The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-31
SOUTHERN KANSAS FAIR.
Buildings Nearing Completion and Everything
in shape for q Big Week-SpeclaI
Premiums and Trades Display.

On Friday last Messrs. W. J. Wilson
and Robert s. Cook, members of the
executive committee of the Southern Kan
sas Fair ASSOCIATION, visited Wellington
and dispensed fair literature to the hun
dreds of people who were in attendance at
the Sumner County fair. These gentle
men report that never in their large ex-
periences with fairs have they ever seen so
much enthusiasm as is displayed wher
ever the district fair is mentioned.
The special premiums were the cause of
much wonderment, and when it became
generally known that they were open for
competition to the entire district nearly
all made a selection of some particular
premium that was wanted and must be
had. Promises were received from
breeders of horses, cattle and swine that
they would be here, in some instances
with improved display. One prominent
cattle breeder stated that he had left at
home his champion prize winners because
they were just little too good to display
at county fairs, but they would
be at Wichita sure. In regard
to special premiums Secretary McNair
stated that the donor of the special of
Stanley's I'm Darkest Africa" for the best
collection of jellies of not less than six va
rieties, intended that this competition
should be limited TO fruit jellies, and as he
has heard that competition might be ex-
pected of jellies made Of gelatine, he wishes
it understood now that the original inten-
ton of the donor will be adhered TO and all
jellies not strictly fruit jellies will be ex-
cluded from the competition for this par
ticular prize.
From present advices it may be necessary
to enlarge the stall room. So many intend
to send cattle and horses, that it begins to
look as though the stalls on the north side
of the grounds would have to be given up
entirely TO cattle, and new stalls furnished
the horse exhibitors. Should this be
deemed best. the new stalls will probably
be built near the present horse stalls, SO
that each department may be kept by
itself. The Art hall is about completed,
and work will begin tomorrow on Floral
and Mechanical halls The displays
in these two departments promise
to excel any ever made IN the
state, and will be worthy the attention OF
all. Some of the plants for the floral hall
are very rare in this country, and Wichita
may feel highly honored by reason of her
ability to make such display.
Mr.. Warner, of Haysville, was in the
city yesterday and reports everybody in
terested in the fair. Why if things are
kept up for the next thirty days as they
have been in the past it will be simply
grand and everybody will be here.
The Autograph matter for this fair Is
highly spoken of wherever seen. 1t IS GER
tainly an improvement over the old style
| fair Autographs and may well be studied.
The speed work is very life like, many of
them being taken from actual photo
graphs.
Secretary McNair has the premium list!
at his office and would be pleased to fur
nish them in any quantities to merchants
and Others shipping goods from the city
Send in your orders and help distribute
this matter 1t is creditable book anC
will give your customers little stronge
idea of the makeup of the people.
Nothing has been said of late about tn,
trades display for one of the days or even
ings of the fair week Thursday, October
.. being ''WichiJa day" it might be wei
to make it holiday, and by littl
exertion an evening display could be mad
on Main street and Douglas avenue tina
would be creditable to all alike. 1t /
hoped some of the public spirited citizen
will take hold of this matter, and if feast
bic, help the Fair association to make DC
tober ? a "Wichita day" indeed. Thous
ands of people will be here from abroad
and the railroads are ready and willing t
run special trains to accommodate thos
who must return the same evening
Everything is favorable TO grand time.