Clipping:Erastus Wiman's business plan

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Date	Saturday, July 30, 1887
Text	The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road have arranged with the Staten Island Terminal Company, which reduced to plain figures means Mr. Erastus Wiman, to make Staten Island their New York terminal, and the percentage allowed Mr. Wiman for the use of his ferries, etc. will be based on the business done by him for a certain term of years previous to the B.&O. taking possession. Naturally, Mr. Wiman is using every legitimate effort to attract as many people as possible to Staten Island and thus have his books make a big showing for the computation by the rail road company. In proof whereof last year he had Buffalo Bill's Wild West there for a long time, mid-summer night concerts, electric fountain displays, etc., and this year he has had Forepaugh's Circus, The Fall of Babylon, etc. The Mets have not proved the drawing card that was anticipated...
Source	Sporting News
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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