Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-08-12
BIG AMUSEMENT PARK BUILT
ON KING AND sRD AVENUE.
Mr.. Carter Opens Big Pleasure
Grounds One Block From Main
St: Big Features Promised.

Hendersonville is to have a biz
amusement park within one block OF
Main street
A Arthur Carter. owner and promo
ter Of the park, announces that he viii
give an automobile for the most appro-
pirate name for the place. hence the
new playground, situated on the large
vacant lot on King street and Third
avenue and abutting the Community
club is without a name
Mr.. Carter. has been thinking Of
opening the park for some time, but
reached adefnite decision Friday at
ternoon, when lumber was placed on
the grounds and young army of car.
penters were made busy. A high
plank wall soon enclosed the lot, TICK
LAG feet In dimensions and later were
added the finishing touches, such as
the managers Office, band stand, back
ground for moving picture screen, COW
cred enclosure for vaudeville and com
edy, high diving pool and ladder, quar-
! ters for concessions, etc.
Main Street Band Concerts.
Mr. Carter has solicited subscrip-
| tions for two band concerts on Main
street, evening and night, and $374. has
been subscribed for the Arrizo, ten
piece band of Chicago In addition to
giving music on Main street in the
afternoons and evenings, the band will
serve the park at convenient times. q
band stand having been erected for the
musicians over the entrance.
The admission to the park grounds
will be nominal The high irving, ball.
loon ascensions by George Holz OF
the Queen City Balloon company of
Cincinnati and moving pictures will be
among the free entertainments inside
the grounds. Within a covered en-
closure, provided with seats, will be
given afternoon and night performs
Iances in vaudeville, comedy and other
entertainment to suit the tastes of the
InaFk visitors.
Electric bulbs have been strung
around the top of the wall enclosing
the grounds and big light in the CEN
tire of the enclosure will adequately
/ light the park.
tlpeu Fgidal.s
/ Mr.. Carter has been working with the
view to opening the park on Friday
i of this week. hence force of hands
has been working day and night in orr
der. to make ready for the big amuse-
lments to be staged. Mr.. Carter said
/ that ne had given employment to every
man or boy who had applied and the
rapidity with which the park was built
is sufficient proof that a young army
was employed.
Wiring for Attractions.
The telegraph wires have been busy
Turing the past few days in an effort
TO secure number of high-class at
fractions for the opening on Friday
and should it be impossible to get the
this date, the management announces
j Thursday, the management announces
/ s,eat they will be coming just as soon
as arrangements can be made
Precautions have been taken in the
erection of the park to take care of
the largest of crowds even in the case
of an emergency and with this in view
emergency spring gates, controlled
from the Office at the entrance Of the
park, have been provided
/ No Mixing Of Color.
Provisions have been made for ad-
mitting both white and coIored peo-
pie to the smaller enclosure, where
the best attractions vii lbe given, where
by the white and coIored will be ad-
mitted and discharged through sepa-
rate gates, keeping them from coming
in contact with each other in any
manner.
Mr.. Carter recently came to Hen
dersonville from New York He says
that he has faith in Hendersonville's
future and that he intends to purchase
property in the city and probably make
1t his permanent home.