The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-25
FAIR NOTES.

Inc prospects OF the SOuthe m Kansas
Fair are, it is pleasing to state, growing
brighter daily. During the past week
Mr.. j. f. johnson has called upon many
of the merchants to solicit advertisements
in the premium list, and he reports greater
success than was originally hoped for In
fact, the readiness of the merchants to
take advantage of the distribution of TO-
600 copies of the book has been such that
the secretary says he will be compelled to
make the book much larger than was in
tended.
The example set by Mr.. Holiday in
setting aside special premium will be
followed by others, and the character of
some of those contemplated are in keeping
with the arrangements being perfected for
the immense fair which will be presented
by southern Kansas in the autumn of 1890.
William Deering & Co., of Chicago, who
are represented in southern Kansas by +.
p. Shields as general agent, S g. Bah
cock, district manager, and j. T, Kelly,
local manager, viii do the handsome
thing in the way of Special premium,
and by another week will have determined
upon the class of competition for which it
VIII be offered.
The Studebacker Wagon company, rep
resented by Baker, Blaisdale & Co.. will
also offer fine special premium to be
competed for at the fair, and like that of
the Deering company will be announced
later, after the company have determined
upon the class of competition. The enter
prise of the representatives of these two
large concerns can but meet the hearty
support of the entire people, and speaks
volumes for the fair prospects. The secre-
tary says that a number of the most
prominent merchants of the city calculate
upon erecting temporary buildings of
their own The desire to make larger and
more magnificent displays contemplates
more space than is generally allotted by
fair associations, and several have applied
for and received ground space upon which
to erect their own buildings. During the
past week w. A. Arey & Co, ThOs. Shaw,
and Others have been granted this priv
ilege and still there is some desirable
space left, should others wish to make
similar arrangements.
The floral department promises 10 be one
of the finest ever exhibited in the south
west. The premium list for this depart
ment having been carefully prepared by
Rev David Winters and committee of
the Florists associations, Is a model of its
kind and 1t is expected to see not only
quantity but quality exhibited. The
Swine Breeders associations We're visited
! by representatives of the fair association
and promise to be here in force. Ii short,
! there is not a department that will not be
! filled with entries of a superior order, and
! in this connection the association purpose
! to secure so far AS practical the services OF
! expert class judges. This, it Is thought,
will give better satisfaction, and remove
the possibility of having a horSeman
| Judging sheep or a cattleman judging
! hogs or poultry. and at the same time give
| Justice to all alike Letters of enquiry
are being daily received by the secretary
| from all parts of the country, and the dis
position seems to be to visit the fair.
| The home people must not allow them
selves to he outdone. Naturally they
are for SedgwiCk county first. but
| southern Kansas must not be beaten, and
/ it Is safe 10 predict now that she viii not
be. Every good citizen should feel an In
terest in the work of the association, and
see TO it that everything is done that can
be done to insure success. The secretary
is always ready to receive suggestion,
and invites all who may at any time fee
that they can make : suggestion for tht
good OF the Fair, TO make it known 10 him
The officers and executive committee ar
working hard. and now that the railway;
have made the one fare rate for the Fair
greater crowds of people will be here dur
ing Fair week than has ever been cOngre
gated in any Kansas city.