone book early in the
season and picked out $50 firms whom wa
thought should subscribe to the fund be-
cause OF the benefits they would derive.
Although we wrote five different letters to
each of these. received substantial re-
spOnses from but aOo or less than one-thire
who should subscribe. This is not right
for II takes all the money we can make on
the carnival grounds to make up the deficit
I'm the parade fund. Suppose bad weather
should strike us. where would we be7 We
would then have TO go forth and make VI
the loss from the people who had do
mated in the first place. Fine weather
saved the day for Us and we are ON vel-
vet again.
such is the opinion Of the members Oe
the hoard, and the merchants all unite ia
saying the festival has been the banner
OF them all People nocked within this
gates from all sections OF the kingdom q
Ouivera until Il was really a question vhefs