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of the Park, both in numbers and species, made it absolutely nec- 

 essary that the Gviide Book to the Park be thoroughly revised, 

 and considerably increased in size. The first issue of the Giraffe 

 Edition was exhausted early in the year, and it was therefore 

 necessary to get out a small issue of 7,000 copies of that Edition, 

 and thereby postpone the revision of the Guide until the spring of 

 1907. The profits for the year were $1,335.75. 



Soin'oiir Books. — It has long been our desire to increase the 

 size of our small book of views to twenty-four subjects, and 

 make other improvements in the illustrations which would make 

 it still more attractive. On that basis an order was placed for an 

 edition of 5,000 copies, and they will be delivered early in the 

 spring. The large books of Park views, which sell at fifty 

 cents and one dollar, were sufiiciently popular that the supplies 

 were exhausted before the close of the season, and orders were 

 placed for a revised edition of each size. The profits realized for 

 the season from the souvenir books were $368.37. 



Riding Anijiials. — The riding-animal establishment now has a 

 well recognized popularity, and continually increasing patronage 

 from children of all classes. Great care is taken to keep the ponies 

 and vehicles up to a proper standard, and the attendants neatly 

 uniformed. The business for the year showed a satisfactory in- 

 crease over 1905, and profits reaching the sum of $1,503.32. 



Gate Receipts. — Since the opening of the Park, there has been 

 a constant and gratifying increase in receipts for admission on 

 closed days, with the single exception of the year 1904, when there 

 was a slight falling oft'. The year 1906 was no exception to the 

 general rule as will be shown by the following table, showing 

 receipts by years. 



Year. Gate Receipts. 



1900 $1,869.35 



19OI 2,998.80 



1902 4,256.50 



1903 5.912.95 



1904 5421.90 



1905 6,849.00 



1906 8.132.35 



Feed Barn. — The Feed Barn which was under construction at 

 the close of last year, was completed in 1906, and is proving to be 

 a valuable factor in the economic handling: of the constantlv in- 



