The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-30
WHAT IT WILL BE.
A GREATER SURPRISE TO THE CITY
THAN LAST YEAR.
The Liveliest Time and the Biggest
Crowd Ever Seen in the State of
Kansas for Five Days in Wichita.

From the number and the Importance of
the entries being made, as also from the
information in the hands of the officers Of
the organization, it would seem quite
probable that the people of this city don
realize the magnitude of the coming
Southern Kansas fair, nor the greatness of
| the number of people who will, if nothing
| happens more than now is known. be
| present from the surrounding cities,
/ towns and communities of south Kansas.
/ But the same was true of it year ago.
Even the business men, including the no.
tel keepers, had little or no previous concep-
ton of the crowds that actually came, and
| for the most part, spent from two to five
days in the city, last year. Everything
points to the probability that there will
be, at the coming fair from three to five
| times the number of exhibitors and from
five to eight times a greater number of
| visitors than last year. Not only the
| prestige of the last fair but the lower
/ special passenger rates, the superior crops
and better times all conspire in warrant
| ing the greatest agricultural, horticul
/ tural, stock and art show ever seen in the
state, while the races, which the big
/ purses insure, will attract many from long
distances. The aggregated cash pre-
miums offered by the association
alone will pay the railroad
( fare and expenses of thousands Fifteen
counties are interested, and represented in
the officers of the association and every
county will be represented by products and
by exhibitors. From the vice presidents
Of the association residing in these fifteen
counties, it is learned that representative
business men from every county seat and
from every important town will visit
Wichita during the fair, many bringing
| along their families. Besides, of course
Sedgwick county will be on hand with
| five to ten thousand people from outside
the city. But it is of these other visitors,
of which we are writing, and that we de-
sire to prepare our people for the presence
of. Every interest in the city is concerned. 1t
is not only important as to the comfort and
consequent impression made and left upon
the minds of the thousands who will be
here this fall. but as TO the future of iai-
which from its location and surroundings
should become the greatest annual EXPOSE
ton of its character in the west. Thf
Southern Kansas fair has greater oppof-
tunities as an annual agricultural and livb
stock exposition than any state fair helN
within sixty miles of Kansas City's fail
can ever have. So far as our hotels AMI
boarding houses, street car lines and hacE
companies are concerned, they will all be
ready to do their part in taking care OF
the rush. But every household having
spare beds, or beds and board,
ought to notify secI etary McNair at an
early date. In the mean time the city au-
thorities ought to put forth an extra clean
ing up effort, hire few old moving ma
chimes and put them to cutting down the
weeds, getting the street leading to the
fair grounds IN smooth ship shape etc.,
while our merchants ought to prepare to
make such display of goods as could not
fail to favorably impress all visitors from
other towns and cities. In short every
body ought to get ready for the liveliest
fair and the biggest crowd ever seen in the
state of Kansas