The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-17
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~ IscUss1oN a. to engaging a
street carnival company 20
appear here during the week
% the state fair seems 20 Indicate
that there - a very strong feeling
AGAINST . repetition Of the use Of
business ssrcots for a regulation car
nivai company, more exposition TO
the carnival company. IN fact. than
- ever been evident here before.
The act y that there are 20 good
carnival companies any more. The
travelling street carnival outfit. a eross
between a clfcus and vaudeville out
~. arose TO great popularity ali over
the United states and several first
class asEresations were formed. one
or two Of THESE appeared in Aibu-
quorqee during the state fairs Of
several years ago But these high
'class organizations we're Improbable.
The carrying expense was too great
and the really good ones d%isiniegrat-
ed several years ago. An that are
left are distinctly second-eiass and
h great majority are in no class al
an III for public patronage. There
are no good street carnival compa-
niles; and unless some one cares 20
create a really good one especially
for the coming state fair. the Herald
anticipates that we viii not be trOu-
bIe6 with a street fair; certainly not
with a dense cloud OF hamburgeF
fumes aud a denser smell thereof
around the business district. For the
state fair his year - going 10 be
nrst-class in every detail. That Ia
certain. A f~ourth-elass cross be-
tween a circus aud a cheap vaudeville
show does not ~ in the picture. The
Las Vegas optic. commenting on a
coming carnival IN Las Vegas and
street carnival outfits IN general,
says:
II permitting a carnival 20 operate
here during the New Mexico Cow
boys reunion will contribute mater
laliy 10 the pleasure Of the crowds IN
attendance Of the big gatheriug, a.
the cowbOys' committee seems 10
think. the Optic il glad hat the city
council saw M % grant the NJ gs-
sary license.
However. this paper suggests that
Arrangements be made % provide
other snd better entertainments dur
ine the 1915 reunion u suggests
too. hat no combination OF circum
stances ever be allowed to conspire
go cause the issunnce OF a license I'd
another carnival lompauy
There is no disputing the fact that
csrniyals are IN the nuisance class
n permitted 10 use the streets theS
monopolize space belonginE 60 the
public and Interfere with traffic. Tie,
require the services Of special police
because OF the fact hat they almos
invariably are followed hy crooks
and tor the reason that there b
usually a tendency o open up SOM
shows of the rlsque type or game
where The dealer has 80 and nine
ienths percentage In his favor.
Las Vegas Is able 60 provide enter
tainment 81 "a better class. Undoubt
edly this would have been done thi
year had Il not been for the sudden
ness With which the Cowboys reun
ion project was launched. In IN
mass Of xork that devolved apon IN
commltecs this feature was no
reached until Il became apparent tina
n carnival was the only logical thine
because u shortness 81 Time.
The Optic wants the VoShoys an
the other visitors 20 have a soo'
,,me. and Il Goes not wish 70 be con
strned a. opposins them In fact !
would go almost any length to max
the reunion y sucoes-but g believe
MAJ n future years the carnival "