The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-21
our Topeka Letter.

I
It IL admitted by all, and the adj
vance sheets of the forthcoming quar-.
terly report Of the Agricultural
Bureau confirm it. that Kansas is
harvesting the largest wheat crop in
all her history. 1t is safely determin-
ed at something over thirty-two mil
lions Of bushels /; this means from fif-
teen millions of dollars in the pockets
of our farmers this year from one crop
alone. The oat crop is enormous, and
menced the yield of that cereal will
reach the high figure of nearly two
hundred millions of bushels, at the
low estimate of thirty-eight bushels to
the acre.
Upon this wonderful out look of
crops may be predicted great results at
the State Fair to be held at Topeka
next September. The displays of their
various agricultural products by the
different counties will be exceedingly
fine, and will be the best opponents of
their possibilities in that direction.
Thousands of strangers will be at
tracted to Kansas at the time and
those portions of the state which make
the most varied and complete exhibits
will draw those who are coming to
make permanent homes to their own
section, and those portions of the
state who are not diligent will "be
left,n to use a slang phrase. There is
every reason to believe that the State
Fair this season will be the grandest
agricultural exhibition in the West,
and ouly exceeded, perhaps, by the
world-renowned Centennial display, or
that at Atlanta. There is every thing
to make it unequaled in the way of
crops, and it can only fail in the par
ticular of being the formost agricultu-
raj exposition by the apathy of the
farmers themselves. 1t can be made
to, and shohld eclipse all former eff
forts in this direction.
There was all enthusiastic meeting
held at the court house Wednesday
evening by the committee Of thirty
eight, and others, in relation to the
coming reunion of veterans here at
the same date as the Fair. The ques-
ton of rations was discussed and esti-
mates examined, when the discovery
was made that the cost will fall be-
their families at the camp to be estab-
lished here for their accommodation at
the time of the fair. This will be graf
flying intelligence to the thousands of
soldiers all over the state who propose
to come; for with the railroad fare at
only cent a mile and ratlons far be-
low twenty cents per day per.capita,
the expense will be mere trifie. 1t
is under discussion to turn over the
fair ground for one day to the veterans
on which occasion the sham battle, the
review, and the speeches of the dis
tinguished gentlemen who are coming
from the east are to be made. This
will be grand feature of the fair and
will bring into something like COM
pactness the whole programme mark
ed out by the veterans for the celeba-
ton of their reunion. The exact plans
III detail are not matured yet, but are
in the hands of committe who will
perfect them as speedily as possible
and make them publically known.
The citizens of Topeka are alive to the
demands that immense crowds will
necessarily make upon them, and are
acting in such a way and adopting
such measures as will insure them
comfort. The tents for the encamp-
mont will soon be sent for, and when
the proper time arrives will be pitch
ed. Wood and water will be furnish
ed on the grounds, and all that it is
advisable for the soldier to bring is his |
blankets, and those should in no wise |
be forgotten. There is no question
that it will be the largest gathering of
veterans since the war, and that it will
be the most entertaining.