Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-17
BUSINESS MEN PLAN
MING FOR BIG SHOW
TO HAVE WEEK or CARNIVAL
AND sTRosEL's AIR SHIP.
Most interesting Session Of Business
Men Held at OFFICES Of puttOn
Bank Thursday Morning.

At called meeting Of the business
men OF Gainesville on Thursday morn
ing, In the offices of the Dutton Bank,
. committee was appointed to have
one big week following Christmas OF
merrlment and fun.
On this occasion II is proposed to
have strobei's air ship, also d carnival
with a large number Of attractions
here to amuse the people, and at the
same time to secure reduced lItes Oh
all the railroads entering the city,
William Il. Lester, who is the ad-
vance advertising man and manage
for the great afr ship, was here ana
explained the proposition to the busi-
ness men, which was to the effect that
the company would come here and
bring the machine for guarantee
Of $500, and would make daily flights
from any place OF the city. prefer
ably the baseball park, owing to It's
superior location and the fact that
Il already has an enclosure.
Following the proposition submitted
by Mr.. Lester, Major Thomas, who
was acting as Chairman, appointed a
committee consistIng Of l.. j. Burkhim
and w. c. Johnson to solicit among
the business men and see what funds
could be guaranteed the enterprise.
BY having the enclosed grounds the
merchants would realize something
from the gate receipts, fully a third
OF the money asked for, and II was
the sense of the committee that they
secure in conjunction with this attrac-
tIon list of carnival shows, the
Johnny Jones Company, or some other
good attraction for the week, to help
assist In the actual expense incurred.
II Is stated that the air ship alone
would bring nearly everyone In this
county to the city and would also
be advertised extensively all over this
section to induce people TO come here
and see the remarkable feats perform
cd daily upon the machine. for be-
sides being a great attraction Il would
prove something Of O school to the
people that have never had the oppor.
tuhlty OF witnessing such trips In mia.
air
The committee selected for this pur.
pose will call upon the business inter.
ests, and make their report at
another meeting, which will be held
today
Fully two-thlrds OF the business
houses were represented az this meet
ings and It was tho general opinion
OF the business interests that they
would have oil the trade that could
well be handled until after Christmas,
30 the middle OF January was decided
upon TO secure these attractions, pro.
vlded the necessary money to defray
the expense Is guaranteed by the
merchants.
Following the matters pertaining 10
this amusement week Walter u. iii.
dreth appeared before the meeting
IN the interest OF The Chicago Exam.
liner, which he claimed had n guaran.
teed circulation Of 100000 copies on
sunday, for the purpose Of newspaper
advertising IN one OF their editions,
stating specifically that the edition
Of December Goth would be a general
southern edition, Tie exhibited papers
showing where other cities had ad,
yertlsed, and upon motion the matter
was referred 90 a committee composed
OF w, L. Dcnham and w, NJ. Pepper
TO look into and report TO tie next
meeting,