The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-10
The SOUTHERN KANSAS FAIR
To the Editor OF the Eagle.

To the Editor OF the Eagle
That we are living in the most enlight-
ened and progressive age in the history OF
the world, one cannot for moment
doubt. The cities built. the ocean cabled,
steel and electricity chained and coupled
to do mans bidding, and the many other
wonderful inventions and contrivances OF
man that have been produced within the
memory of our school boys, is sufficient
proof that sit is not birth, nor rank, nor
state, but git-up-and-git that makes men,
cities and fairs great" In proof of the
above, the writer points with a finger of
pride to the city of Wichita, the building
which is monument to the energy of its
people; the same energy and success that
characterizes our city, characterized our
fair last fall, the latter on its start being
damned with faint praise and assisted
by a goodly number of doubling
Thomases. but its managers persisted
with the energy and pluck re-
quired to bring it to successful issue.
They discovered the fact that the people
of this valley and southwestern Kansas
were looking to Wichita for the annual
exposition and were willing to cooperate
with her, of which fact their exhibits and
attendance were sufficient proof.
The fair of 1891 should receive the hearty
encouragement of every citizen of our
| city, and in my judgment, the exposition
should be made so broad and general as to
| identify all of our adjoining villages and
cities with the same. Arkansas City,
| Winfield Wellington, Hutchinson, I'll
Dorado, Newton, kingman and the many
other bright cities of southern Kansas
should be identified with the fair Of 1891,
thereby bringing about more intimate
relationship between us; we. as city, be-
ing the larger and stronger, really the
metropolis of the state, should be on tine
alert in agricultural affairs as IN every,
thing else, to be the recognized
center for the holding of their fairs, con
ventions, political gatherings, ETC., etc., as
we have the facilities to take care of them
| A little effort and encouragement from
every citizen can make the coming fair
grander success than the last, and contrib
ute an inestimable amount to our city and
citizens. as without doubt, gatherings Of
this kind put great deal of money in cir
culation, a little of which sticks to the FIN
gers of nearly every institution in the city.
This is the year of all years that we
| should have grand fair, as the people
need the amusement. This is not the veal
for erecting fine exposition buildings, but
IN my Judgment, this is the year for hold
ing an exposition that will be the nucleu:
VT the establishment of regular exposi'
ton. This is the year that every loyal cit
izeu should come to the front ant
encourage every enterprise that tends
to benefit our city, il it does
not REQUIRE too much ready money.
Men are like load of potatoes drawn owe
q rough road-the big ones come to thu
top and the little ones go to the bottom
and as Wichita is made up of big potatoe!
sae will come to the top on the fair cues
ton, as she does in everything else, givin!
it her hearty support. In years past W.
were prone to look for the big things; nov
we are realizing that life, yea, even tn
big cities, is made up of little things. an'
that man with little nerve is wortl
two bowling ones in the bush"
Yes, let US have a fair, and 1t should re
ceiye announcement from all sections o
this county, as farmer, manufacturer ant
merchant is interested in any measur
calculated TO increase his knowledge o
affairs and better his condition on genera
principles, as would certainly result from
a meeting Of this nature.
| n r FARNUN