Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-23
Everybody and Everything is Ami.
mated with Ak-Sar- Ben Spirit.
BUSY ON THE KINGS HIGHWAY
Attractions Are Rapidly Being PLACED
in Proper Shape.
nLUMNAT1oNs ARE TESTED
One Hundred and FIFTY ThousnnS
Incandescent Biahu Are Proven
and in Readiness for Most
Elaborate Display,

Two days more.

Always a few notches ahead"
This Is the slogan OF the Kings High
way II is the historical fact OF Ak-Sar
Ben. The first festival thirteen years age
men said was good; the second one wat
better the third still better and so on dowr
the line OF time, each succeeding festiva.
has been an Improvement upon its prede.
cessor, and the thirteenth, the one whlct
is about to begin, admittedly will be the
best that has yet been undertaken. Numer.
Gus causes and conditions contribute to THU
conclusion. Experience, from year to year
suggests places OF betterment: the spirit
OF Ak-sar- Ben is more dominant and every
facility for the kings honor and entertain.
ment OF his SUBJECTS is better this year.
The Board of Governors is now satisfied
that results on October G will have proven
the wisdom of their predictions, that by In
verse ratio the traditional III luck of "l3"
will have redounded I'm good fortune to the
Kingdom OF Quivera and its great annual
festival. From all over the state and ad-
jacent territory comes word that larger
crowds than ever win attend the festivities
And these crowds will find better accommo-
dations than they have ever found.
Breed and Raver BUsy.
Doc Breed. manager of the concessions,
had busy time Sunday locating the differ
ent shows and concessionaires as they ap-
peared on the scene. Although the fun does
not start until Wednesday the showmcn
have learned that Omaha is worth while and
that 1t pays to be on the ground early. even
though the greater part of week is lost
The beautiful Bagdad show of Barnaby
& Raver is being pushed and the girls re-
hearsed Sunday at the Auditorium This
is no common outdoor attraction, but a big
musical comedy, put on with Just as much
care as though 1t was TO 60 into the theater,
where II has been played many times
Manager Breed is trying the experiment
this season of not booking carnival COM
panys but has secured the country for the
best Independent shows Ia the business,
with the result that there viii be no weak.
shows or shows simply to fil In. that each
owner and manager of show will vie with
the other during the opening week to make
his show a feature show OF the carnival
The Kings Highway is known all over the
broad land, as some of the big shows have
done the largest business of their careers
right here in Omaha. and with this reputa-
tion Manager Breed had little difficulty In
securing the best to be had in any part
OF the country. lie has secured Harry
Raver to manage the shows. Mr.. Raver
was in Omaha last year as the manager OF
the Parker show, but since that time has
gone into the business of manufacturing
merry go-rounds and other carnival attrac-
tions for sale. He Is taking his vacation
by coming to Omaha to manage the shows
on the Kings Highway for the, Board OF
Governors.
Electric Lights Tested.
ndoxf I.,..
light employees. for It is no easy task to
prepare the city of Omaha for the fall
festival. Sunday night the street iliumina-
tions were tested as far as they are in
place. The high oanopies along the main
thoroughfares presented beautiful appear
ance and this new idea which is being
worked out. will meet with the hearty ap-
proval of all. The telephone and telegraph
poles were cut away two years ago and
consequently last year the Nominations fell
short. as there were no poles from which
TO string the lights, This year the lights
are strung from the tops Of the buildings
That Is, wires are strung from there to
hold the festoons and canopies which line
the streets -as'"
Railroads are making extraordinary prep
arations for handling the crowds which are
sure to come to the celebration of Ak-sar-
Ben the Thirteenth. While some feared
the attendance might fan away because OF
the failure of the roads to put in the re-
duced fares. the experience OF the state
state fair was that nearly as many people
attended as last year. which was the BAN
ner year In the history of the fair. There
is no reason why Omaha should not draw
as we'll with its added attractions. None
OF the popular features OF last years show
are omitted. but several new ideas have
been worked out.
Little has been said OF the balloon race,
which is scheduled for each day, but the
balloons are all ready and the race will be
run each afternoon Of the carnival
OMAHA merchants, always alive 70 their
best interests and those Of the city. are
right in line with every move the Board
OF Governors has made ana the united
efforts OF the people Of Omaha will be
used in furnishing the proper kind OF en-.
tertainment for the visitors. Their window
decorations are superb