The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-27
CUT IN The FARE
Visit to YinewOOd and Return
Will Cost 10 Cents.
Tickets to Be Sold on the
Coupon Plan.
ONLY ON WEEK DAYS.
Reduction Will Not Apply Sun
days and Holidays.
Series of Free Attractions to Be
Given in Park.
My ON WEEK DAYS.


who has charge of Vinewood park for
the owner, E. w. Wilson, the opening
day has been set for Sunday, May E.
Numerous improvements have been
made and while a programme for the
opening day has not yet been compile
ted, a number of special attractions Will
be offered
A number of changes have been made
which will be of benefit to the pat
rons of the park, and while an admls-
sion charge of five cents has been
made to the patrons of the street car
line the fare will be five cents each
way, excepting on holidays and sun
days, providing that an excursion tlck-
ct is purchased by the passenger.
Under the old plan there was charge
of ten cents each way for street car
fare and free admission to the park
Under the new plan, If tickets are pur-
chased, the round trip from the city
to the park, including an admission fee
of five cents, will be 10 cents. Those
who drive to the park or go otnerW1se
than by the street cars Will be opngeu
to paw ten cents admission to the
grounds.
On Sundays and holidays the old
rates will still prevail, ten cents car
fare each way, but no charge for park
admission.
Under the new plan,' said Super
intendent Patton. ''those who desire to
merely ride out to the end of the line
at Vinewood without entering the park
can go for a five cent cash fare and
return for five cents more. Admission
to the park without the coupon tickets
would then cost ten cents additional"
These tickets will be for sale by the
conductors on Gu VinewOOd cars and
will be in the form of three coupons,
each coupon costing five cents but they
cannot be purchased separately. One
coupon entities the holder to a ride
to the park; the second one entities the
holder to admission to the grounds anu
the third will return the holder to his
one of these excursion tickets is pro-
vided with a transfer it can be turned
in on the purchase price of a ticket for
five cents and ten cents in cash will
secure round trip ticket and admis-
sion to the park. The return coupon
entities the holder to a transfer just
the same as had he paid cash fare.
The admission to the park will be
ten cents to those who do not purchase
excursion tickets and either drive or
walk out or are missed by the cOnduc-
tor and will have a tendency to cause
the passenger to seek the train cOnduc-
tor rather than dodge him as has been
the practice with some of the younger
patrons of the park.
Arrangements have been made with
the International Booking company OF
New York City for series of free at
fractions which will be given at the
park each afternoon and evening. A
platform "A by So feet in size is in course |
of construction just across the bridge |
over the little creek and to the right of |
the entrance of the park An entrance |
building is being built just in front of |
the turnstiles where the admission |
tickets to the park will be taken. |
G. G. Mathews who was so popular as |
the manager of the carousel and other |
last season has been succeed |
ed by H. c. Phelps who was his assist |
ant and who has been with the manage |
ment of the park ever since it was open |
ed. Mr.. Phelps will have charge of the |
figure carousel and the miniature
Hale's tours which was the most at
tractive of the numerous features last
year will be in charge of B. G. Walker
and the admission price has been re-
duced to five cents for the trip. The
only complaint heard about the car last
year was the excessive heat and this
has been remedied by the installation OF
a cold air blast which promises to make
it one ofthe coolest places on the grounds
this summer.
Cold air is admitted under the stage
and by a centrifugal pump forced along
the floor the length of the car where 1t
finally finds an exit through a screen in
the roof. D. D. Easter who has been
employed as the ground electrician and
who will have charge of the mechanism
of Hale's tours has operated the moving
picture machine at the Novelty theater
for the past two seasons.
Jack Berry, the old Santa Fe railroad
engineer who ran the first train over
the old dummy line to Vinewood Park, |
will have charge of the miniature rail-
road. The laughing gallery IS no more,
and in its place there will be a photo
graph gallery. The baby rack which
has outlived it's day of usefulness as an
has been succeeded by a
kicking mule, something new to Vine
wood Park.
The theater which was closed be-
fore the season was half over last sea-
son will not be opened until some time
in June. when either a stock company
or vaudeville will be installed. The
penny arcade building has been re-
painted inside and out and new at
fractions added. the boats reprinted
and a new landing built.
Roller skating will alternate with |
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