Evening journal., 1909-09-03
JOURNAL TENT
A FAIR OASIS
Thirsty Army Consumed I25
Gallons Of Spring Water
There Yesterday
THOUSANDS GRATEFUL
FOR ITS COMFORT

"I don't sec how the fair could have
gotten along without this tent" re-
marked a weary mother. as she and
her two little children reposed them
selves IN inviting chairs in THE
EVENING JOURNALS Rest Tent at
the New Castle County Fair yesterday
afternoon.
She merely echoed what hundreds of
other rest seekers had voiced during
the day. They all wondered what tho
people did last year and the year be-
fore when they became weary of wand
cring through the exhibition tents. and
of viewing the races. and when a com
Portable place 20 sit down and relax
would be a God-send.
1t Is safe TO say that THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL tent will be a perman-
ent feature at all future county fairs.
10 has come 20 stay. IL Is in line
with THE JOURNALS policy of do
ing things. not only for les readers, but
for all the people.
II Is really the peoples tent under
the auspices OF THE JOURNAL. All
the Wilmington and Philadelphia
newspapers are there. so that all who
wish can read the newspaper which
they had been in the habit OF reading.
/ THE JOURNAL does not follow a
narrow policy OF merely having copies
Of THE EVENING JOURNAL for tho
people to peruse.
That THE JOURNAL Tent was an
oasis in the vast fair field was evident
from the thirsty throng that made the
tent "a mecca. Kiamensi water. plenty
of il, enough for an army. was on tap
there. AS soon as ono big carton OF
the purest spring water obtainable was
emptiod by the thirsty another was
put on the stand. cooled with ice. and
served. Two large bottles OF Kiamcnsi
) water were on tap at all times. and II
did not take long for the callers with
, parched throats 10 drain the bottles.
y From $50 o'clock In the morning until
J, o'clock last evening i25 gallons OF
p spring water were served at THE
e JOURNAL tent. Just think OF it Il
= was really the only place tie publii
d could get a refreshing drink OF waite
=, on the grounds That IL Was appre
ls ciated was evident from the many cs
Of pressious Of pleasure from the caller
be "Big Thursday brought a tidal VA,
ig Of congratulations and ~ oros...3lls' :
good win 10 THE JOURNAL on az
r count OF the Rest Tent and free tele
~ phone and messenger service whic
N this newspaper has maintained durinl
e the fair.
e More than 10000 people wero on the
= fair grounds yesterday, and 1900 OF
q these pleasure seekers visited THE
e JOURNAL Rest Tent Many parties
lunched at the tent, and from II o'clock
, TO . o'clock every foot Of available
=, space was occupied by dinner parties
8 sixty persons were seated In the tent
e az one time. while a constant line OF
visitors filed up 20 the ice coolers for
a drink Of Kiamensi Spring water.
More than 500 callers registered their
Q names on the books.
! Automatic Telephone. No. 170S. at
Y THE JOURNAL tent was in great de-
e mand. and 250 incoming and outgoing
calls were recorded during the day.
Several calls were made to Philadel-
phia and several were received from
z the Quaker City. The phone was
used by the Police Department in one
instance. and by means Of this phone
and THE JOURNAL messenger ono
person got word to the mother about
\ her boy, who had broken his arm In
a fall.
Two lost children were taken TO THF
JOURNAL Rest Tent, and in eacf
n case THE JOURNAL messengers sue
u ceeded in locating the parents and
bringing about a happy reunion.
"THE JOURNALS public telephone
enabled me to attend the fair remark
ed a prominent physician yesterday
afternoon. Il have a critical case
d with which IL is necessary for me to
1, keep in touch Had It not been for
my opportunity 70 use THE JOUR
= NAILS phone frequently and learn OF
~ the progress Of the case would not
be here. I thought you might be
10 pleased 10 know Of this instance in
le which THE JOURNAL has assisted a
Ie patron Of the fair" concluded tho
ID physician. as he doled out some cold
Kiamensi water TO his wife and daugh-
ter.
a A representative Of a big corpora
o tion found it necessary to get in COM
e munication with his office. At inter
d walls during eighteen minutes he rane
r his office. but got busy buzz" Their
+ he called Trouble and found thai
his Office phone was still busy. Al
e the end of eighteen minutes h
d established a wire connection with hi
J. Office phone. Then he learned that
J. stenographer at the office had bee
g holding conversation over his 'phon
for eighteen minutes.
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