New Britain herald., 1919-08-30
CARNIVAL PLANS
 ARE IN READINESS
Colonel Ferrari'S Famous Shows to Exhibit at Walnut Hill Park

- hlS way 10 the pig snow. ltuflnG the week Of September 1920 this old familiar cry will reSound through the midway grounds at Walnut Hill park, when the Colonel Francis Ferrari fla nous shows will furnish the rhi,f att traction of the carnival to be conduct ed in connection with the WelCom @ Home to the service men. Under the personal supervision of William w.. Hanna all arrangements have been completed for the coming attraction. The name of Colonel I|errari is one that is known from coast to coast. For 20 years this famous carnival troupe which was formerly the Bostock- Ferrari shows, have entertained mill lions of people. This year the show is bigger, better and brighter than ever before.
 The carnival was scheduled to ap- pear in Port JerViS, N. N., during the week of September l5-2O, and from that town was headed toward Scran- ton, Pa. Mr. Hanna completed ar engagements to bring it to this city, providing for railroad accommodate tiOnS that would guarantee it's arrival in Scranton on Monday, September 22. The Ferrari shows travel in their own S s,eCial train and have d large corps of workers and automobile trucks for moving the various carnival aCceSSOr- icS about
 Some of the feature attractions of the carnival are the wild animal eN- hibit which is shown under a large nn1 wrestling arena, and an up-to- date Oriental show, with none of the ob- jectiOnablc features that have charac- terized other shows bearing this name. There is the 10-in-one show, emprac- ing a collection of freaks, all fOf the one price of admission. The Hell Gate, Submarine and Stop, Look and Listen attractions are all high class All told there are i , various kinds of attractions connected with the Colonel Ferrari exhibition. The second Iarg- est Ferris wheel in America, carrying 60 people each trip, will be seen In operation during the week, and a $15.- GOO merry round is also carried by the show, as well as the latest kind of a craze known as the Whip
 The midway will be 75 feet in width and will extend from Park Place to the tennis courts, the end resting on Lexington street Manager Hanna has had the grounds mapped out with the assistance of Engineer Max tnkelbach and Superintendent k. G. Wainright. The carnival troupe carry lighting plant consisting of 22,OO0 mazda lamps. There is also travelling with the Ferrari shows 20 concessionists with up-to- the minute goods which will be sold. These con- sessions will be placed on each side of the midway. The committee plans to conduct several booths, and will have the assistance of workers from various local organizations volunteer workers having been assigned to aid in conducting these bOOthS Manager Hanna has cOnfercd with the manage mcnt of the carnival and also with Chief William J. Rawlings of the po- lice department, in regard to keeping objectionable fakirS off the ground Mir. Hanna has issued d warning that no gambling will be tolerated. and the cut and slash boys are warned to keep away from the grounds as they are not wanted, nor will their pres ence be tolerated. None of the sO- called percentage wheels will be per mitted.