Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1906 — NO CARNIVAL WANTED HERE. [ARTICLE]

NO CARNIVAL WANTED HERE.

We understand a certain element in Rensselaer wants a carnival again this year. It would seem that with the experience we have had from these attractions the proposal would meet with nothing but frowns from among the legitimate business men. Carnivals are a money-sucker from the town and community and outside of the saloon men, who usually put up about all the money to secure them, no line of business is benefitted. Judging from the sentiment we have heard expressed there are only a small number of people .here who want a carnival again, and we believe it would be bad policy to attempt to have anytning of the kind here this year.