The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-26

be returned free and all visitors trans
ported at half rates.
The premium list, which has just left
the press aud is being rapidly mailed, is
book of one hundred and thirty-nine
pages. In addition to the general list of
premiums offered by the association
is one of syenty-two special
prizes rendered by Wichita's
business men and manufacturers
aggregating nearly thirteen hundred
dollars in value, besides the purses for
the speed ring the totals of which alone
are eleven,thousand dollars, five Of them
being one thousand dollars each. 1t is
safe to say that the greatest contests OF
trottinG. pacing and running ever wit
messed in the realm of sunflowers will be
seen at the Southern Kansas fair, and on
every day Of the exposition, as no day Is
without its one thousand dollar purse,
in addition to a sufficient number of
from zone hundred" to five hundred"
purses to fill in the day Well known
horses from the middle and from the far
eastern states have already been entered,
besides all the horses of fame which
have been entered for the Topeka fair
! have also been booked for the more
! liberal purses of the Southern
! Kansas. AS for the special premiums,
/ the fifteen bushels of the best corn
entered takes a one hundred and fifty
dollar Studebal1er wagon; the best two
| bushels of oats, twenty-five dollars; the
! best pumpkin, twenty dollars; the best
| load OF white corn, one hundred dollar
! fuller Kansas spring wagon; the best
! bushel of wheat, a Case Triumph" one
/ hundred dollar sulky plow; the best two
bushels of wheat of any variety, one of
+. G. Smyth's Imperial twenty-five dol
lar rakes, and so on. Many of the special
premiums, however, are in gold and
cover a variety of products.
Fair is to be the central exposition of
/ fifteen counties, it must not be under
stood that the products of these great
counties only are to compete for the
magnificent regular and special pre-
miums. These fifteen counties are espec-
iallv represented each by vice presi-
dent but the entire territory covered by
the special railroad rates is included,
which reduced rates cover every county
in Kansas. Any northern Kansas
farmer who is convinced that he has
raised or produced anything equal to or
better than anything of like character
raised or produced by the counties of the
Great Arkansas valley, or its tribu-
taries, is urged to bring on
his article. resting assured that
nothing produced in or by Kansas
will be excluded from a fair and open
chance in either the livestock stalls and
pens, or in the halls and booths, of what
ever characters. 1t is not denied that il
is expected that the display made by the
south Kansas counties included in the
association, will open the eyes of visitors
from other states and sections, but when
il comes to Kansas products the award
ing committees will know only the diff
ference Of excellence. Probably but few
times in the life or observation of any
individual has a section been so favored
and blest with such uniformly fine yield:
of grains and fruits of every
description and character anC
without exceptions as has south
Kansas the present season, and it may
therefore be reasonably expected tina
with the inducement of such large anC
generous premiums the showing will no
only be attractive if not astonishingly
wonderful. Famed for the purity anC
excellency of the breeds Of her hogs
cattle. horses, fowls, etc, with he
wheat and corn commanding premium
, in the markets for superiority souti
, Kansas this year, of all other years
t ought and no doubt viii capture tn
% good opinion of all visitors at the South
ern Kansas exposition of 1891
As 10 the ability or capacity of tn
T. city to take care Of and TO furnish com
e Portable accommodations for all VIII
, may come. we think there is no que-
b ton. In the matter of food the hotels
L boarding houses, restaurants. and eatin
booths will be prepared TO meet a dc
mand Of many thousands. while til
number OF private homes that Wi
furnish extra beds can be found by tn
! score on every street; while the facIIitie
for getting people cheaply or for non
"a NAL sum from all parts of the CITY t
e and from the grounds will De five or re
i times more efficient and expedition
o than last year. The electric ca
=. system which now reaches ever
!, section of the town, IS equiy
ped with large amount Of exu
q rolling stock and thousands can
q transported every hour 10 and from III
grounds with comfort, CELEBRITY and pc