The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-12
SMITH rs REJ0ICED
RAILROADS GRANT A NEW RATE
DURING FAIR WEEK.

Secret airy OF the State Fair Secures Rate
OFT Cent Per Mile for n Distance of 100
Miles of wichita During Fair Week and
the Secretary Says That Tens of Thous-
ands VIII Visit Wichita and That Dfer-
chants VIII Reap q Harvest-The Rate
Will Cause Every Town to Send Delega-
lions to the Best Fair Ever Given.
There great rejoicing in fair circles
over the great railroad rate secured by
Secretary Smith of the State Fair as
ISOLATION for the coming meeting.
The, secretary was almost wild with
joy yesterday as he pictured the trains
coming to Wichita fair week. With his
eloquent word picture he had trains
coming in drawn by three engines; the
cars were filled, the platforms were
crowded, men and boys were riding on
the tops, the streets were lined with
people, MERCHANTS were doing a thriving
business, hotels and restaurants were
taxed 10 their fullest capacity. extra
men were at the gates and there was
but little standing room at the fair
grounds. Thus he went on and was only
brought back from his lofty flight by a
lady appearing who wanted 10 pay her
dog tax. He transacted the business all
right and as nothing was smelt on his
breath. the reporter determined to find
the cause of this great overflow Of the
people and bided his time until the lady
retired and then demanded an explana-
ton of his wild-eyed picture.
ooh, I forgot 70 tell you that the rail-
roads have given US a rate Of l cent q
mile for round trip for all places with
in one hundred miles of Wichita, and
from all points in Kansas. Missouri
and Oklahoma, a rate of one fare for the
round trip during fair week.
'iStop and see what this means. It
will bring people TO Wichita by the
tens of thousands. Take FL Dorado; it
is thirty-three miles from Wichita and
what will the people of that vicinity do
when they learn they can come 10
Wichita for 80 cents. Do, why, they will
all come. IS cheaper to come than 10
stay at home. What kind Of crowds
do you think viii come from Newton.
Hutchinson, Wellington, Winfield and
one hundred other places? You can see
that they will all come. They viii not
only come but every mothers son of
them viii buy something when they do
come.
81 noticed that when the fair was held
here two years ago that the bank clear
ings showed that the business of the city
had been increased for the week several
thousand dollars, and 1 remember the
interviews Of the merchants concerning
their great trade of the week. They
could not say too much for the fair and
the advantage it had been TO the trade
of the city. What will they say this
time when they see train after train I'M
loading their living freight at the de-
pots.
THE reduction is not only a big thing
for the fair and Wichita. but it will be
| a big thing for Their ailroads, and Tom
| Anderson was enthusiastic over the
matter and General Black soon caught
on and the thing was a go.
I'VE will not only have the biggest
crowds that ever attended state fair
on Kansas soil. but we will have the
best fair. The farmers are taking hold
of the matter. The reduced rates for
admission and the special work of the
township superintendents are all having
their effect. Even the soil of Kansas
has turned itself loose and the greatest
agricultural crops ever raised on earth
will be on exhibition and the Kansas
state fair will be the greatest ever
held