William Frank Carver of the season they parted ways and divided the assets by the flip of a coin. Cody then formed a partnership with the promoter and showman Nate Salsbury, and the show continued as "Buffalo Bill's Wild West". Carver put his own show on tour, also billed as the "Wild West". As the two shows crisscrossed the country for the next few years, Carver and Cody engaged in legal wrangling over various issues. The foremost points of dispute were the use of the name "Wild West" and Carver's assertion that Cody still owed him $27,000, which Carver claimed he had invested
Showman 4,700. For example, the Guild co-organizes St Giles' Fair in Oxford with Oxford City Council each September. The Association of Independent Showmen and Society of Independent Roundabout Proprietors are just two more trade associations Showmen in the United States are also male dancers or performers in shows, usually alongside showgirls; an example would be Gene Kelly in the film "Singin' in the Rain". The term "showman" or "show people", can also be meant as a superlative or complimentary term, sometimes as an accolade or quasi-title, such as in the documentary name "". Showman Showman can have a variety of meanings,