The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
WILD WEST SHOW TO
SPEND WINTER HERE
Wiedmann Bros. Aggrega-
tiOn to Arrive Today
NEED MUCH MATERIAL
Will Probably Ask Bids on Supplies.
Will Be Ready for Visitors by
2 O'Clock Today-Carry
500 People

The Wiedmann Bros. Kit Car
son and Buffalo Ranch Shows will
roll into Bessemer this morn
Ing about o'clock. detrain at that point
and proceed directly to the fair grounds
via electric line, where they will spend
the winter. The wild west show COM
pletes it's season in Georgia and will come
to Birmingham for the winter, repairing,
rebuilding. rehearsing and starting out
next spring with a performance in this
city. The Alabama State Fair associa-
tion rented the fair grounds for a nomi-
nal sum and it was partly through the
efforts of this organization that the cir
Gus will winter in Birmingham.
With the shows are between POO and 800
head of horses and something like 800
people. 1t will mean a tidy sum to Bir-
mingham merchants. for William j. Les
ter. advance agent of the circus, says
that they will buy all their supplies in
Birmingham. He placed the initial order
for hay yesterday with William Cosby
and it amounted to 100 tons.
To Buy Supplies Here
Mr. Lester stated yesterday that the
show would buy hardware, lumber and
everything needed to rehabiitate and
make presentable the circus and thought
it very likely they would ask for bids
on the supplies that will be required. He
says that it is the intention of the owners
of the show to put on new spectacle
entitled "Pocohontas." and that large
amount of material will be needed. There
will be 100 girls in the float.
Mr. Lester said that the show for which
he was travelling was really the largest
wild west show now on the road. The
Buffalo Bill show had been the largest
out but since its dissolution and Col.
William Cody's going with the sells-F1oto
people, the Wiedmann Bros, show is the
largest.
I'VE have Indians from all the Amer
lean tribes with u.s." said Mr. Lester
yesterday The Sioux are the best show
Indians and are inclined to be more
friendly than are the other tribes. One
old chief we have with us who was In
many of the famous Indian battles OF
history-old Yellow Horse. He must be
more than 100 years old and 1t is interest
ing to hear him tell of some of the bat
ties he was in. 1t is on very rare oc-
casions that he talks however, and II Is
indeed a treat to find him in the mood.
I'VE nave riders from almost every ma
tion on the globe and they are very dar-
ing. One of our main spectacles has
been the Battle of Wounded Knee" In
this battle the Indians attack an emil
grant train. Here these riders show their
feats of horsemanship and daring.
Carry About 500 People
1--WE have with us between 400 and 500
people and the first thing to be done In
the morning will be the erection of the
cooking tent. We expect to be ready to
receive visitors by 2 o'clock and will be
glad to show any visitors about If they
care to come out. Everything will be
open for inspection for we shall be here
until April. perhaps, and want to set
acquainted with Birmingham people"
Mr.. Lester said that the show had had
highly successful season and that the
management was greatly pleased with the
results. He said the reason Birmingham
had been chosens as winter quarters was
because of its easy accessibility, Its ell
mate and because 1t was such a good
place ito start from" The shows will
begin the 1914 season next spring. prob
abIv in April