The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08
WORKMAN SHOW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN Good
CITIZENS AND AN ASSET TO OUR TOWN.
Wintered at the Fair Grounds and Liked it; Have
Distributed Much Money in Our Com
munity During Their Stay
WILL OPEN SEASON HERE APRIL 1926


ment. There was considerable OBJ.
lection last fall from people Of the
town who said the show people were
undesirable elements. Some of the
citizens even went so far as to
agitate the question of requesting
them not to winter In town. But
they were met with the question
from other citizens asking what they
based their objections on and IL II
was found that some drunken fell
lows not connected with the Wort
ham show had committed some Of
fences that were blamed to the show
people. It was also pointed out by
these DIRECTORS that the same order
-or request that they were talking
of presenting to the city council
might be presented to them; that
any citizen might be asked to leave
town; that the city council nor any
other body had the right to tell the
show people or any other citizen to
leave town OF. that their presence
was not desired. b.
All Profitable Customers
One of the merchants said at the
time that there were. always some
shOp-lifters In town when there was
a carnival show and that probably
shop-lifting would be in evidence all
winter. In making the round some
few days ago to see how people felt
about all these matters now, 1t was
found that the only trouble that
merchants had had with shop-lifters
was from our own home people,
chiefly women who live in the town
and who are eminently respected -.
No complaints Of any kind could be
found with the conduct of any one
known to be connected with the
show and good many of the mer-
chants stated that so far as they
knew the trade of the show people
had been very satisfactory and pro-
fitable. Some of them went so far
as to say they were among the
stores best customers; some said
their sales to the show people had
amounted to hundreds of dollars and
that it had been very profitable to
have that much business added to
their winter sales. Such reports as
these came chiefly from those who
had contributed to the bonus last
fall. Some who declined to SUBJ
scribe to the bonus at that time re-
ported that they had not had any
business from the show people and
from a business standpoint did not
know they were in town. One man
who was very pronounced in his
statements that the bonus was
a graft, pure and simple, and
would not put up a cent for
that purpose, found that he
has sold several hundred dollars
worth of goods to them and that the
business relations with them had
been both pleasant and profitable.
Spent Money for Repairs
Mr.. Waugh, the manager Of the
show, reports that their expenditures
or repairs on their outfit during
he winter and down to the present
line amounts to about. $40, 900 and
'ays- that nearly all the materials
entering into that construction were
purchased from Blackfoot dealers.
rhev sent to Chicago for some bar
els of paint and they, employed
Mostly their own people to do the
,ainting and repairing, !. but that
much population was added to the
own by reason of their wintering
lere and for the next couple of
weeks the town will be filling up
With the other 200 people that are
oming to train for their part in the
weeks entertainment. !
. Your Chance to Judge
They will leave here, after mid |
light on the twenty-sixth of April,
howing during the last eight days
T their stay. During that time the
eople Of the community will have
n opportunity to get better &C
TAINTED with them and to make OBJ
ervations as to what class Of people I
hey are and to decide for themselves
neither orrnot the town wishes to
aboo such shows and such people.
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