Show SPEND MUCH FOR FOH AMUSEMENT twenty five millions are arc invested in parks in this country it costs a lot of money to build and operate an amusement park on a largo scale says frederic thompson in 1 I suppose that more than nie are invested in these parks in this country dreamland on coney island cost riverview park and the white city in chicago cost about a million each luna pal paik k cost the total annual expenses expense AJ including the cost of rebuilding of putting in new shows and tho the operating expenses average about a million dollars and tho the season lasts four months I 1 spent on one show of which GS 08 00 was for animals mostly elephants and camels it was the representation of the indian durbar and I 1 lost on it I 1 charged the loss up to education and it was worth it it costs a week to light luna park and for tho the music the salaries of the free performers perform em this season are 2300 a week and all of these expenditures as well as a good many others go simply to manufacture the carnival spirit |