Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1914 — Use of Streets Should Not Be Granted [ARTICLE]

Use of Streets Should Not Be Granted

The Democrat's views, on carnivals, past, present and future, are "well known. No one ever made a dollar out of a carnival except the carnival people themselves. They are a detriment to any town or community, in our opinion, no matter how “clean'’ they may be, and the one that is to be here, it is announced ■week after next, nor no other like company or show' of any kind or character should be permitted the use of our business streets. Our streets were ruined here by the permitting of carnival,, shows upon them and the driving down of iron stakes in the same. The mayor and city council—and the business men .and citizens and taxpayers in general should use their influence on such officers—ought not permit the use of our streets for any such purpose. If we must have carnivals, let them be placed on private property and uot on our public streets. Another thing, this carnival company is to be here the week before our Chautauqua, for which latter high-class entertainment most of our business men and better classi of citizens generally helped to secure by subscribing liberally for tickets. The bringing pf this carnival here the week before the Chautauqua will be sure to curtail the attendance at the latter and possibly be the means of our not securing it for another year, as it will be difficult to finance it again if it proves a losing proposition this year, which it is likely to do because of this carnival.