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elephant was carrying visitors, and un(|ucsti(»nal)ly look quite a 

 commendable degree of interest in his work. During his rather 

 brief working season, Gunda carried 2,635 visitors, whose tickets 

 yielded a total return of $395.25. 



For months past the director of the Park has been search- 

 ing for two Siberian double-humped camels which were fine 

 enough to meet all requirements. About 50 camels were in- 

 spected and rejected, and during the year 1904 none of a satis- 

 factory character could be found for sale. At last, in February, 

 1905, in a particularly good lot of camels imported by Mr. Louis 

 Ruhe, two very fine animals were found and immediately pur- 

 chased. It is intended that one of these shall do duty as a 

 riding animal, and the other will remain at the Camel House (to 

 be erected early in HJ05) as an exhibit. 



The net profits on riding animals for the l)rief season of 1904. 

 wiih only a partial outfit of animals, was $766.52, all of which 

 has been paid over into the "Animal Fund." 



Restaurant, Etc. — The patronage of the Rocking-Stone Restau- 

 rant has increased in a satisfactory degree. Instead of a deficit, 

 the year's business resulted in a net profit of $863.24, a portion 

 of which, however, was necessarily reserved for the payment of 

 the usual loss on tlu- w inter's operations. 



Owing to an unusually cool summer, the year's receipts 

 from the soda i)a\ilious and candy stands were not so great as 

 in i<X>3- I'he t<»tal net revenue from tlu'se sources amounted to 

 $2,867!33. 



Telephones. — As fast as new buildings are constructed and 

 occupied, each is provided with a telephone. It was foiuid neces- 

 sary also to establish telephone communication with tlie various 

 soda pavilions, and this was done. A verv satisfactory contract 

 for the maintenance of the Park local telephones was made with 

 Mr. George F. Archer, and on the whole the local service has 

 been excellent. 



Stora<:;c Barn. — The ])resent s\steni of bu\ing lia\ . straw and 

 grain in comparativeK small (|uantities. because large ((uantities 

 can not be stored, is not economical, nor ahva\s fruitful of the 

 best results in tin- (|n;i]ity of food. It was thert'fore (Kcided that 

 a large barn should be built, at the e;nliest ])ossil)le nioiuent. 

 Plans for this improvcnunt lia\e been piH'p.iri'd 1)\ .Mr. lU-er- 

 bovver, and a first-class barn building will \ery shorlK be erc-cted. 

 It will be situated on the site of the old >tore hon>t\ .about one 

 hundred feet east of the present .'Service 'S'ard. .\long with it, 

 new wf)rkshops will be built \<>r the iroti-workers L;ener;dl\, and 



