The evening world., 1911-05-13
A NEW CONEY
AND RUSH IS ON
FOR THE SEASON
Fine Weather Starts Business
at Scores of Amusement
Enterprises.
OPENS TONIGHT.
Many New and Strange De-
vices for Enticing Nickels
From the Multitude.

The spell Of Coney island has fallen
upon h people Of the Greater City.
Because Of the warm and pleasant
weather. thousands, unable to wait for
the onicial opening of the amusement
resort by the sea. are making their first
visits OF the season to the place every
day. And Coney is a bedlam OF noise
which isn't strange for Coney, only this
noise Is different. From one end Of
Surf avenue to the other there 10 a
din Of hammer upon steel and wood.
workmen are hustling. and the odor Of
new paint overpowers wen the aroma
OF the frankfurter. Activity 10 the order.
Everything must be ready for next
Saturday.
However, Fred Thompson can't walt
for next Saturday. Luna Park will
throw open It's gates 10 the public to-
night and remain open.
Many others ave taken advantage
OF the favorable weather and the music
OF the carrousel and roar OF roller
coasters on the Bowery are heard as
they reap In the nickels OF impatient
New Workers. The sightseeing auto
mobiles are out and the barkers are
busy.
Millions Of "Hot Dogs"
Every freight train brings In thou
sands OF boxes and on each is the name
OF a Chicago packer. The boxes con-
tain Conveys staple food-the hot dog
and he is coming many millions
strong. One place on Surf avenue sells
$1,000 a day.
The early visitors. however, noticed
something strange about the resort that
at hrst hard to account for. But
1t 10 explained by the vigilance Of Po-
lice Captain Robinson. who has issued
orders that Coney must behave itself
this year. Familiar faces Of other
years are missing and. with Capt. Rob-
inson on the Job. Coney 10 to be 70.
generated.
No liquor licenses for the concert halls
has also brought about . change In
conditions.
The Bowery has been ready for Wis
itors for some time. The Japanese pic
ture machine men ana hundreds Of
others In charge Of devices assigned to
part man and his money ers in full
swing. and as far as this part Of C0ney
goes 1t Is as open now as It will sc at
any time this season.
They have coined a new term at
Coney. but just what II al no ono
can tell exactly. There are several In
te%rpretations. For instance. II you yell
1t is bounce" II you speak loudly It
10 bounce" When a lion roars the up
to-date keeper says bounce" 80 you
have 1t in advance OF tie offic1ai open
ing and can go there already initiated.
Many Changes Made.
OF course there are many changes In
the amusement resorts. Every press
agent tells about them. Before rs Is
through talking a person 10 convinced
that the newness 10 all there, only he
wonders where It Is. But. as a matter
OF fact. there are more devices to en-
terrain. amuse and be paid for than
ever before. The largest roller coaster
In the world. built Of steel. Is goins up
on Surf avenue and 10 an Object Of
great interest.
Moving a mountain 10 usually consd-
cred a great achievement. At Coney
they don't think 1t 10 anything. Hun
dreds OF mountains have been moved
from one pot to another In the anusc-
ment parks. For instance, yesterday In
Luna Park they changed the Alps to
the Rocky Mountains. me didn't look
upon II as a miracle. In Dreamland