... to retain this inherent advantage by soliciting only the patronage of the best classes of people. There are no sensational amusements of the kind which are expensive to install and soon cloy the public. Instead, the grounds are made as attractive as possible by an abundant supply of standard amusements. In the absence of a dancing pavilion this park is unusual, but this omission was made purposely to avoid undesirable patronage. For the same excellent reason, no liquors are sold in the park, and thus disorder of any kind is a rarity.
During the last season the park entertained 197,866 visitors from a territory of about 100,000 population. As the season does not extend over 15 weeks, this is really a fine record. The attendance in 1908 was about 20,000 less than in 1907 on account of the depression in the iron and rail industry.
....the company is to eliminate gradually the use of open cars in this and other service, as Harrisburg is in a region of sudden and heavy rainstorms...
The park is situated in a district of great natural beauty and the constant effort of the park management has been as the company is satisfied simply to have the park pay its own way. The principal pay attraction is high-grade vaudeville from the William Morris circuit, which is given in a building with open sides. This structure has 800 seats, of which 300 are reserved at 15 cents and the balance made....