El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-23
j. s. WILL LET
CIRCUSES CONE
Shows viii Not Be Ham
pered Next Year, Circus
Man Here, Understands.

The United States IS looking for
business for the railroads just as the
railroads have been looking for it.
Harold Bushea says secretary OF the
treasury AlcAdoo. as director Of rail-
ways, has told the showmen Of the
country.
As a result. Mr.. Bushea, who is
traffic manager for the Parker shows,
OF Leavenworth, Rans.. says the shows
now wintering here will not go to
Leavenworth to be disbanded or sent
cut on motor trucks. but that they are
planning their tour for next year, and
he looks for all the circuses TO be out
as usual, contrary to reports that have
come from the east.
Mr. Bushea says the shows now
Wlntering here are to form part Of
the biggest carnival aggregation ever
sent on the road. when it starts from
train show, he says, by the time II gets
wei on its way There will be % cars
in the train when it leaves FL Paso.
Spending $4,000 Here.
Mr.. Parker will spend about SEQ
600 in FL Paso rebuilding his shows"
said Mr.. Bushea. We are now work
ing about 25 men regularly on our
big warehouse we have rented on East
Missouri street"
E. L Williams has Just come to FL
Paso to take charge of the shows now
here. He will manage them next year,
and Mr.. Bushea VIII be with him most
OF the time, as the transportation OF
these shows viii be the biggest task
OF the Parker organization next year.
There will be other smaller shows on
the road. but after booking them. Mr..
In addition to all the shows brought
to FL Paso by the Parker organization.
a number OF others will 90 out next
season. These will include Frank A
Robbins's Society Circus" and high
school horses and elephants: The
Liberty Bellies" one OF the big patri-
otto hits Of the past season; Eemp's
Model City" with its $1,000 working
parks, and number OF other attrac-
Romance Of show world.
There is a story behind the origin
Of Kemp's Model City" Several
years ago there were three OF the
Kemp boys-Fred, Irwin and Bruce,
and they Travelled with circuses and
carnivals, exhibiting a mechanical
Niagara Falls" which their father
lad designed Fred and wife we're
caught beneath the wreckage OF a
circus train and were burned TO death. /
They had little daughter. a mere
baby. with them. They managed to
throw her through a window when
the train was wrecked and she was
saved Irwin was badly burned in at
to rescue his brother and !
The two boys. broken in spirit. took |
the little orphan niece and decided to /
start all over again. Their Niagara I
Falls had been destroyed when their |
brother was burned They live in 4
Michigan and. hearing from some old |
timers ia the state that a mechanical /
that had been shown at I
the Philadelphia centennial exhibition /
as "the Swiss village" was housed |
somewhere in Michigan, they hunted /
It up and found it in a cellar in Flint /
Water had overflowed the cellar and ;
rad frozen They bought the con-
-rivance for a small sum and dug il |
put of the ice Then they commenced /
putting it back togethess supplying 4
croken parts, etc, and finally out OF /
their efforts cahe their Model City"
They have made money with II and /
nave put out other shows. including /
the Model Farm "the Panama Ca
lal." and another Niagara Falls"
They have rerouped their lost for
tunes and are now worth several hun
lIed thousand dollars. which they
nave shared equally with the little
niece. who is now a young woman Of l
beauty II is said.