Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
CLOSING DAY AT KRUe PARK
Popular Resort Closes It's Gates After
Eight Years Mingled Success
ana Adversely.


After eight years Of mingled success and
adversely Krug park. Omaha's polite resort,
closed its gates Sunday night probably for
the last time. When announcement was
made that the park would close, following
Judge Kennedy's decisions annulling the
LIQUOR license OF the park. many OF the
patrons Of the park could hardly believe
that after eight years of Improvements
which had placed the resort on a plane
with anything similar in the country the
promoters really intended TO close shop,
but a visit to the park Sunday night, when
the initial process Of dismantling began.
convinced the unbeltevcr that such was the
case and Krug park, with it's acres Of
eautiful flower beds and horticultural dis
play. it's many amusement concessions and
restaurant was a bit Of past history.
Sunday had been announced by the man
agement as an employees benefit day. It
having been the intention Of dividing
among the go employees all proceeds over
and above expenses, but owing to the
threatening weather the attendance fell far
below expectations and but a meaSer pit
lance was derived by each, Of this small
army Of help who will be thrown out Of
employment.
A farewell reception was held by Man
ager Cole in his office, which took on the
coloring OF a wake, hundreds Of regular
patrons OF the park visiting his office and
offering condolences and sympathy.
At the japanese rolling alley, the oriental
owners held an auction of the novel and
fancy japanese ware. Tea sets, vases and
useful small articles were sold for a song.
The circle swing received Geographic orders
from headquarters to dismantle, as did the
roller coaster. The national pleasure wheel,
which opened for the first time Sunday
is the property of South Omaha parties
and will also be shipped elsewhere.
In speaking Of the closing, Manager w,
w. Cole said: at Is a great disappoint.
ment TO me to be obliged to close the
gates after eight years Of hard work, the
meanest kind Of work, during which Tim
l have succeeded In giving the pubic OF
Omaha an amusement resort unexcelled b,
any in the country and devoid of the rob.
bling, schemlng midway features Of many
summer resorts. We employ nearly %
people, all Of whom will be out of EN-,
ployment, and expend about the bushes!
houses of Omaha $4,000 annually.
with but few special officers we havt
handled crowds here without any troubl,
and frequently on large days l have or
dered the gates closed to avoid a congcs
ton of people on the grounds, when tn,
management Of many other resorts woulC
exclaim, They can't come fast enough.
Approximately we are losers during eigh
years about 100000"
During the past week a committee from
the national Saengerfest visited Krug parl
and examined the facilities of the place
as the result OF an agitation for the hold
ing Of the Saengerfest in Omaha in 1909. !
meeting of that kind means from seven t
ten thousand visitors to the city. The com
mittee was enthusiastic about Krug par
and Omaha, but as the vote for next year
convention will be held this week tn
~Saengerfest will probably be lost to Omaha
Captain James Moore, who was books
for a two weeks engagement, will ID
obliged to cast off his ballast sacks an,
sail for other parts without the public o
Omaha being given an opportunity of see
ing his interesting device, unless he can b
secured by the Ak-Sar-Ben management
for the fall festivities. I.
An appropriate and characteristic Pre-
gram was given the last night by Finn
Greater Omaha band, and closed with tn
Funeral March of Chopin.