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Most Ambitious Season of
Samson Organization Also
Proves to Be the Most
Successful.
Begin to Think of 1921
Begin to Think of 1921

The -Sar-Ben season which
closed Saturday night was byi far
the most successful in the 26 years
history of the organization.
Not only was it marked by the
opening of the great Ak-SarBen
exposition with thousands attending
the initial races, but the downtown
carnival had thousands more visi-
tors than ever before, and this in
spite of an admission charge of IS
cents instead Of the, old-time dime.
Carnival attendance was nearly 30,-
600 greater this year than last.
- The Con T. Kennedy shows, con-
stituting the carnival, began to fold
their tents Saturday night to "steal
away" They go from here to Kan
sas City.
All Over But Shouting.
And the season of Ak-Sar-Ben Of
1920 is all over but the shouting and
the figuring up of profits.
Whatever net profits there are will
go right back into the enterprise to
make Ak-Sar-Ben bigger than ever
flor the JOY and benefit of the in
habitants of the redm of Quivera.
Nobody gets any monetary profits
out of Ak-Sar-Ben.
"We are delighted with this sea-
son." said, Everett Buckingham,
president of the Ak-Sar-B board
of governors, last night. "The ex-
position opened with great success,
the carnival entertained a record
breaking number, the parades and
ball were eminent successes.
Weather Man Helps.
"The weather was unusually pro-
pitots. With the exception of the
little suggestion of a rain during the
electrical parade, all of the big
events were blessed with lovely
weather. That had much to do with
the general success. 1t has been
great year"
Ak-Sar-Ben governor and chair
man of the parade committee, Ar
thus P. Guiou. voiced the same SEN
timents and declared, besides. that
Everett Buckingham and Gus Renze
are almost the greatest men in the
II don't know what we'd do with
out either of them" said he. I'm
fact, all the governors are wonders.
Now. If the city council of Omaha
could just work in harmony and
with the efficiency of the Ak-Sar-
Ben board of governors. what won
ders that council could do for
Omaha!
Biggest in History.
"The parades were put through
with eminent satisfaction to myself
and pleasure to the multitude that
them. And Ak-Sar-Ben
has had a marvellous year, by all
odds the biggest in its history. But
next year is going to be bigger"
Charles and Charlie, the two big
secretaries, are going on two-day
vacation. So said Charlie Gardner,
secretary of Ak-Sar-Ben, concern
ing himself and Charles Trimble,
secretary of the Ak-Sar-Ben Expo
sition company.
"We'ye been some busy boys for
the last few weeks" said Charlie.
''And we want to just get out in the
country somewhere and io nothing
for about two days. Then we're
coming back and get to work be-
cause there's something doing all
the year round in Ak-Sar-Ben. And
the next job in sight is &c clean up
the ioose ends of these big days and
then to get out the annual report"
At the "den" the 40 floats. which |
had their hours of glory IN the two
parades, are being dismantied. And
Gus RENEE iss already beginning to
think up ideas for next years "den"
show and parades.