The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-20

quired.
That's Alligator Joe's Circus
another one of our Concessions"
rs that a reproduction aiso?"
II am not called the Circus. I'm
no reproduction-Tm the first per-
son speaking"
"And what have you to say for
yourself?
More than you will print"
why do they call you a Cir
cus?"
Because I'm all of that-and
then some
Would you mind unfolding a
litt1e?"
Not a bit. BY the time they
me l will be the Everglades of
Florida voting in California Don't
smile-when it comes to voting
little precinct
it?'
We'll, rather. There will be
over one thousand crocodiles and
alligators, and about five hun
dred tropical sea birds. So you
can see. If you are politically in
clined, we are worth paying a
little attention to-"
But why Circus2" / maintained.
HAS KEPT THE
POPULATION DOWN
Because that is what 1 will be.
/ will consist of series of tanks,
increasing in size to fit the vari-
an
we go along. My biggest tank
will be fifty by one hundred, and
in there we will have Jumbo. the
largest alligator in captivity.
Now, at stated intervals, Alligator
Joe, who comes from Palm Beach,
Florida, will enter the Show tank.
lasso and tie the different alliga-
tors, ride the crocodiles and gem
orally put on a performance, the
like of which in its native heath
has been one of the greatest fac
tors in keeping the coiored popu-
lation of the South down to nor
NAL
II suppose the feeding of the
alligators will be a great sight.
and incidentally l imagine that it
must be very expensive?'
"The answer to that is no in
both cases. In the first place.
feeding an alligator is about as
interesting as throwing a troche
into Mammoth Cave. And as
they only eat about once every
six montas, you can see for your
self that IL you kid them into
missing a meal, there is no par
ticular expense attached to that"
And where will I find the
fourth member of your family
the Carrousels or Hippodromesg
Here we are over there" they
called, "and If you want to get
along with us. you'll be good
enough to call US Merry-go-
Rounds
That suits me-" replied. "and
how many Merry-go- Rounds are
you?"
, zone OF us will be in the Amuse-
ment street and the other one out
by the Children's Playground"
You are a rather substantial
pair of entertainers, I said, Civ
ing them the once over.
,MPTY SUITCASE IN
,ARLY STAGES
Yes, we are put up to stand
a pretty heavy strain. We don't
propose to take you any place
under water, we have no inten-
tion OF bringing you face to face
with the Day of Judgment, nor
are we going to founder around
in a tank with an empty suitcase
In its first stages of develop
ment"
What are you going to dor
For two hundred and eighty
eight days and nights we are
going to whirl pure joy for Kids
to the full limit of our sixty
feet of diameter.
What will be your capacity"
From eighty to one hundred
people at time for each one of
u.s.
Roughly speaking, how many
riders do you expect to have dur
Ing the Fair?"
We'll, II we have luck and
haven't underestimated the at
tendance, we ought to make the
acquaintance of not less than six
million people-that will be play
ing fairly close to capacity. But
unless Kids have changed lot,
we Will probably have to hang out
the Standing Room Only sign.
You are going to be the last
word in Merry Grounds, are
your"
Better than that. we are going
to be the word following"
What are you going to cost?"
That is not for publication
but I'll go this far with you
we will each contain an organ,
which will cost six thousand dol
lars apiece. Now take that as
basis and figure 1t out for your
self"
We shook hands, extended our
thanks and started to take our
leave.
How do you feely' I asked of
Harry Murphy.
Well" he replied. Il can't quite
make up my mind whether 7 am
"a man mermaid--or just a little
Dayton Debris.
There she blows" limited Bill
Hogg
Which hint we took and skunk
out