The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-11
ELECTRICAL
CARNIVAL IS
NOW PROBABLE
Will Probably Be Promoted by
The Young Mems Business
Club During the Month of
December.
CITY WOULD DERIVE MUCH
Benefit FROM SHOW.
Thought 1t Would Be a Busi-
ness Getter and Would Fur
ther Advertise the City of
Richmond.

The busy bee Of industry - buzzing
rapidly in the heads of the officers of
the Young Mems Business club, and
last night they sprung another sensa-
tion. Following SO close upon the
heels of the successful fall festival, the
announcement is another surprising in
dication of the energy and initiative
behind this organization. 1t Is propos-
ed to hold a holiday electrical carnival
throughout the entire month of De-
cember. Listen-brassbands, thousands
of visitors, money, lots of money roll
ing into the Golfers of the Richmond
merchants and the old town ablaze
with the light from thousands of elec-
tries.
1t is planned to make the downtown
district ablaze with intense light from
thousands of incandescents and arcs to
be strung on arches across the streets
and across the fronts of buildings, and
concerts and various other forms of
amusement will be provided.
At present the proposition is conjec-
tural, but this is the way the fall fes-
tival began and it proved to be a gen.
uine first class event. 1t is the same
body of young men that promoted the
fall festival that now has given the in
centive to the holiday electric carnival
project. Plans at present are only
cumulative, but soon a meeting wiz be
held and the proposition made to the
club in a formal manner. There is no
doubt as to its acceptance.
Merchants Ready.
A number of merchants have been
sounded" as to the proposition, and
all have promised it support. why
of course we will be glad to do every
thing we can said one of the leading
merchants last evening.
If the same spirit is shown by others
there is no question of the success OF
the event long before any actual work
is undertaken.
The officers of the Young Mems Bus
mess club are well aware that the holi-
day season is the best Of the year fol
the merchants, whether any extra steps
are taken to promote trade or not. But
they believe that If these extra efforts
are taken the result will be far greater
than ever before. The holiday seasons
of the past may have proved very sue.
cessful, but it is intended to make those
of the future more so. 1t is believed
this year is the time to begin as moth
ing can be gained by a delay. If trade
is good under normal conditions, make
it better under abnormal conditions
and if these do not exist, create them
This is the line of argument that vii
be advanced to the merchants ant
manufacturers, when they are asked t.
lend their influence, cooperate and alst
make subscription.
Funds will be needed to put the car
nival through, and they will have t.
be raised by popular subscription.
is not believed it will cost as much Il
| prepare for winter carnival as it di,
for the fall festival. There will not b.
the expense of exhibits and parade
that was encountered in the recent un
dertaking.
Prizes will be offered for the bes
| lighted and decorated places of bust
| ness. 1t is believed that local mer
chants will adopt the plan in vogue a
so many other cities of quilting tn
fronts Of their buildings in electri
lights or of saspending huge electri
signs. 1t is believed light will do NOR
to attract purchasers to the city afte
nightfall than anything else that coul,
be selected as an inducement. Incau
descent globes of all colors will b
made use of and the prizes will be sufi
ciently remunerative to warrant libera
expenditures by exhibitors and con
| estantS.
Holiday shopping excursion rates t
this city from nearby points will
secured from all the steam and interul
ban railroads. This will be an add
tional inducement to out-of-town shoI
pers to come to Richmond for thei
purchases, whom are accustomed to d
a part OF their holiday trading at leas1
in larger cities at home, and thus th
enterprise have effect as a doubl
drawing card.