The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-23
CITY LOOKS
NATURAL AGAIN
E|kspu on Features Of Clos.
ing Night

With the glare of thousands of in
candescant lights glistening merrily
above throngs of happy people, and
amid the shouts of hundreds of bark
ers," the cries of peanut vehders and
the thunderering thuds of the Elks'
tom- toms, the big street festival
closed last Saturday night
II was a week never to be forgotten
in Walla Walla, and the thousands of
visitors who enjoyed the good, bad and
ways found at a carnival, were well
satisfied. IF the people are satisfied,
we surely should be- said a promi-
nent member of the exc tutive board
today. and l believe thd the grand
success attained by the members
of the Commercial club, is the best
advertisement for Walla lWalla.'
While one of the objects the Com
mercal club had in view (was money,
that became later a minor considera-
ton and they went in for the good of
Walla Walla and the surrounding
country. No expense was spared and
the fact that the festival broke even,
satisfies them.
That satisfaction in thet festivals
success. is general, is evidSnced on
every hand. Merchants, professional
men, in fact, everybody who MAS the
future prosperity of Walla Walla at
heart, express their admiration 1or the
successful demonstration of the
boosting spirit which forms \ the
handspring to the Garden City's Suc-
cess.
From a city of carnival, fun and
frolic, Walla Walla, in the space of a
few short hours, has resumed her
former garb, and now appears quiet,
stad and ready for the steady business
grind of another year. All day the
crews of men have been engaged in
sweeping and cleaning the main busi-
ness thoroughfare, and by tomorrow
morning the last evidence of carnival
week. will be swept away. Yester-
day the greater portion of the carnival
side shows were removed from the
streets packed and shipped to North
Yakima. Yesterday afternoon, the
merchant booths We're removed, and
the wares either sold or returned to
the stores.
Elks Get Busy.
Probably the greatest success of the
festival was the Elks side show which
club With but little effort on the
part of the local order, the affair was
made" to result in rot only the feat
ure entertainment on the carnival
grounds, but a huge financial success
as we'll From the time the first
barker" opened his spell before the
Elk's stand, early Saturday evening,
un,il the last coin dropped into the
canvas sack in the ticket office. there
was something doing all the time for
the crowd was anxious, and their anX-
iety could not be quenched until they
found out just exactly what was going
on behind the canvas.
III ali, the IeSLlNdl WAS lar III hu-
vance of the most sanguine expecta-
tions of the clubs members. The en-
tertainments were conducted properly,
the crowd was orderly and above all
he city's visitors during the six days
of solid fun and jollification. were
treated royalty, and they have prom
iSed to return.
1t was one of the best advertise
ments Walla Walla has ever had,
said an enthusiastic Walla Wallan
today. Thousands of visitors were III
the city and the merchants did big
business all week. People got an idea
OF what the city can do when she tries.
Walla Walla is all right and so are
her business men,
This was amply demonstrated by
The fact that when the carnival ex-
pert who was brought in to run the
show. failed to make both ends meet,
the business men of the city got IN
and made it a success.
The fact that we did not make
much money is not to be considered IN
summing up the success of the carnl-
Val said a well known member OF
'Ae Commercial club. "At first we
thought we would make some money,
nut the idea was later entirely
cropped and we feel satisfied in COM
mg out even and giving Walla wal
la The advertising she has had"